Recognized as Best Cloud Enabling Solution
AVG Technologies N.V., the provider of Internet and mobile security solutions with 146 million active users (as of December 31, 2012), today announced that it has been awarded the MSPAlliance MSPWorld Cup Award. The MSPWorld Cup award recognizes technology-enabling companies that have demonstrated consistent efforts to advance the cause of managed service providers across the globe by providing cutting edge technologies and solutions. AVG CloudCare? was recently recognized as the best cloud enabling solution during the MSPWorld Conference in Orlando, FL.
"We are especially honored to receive this prestigious award for best cloud solution for AVG CloudCare," said Mike Foreman, General Manager SMB for AVG Technologies. "The award reinforces the appeal of AVG CloudCare, which has been adopted by more then 1,000 reseller and MSP channel partners in just five short months since its introduction."
AVG CloudCare provides an easy-to-use cloud based administration platform that allows remote deployment and management of Information Technology and security services for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) at an affordable price. The platform is provided to partners free of charge, helping them to roll out "pay-as-you-go" services and enabling them to manage and protect their customers' IT systems more cost efficiently. Free AVG Remote IT, one-click deployment of services, including AVG AntiVirus and AVG Content Filtering, help save time and reduce the need for onsite visits - allowing partners to serve even the smallest customer more profitably. Additional benefits include sales alerts and at-a-glance reporting to help demonstrate partners' added value to the SMB market. For the latest news about AVG Cloudcare, including the newly released AVG Email Security Services solution, and for more information about AVG CloudCare go to http://www.avg.com/cloudcare.
"We are extremely proud of the contributions made by our SMB channel partners in the creation of AVG CloudCare. Their feedback was an important part of the platform's testing and development. I also want to recognize the hard work of the highly dedicated AVG team who made this award possible," Foreman noted.
The MSPWorld Cup Award is the latest in a series of channel awards received by AVG since the debut of AVG CloudCare in Fall 2012. The awards include Business Solutions Magazine 2013 Best Channel Vendor for Security Technology, the SMB Nation 2012 Hot Shot Award for Security and the ASCII Group's Esteemed Noble Partner Award.
Comprised of more than 20,000 member companies, MSPAlliance is committed to increasing the reliability and dependability of managed mission-critical IT services. Through the industry's only accreditation program and code of ethics, the MSPAlliance empowers companies to improve their respective return on investment in technology procurement and implementation.
"We are pleased that AVG Technologies has been recognized for their achievements and hard work in the managed services profession," said Charles Weaver, CEO of MSPAlliance. "Without such technologies and tools, the managed service provider community throughout the world would not be able to delver their solutions and services effectively. The MSPWorld Cup Awards were created so that the MSP community the world over could easily identify those companies that have been recognized for having the best enabling technology in their respective fields."
