Teneros

Teneros partners with ETC against email downtime

April 1, 2008

Teneros has signed a distribution agreement for its products in the UK and EU markets with ETC and Interchange, the two distribution brands of European IT company Specialist Computer Holdings.

Having recently acquired VC funding of US$40m to drive global business expansion, Teneros already has several high profile customers in the UK including the Royal College of Physicians, London. The company says the deal will mean that UK businesses operating Microsoft Exchange will be able to benefit from Teneros’ appliances that provide local high availability and remote disaster recovery for 24/7 email continuity.  

Speaking about the announcement Steve Lewis, co-founder and CEO of Teneros, explains; “We are extremely pleased to have ETC & Interchange as our strategic distribution partners for the United Kingdom and European Union. They have established a reputation for offering best-of-breed technology which has allowed them to develop the strongest network of resellers in these regions. Email is mission-critical to businesses worldwide, and these businesses must have a simple, cost-effective, solution for assuring 24X7 email continuity. To that end, we look forward to delivering our Application Continuity Appliances for Microsoft Exchange with ETC into the UK and Europe.”

An estimated two-thirds of all companies use Microsoft Exchange for their email, and even a few hours of downtime a year can cost businesses dearly both in terms of revenue and employee productivity costs. In addition, Teneros argues, existing solutions for ensuring Microsoft Exchange uptime involve IT staff conducting what it describes as “a multi-vendor science project to install and setup and then performing time-consuming regular maintenance.” Teneros says its solution is deployed as a remotely managed appliance that makes it easy for companies to assure 24x7 Exchange continuity.

Says Andy Arthur, general manager and director of ETC & Interchange, “Teneros’ appliances fit well into our product offering and suit the markets we serve “Our specialist sales teams have the knowledge and experience required for such technologically advanced products.

“We have a reputation for spotting the rising stars and bringing them into our portfolio. Our sales teams understand the market and are educated in the products they sell so the addition of Teneros to our range of solutions means we can provide a fuller portfolio to our reseller base,” he adds.