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IronKey Expands Global Channel Partner Program to Over 100 Resellers Worldwide

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LOS ALTOS, Calif. (Map) - LOS ALTOS, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- IronKey Inc., maker of the world's most secure flash drive, announced today that its global channel partner program now comprises over 100 leading value added resellers (VARs) in locations across the globe, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Switzerland, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Canada and the United States. At the same time, the program has expanded its features and benefits to provide even more comprehensive support for channel partners. The expanded program enables IronKey's VARs to more quickly drive new and higher-quality revenue streams by fulfilling the rapidly growing worldwide demand for IronKey's secure USB flash drives.

"Security is our only business, and we focus on anticipating and solving client problems," said Joel Baldus, partner and vice president of sales at Tevora Business Solutions. "We carry only those solutions that we feel push the evolution of information security forward -- we added IronKey to our offering because IronKey has been focused on security from its inception. As a result they develop the best, most secure USB flash drive technology on the market today. IronKey has been a true partner in working with us. Together we create new business innovation for our existing clients."

VARs participating in the IronKey global channel partner program receive multiple sales, technical and marketing benefits, including:

-- Targeted product discounts -- Dedicated sales managers and enterprise sales support -- Aggressive lead generation -- Comprehensive pre-sales and frontline technical support -- Participation in product evaluation and beta programs -- Complete on-site and webinar training

-- Exclusive partner portal access to sales, technical and marketing tools

-- Opportunity registration

The program provides both Elite VAR and Certified VAR levels, enabling resellers with varying business focuses to benefit from leading-edge security and management solutions for portable USB devices.

"From a corporate reputation standpoint and for regulatory compliance reasons, our customers are extremely concerned about protecting proprietary and private information," said Tommie L. Moon, network solutions consultant at SSP Data. "We've partnered with IronKey to ensure that mission-critical information will be secure. It's easy to add IronKey to any network security solution to provide world-class protection for mobile data."

As more business processes are conducted online and off-site, the global channel has seen an escalating demand for solutions that address emerging threats of data breach, identity theft and electronic fraud. IronKey's rugged, waterproof and tamper-resistant USB drives with cross platform capability and remote policy enforcement enable VARs to offer solutions that can be rapidly deployed in heterogeneous environments with complete control. Featuring always-on military-grade hardware encryption, strong authentication, portable applications and ultra-fast memory, IronKey delivers unprecedented mobile data security to VARs and their customers.

"IronKey owes its success in large part to its partners, and we work tirelessly to nurture these relationships," said Stewart Fox, vice president of sales at IronKey. "We consider our partners an integral part of the team. The IronKey global channel partner program is simple to understand, and delivers comprehensive tools and support to help partners around the world drive greater business success."

For more information about IronKey and its global channel partner program, please send an email to sales@ironkey.com, or visit http://www.ironkey.com.

About IronKey

IronKey products and services bring the power of authentication, encryption, identity management and privacy to consumers and businesses around the world. We blend world-class security expertise with product design that emphasizes usability, simplicity and accessibility. All IronKey products are FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certified.

The IronKey Team consists of experts in consumer devices, information security, privacy and secure banking technologies, with prior executive roles at Apple, Arcot Systems, Earthlink, Entrust, First Data Corp, GeoTrust, PayPal, RedCannon, RSA Security, Teros, Tumbleweed, Valicert and VISA.

Founded in 2005, IronKey is privately held and based in Los Altos, CA. For more information, visit: http://www.ironkey.com.

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