Double-Take in Singapore and Malaysia

Double-Take Software (Nasdaq: DBTK) today announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Avnet Technology Solutions in Singapore and Malaysia. Avnet Technology Solutions, an operating group of Avnet, Inc., will provide Double-Take data replication software to its value-added reseller (VAR) partner community. Double-Take Software complements offerings in Avnet’s portfolio from Citrix, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Sun Microsystems and VMware. By adding Double-Take Software products to its lineup, Avnet gives partners the ability to create comprehensive data protection and disaster recovery solutions with hardware, software and services.
 

"Data is one of the most valuable assets of any organization, and companies have a vested interest in its protection and recoverability," said William Chu, Vice President and General Manager of Avnet Technology Solutions (ASEAN). “With Double-Take Software’s range of cutting-edge disaster recovery products, it complements our existing portfolio and allows our partners to create complete virtualization solutions that help their end-user customers protect critical applications, minimize downtime, and manage workloads." “With Avnet’s extensive partner ecosystem in the Asia region and value-added services, the collaboration model connects Double-Take Software instantly into the channel network,” said Matt Thatcher, Director of Asia Pacific Sales, Double-Take Software.

Double-Take Software products are easy to use and allow IT organizations of all sizes to move, protect, and recover any combination of physical and virtual servers with minimal downtime. Its products protect and recover business critical data and applications, such as Microsoft Exchange, SQL and SharePoint, in physical and virtual environments. Double-Take supports Microsoft and Linux-based systems.

"Every second counts when a company’s systems go down," said Thatcher, Double-Take Software. "We’re committed to providing the data migration and virtualization tools that let companies get back up and running quickly. Avnet recognizes the business value of this type of solution to customers. By working together, we’ll be able to expand our customer base through their channels and enable organizational information to be safeguarded in the event of disasters and outages."