Government buyers now enjoy faster procurement, lower cost for memory products
SAN BRUNO, CA and FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA, JULY 29, 2009 — Technical Communities, Inc., the company technical organizations who sell to the government rely on for proven go-to-market solutions to grow sales, lower costs and reduce risks, announced today a new government channel partnership agreement with Kingston Technology Company, Inc. the independent world leader in memory products.
The agreement authorizes Technical Communities to provide U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule management for Kingston’s products, including server memory and secure USB Flash drives that contain 256-bit hardware-based encryption and can thwart brute-force attacks via password protocol that locks down after a specified number of failed login attempts.
“As the memory of choice among Fortune 1000 companies, Kingston is dedicated to showcasing our product offerings and growing our business relationships in the government sector,” said Jonathan Anderson, director of enterprise sales, Kingston. “Being on the GSA Schedule allows Kingston to demonstrate our commitment to government users, federal contractors and military personnel and be a part of federal procurement process.”
“Technical Communities is excited to bring our industry expertise to help Kingston Technology achieve greater access to government organizations,” said Peter Ostrow, President and CEO of Technical Communities. “Our goal is to continue to optimize the GSA buying and selling experience for our partners such as Kingston Technology.”
The General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) managed by Technical Communities will provide content, transaction, marketing, sales support, and reporting services to Kingston Technology. Technical Communities also will provide presentation and order processing through the GSA’s e-commerce web site,gsaadvantage.gov, and the company’s own online marketplaces, gsamart.com,testmart.com, and navicpmart.com.