Dell to Distribute Panda Security Solutions in Latin America

Home-user and SMB Clients in Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Caribbean to Benefit from Panda Security‘s Product Portfolio

GLENDALE, Calif., March 26 /PRNewswire/ — Panda Security, a leading global provider of IT security solutions, and Dell, a leading global systems and services company, today announced that the companies have entered into an agreement through which Dell will distribute Panda Security solutions to clients in Latin America. The agreement covers Mexico, Central America, Colombia and the Caribbean and offers Panda Security’s consumer and business security solutions to Dell’s home-user and business clients, respectively.

Panda Antivirus Pro 2009, Panda Internet Security 2009 and Panda Global Protection 2009 will be available from Dell’s distribution centers across Latin America. Dell will also distribute Panda Managed Office Protection, Panda Security’s hosted anti-malware service for small and medium businesses and value added resellers (VARs) serving the SMB market.

Dell will distribute Panda Security solutions through several channels, including Electronic Software Distribution (ESD), physical boxes, licensing and ESD licensing. The agreement also includes INTCOMEX, one of the largest VARs in the region: “Through effective use of our global resources and strong relations with industry-leading vendors such as Panda Security and DELL, we aim to construct a profitable, long-term business community,” said Yosef Kroitoro, vice president of business development at Intcomex.

“For Panda Security, the alliance with Dell is very important as it allows us to deliver our technology to more customers in South America. It is also indicative of Panda’s strong commitment to our channel partners in the region,” explains Benjamin Kroitoro, general manager of Panda Security Mexico and Panama. “This agreement further validates how close alignment with our distribution channel provides the best growth opportunities and benefits for all involved – in this case, our mutual customers, Dell, Intcomex and Panda Security.”

“At Dell we listen to our customers and understand that the simplification of information technologies and IT protection are crucial factors for them to safely conduct their lives online and be successful in their businesses,” says Daniel Neiva, general manager of SMBs for Dell in Latin America. “This agreement with Panda Security further demonstrates our commitment to them by offering security solutions to customers in Mexico, Colombia, Panama and other countries.”

About Dell

Dell products, which include Adamo, are redefining the style, value, personalization and individualization of computing for increasingly interconnected and mobile lifestyles. Dell products can be bought online, by phone and from over 24,000 stores around the world.

About Intcomex

Intcomex is the premiere distribution company serving Latin America and the Caribbean with a wide variety of information technology (IT) products including computer components, peripherals, software, computer systems, accessories, networking products and digital consumer electronics. It has a client base of more than 40,000 customers across 45 countries. For more information go to www.intcomex.com.

About Panda Security

Panda Security is one of the world’s leading IT security providers, with millions of clients around the globe and products available in over twenty languages. Our mission is to keep our customers’ information and IT assets safe from security threats, giving them the most effective protection with the minimum resource consumption.

Every day, thousands of new malicious codes are created. To combat this threat, Panda Security has developed an innovative and unique security model which can automatically analyze and classify thousands of new malware samples. This model is collective intelligence and ensures that Panda Security solutions can protect against far more threats than the products of any other company. The exceptional detection capacity of collective intelligence can be put to the test at the Infected or Not website (http://www.infectedornot.com)

For more information and evaluation versions of all Panda Security solutions, visit our website at: http://www.pandasecurity.com/

SOURCE Panda Security