Trinidad’s PBS Technologies Group has received an ‘Honourable Mention’ for ‘Fastest Growing Partner’ in Fortinet’s 2020 Partners Awards for Latin America and the Caribbean.

LUMEN, Latin America, was the winner in this category.

Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, announced the winners of its 2020 Partners of the Year Awards, recognitions given to the company’s distributors and channel partners operating in Latin America and the Caribbean, based on their business results, sales excellence, and added value to the customer experience.

Other winners of Fortinet’s 2020 Latin America & the Caribbean Partner of the Year Awards were:

Distributor of the Year

Winner: SYNNEX Westcon-Comstor (Latin America)

Honourable Mention: DACAS (Latin America)

Partner of the Year

Winner: Oi Soluções (Brazil)

Honourable Mention: Sonda (Colombia)

Fabric Partner of the Year in Latin America

Winner: ALESTRA (Mexico)

Honourable Mention: Oi Soluções (Brazil)

“Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was extremely challenging,” said Pedro Paixao, vice president of international sales and general manager of Fortinet for Latin America and the Caribbean.

“Nonetheless, Fortinet remained a strong and growing company, increasing its market share in this region and providing a solid cybersecurity platform to an increasing number of customers.”

Paixao added: “This was only possible thanks to our business partners, who swiftly adapted to the pandemic scenario to stand by our customers; learn their new needs; and help them keep their businesses operational, efficient, and secure.

“Cybersecurity is the primary strategic asset ensuring sustainable development for any company in our modern era, regardless of size or segment. Our channel partners were fundamental in 2020, allowing us to continue our mission of providing the best solutions for each of our customers and protecting their networks, their data, and their employees in a simplified, integrated, and automated way. Through our security platform, we are confident we will continue to strengthen our leadership in 2021 and bring more business opportunities to our partners.”