Toronto, Ontario, Canada - December 12th, 2019 – Wedge Networks, the global leader in Orchestrated Real-time Threat Prevention, is proud to announce that it has been selected as a runner up for being in the top 4 companies out of 15 finalists, and from over 150 companies chosen from across Canada, at Ingram Micro Canada’s Comet Competition. Wedge participated in a live presentation competition in Toronto, Canada where it presented its Wedge Advanced Real-time Protection (WedgeARP™) platform to a host of judges representing Ingram Micro and Microsoft. With this selection, Wedge receives USD 50,000 in funding and free entry to Ingram Micro's Cloud Summit in May 2020.
The competition, sponsored by Ingram Micro and Microsoft Canada, provides Canadian local independent software vendors (ISVs) access to a wider global audience. The International Comet Competition is designed to identify highly innovative business-to-business (B2B) software innovators from across the globe whose products have clear applications for the technology channel.
“We have seen a lot of fantastic technologies presented at the Comet Competition and see great value and potential in many of them,” said Greg Onoprijenko, Director of Cloud, Ingram Micro Canada. “Wedge Networks presented its Wedge Absolute Real-time Protection platform, which is one of these game-changing technologies that certainly deserves special recognition. We are looking forward to working with the Wedge team to scale their orchestrated security platform into a thriving and profitable business that can benefit their customers.”
“Wedge Networks is excited to have been selected as a runner-up for being in the ‘cream of the crop’ and one of the top 4 technologies at Comet,” remarked Dr. Hongwen Zhang, CEO & CTO, Wedge Networks. “We truly believe that the cloud should be a filtering layer so that no malicious code can reach the endpoint. By working with Ingram and Microsoft, we will be able to provide the security that will be the cornerstone for securing the cloud connected world.”
“Throughout the competition, Ingram Micro executives that we’ve talked to have been telling us how important they value the engagements that are brought about by this competition,” added Mr. Rob Fong, COO & CFO, Wedge Networks. “They have been mentioning that they are looking forward to partnering with us to serve all of their customers. The Ingram Micro / Microsoft partnership is the most critical and valuable outcome for us from this competition and we are very excited to make this partnership work for us.”
About Wedge Networks
Wedge Networks, Inc. is an orchestrated threat management (OTM) solution company. Its innovative technology platform, Wedge Absolute Real-time Protection (WedgeARP™), is a software defined orchestrated network security system. Deployed in data centers by enterprises and managed security service providers, WedgeARP™ inspects, detects, and blocks in real-time, malware and cyber threats (known, unknown and customized). Wedge does this through patented Deep Content Inspection and hyper-streaming technologies, combined with artificial intelligence and best-of-breed security functions.
Today, Wedge’s products block advanced security threats for tens of millions of endpoints spanning more than 17 countries. Wedge Networks is headquartered in Calgary, Canada with international teams in the USA, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East and North Africa regions.
For more information on Wedge Networks, visit http://www.wedgenetworks.com/
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