Grand Rapids, Michigan IT Consulting Firm Reaches Highest Kerio Partner Level with its Commitment to Straight-Forward Technology Solutions

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 15, 2012 - Kerio Technologies, Inc. today announced that CompuCraft, an IT solutions provider that serves the Western Michigan area, has attained Kerio Preferred Partner status. As a value-added reseller of Kerio's IT infrastructure portfolio for more than five years, the company has demonstrated continuous sales growth and advancement within Kerio's Business Partner Program.

CompuCraft specializes in serving Mac business environments and excels at building long-term relationships with its more than 250 clients by helping them align their IT infrastructure with their business goals. As a certified Apple Specialist with a strong commitment to the Mac platform, the VAR focuses extensively on Apple solutions and combines technical expertise with a commitment to customer service before, during, and after a sale. A provider of Kerio's portfolio of solutions for clients that prefer a simple approach to IT, CompuCraft provides comprehensive email, collaboration and security offerings that are easy to administer and provide tremendous value to customers.

"CompuCraft has served Western Michigan small businesses for 25 years and we have worked with many technology vendors," said Bill Smith, owner, CompuCraft. "Kerio's solutions are an IT Manager's dream, they are feature rich and extremely secure, but still painless to deploy and manage."

Recently, CompuCraft deployed Kerio Connect at NAI Wisinski of West Michigan, a member of the NAI Global network that provides commercial, industrial, retail, and property management real estate services. The organization deployed Kerio Connect for more than 50 employees when it merged two commercial realtor offices. NAI had previously been using the Microsoft Exchange server, and with the help of CompuCraft, found that Kerio Connect was a more flexible solution for mobile device support, and much easier to administer.

"We believe that our Partners' success translates into our success, and this mutually beneficial culture drives our partnership program," said Mirek Kren, vice president, worldwide sales, Kerio Technologies. "CompuCraft is a welcome addition, as they are dedicated to providing customized implementations of Kerio's products to customers for simple, stable and secure business solutions."

The Kerio Partner Program is designed for IT resellers, consultants and MSPs that are dedicated to selling and supporting solutions targeted to organizations looking for an alternative to overly complex products. The program offers comprehensive benefits such as on-line and in-person training programs, complimentary NFR licenses, no-cost certifications, and priority technical support. In addition, Kerio's secure partner portal offers on-line orders, license and renewal management tools, an assortment of sales and marketing tools and other online resources. Kerio recently launched a new global partner locator with improved partner search capabilities that drives qualified leads to its Certified and Preferred partners. The company's communication, collaboration and security solutions are offered exclusively via channel partners.