Symantec Announces New Partnership with Jardine OneSolution in Malaysia

Expanding market reach to cities outside the Klang Valley, including Sabah and Sarawak

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – June 20, 2012 – Symantec today announced the appointment of Jardine OneSolution (2001) Sdn Bhd (JOS) as a new distributor in Malaysia. As a Symantec distributor, JOS offers Symantec’s enterprise solutions, including the full range of security, storage and systems management solutions. JOS is also tasked to maintain relationships and provide support to authorised resellers of all levels.

JOS is Symantec’s third distributor in Malaysia, in addition to Ingram Micro (M) Sdn Bhd and Glocomp Systems (M) Sdn Bhd.
Alex Ong (left), Country Director of Symantec Malaysia with Frederick Tan, Managing Director, South East Asia, Jardine OneSolution, sealing the new partnership announcement in Malaysia with a handshake. Symantec appointed Jardine OneSolution as a new distributor in Malaysia in Kelana Jaya recently.

“With JOS joining our distributor network, we will continue to extend our presence and strength in cities outside the Klang Valley including Sabah and Sarawak,” said Alex Ong, Malaysia country director for Symantec. “Symantec is a channel-focused company and the majority of our revenue is generated through our channel network. Our Malaysian partners are integral to our company's efforts to deliver lasting value for our customers. We started working with JOS since April this year, equipping them with skills and tools to enable them to better meet the information protection needs of our customers and partner community across all areas of our business, including endpoint security, data protection, backup and recovery, and mobile.”

As an authorised distributor, JOS also has access to Symantec's technical support and training network, which is part of the enhanced Symantec Partner Program designed to help partners increase sales opportunities and accelerate their growth and profitability.

Frederick Tan, Jardine OneSolution’s managing director, South East Asia, said, "We are pleased to be partnering with Symantec in Malaysia and we look forward to developing new market opportunities for Symantec’s leading security, storage and systems management solutions. We believe with JOS’ expertise and market reach, the partnership with Symantec will strengthen our footing as one of the leading provider of integrated IT solutions in Malaysia.”

JOS joins an extensive list of more than 60,000 Symantec partners globally, including some of the technology industries most innovative and experienced specialists.