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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Abaca Launches Comprehensive Channel Program Designed to Maximize Partner Success
New Program Extends Abaca's Guarantee of 99 Percent Accuracy in Email Filtering to VARs, Solution Providers and Managed Service Providers
SAN JOSE, CALIF., January 29, 2008 - Abaca Technology Corporation, an innovator in email protection and messaging security, today announced the launch of the Abaca Secure Partner Network, a multi-tiered channel program for value-added resellers, solution providers, and managed service providers.
The Abaca Secure Partner Network is designed to help partners of all sizes grow their businesses with increased profitability by maximizing their margins on Abaca's email security appliance products and services. The program also allows channel partners to extend Abaca's guarantee of 99 percent accuracy in email filtering to their customers. Key features of the new channel program include:
- Dedicated resources to help partners sell and support Abaca products
- Free sales and technical training
- Robust incentive programs
- PartnerNet, a secure, partner-only web portal that provides access to online sales, marketing and technical resources
"Channel partners play an essential role in Abaca's overall business strategy," said Kathy Contreras, vice president of marketing for Abaca Technology Corporation. "Abaca's breakthrough email security products are ideally suited for the small-to-medium business market; and strong channel partners are critical to the success of any company that aims to be an SMB market leader."
"Abaca offers an advanced security solution with a unique performance guarantee," said Leo Jolicoeur, chief executive officer of Abaca Technology Corporation. "Participating in Abaca's Secure Partner Network gives our channel partners an enormous competitive advantage because it allows them to offer the industry¿s only guaranteed anti-spam solution. We believe this will translate directly into increased margins and profitability for Abaca channel partners worldwide."
Channel partners can participate in Abaca's Secure Partner Network at three different levels:
- Abaca Premier Partners are leading solution providers for small-to-medium and large enterprises. Premier Partners work with Abaca to develop plans for market penetration and revenue expansion.
- Abaca Preferred Partners work side-by-side with Abaca to deploy solutions that meet the ongoing email security needs of their customers.
- Abaca Select Partners provide customers with Abaca email security solutions and can access a range of online resources via the secure Abaca PartnerNet portal.
To learn more about the Abaca Secure Partner Network or to apply to become an Abaca channel partner, visit http://www.abaca.com/becomeapartner.
About Abaca Technology Corporation
Abaca Technology Corporation is an innovator in email protection and messaging security. Abaca's patent-pending technology, ReceiverNet™, offers an advanced approach in the fight against spam - providing unprecedented levels of accuracy and guaranteeing 99 percent spam filtration. Abaca has created a portfolio of innovative products and services based upon this core technology, thereby assuring users unparalleled messaging protection from spam, as well as viruses and phishing attacks. Abaca is a privately held company headquartered in San Jose, California. For more information about Abaca, please visit www.abaca.com.
Abaca® Email Protection Gateway™, Abaca® Email Protection Gateway™, ReceiverNet™ and the Abaca logos are trademarks of Abaca Technology Corporation and may be registered in the United States and/or other countries. Other trademarks shown are the property of their respective owners.
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Media Contact:
Donna Candelori
Candelori Communications Inc.
408-774-3414
dcandelori@candelori.com
