Philippines premier ICT distributor, MEC Networks Corporation officially launch partnership with Fortinet, network security market leader and worldwide provider of network security appliances The partnership aims to expand Fortinet’s network security products in the Philippines through MEC’s value-added distribution.
“In MEC, we always strive to bring thefuture of tomorrow today through distribution of enterprise-grade network products. That means tying the knot with only the most-respected world-class suppliers in their respective fields,” said Merrick Chua, President of MEC Networks Corporation. “That is why we partnered with Fortinet. MEC aims to introduce the latest network security innovations in the Philippine market through Fortinet’s network security appliances. In the field of networks security, Fortinet is looked upon as a global leader and innovator, only providing the highest performing platform that would secure the network infrastructure.”
The partnership between the two parties appoints MEC as an official distributor of Fortinet’s network security products in the country. Through MEC’s extensive local partner base, Fortinet is expected to cater to businesses of all sizes. Fortinet’s solutions suite includes High Performance Firewalls for data centers, NGFW (Next Generation Firewall) for the enterprise edge, and UTM (Unified Threat Management) for distributed offices.
“Today, we are number two in Asia Pacific. And number one in my region – Southeast Asia and Hongkong in terms of most UTM (Unified Threat Management) appliances. Solution has gone from the small end to the big [corporations]. So we have solutions almost in every area,” said George Chang, Vice President of Fortinet for Southeast Asia and Hongkong. “It is my belief that in the next two years, this year and next year, the security markets will peak [in the Philippines].”
As a value-added distributor, MEC is not limited to distribution of ICT products; it also provides knowledge transfers and support services to its partners. “MEC is one of the few homegrown distributors in [the] Philippines that have sustained a growing chance with their value-added services like the RunTime,”noted Chang. “What we are planning for this year is to have more solid partnerships with all of our resellers. We want to have to ensure that our resellers’ partners will do more work in terms of reselling more values to our customers’ end. So we put more effort into trainings, more effort into marketing as part of our solution, and we get to launch a few core marketing programs together.”
“We believe that the synergy between MEC and Fortinet will lead to a mutual growth in the local market. While Fortinet continues to deliver network security technologies which can help MEC stretch its ICT portfolio, MEC will make sure that Fortinet receives the local support that it deserves in terms of product facilitation and marketing,” added Chua.
