Software Box signs new £2 million deal with IQ-sys

Friday 23 July 2010

Software Box delivers real advantage to customers through new £2 million deal with IQ-sys

Partnership builds on existing skills and expertise

with second-to-none knowledge of Symantec and Citrix

Specialist software distributor IQ-Sys has partnered with value added reseller Software Box Ltd (SBL) in an exciting new deal to deliver the entire range of Symantec and Citrix software solutions. IQ-Sys is developing SBL’s existing Symantec and Citrix expertise by providing additional pre and post sales services, configuration, implementation, integration, and training. This further enables SBL to deliver real advantage to existing and new customers throughout central and regional Government, Education, Healthcare, Defence and Criminal Justice.

Angela Calvert, Head of Business Development and Alliances, SBL comments: “IQ-Sys’s knowledge of Symantec and Citrix is second to none in the distribution industry. IQ-Sys will support our 40 strong sales team with pre and post sales support and invaluable product training. This strengthens our existing offering, ensures we remain in good shape to grow our public sector portfolio and ensures we can continue to deliver software solutions that deliver real advantage to our customer base. It is a relationship that is already delivering new business opportunities.”

Sarah Deller, Business Unit Director at IQ-Sys comments: “In terms of value add resellers, SBL has unrivalled experience across the public sector. IQ-Sys has an engagement model which will empower the SBL sales team with knowledge and resources to fully capitalise on opportunities within their customer base, and support them in delivering complete desktop virtualisation solutions.”

SBL recently won preferred software supplier status on the Government’s Buying Solutions framework, and is already a key supplier of the UK MOD ICS framework. The new partnership with IQ-Sys enables SBL to capitalise on the increased business opportunities this preferred supplier status delivers.