FancyFon Signs Distribution Agreement with Metropolitan VAD
28 July, 2014
FancyFon™, a pioneer in MDM solutions that enable organizations to securely control multiple smartphone and tablet devices over the air from a single point of control, today announced it has appointed Metropolitan VAD Ltd., the specialist IT Distributor, as its major UK distributor.
The UK mobile market is enjoying robust growth and increasingly mobile workforce pushes enterprises into implementing mobility management solutions. This opens up new opportunities for software and security vendors, such as FancyFon, whose role is to provide the tools to ensure a safe and effective work environment.
FancyFon’s main product, FAMOC manages all mobile operating systems in the market today, as part of a service or as an in-house management tool. FancyFon technology helps secure corporate and private mobile devices, protect enterprise content and take control of mobile apps, resulting in lower risks and increased productivity.
“By partnering with Metropolitan VAD we aim to help business partners grow profitably by providing them with a comprehensive Mobile Device Management solution to stay ahead of quickly evolving mobile landscape and get the most value from their mobile platform investments.”, said Bartosz Leoszewski, CEO at FancyFon. “We are very excited to be working with Metropolitan VAD as the company has in-depth knowledge of the local security landscape. We are confident that through this partnership we will expand our footprint in the UK and accelerate our growth.”
Thomas Coleman, Managing Director at Metropolitan VAD commented, “We are excited to be partnering with FancyFon. Many of our resellers ask for integrated mobile device management solution and that’s what FancyFon brings. Protecting mobile data must be a priority for IT managers, and with FAMOC they can do that without sacrificing other priorities.”
FancyFon and Metropolitan VAD Ltd. have signed a perpetual agreement for Metropolitan VAD to build on Fancyfon’s position in the UK market. Metropolitan VAD has been specifically chosen to add knowledge and expertise in the UK market. The main role of the new FancyFon partner will be recruiting resellers and creating a sales pipeline in the UK. Under the terms of this contract, Metrovad will also provide deal registration, a comprehensive partner programme and marketing initiatives that will enable FancyFon to work closely with resellers and maintain high margin retention on all deals.
The distribution agreement went into effect on July 25, 2014 with immediate benefits to resellers and customers.
About FancyFon
Established in 2006, FancyFon provides a portfolio of industry-leading solutions for the mobile device lifecycle management market, empowering businesses to remotely control, manage and secure their diverse mobile infrastructures. FancyFon Mobility Center (FAMOC™) provides asset, application, security and data access management, as well as end-user self-care and remote support for smartphones and tablets, either as a hosted or as an on-site solution. With its head office in Cork, Ireland, FancyFon’s customers include service providers, large enterprise and government organizations in Europe and the United States.
About MetroVAD
MetroVAD was formed in 2012. The company has a strong background in IT security. It works with a network of channel partners across the country, offering carefully chosen security solutions, and is an innovator in its field of expertise. The company strategy is to provide a platform and work closely with vendors aiming to establish themselves in the UK market.
