Annual guide recognizes the channel’s top partner programs
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, April 2, 2018 – Cylance Inc., the company that revolutionized the antivirus and endpoint protection industry with true AI powered prevention that blocks advanced cyberattacks, including fileless attacks, malware, advanced persistent threats, and zero-day attacks, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has given Cylance a 5-Star rating in its 2018 Partner Program Guide. This annual guide is the definitive listing of partner programs from technology vendors that provide products and services through the IT channel. The 5-Star Partner Program Guide rating recognizes an elite subset of companies that offer solution providers the best partnering elements in their channel programs.
To determine the 2018 5-Star ratings, The Channel Company’s research team assessed each vendor’s partner program based on investments in program offerings, as well as parter profitability, training, education, and support. Each partner’s marketing programs and resources, sales support, and communication were also assessed.
The Cylance Partner Program offers award-winning solutions built on advanced technology and a broad array of services. Cylance supports various partner types and provides a wide range of benefits and resources for partners to grow their business. The Cylance Partner Portal provides easy access to the tools and content partners need to generate leads and close deals.
“Finding the right technology vendor to partner with can be a daunting task, given the vast array of choices now available to solution providers,” said Robert Faletra, Executive Chairman of The Channel Company. “CRN’s Partner Program Guide and 5-Star ratings help them narrow the field and find the best fit, identifying the most rewarding partner programs and providing crucial insight into their strengths and benefits. We are pleased to present our 2018 PPG list, recognizing the strongest and most successful partner programs in the channel today.”
“Receiving a 5-Star rating in CRN’s Partner Guide is a testament to the company’s 100% channel focus, and the role of partners as our force multiplier,” said Didi Dayton, Vice President of Worldwide Channels and Alliances at Cylance. “Our partners continue to be essential to driving Cylance’s successful global expansion and the rapid adoption of our prevention-first security solutions.”
The 2018 Partner Program Guide will be featured in the April issue of CRN and online at www.CRN.com/ppg.
About BlueGrass Technology
BlueGrass Technology is an IT Provider, headquartered in Owensboro, Kentucky with over 20 years of experience working across a wide spectrum of industries from healthcare, to accounting and law, to banking. They are a passionate team that offers comprehensive IT support and is the go-to-choice for for strategic IT consulting and technical support for small and medium-sized businesses. Among the many offered services are cyber security services, cloud and data services, hardware and software solutions, and business communication solutions (VOIP).
About Cylance® Inc.
Cylance is the first company to apply artificial intelligence, algorithmic science, and machine learning to cybersecurity to prevent the most advanced security threats in the world. Built on a breakthrough predictive analysis process, the Cylance AI Platform serves as a foundation for innovative, AI driven security products to address critical attack vectors. The company’s flagship product, CylancePROTECT, quickly and accurately identifies what is benign and what is a threat, and prevents malicious code from ever executing on a targeted system. By coupling advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence with a unique understanding of an attacker’s mentality, Cylance provides technology and services that are truly predictive and preventive against the most advanced threats. For more information visit: www.cylance.com