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Zone Labs Introduces North American Reseller Program; New Authorized Reseller Program Trains and Certifies Reseller Partners on Zone Labs Integrity and ZoneAlarm Pro.


Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SANS Network Security 2001 Conference

Booth No. 219

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2001

Zone Labs Inc., a leading creator of Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at

Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software.
 solutions, today announced the launch of the Zone Labs Authorized au·thor·ize  
tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es
1. To grant authority or power to.

2. To give permission for; sanction:
 Reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers.  Program. The new program is designed to provide security resellers with the necessary resources to implement and manage a Zone Labs security solution as well as to create new revenue and market opportunities.

The Authorized Reseller Program supplements these partners' security expertise with comprehensive training and certification on Zone Labs' ZoneAlarm(TM) Pro and Integrity(TM) products, ensuring that resellers are equipped to offer customers the most thorough and up-to-date security solutions and advice. In addition, Zone Labs will support resellers by passing qualified sales leads A sales lead is the identity of a person or entity potentially interested in purchasing a product or service, and represents the first stage of a sales process. The lead may have a corporation or business associated with the person(s).  to them as well as help them sign customers by providing the resellers with dedicated sales and technical support resources.

"Zone Labs recognizes the complexity of security sales and that professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products.  can be key to meeting the needs of enterprise customers," said Bruce Elder
For the former Vanderbilt Commodores basketball player see Bruce Elder (basketball).


Bruce Elder is a journalist, writer and commentator. He is currently a full-time journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald specialising in travel and popular
, vice president of enterprise sales and services, Zone Labs. "The industry accolades that our innovative technology has earned along with its proven ability to build a trusted distributed computing environment See DCE.

Distributed Computing Environment - (DCE) An architecture consisting of standard programming interfaces, conventions and server functionalities (e.g. naming, distributed file system, remote procedure call) for distributing applications transparently across networks
 gives us a strong foundation for a successful reseller program in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere.  and eventually in international markets as well."

Among the services provided, the reseller program includes co-marketing and promotional materials. A link to each Authorized Resellers' site will be featured on Zone Labs' Web site which receives in excess of two million visitors every month. Qualified partners also will benefit from support and services such as Zone Lab's systems administrator training courses.

"Our customers demand expert knowledge, top quality service and the best technology solutions to meet their security needs," said Keith Mathis, senior corporate account manager, Technology Integration Group. "As a member of Zone Labs' Authorized Reseller Program, we are able to offer award-winning security technology combined with our expertise, resulting in powerful protection for all endpoint PCs accessing the enterprise network."

Additional information about the reseller program can be found at www.zonelabs.com.

With more than 15 million users of Zone Labs' products, the market-leading ZoneAlarm Pro has received multiple industry honors, including "Best Security Product" from the editors of PC World as well as an Editors Choice from PC Magazine in both 2000 and 2001. ZoneAlarm Pro delivers manageable security features including a desktop firewall, intrusion blocking See IDS.  and application control.

The company announced its enterprise product, Zone Labs Integrity, in February 2001, at the prestigious Demo 2001 conference. Integrity offers a centrally managed endpoint security solution that protects corporate data, productivity and reputation from hackers. The solution allows corporations to extend firewall protection to every endpoint PC and enables 'anywhere, anytime' security administration to ensure the most up to date security policy is enforced at all times.

About Zone Labs Inc.

Zone Labs Inc. is a leading creator of Internet security solutions. Zone Labs produces patented TrueVector(TM) technology, the software platform on which the company builds its award-winning security solutions for consumers, small businesses, enterprises and service providers. Zone Labs' product line includes the award-winning ZoneAlarm and ZoneAlarm Pro Internet security utilities, which millions of PC users have downloaded, making them the de facto standards Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard.

de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO,
. Zone Labs Integrity, also built on the TrueVector platform, is a centrally managed endpoint security solution, protecting corporate data, productivity and reputation from hackers.

Founded in 1997, Zone Labs is a private company headquartered in San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation).

The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] 
, USA. Strategic investors in Zone Labs include noted security luminary John McAfee John McAfee (born September 1945) is a computer programmer and founder of McAfee. He was one the first people to design anti-virus software and the first to develop a virus scanner. He was born in England and raised in Salem, Virginia. , founder of McAfee Software, EastWest VentureGroup, Intel Capital, Oxford Bioscience Partners, Pacific Venture Group and Visa International. For more information, please contact Zone Labs at 415/341-8200 or visit www.zonelabs.com.

Note to Editors: TrueVector, ZoneAlarm, the Zone Labs logo and Zone Labs Integrity are trademarks of Zone Labs Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

ZoneAlarm Pro has received a WinList Award from the editors of WinMag.com, a "Best Security Product" award from the editors of PC World as well as an Editors Choice from PC Magazine in both 2000 and 2001. ZoneAlarm was awarded a CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion.  Editors Choice Award, a Home Office Computing Gold award, as well as a Best Buy Award and World Class Award from the editors of PC World in both 2000 and 2001.
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