KEMP Technologies Announces Strategic Partnership With Interlink Communication Systems to Expand Reach of Load Balancers to Reseller Community

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Aug 8, 2012) - KEMP Technologies today announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Interlink Communication Systems Inc. for its line of LoadMaster server load balancers and application delivery controllers. The partnership provides Interlink resellers access to all KEMP products and support services and provides KEMP access to 2,500 VARs, IT solution providers, telcos and ISPs serving businesses with IT design, deployment and support.

KEMP's LoadMaster product line provides Interlink resellers and their end-user customers a broad selection of sophisticated software and high performance devices to economically optimize data throughput, and application performance. Under the arrangement, Interlink will manage channel activities such as sales and marketing, order fulfillment and product shipment. Existing KEMP authorized resellers can now take advantage of Interlink's exceptional sales and marketing support, or choose to continue purchasing directly from KEMP. Interlink has a strong reputation among its partners for providing first-in-class logistical and operational support.

"The LoadMaster family of load balancers and application delivery controllers are an excellent addition to the Interlink product lineup," says Joe Serra, president and COO of Interlink Communication Systems. "Interlink's solution provider and VAR community serves market segments that require high network availability along with the price/performance combination that KEMP brings to the table, making it an ideal fit for us."

"We are very excited about the enormous potential our new partnership with Interlink brings. We spent quite some time on the selection process for a value added distribution partnership. Many of our current resellers pointed us in Interlink's direction. With over 20 years in technology distribution and a national footprint, Interlink extends KEMP's product line to a large pool of qualified VARs and end users," says Tim Quinn, KEMP's director of sales, Americas.

KEMP will soon be issuing an outline of the new program, including the process for purchasing through Interlink. Each authorized KEMP partner will be assigned an Interlink senior account manager and KEMP territory manager. Existing KEMP authorized resellers may continue to work directly with KEMP, with Interlink or through existing relationships.

About Interlink Communication Systems
Founded in 1990, Interlink Communication Systems is a customer-focused, two-tier solution provider representing select manufacturers of networking solutions to a global network of Value Added Resellers, System Integrators and Network Service Providers. Interlink areas of expertise include Traffic Visibility, Application Performance Management, Fiber Optics, Voice over IP and all things Ethernet. In 2009, Interlink merged with Network Dynamics, Inc., a company that specializes in delivering comprehensive professional services for enterprise customers with complex, geographically dispersed networks, to form Global Convergence, Inc. The company is headquartered in Oldsmar, Florida. www.interlinkweb.com. 

About KEMP Technologies
KEMP Technologies is the #1 price/performance load balancer and application delivery controller, used by thousands of businesses who consider IT, e-commerce, web and business applications as mission-critical to their long-term success. KEMP helps companies rapidly grow their business by providing 24/7 infrastructure availability, better web performance and secure operations -- while streamlining IT costs.

KEMP's LoadMaster products include Layers 4-7 load balancing, content switching, server persistence, SSL offload/acceleration, and application front-end capabilities (caching, compression, intrusion prevention system), plus one full year of product support -- delivering industry leading price/performance.

The company is headquartered in New York City. For more information, visit www.KEMPtechnologies.com, or call at +1 631-345-5292.

Application delivery solutions are known as application delivery controllers (ADC), server load balancers (SLB), application front-end devices (AFE), web switches, content switches and application switches.