ITS Receives Symantec APEX Award.

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (March 7, 2009) ITS was recognized as a leading Altiris Solutions Partner at Symantec's annual APEX event in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 8th at the MGM Grand Hotel. ITS was recognized for its dedication and commitment to selling Symantec's Altiris management solutions, as well as its overall performance in revenue, deal registration, technical and marketing investments, and certifications.

Wade Wyant, Managing Partner for ITS, accepted the award on behalf of ITS. Mr. Wyant said, "This is a testament to all of the hard work and dedication from all the employees of ITS. We have a great team of people from administration, operations, marketing and the road warriors themselves, the ITS Altiris Certified Engineers that deliver time and time again for our clients."

ITS is honored to be part of a select group of specialists the focus on the Altiris Management solutions that Symantec provides. As Randy Cochran has stated, "Symantec is in the final stages in integrating the Altiris Partner Program into the Symantec Partner Program." "We are very excited about the direction Symantec is going with integrating the product as well," said Chuck Hegarty, VP of Business Development & Alliances for ITS. "ITS is now certified with Symantec Data Loss Protection, Workflow, Endpoint Protection, Network Access Control & Backup Exec System Recovery. All these solutions enhance, complement or integrate with the Altiris Solutions which makes ITS even more valuable to Symantec and most of all to our Customers. With Altiris 7 being announced at Manage Fusion, we are looking for an even better new year."

ITS attributes its success in 2008 to great relationships with the Symantec Business Unit field sales and engineering teams, as well as other Alliance and Large Account Reseller Partners. Their philosophy is that in many cases it makes sense to team with the other Alliance and LAR Partners to bring the absolute best design, procurement vehicle and implementation process to the client.

"Symantec is proud to recognize the APEX award winners for their ability to utilize the Symantec portfolio of Altiris management solutions to help customers drive greater return on investment," said Randy Cochran, vice president, channel sales for the Americas, Symantec. "With the final integration of the Altiris Partner program into the Symantec Partner Program, our partners are better able to represent a broader scope of innovative solutions."

What is APEX?

APEX (Altiris Solutions Partners in Excellence) is an award reserved for the world's top performing Altiris Solutions Business Partners. APEX partner status is awarded to top partners worldwide that exhibited the most exceptional performance and growth relating to 2008 revenue and business goals.