UK Distributors Embrace Marshal8e6 Merger

Published 7th January 2009

LONDON, UK – 07 January 2009 – Secure email and Web gateway security provider, Marshal8e6, today announced that two of the UK’s most established IT security distributors Wick Hill and Vigil Software have both agreed to carry the full range of Marshal8e6 products.

Following the recent merger of Marshal and 8e6 Technologies in November 2008, Vigil Software, a Marshal distributor for more than seven years, will add the full 8e6 appliances range to their existing Marshal product portfolio and Wick Hill, the first UK distribution partner of 8e6, will market all the Marshal software products. This agreement demonstrates the continued channel support for the existing Marshal and 8e6 product portfolio while Marshal8e6 continue to work on integrating key features across both product lines to combine best-of-breed email and Web security filtering solutions.

“The merger is definitely a positive step for both Marshal and its channel. 8e6 appliance products complement the Marshal software portfolio and enable both Vigil and its resellers to grow revenue and create a competitive edge with the complete Marshal8e6 portfolio,” comments Alex Teh, Director of Vigil Software. “The new products will open up opportunities with existing Marshal customers who are looking for a Linux-based Web filtering solution, providing enterprise customers with a choice of multiple operating platforms.”

Ian Kilpatrick, Chairman of Wick Hill agrees “The introduction of Marshal’s products has created a genuine opportunity for Wick Hill and our resellers to add further strength to the current product line with the most competitive and complete solution available on the market today. We expect to see our current customers integrating email filtering into their existing 8e6 solution almost immediately”.

“We are delighted that these key distribution partners have decided to carry the full range of Marsha8e6 products, as both have extensive experience and a successful record in selling security products in the UK” says Bruce Green, President International of Marshal8e6 “It is further evidence of the strong proposition of the newly merged organisation which allows Marshal8e6 to accelerate the development and integration of our product offerings; bringing even more cutting edge Internet filtering and security technology quickly to market”.