NEW DELHI, 09 NOVEMBER 2012
News Flash
Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, is pleased to announce that Jagannath Patnaik, Director - Channel Sales - Kaspersky Lab - South Asia was named as the ‘The Evangelist of the Year’ in the Antivirus category by VAR India, one of the India’s leading IT Magazine, at the prestigious 11th Annual VAR India Star Nite Awards 2012 in New Delhi. The award was presented by Mr. J Satyanarayana, Secretary-IT, Government of India.
The VAR India Evangelist of the year Award, first of its kind of initiatives in the IT industry, recognizes personalities/individuals in the industry that have helped the industry grow with their innovative thinking, anticipate the need of the customers and meet them with products and services that set new standards.
The nomination for the award was done through the online voting on www.varindia.com. Jagannath Patnaik was nominated as the evangelist of the year – Antivirus Category as he received highest no. of votes in the online survey conducted on www.varindia.com. The award recognises Jagannath’s business excellence and his vital contribution made towards Security Software industry in particular and Software Products in general in the region.
About VAR India
VAR India is the ultimate voice of the Indian (VARs)-Value Added Resellers. It is a Magazine for Indian VARs. Since its inception on 1999, VAR India has been a frontrunner in providing unbiased, in-depth news stories and analysis related to ICT solutions and services offered in India by leading Corporates in India. VAR India has a circulation of 26,000 copies per month in all the metros and over 195 cities and towns in India. Acting as market intelligence resource for vendors, resellers and end customers, VAR INDIA is one of the leading publications in India and assumes the role of a consultancy in ensuring sustainable and innovative solutions to public as well as private sector clients. For more info, visit www.varindia.com
About Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Lab is the world’s largest privately held vendor of endpoint protection solutions. The company is ranked among the world’s top four vendors of security solutions for endpoint users*. Throughout its 15-year history Kaspersky Lab has remained an innovator in IT security and provides effective digital security solutions for consumers, SMBs and Enterprises. The company currently operates in almost 200 countries and territories across the globe, providing protection for over 300 million users worldwide. Learn more at www.kaspersky.co.in
*The company was rated fourth in the IDC rating Worldwide Endpoint Security Revenue by Vendor, 2010. The rating was published in the IDC report Worldwide IT Security Products 2011-2015 Forecast and 2010 Vendor Shares – December 2011. The report ranked software vendors according to earnings from sales of endpoint security solutions in 2010.
