Partnership with CompuDirecto and Local Support Center

Hamburg, 30 April 2013 – The German IT security specialist gateprotect continues pursuing its strategy of internationalization in a consequent manner and has agreed on a comprehensive partnership with the Value Added Distributor CompuDirecto S.A. DE C.V. The agreement, which has been effective since March 2013, comprises the distribution of gateprotect next generation firewall solutions in ten countries of the strongly growing Latin American market. With the new sales partner, gateprotect is once more strategically enhancing its international network of partners and is now present in almost all relevant national economies of the world.

“In the first quarter of this year, gateprotect achieved a growth of 25% in South and Central America and won reputable new end customers”, Dr. Peter Smeets, CEO of gateprotect AG Germany, explains. “With CompuDirecto, we have found an experienced regional partner with strong growth potential that is, thanks to its long-standing experience in the area of IT security, able to place our security solutions optimally all over the continent."

In the course of strengthened activities in Latin America, gateprotect has also established a new support center in the region. Based in Mexico, gateprotect employees will offer personal customer attendance in English and Spanish language, starting in mid-May.

“With gateprotect we are including a strong brand in our portfolio. The high-performing, easy-to-use IT security solutions “made in Germany” from gateprotect are highly regarded and enjoy great confidence also in Latin America”, Ignacio Palomar – CEO of CompuDirecto says.

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