Joe Schramm, VP of North American Sales and Alliances at Core Security, Recognized as 2015 CRN Channel Chief


BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Mar 3, 2015) -  Core Security, a leading provider of attack intelligence solutions, announced today that Joe Schramm has been named to the prestigious list of the 2015 CRN Channel Chiefs. The influential executives on this annual list represent the most powerful leaders in the IT channel who hold direct responsibility for driving growth and revenue for their organizations through their indirect channel partners. Individuals are selected for inclusion based on their track record of channel accomplishments, standing in the industry, dedication to the partner community, and plans for driving future business innovation and channel growth.

The 2015 CRN Channel Chiefs have demonstrated their enduring support for the channel by consistently defending, promoting and executing effective channel partner programs and strategies.

In 2014, Core Security's partner-originated business in North America increased by more than 300 percent year-over-year. Core Security also enhanced its Asia Pacific presence with the addition of E-SPIN and Nihon Cornet Technology K.K., and gained significant traction in the EMEA market through its successful partnership with StarLink, signing on many prominent companies in the region (e.g. Dubai Air Navigation Services, Mobily and Eskan Bank). Other companies that joined the Core Secured® partner program in the past year include Axxum Technologies, Carahsoft, ICSynergy, Intrinium, iSecure, MSPStream, NuHarbor Consulting, Singular Security, The Compliancy Group, Thundercat Technology and 3PAS.

"Each year, our editors carefully vet an extensive group of highly accomplished channel executives to highlight those exemplary individuals who earn the mantle of CRN Channel Chief. These executives strive to advance the success and standing of the channel community within their organizations. The 2015 CRN Channel Chiefs lead by example and serve as valuable advocates to help ensure the health and longevity of the IT channel. We applaud their accomplishments and look forward to their continued success," said Robert Faletra, CEO, The Channel Company. 

The 2015 CRN Channel Chiefs list is featured in the February 2015 issue of CRN, and online at www.CRN.com.

About Core Security
Core Security provides the industry's first comprehensive attack intelligence platform offering advanced analytics to prioritize, validate and ultimately eliminate security threats. With Core Security, enterprises and security professionals focus on the most likely threats to their business by modeling, simulating and testing the actions of an actual attacker. Core Security helps more than 1,000 customers worldwide identify the most vulnerable areas of their IT environments in order to improve their remediation efforts and better secure their business. The company's patented, proven, award-winning enterprise products and solutions are backed by more than 15 years of applied expertise from CoreLabs research and Core Security Consulting Services.

About The Channel Company
The Channel Company, with established brands including CRN, XChange Events, IPED and SharedVue, is the channel community's trusted authority for growth and innovation, For more than three decades, we have leveraged our proven and leading-edge platforms to deliver prescriptive sales and marketing solutions for the technology channel. The Channel Company provides Communication, Recruitment, Engagement, Enablement, Demand Generation and Intelligence services to drive technology partnerships. Learn more at www.thechannelcompany.com.

Contact Information:

Media Contact:
Katie Ledoux
Communications Manager
Core Security
kledoux@coresecurity.com
617-695-1116