FireEye Extends Distribution Coverage for StarLink into Turkey

Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 - Dubai, UAE: StarLink, the region's trusted security-specialized " true" Value-Added-Distributor (VAD) has entered a new agreement with FireEye expanding distribution coverage for FireEye into Turkey.

Now StarLink Channel Partners in Turkey can provide their customers with FireEye, the leader in stopping today's advanced cyber attacks, such as advanced malware, that easily bypass traditional signature based defenses and compromise over 95 percent of enterprise networks.

“This extended distribution coverage with FireEye is very exciting for us, as it enables us to work closely with our Channel Partners across the regions where we are present to grow the FireEye business. As a part of our Year of the Channel initiative, we will be inducting our Strategic Partners in Turkey into our StarLink Choice Program, as well as, FireEye’s Fuel Partner Program, in order to recognize and reward the most committed and qualified Partners, with the tools and resources to drive profitability and growth” said Avinash Advani, VP – Business Strategy, StarLink.

"We are very pleased to have extended our existing partnership with StarLink into Turkey, and we look forward to building on their existing success across the regions that they cover. With StarLink’s unique “true” VAD business model and their reputation as a Trusted Security Advisor, we expect to significantly increase FireEye market share while simultaneously growing both our commercial/mid-market and enterprise business in the Turkish market" said Ray Kafity, Vice President – Middle East, Turkey and Africa, FireEye.

About FireEye

FireEye has invented a purpose-built, virtual machine-based security platform that provides real-time threat protection to enterprises and governments worldwide against the next generation of cyber attacks. These highly sophisticated cyber attacks easily circumvent traditional signature-based defenses, such as next-generation firewalls, IPS, anti-virus, and gateways. The FireEye Threat Prevention Platform provides real-time, dynamic threat protection without the use of signatures to protect an organization across the primary threat vectors and across the different stages of an attack life cycle. The core of the FireEye platform is a virtual execution engine, complemented by dynamic threat intelligence, to identify and block cyber attacks in real time. FireEye has over 2,200 customers across more than 60 countries, including over 130 of the Fortune 500.