Lanamark Expands Global Reach to South Africa Through Partnership with First Distribution

CAPE TOWN, South Africa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lanamark Inc., a global provider of virtualisation sales and services automation platform to the IT channel, today announced a partnership with First Distribution, IBM's largest distributor in Africa. First Distribution is a true value-added distributor with a focus on data centre and virtualisation solutions. The partnership will enable VARs, system integrators and consultants working with First Distribution to use Lanamark Suite to design and deliver desktop virtualisation, server virtualisation and storage solutions to enterprises in South Africa. To learn more, please visit www.lanamark.com/first.

“For more than twenty-five years, First Distribution has been providing the IT channel in South Africa with first-rate product selection and value-added services. Our alliance will enhance accessibility of Lanamark products and services in South Africa and enable solution providers to accelerate delivery of application, desktop and server virtualisation solutions.”

“With the addition of Lanamark to our portfolio of leading vendor partners, our channel will have access to a world-class software platform for performing virtualisation capacity planning, design and optimisation,” said Tony Abrahall, General Manager of First Distribution’s Integrated Technology Solutions Division. “We look forward to working with Lanamark to bolster our enablement to channel partners delivering solutions and services across heterogeneous physical and virtual infrastructure.”

Lanamark Suite enables VARs, system integrators and consultants to accelerate design and delivery of cross-vendor virtualisation solutions to enterprises looking to virtualise applications, desktops and servers. Solution providers can gather vital information about enterprise environments, analyse desktops, servers and storage to identify most suitable candidates for virtualisation, and then design optimal end-to-end virtualisation solutions. Once virtualisation solutions are implemented, solution providers can continue profiling physical and virtual infrastructure to identify further optimization and virtualisation opportunities.

“As Lanamark continues to rapidly expand its global reach, selection of strong value-added distribution partners with core expertise in data centre and virtualisation solutions is a top priority,” said Mark Angelo, CEO of Lanamark. “For more than twenty-five years, First Distribution has been providing the IT channel in South Africa with first-rate product selection and value-added services. Our alliance will enhance accessibility of Lanamark products and services in South Africa and enable solution providers to accelerate delivery of application, desktop and server virtualisation solutions.”

About Lanamark

Lanamark is a global provider of virtualisation sales and services automation platform to the IT channel. Its flagship software Lanamark Suite enables solution providers to accelerate design and delivery of cross-vendor desktop virtualisation, server virtualisation and storage solutions. Led by CEO Mark Angelo, Lanamark is a privately held corporation headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.