{"id":80697,"date":"2017-10-17T12:35:17","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T19:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/securingtomorrow.mcafee.com\/?p=80697"},"modified":"2025-08-31T19:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T02:36:05","slug":"mcafee-honors-nineteen-partners-awards-excellence-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/internet-security\/mcafee-honors-nineteen-partners-awards-excellence-security\/","title":{"rendered":"McAfee Honors 19 Partners with Awards for Excellence in Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today in Las Vegas, we recognized stand out performance by handing out our annual partner awards. This year, 19 partners were selected out of the thousands of partners who we work with, and all demonstrate the embodiment of three foundational pillars of the McAfee Partner Program: strategic relationships, profitable partnerships and customer outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Partners received a variety of awards based on their commitment to McAfee\u2019s business strategy. This includes building strong ecosystems, dedication to customers, delivery of exemplary marketing strategies, going above and beyond in the name of community service, demonstration of technical competence and successful buildout of managed services.<\/p>\n<p>Partners are integral to our success and lead the way in driving our entire channel to improve and deliver high quality customer outcomes. By working together, we can provide better solutions that benefit our customers with greater protection, faster deployment times and reduced costs.<\/p>\n<h2>2017 McAfee Americans Partner Award<\/h2>\n<p>The 2017 McAfee Americas Partner Award winners were honored for their work in 2016. Winners included:<\/p>\n<p>Partner<\/p>\n<p>Award<\/p>\n<p>SHI International<\/p>\n<p>Partner of the Year, United States<\/p>\n<p>Kudelski Security<\/p>\n<p>Partner of the Year, United States<\/p>\n<p>Information Systems Architects Inc. 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For more information on Partner Summit at #MPOWER17 and #McAfeePartners, follow @McAfee &amp; @McAfee_Partners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today in Las Vegas, we recognized stand out performance by handing out our annual partner awards. 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