Aflex Software, an authorized representative of Acronis throughout Russia and CIS countries, announces the awarding of its Silver Partner status to AstroSoft company, leading developer and provider of PC software, for its sales of Acronis products in the third quarter of 2008.

Partner Program being an essential part of Aflex Software business strategy is aimed to attract new reseller partners and ensure business efficiency of the existing ones. As soon as partner’s sales exceed specific amount the company receives Silver, Gold or Platinum Partner status and enjoys considerable discounts along with increase of marketing budget and technical support services.

AstroSoft’s sales of Acronis solutions in the third quarter of 2008 win this company Silver Partner status. From now on it is entitled to use 5% of quarterly sales worth for marketing needs. Also the company now may join Manager Motivation Program aimed to encourage those managers who proved best in selling Acronis products.

Aflex Software is an authorized representative of software development companies in Russia and CIS countries. The company provides its vendors with full range of services needed to establish and maintain local market presence without running local office. Building comprehensive partner and reseller network is a key point of Aflex Software’s business strategy. Vendor-specific partner programs, manager encouraging initiatives, seminars and presentations – these and many other tools are used to achieve unparalleled market coverage and speed of introducing new products to every sales channel possible. Working individually on every vendor’s project Aflex Software maintains effective balance of in-house resources – a highly motivated team of experienced managers, finance and IT professionals – and outsourcing the "raw material" work. Such approach combined with partner-oriented strategy results in cost-effective workflow and remarkable sales growth, which, in recent years, was almost twice higher than general software market growth throughout Russia and the CIS.
For more information, please visit www.aflex-software.com

Acronis is a global provider of storage management software that enables corporations and individuals to move, manage and maintain digital assets. Acronis sells innovative solutions for disaster recovery, server consolidation and virtualization migration, which allow users to maintain business continuity and reduce downtime in computing environments. Acronis software products are sold in more than 180 countries and are available in 13 languages. For additional information, please visit www.acronis.ru or contact mmedia@acronis.com.

17.11.2008