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13 Nov 2008
Clearswift has claimed the sudden departure of at least one of its three UK distributors could be a blessing in disguise and will help it to clarify its channel model.
Computerlinks recently tore up its contract with the content security vendor, citing differences over its multi-tier channel model.
Additionally, Magirus and Clearswift are reviewing their partnership after the distributor opted to axe its standalone security arm.
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Richard Turner, who joined as Clearswift’s chief executive in June, said his priority is to shelve the mixed channel model – in which some resellers are dealt with direct – brought in by previous management earlier this year.
“Bringing about clarity is absolutely key,” he said.
“If this results in a single-tier strategy, so be it; if it results in a
two-tier model, so be it. What is important is that our partners know how to
make money out of our technology.”
But he added that Clearswift still had a solid relationship with its one remaining distributor, Bell.
Turner also stressed that the termination of the Computerlinks agreement was a mutual decision and that it was just a case of “who pulled the trigger first”.
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