Kaspersky Lab wins DGS&D rate contract agreement

Kaspersky Lab, a Russian endpoint security company has recently awarded the Directorate General Supplies and Disposals (DGS&D) rate contract agreement to address the need of IT security for the government organizations.

Through the rate contract agreement, supported by UMG Solutions, an exclusive bidder, on behalf of Kaspersky Lab, for DGS&D rate contract, the company will be able to cater its security solutions for the government institutions.

Altaf Halde, Managing Director- Kaspersky Lab South Asia said, “We will be able to expedite the Digital India revolution by offering our security solution to various government institutions & verticals including State, Central, PSU’s, Defence and other departments. This development also compliments the government’s initiative for the Smart Cities project”.

“This strategic partnership has opened up doors for us and going forward, we can use this as our biggest tool to approach government agencies.  Once we have our product empanel in that, the central and state government authorities are free to buy the software without going for a tender processes”, he added.

“We believe that that the Digital India revolution and the present simple purchase process of DGS&D Rate Contract will aid the Central & State government departments as well as Defence to make use of the best solutions from a world leader - Kaspersky Lab to fulfil their IT security requirements” CEO UMG Solutions, Punit Gopalka said.

On this new development, Ajaykumar Joshi, Director Channel Sales- Kaspersky Lab South Asia said, “Kaspersky Lab is one of the fourth biggest IT security vendors in the world according to IDC rating and is detecting 325,000 new malicious files every day. With such expertise we are confident to support & contribute to the government’s initiative”.