RealTimeTraders.com) - Wednesday evening, network security solutions provider WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. (WGRD) said it was moving towards strengthening its market share in the Asia-Pacific region through agreements reached with Afiintra Technologies in Malaysia, NTT West in Japan and Blitz IT, headquartered in Singapore. The company did not divulge the financial aspects of the deals. Afiintra Technologies, under the deal, would market and distribute WatchGuard's full suite of solutions in Malaysia, as well as offer certain WatchGuard certification programs. In Japan, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation (NTT West) would sell WatchGuard's full line of network security solutions in the western part of the country, the company noted. Further, WatchGuard said it has made Blitz IT its first Managed Security Services (MSS) partner in Southeast Asia, to provide customers with upgradeable, security appliance at low operating costs. On Wednesday, WGRD closed at $3.43, up 2 cents. News Provided by Acquire Media Corporation |