Palo Alto Networks Appoints Transition Systems As a Value Added Distributor in Thailand

Friday 17 July 2009 16:52
Partnership will lead to greater support for Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewall products in Thailand

Palo Alto NetworksTM, the leader in next-generation firewalls, has announced Transition Systems as its new distributor of security solutions to expand the technology and network security for enterprises in Thailand and throughout Asia.

“Transition Systems is an excellent channel partner for the expansion of our business in Asia. The solutions offered by Transition Systems will help deliver our platform and extend our capabilities for medium and large enterprises. With this distribution agreement, we can increase the size of our market in Thailand and around other parts of Asia.” said Mr. Lane Bess, Palo Alto Networks CEO.

In addition, Transition Systems has the potential to lead the market for next-generation firewalls in Thailand with Palo Alto Networks. Transition Systems has the necessary efficiency and professional support capacity for delivering full network and security services to customer in the region.

“The Internet and online applications have increased risk to the corporate network. Palo Alto Networks’ application-aware firewall provides the security and control to mitigate risk, but more importantly protects the data from being hacked while preventing information from leaking to the public. Palo Alto Networks’ next-generation firewall will help Transition Systems delivery this protection to its customers,” said Mr. Bess.

Mr. Somchai Hiranyakorn, the Managing Director of Transition Systems and Networks (Thailand) Co., Ltd said, “Offering the market Palo Alto Networks’ next-generation firewall fulfils the goal of Transition Systems by emphasizing the three major products groups, which are networking, system infrastructure deployment and security systems. The next-generation firewall completely enhances the solution set and the service we can offer.”

“Mr. Somachai added that, “Transition selects products which are complimentary with each other. We do not need to import large numbers of products, or offer competing products. We emphasize products that can enhance the communication between each system to support the complete requirement of customers in total solutions.”

“Our marketing strategy is to reach out and focusing on five major industries, which are Tele-communication, Government, Education, FSI, Service Provider and Manufacturing by leverage our existing key reseller,” Mr. Somchai also said.

About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto NetworksTM enables visibility and policy control of applications running on enterprise networks. Based on innovative App-IDTM application classification technology, the Palo Alto Networks PA-4000 Series next-generation firewall accurately identifies applications — regardless of port, protocol, evasive tactic or even SSL encryption — at 10Gbps with no performance degradation. Enterprises can now set and enforce application usage policies to meet compliance requirements, improve threat mitigation and lower operational costs. The Palo Alto Networks team includes security and networking industry veterans from Check Point, NetScreen, McAfee, Cisco, Juniper and Blue Coat. It is backed by investors Globespan Capital Partners, Greylock Partners and Sequoia Capital. For more information, visit www.paloaltonetworks.com.

Palo Alto Networks, the Palo Alto Networks Logo, App-ID and PAN-OS are trademarks of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in the United States. All other trademarks, trade names or service marks used or mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.

About Transition Systems

Founded in 1999, Transition Systems Asia is a leading distributor of networking products. Transition partners with world-class networking equipment manufacturers to provide resellers with the best-of-breed quality products. Transition's expertise in networking solutions, coupled with its focus on excellent customer service and technical support, makes it uniquely positioned to deliver value-added services to resellers. Transition has operations in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam and India. For more information, please visit www.transition-asia.com.

For more information please contact:

Teeranuch Mutpraphakorn Marketing Communication Manager

Transition Systems and Networks (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Tel: 02 694-1421-3 ext. 206 Fax: 02 694-1424

Email: [email protected]