Aflex Software, an authorized representative of Acronis, Parallels and ASPLinux throughout Russia and CIS countries, announces the awarding of its Gold Partner status to Inforcer-North company (Russian name of OOO "Inforcer-Sever").

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 it receives Silver, Gold or Platinum Partner status and enjoys considerable discounts along with bigger marketing budget and enhanced technical support services.

Inforcer-North’ sales of Acronis solutions in the third quarter of 2008 wins this company Gold Partner status. From now on it may use 8% of its quarterly sales worth for marketing needs. Also the company may apply for advanced tech support by vendor’s experts and becomes a member of Partner Rebate Program, entitled to receive 3% of its quarterly sales worth of Acronis products free of charge.

"Expanding the presence of Acronis solutions in the markets of distant regions of Russia is one of the key priorities of our business strategy, – said Artyom Khazov, Chief Sales Officer at Aflex Software. – Inforcer-North’ becoming Aflex Software’s Gold Partner is an evident proof of partnership efficiency in promoting Acronis solutions to local markets. Still we are constantly improving and expanding our partner program to make it even more attractive and our partners’ business even more profitable".

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.

30.10.2008