CRAYON Middle East announced its reseller status in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa for 5nine Software, the leading global Hyper-V virtualization security and management provider. The partnership aims to deliver innovative and practical solutions to help IT decision makers more effectively plan, protect and manage their virtual infrastructures. 5nine Software has been building security products for Microsoft technologies since 2009 delivering agentless solutions designed for virtualized and cloud-based solutions including Windows Server 2012 R2 with Hyper-V, Hyper-V Server 2012 R2, System Center 2012 R2 and Windows Azure Pack. As a 5nine reseller, Crayon Middle East will support hosting providers, along with small, medium and large enterprises seeking cost effective solutions to protect their virtual landscape against threats. 5nine's patent-pending technologies also boost performance, while providing data collection and audit to enforce security compliance and better manage risks. “We are delighted to enhance our offering roster with the 5nine Software portfolio. The complexity and risk that the malware inflicts on the IT landscape of any business stimulated a surge in demand for innovative tools alike the management and agentless security solutions for Microsoft Hyper-V,” said Husam Al Hmoud, head of sales and business development, Crayon Middle East. “We trust that Crayon and 5nine will be able to put forward a solid compilation of solutions, which will help businesses optimize their licensing usage to deployment and management,” he added. “With Crayon being one of the leaders in the market, the collaboration is a significant milestone in expanding 5nine's outreach into the new regions. Together, 5nine and Crayon can ensure that Middle East, Turkey and Africa customers have access to the industry-leading solutions to manage and protect the Microsoft Cloud Platform,” said Symon Perriman, VP of business development, 5nine Software. “Since our partners' success is one of our business development priorities, we are driven to create new sales opportunities and become a vital part of Crayon's partner ecosystem.” 5nine powerful, yet user friendly products support over 72'000 organizations worldwide to safeguard their IT investments in virtual infrastructures, maximize ROI on Hyper–V investments and provide innovative management and security software designed to increase productivity and mitigate risks. Crayon Middle East will start to supply and support businesses in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa throughout the implementation and the deployment of 5nine software and tools as of October 2015. HYPERLINK “http://www.crayon.com” Crayon is the global leader in Software Asset Management & volume licensing services. As a trusted advisor to the world's leading organizations, it helps to ensure clients truly optimise their licensing estate and remain compliant in the ‘access anywhere' world. The company has over 700 employees and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway with branches around the world. — SG
