Jim Kilgour Senior Director of Global Channel Sales and Programs at LANDESK Recognized as 2015 CRN Channel Chief

SALT LAKE CITY — 10. März 2015 —

LANDESK, a global leader in delivering user-centered IT solutions that solve business challenges across systems, security, mobility, asset and IT Service Management, announced today that Jim Kilgour 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.

Kilgour led efforts to build a new partner portal, consolidating 15 separate websites into one so partners can easily access sales tools, marketing materials, training and deal registration. Kilgour also created new partner certification programs, which resulted in more than 5,800 completed certifications in 2014.

“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,” said Robert Faletra, CEO, The Channel Company. “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.”

“Because of the hard work of Jim and his team, partners can now position and sell LANDESK products better than ever before. We expect this to lead to increased sales in 2015,” said Marshall Smith, vice president of partnering and operations for LANDESK. “We can now help partners establish a user-centered IT environment for their customers. LANDESK’s business is run mostly through partners. It’s extremely important to facilitate our channel’s enablement and growth.”

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

About LANDESK

LANDESK, the global authority on user-centered IT, enables users to be their most productive while helping IT embrace the speed of change. Through the integration and automation of IT systems management, endpoint security management, service management, IT asset management, and mobile device management, LANDESK empowers IT to balance rapidly evolving user requirements with the need to secure critical assets and data. With offices located across the globe, LANDESK is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information, visit www.landesk.com.

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.

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