ESET Recognized with CRN's 5-Star Rating for its Premier Channel Program

Designation Spotlights an Elite Subset of Partner Programs in the IT Channel

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Mar 23, 2015, 11:00 ET

SAN DIEGO, March 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ESET®, the global leader in proactive digital protection, announced today it has been awarded CRN's 5-Star rating in the CRN 2015 Partner Program Guide. The annual directory is the definitive listing of technology vendors that service solution providers rely on to deliver products through the IT channel.

ESET's Partner Program boasts U.S.-based technical and marketing support, generous Marketing Development Funds (MDF) available to all partners regardless of size, Volume Incentive Rebates and high margins.

"We are thrilled to be recognized by CRN for our exceptional channel program, especially since we sell our products exclusively through the channel," said Gerald Choung, vice president of sales, ESET. "Our selection by CRN is further recognition of ESET's commitment to our channel partners and position as an industry leader in providing comprehensive cybersecurity protection."

CRN's 5-Star rating recognizes the best-of-breed technology and highlights companies like ESET that offer high quality and unique partnering elements in their channel programs.

"Solution providers have a lot of choices when it comes to selecting vendor partners. Identifying the right vendor, with the right technologies, and the right approach can make all the difference," said Robert Faletra, CEO, The Channel Company. "Our annual Partner Program Guide and 5-Star rating recognizes the best channel programs available in the market today to help solution providers determine which vendors deliver the best partner elements for their individual business goals."

When awarding their 5-Star rating, CRN considers a range of qualities including: investment in program offerings; sales support and communications; marketing and resources; partner profitability; and partner training, education and support.

The 2015 Partner Program Guide will be featured in the April issue of CRN, and online at www.CRN.com.

For more information about ESET's Partner Program, visit www.eset.com/us/partners.

Additionally, get an overview of ESET's North America Partner Conference (NAPC) and hear partners talk about the benefits of working with ESET at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQON-_7ruYw.

About ESET
Since 1987, ESET® has been developing record award-winning security software that now helps over 100 million users to Enjoy Safer Technology. Its broad security product portfolio covers all popular platforms and provides businesses and consumers around the world with the perfect balance of performance and proactive protection. The company has a global sales network covering 180 countries, and regional offices in Bratislava, San Diego, Singapore and Buenos Aires. For more information visit www.eset.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

About The Channel Company
The Channel Company, with established brands including CRN, XChange Events, IPED and SharedVue, is the channel community's trusted authority for growth and innovation. For more than three decades, we have leveraged our proven and leading-edge platforms to deliver prescriptive sales and marketing solutions for the technology channel. The Channel Company provides Communication, Recruitment, Engagement, Enablement, Demand Generation and Intelligence services to drive technology partnerships. Learn more at www.thechannelcompany.com.

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