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Metavize(TM) Announces Platinum VAR Program for Channel Partners Selling Security Solutions to the SMB Market

Posted on: Monday, 10 October 2005, 09:00 CDT

Metavize(TM), Inc., an emerging leader in next generation integrated gateway security for small- to medium-sized businesses, today announced their Platinum VAR program offering lucrative recurring revenue and margin opportunities to resellers of security solutions to the SMB market. Metavize relies on a select number of highly dedicated channel partners to fulfill the company's "100 percent channel sales" strategy.

"In a crowded industry such as security, the channel is looking for unique products that can rise above the noise," said Brian R. Dunn, CEO of Metavize. "Metavize offers the industry's first truly expandable gateway security platform that allows our partners to deliver a comprehensive solution to their customers at seventy percent of the cost of competing solutions, while earning three times the typical commission."

EdgeGuard's proprietary, patent-pending software deployment technology eliminates the need to purchase additional hardware appliances when new threats arise. Customers purchase software appliances through a reseller-branded portal built and supported by Metavize, generating full commissions for resellers while reducing their cost of selling and support. This innovative technology automatically deploys new applications with the click of a mouse, allowing for an ever-increasing recurring revenue stream for resellers.

About the Metavize Platinum VAR Program

The Metavize Platinum VAR program is designed to maximize profitability for its channel partners. In addition to pre-sales support, training, demonstration units, qualified leads, sales collateral, account protection, marketing promotions, joint press releases, and co-exhibiting at events, channel partners will find:

-- Highest commissions through a wide range of incentives. Metavize channel partners earn excellent margins on the initial sale of the appliance, as well as on subscription renewals and new software downloads, plus MDF rebates, additional discounts on partner-generated leads, and quarterly bonuses.

-- More applications to sell. Metavize's proprietary software deployment technology brings critical applications to market faster than any other competitor and allows customers the broadest choice of open-source and commercial applications in one box, which translates to more sales opportunities from each appliance in a partner's customer base.

-- Lowest cost of sales and support. While competitors must offer customers replacement or additional hardware appliances every time a new security threat emerges, Metavize's channel partners earn full commission on new software applications which customers can download automatically to their installed EdgeGuard appliances.

Resellers interested in joining the Metavize Platinum VAR Program should call +1 (888) 222-8141 or e-mail sales@metavizesales.com. An online application is also available at http://www.metavize.com/partners_business.html.

About Metavize EdgeGuard

The EdgeGuard Gateway Security Platform is an all-in-one network security appliance for small- and medium-sized businesses. EdgeGuard can be dropped in behind or in place of an existing firewall and easily configured in minutes. A proprietary document-level processing technology and architecture allows integration of best-of-breed point solutions in a single box to protect the network against pervasive threats such as spyware, viruses and spam, and to filter out unwanted URLs and rogue protocols. Its unique design ensures that not only do these point solutions work together on a unified platform today, but new solutions can be quickly added to the platform in response to new security threats.

About Metavize

Founded in 2003, Metavize is an emerging leader in next generation integrated gateway security for small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking powerful yet simple and easy-to-use security solutions for maintaining business operations and preventing loss of productivity. The EdgeGuard integrated Gateway Security Platform is the first truly expandable, real-time application-level security solution for the network. More information is available at www.metavize.com.

Source: Business Wire

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