SoftwareONE Recognized as Symantec's First Global SAM Partner

Online, February 27, 2013 (Newswire.com) - SoftwareONE is pleased to announce it has been recognized as Symantec's first Global Software Asset Management (SAM) Partner. This partner program promotes customer satisfaction through proper asset management, increased value-added services for SAM providers, and access to third party audit protection services in the event of an audit, all while following the guidelines of the Global License Compliance Organization.

Symantec's recognition of SoftwareONE as their first Global SAM Partner further assures customers that SoftwareONE's SAM program will continue to provide services of the highest quality and standards for their Symantec environment, as they have experienced from SoftwareONE across the breadth of their software portfolio. "We are very excited about the global SAM partnership with Symantec", said Oliver Berchtold, Global SAM Director for SoftwareONE. "It provides our customers with the confidence that Symantec has validated our SAM program, meaning the results we deliver meet their standards for compliance reports." SoftwareONE continues to expand its industry leadership in both expertise and scale to customers worldwide through this global SAM partnership with Symantec. Benefits for SoftwareONE's customers include access to data verification, full license history and license status reports, and special discovery tools, as well as escalation to Symantec's team of licensing specialists for license optimization and compliance, all without exposure to audit generation or sales lead generation.

The SoftwareONE SAM team, consisting of more than 120 dedicated consultants in over 60 countries, provides organizations with the capabilities to maximize investments and understand the complexities involved with software licensing. Identifying and assessing risks, while working towards mitigation strategies that strengthen an organization's overall effectiveness, is the backbone of the SoftwareONE SAM program.

About SoftwareONE:
SoftwareONE is a licensing solutions provider with the unique combination of being truly global, fully-focused on software licensing and privately-owned since 1985. Our software licensing experts take a consultative approach to helping customers optimize their software spend, while enhancing their relationships with software publishers and local service providers. With year-over-year growth of greater than 40% since 2006, SoftwareONE is the fastest growing Microsoft Large Account Reseller (LAR) in the world, holding other elite sales designations with top software publishers such as Adobe, IBM, VMware, Oracle, Citrix, Symantec, McAfee, and many more. SoftwareONE is globally headquartered in Stans, Switzerland and employs more than 1300 people in 80 countries. SoftwareONE's fiscal year 2012 resulted in revenue of $2.25 Billion, with 2013 projections exceeding $3 Billion. To learn more about SoftwareONE, visit http://www.softwareone.com.

For additional information:
Alyssa Ciccantelli | Marketing Specialist | SoftwareONE Phone: 262-439-3153 | [email protected] | www.softwareone.com