ESET Appoints Link Telecom as RD for East India

Monday 10 September 2012


ESET, the leader in proactive protection from cyber threats, appointed Link Telecom as its regional distributor for East India. A new tie-up promises ESET products a bigger market share in Eastern India by the end of 2012 FY.



ESET is targeting both enterprise and home consumer segments, offering a diverse product line of security solutions. This quarter, the company launched the end-user offer “Buy 1 year, Get 1 year free” on activation of its flagship retail box products ESET NOD32 Antivirus 5 and ESET Smart Security 5, before 30th Sept 2012.  The end-user offer is running along with aggressivechannel schemepan India.
Pankaj Jain, Director, ESS Distribution (Exclusive Distributor for ESET products in India) said, “We are looking at getting more channel partners and increasing the availability of ESET NOD32 solutions in the Eastern region. Link Telecom’s partner network will definitely help to increase our market penetration in the long run.”
Link TelecomPvt Ltd having Head Quarter in Kolkata and wide presence in Entire Eastern India specializes in Telecom, IT Hardware and Software distribution. The company generated $ 170 Million USD (INR. 850 Cr.) revenue in 2011 by distributingbrands such as Samsung, HP, Belkin,Emerson.
“We are excited to partner with ESET India. ESET is a world leader in Antivirus and Internet security solutions. By leveraging our presence in Eastern India Market with our branch offices, warehouses, loyal channel partners, and dedicated sales staff, ESET’s high quality security solutions will reach consumers and organizations across the geography benefiting and empowering them at a very affordable price”, said KaushikGoswami, General Manager, Link Telecom.
ESET India channel network has broadened in 2011-2012 years giving the company big opportunities in metros’ markets as well as in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities along with more than 100%YoYgrowth.Having tie-ups with 8 regional distributors all over India and a network of more than 200 direct channel partnersin paper license business, ESET is aiming to capture 10 % antivirus market share within next two years.

About ESET
Founded in 1992, ESET is a global provider of security solutions for businesses and consumers. ESET’s flagship products ESET NOD32 Antivirus, ESET Smart Security and ESET Cybersecurity for Mac are trusted by millions of global users. ESET NOD32 Antivirus holds the world record for the number of Virus Bulletin "VB100” Awards, and has never missed a single “In-the-Wild” worm or virus since the inception of testing in 1998. 
The Company has global headquarters in Bratislava (Slovakia), with regional distribution headquarters in San Diego (U.S.), Buenos Aires (Argentina), and Singapore. ESET has malware research centers in Bratislava, San Diego, Buenos Aires, Prague (Czech Republic), Krakow (Poland), Montreal (Canada), Moscow (Russia), and an extensive partner network in 180 countries.
In India ESET products are exclusively supplied and supported by ESS Distribution Pvt Ltd.  The sales of ESET products are executed through the Channel Partners across India.

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