AppGate Network Security, a leading provider of network security solutions, has appointed its first UK distribution partner, OpenPSL, to help it meet growing demand for its family of security products.

As a division of Bell Microproducts, OpenPSL’s market reach will create new leads and market opportunities for AppGate’s reseller partners. With offices across the UK, OpenPSL will support reseller partners with technical and sales resources, and offer shortened lead times for AppGate customers.

This distribution agreement reinforces AppGate’s commitment to driving growth in the UK and will complement their existing specialist reseller base in the market. OpenPSL will enable AppGate’s fast-expanding network of security focused reseller partners to benefit from AppGate's Jericho Challenge-winning approach to customers’ network security needs.

“We are very pleased to be working with OpenPSL in the UK to further build our market presence”, said Jamie Bodley-Scott, UK & Ireland Operations Manager for AppGate. “We have achieved high levels of growth in the UK in a short period of time and we are continuing to see strong demand for our next generation network security solution. Our relationship with OpenPSL provides an extension of our own UK based team, giving our reseller partners immediate access to more resources, and extending our geographic spread.”

"We believe our resellers will find the AppGate product family provides security solutions for a wide range of end users”, said Duncan Hume, Security Division Manager, Bell Microproducts. “AppGate’s product set is particularly strong in securing remote users access to server based applications using a variety of interfaces.
AppGate already has an established user base in the UK, therefore working with our rapidly expanding Security Division here at Bell Microproducts, we are confident we can significantly grow their market while introducing our customers to leading edge security solutions”.

Context PR Craig Coward or Luke Ford: 01625 511966 appgate@contextpr.co.uk

Göran Marby, CEO AppGate Network Security AB +46 730 66 77 20, goran.marby@appgate.com

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OpenPSL and Ideal Hardware are specialist IT distributors that form part of the International Bell Microproducts corporation (NASDAQ: BELM). They are an innovative business at the forefront of the value-added IT distribution market, a fact evidenced by their many achievements and initiatives.

Through close collaboration, OpenPSL and Ideal create sales channels for the products and services of vendors and competitive advantage for their channel partners including systems integrators, resellers and VARs. Distributed product ranges encompass networking, PC, UNIX, storage, security, software and mid-range technologies with complete portfolios available from vendors including Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Fujitsu Siemens, Symantec, Microsoft, Panasonic EMC and Oracle. OpenPSL and Ideal also offer a service range that includes pre-sales consultancy, configuration, installation, integration, upgrade, consultancy, remote management, migration and hosting components - each of which offers significant margin potential to partners.

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