Check Point channel chief Amnon Bar-Lev believes the acquisition of Nokias security appliance unit will decrease the number of products that partners service and customers buy, while increasing functionality and usability.Check Point Software Technologies acquisition of Nokias
security appliance unit will expand the security companys expertise and value of
its product line, creating greater value for partners and customers, says the
companys channel chief Amnon Bar-Lev.
In an interview with Channel Insider, Bar-Lev foresees few
problems with the integration of the Nokia hardware platform with the Check
Point software offerings, considering the two companies have been tight partners
for the better part of a decade. Rather, Bar-Lev sees a reduction in the number
of SKUs partners and customers must track and a greater ease-of-use coming from
the two product lines being collapsed into one.
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