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TEKDATA Partners with Credant to Offer Data Protection on Portable Devices

ADDISON, Texas — Sept 7, 2011 — Credant Technologies, the trusted experts in data protection, today announced the addition of Tekdata Distribution to Credant’s EMEA partner team. Tekdata, one of the UK’s most experienced and innovative IT distributors, adds Credant’s Mobile Guardian to an already comprehensive portfolio of security solutions and services.

“Tekdata only partners with a select group of leading edge security providers and our partnership with Credant exemplifies this practice,” said Ken Hulme, managing director at Tekdata Distribution. “With a truly all-encompassing encryption product range, this partnership enhances and enriches our security offerings while broadening potential markets for our resellers.”

Credant's solution addresses today's biggest enterprise security issue, managing the security of sensitive data, whether it is located on laptops, smart phones, removable media or private or public cloud infrastructures. Credant’s Mobile Guardian delivers patented real-time data-centric disk encryption to more than 5 million devices worldwide.

“Our partnership with Tekdata immediately expands our ability to provide Credant data protection solutions across multi industry segments in the UK including government, healthcare, retail and financial organisations,” said Darryll Dewan, executive vice president, worldwide sales and field operations for Credant Technologies. “We are pleased to be a part of Tekdata’s selective solution set for customers in the mid market and large scale enterprises, and to assist the Tekdata partner community who deliver these solutions to these markets.”

About Credant Technologies

Credant Technologies is the trusted expert in data protection. Credant's data security solutions mitigate risk, preserve customer brand and reduce the cost of compliance, enabling business to "protect what matters." Credant has been recognized by Inc. magazine as the #1 fastest growing security software company in 2008 and 2007; was selected by Red Herring as one of the top 100 privately held companies and top 100 Innovators; and was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® 2005. Austin Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), and Intel Capital (NASDAQ:INTC) are investors in Credant Technologies. For more information, visit www.Credant.com.

About Tekdata Distribution

Tekdata Distribution is a value added distributor of security solutions and services offering products that protect organisations from inevitable security breaches. Tekdata stocks a wide range of IT equipment including Internet security, storage, peripherals and access control products. Tekdata also supplies value adding services including training, consultancy, installation and managed services which offers customers the best in channel knowledge, expertise and value. Tekdata’s mission is to provide IT security solutions and services for whatever requirement in a language that the customer understands. For more information, visit www.tekdata.co.uk.

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