SoftBank Technology Corp.
SoftBank Technology Corp. (hereinafter referred to as SBT) was awarded the ``Best Delivery Specialization Partner of the Year'' in the ``McAfee Partner Award 2016'' by McAfee Corporation (President: Osamu Yamano, Head Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as McAfee). We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded the "Best West Japan Partner of the Year" award.
About winning the “McAfee Partner Award”
On May 9, 2017, SBT announced the "McAfee Partner Award," which recognizes certified partners who have contributed to McAfee's business in key areas. We received awards in two categories in recognition of our excellent performance in fiscal 2016, including having the world's largest number of engineers.
Award details
Best Delivery Specialization Partner of the Year
This award is given to companies that perform the most outstanding activities in the SIEM Delivery Specialization Program.
Reason for award:
In this program, SBT has acquired the ``Service Delivery Specialization,'' which is a certification for partners who can utilize the latest information and technology when implementing and constructing ``McAfee SIEM (Security Information and Event Management, hereinafter abbreviated).'' ” is being obtained. This time, SBT was recognized for having the world's highest number of SIEM certifications among partner companies around the world and for having worked on many SIEM implementation projects.
Best West Japan Partner of the Year
This award is given to companies among McAfee certified partners that have improved their performance in various fields, including sales performance in the western Japan region.
Reason for award:
SBT was recognized as the partner with the highest growth rate in Western Japan.
Regarding this award, we received the following comment from Mr. Morikei Sano, Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Partner Sales Division, McAfee, Inc.
Congratulations on winning "Best Delivery Specialization Partner of the Year" and "Best West Japan Partner of the Year". As the spread of IoT continues to expand, the cybersecurity risks faced by companies have become an important issue for organizations. SoftBank Technology has identified security as one of its growth keywords in its business centered on cloud and IoT, and is strengthening its sales and technological capabilities of our products. In particular, in McAfee SIEM, a total of 25 people became Certified Engineers. This number makes us the number one partner in the world. We have also worked on numerous SIEM projects and achieved a high track record with the highest growth rate in the Western Japan region. We hope that by strengthening the partnership between our two companies, we will be able to provide optimal cybersecurity measures to even more customers. ”
McAfee Corporation
Managing Executive Officer, Partner Sales Division General Manager
Morike Sano
■ About “McAfee SIEM (Security Information and Event Management)”
It is a system that aggregates and organizes threat information collected globally, as well as logs and event information collected within an organization, reducing the burden of investigation and promoting visualization of the situation. It also serves as a basis for sharing the experience and know-how of operators, and promotes an organized operation system. It supports dedicated appliances and various virtual platforms (VMware, KVM, AWS), so it can be used in the optimal environment.
SBT will continue to deepen its collaboration with McAfee and contribute to solving customers' security issues by providing high value-added services.
Contact information for inquiries from media regarding this matter
○ SoftBank Technology Corp. Corporate Planning Department Corporate Communication Group
Email: sbt-pr@tech.softbank.co.jp