Perforce Announces Significant Growth in Global Channel Partner Programme

Wokingham, (UK), February 10, 2015 – Perforce Software today announced that the number of partners assigned to sell the company's portfolio of version management and collaboration software grew by 50 percent in 2014, bringing in-country customer support in nine of the world's ten most spoken languages.

Perforce partners with companies across Asia Pacific, Europe, North America and Latin America. Partners who joined the program in 2014 include: EDAWay in Italy, InTENSO in Poland, Cohort (previously Legal Softwave) in Russia, and ReleaseTeam in the US.

"We understand that our international customers want the option of in-country support and we're committed to fulfilling those needs with an array of top-class partners across the globe," said Dave Robertson, vice president of channels. "Our channel network brought in a substantial amount of new business in 2014, and we expect the same to continue this year, especially with our forthcoming product announcements and enhancements."

Perforce continues to expand its partner network across multiple territories. "There is strong growth potential for Perforce-based solutions in multiple markets and we will continue to address this opportunity through the expansion of our channel," said Robertson.

Partner of the Year: Shanghai DragonSoft Digital Technology Co. (SHDSD)

At its annual Partner Sales Summit in Malta, Perforce recognised its Chinese partner, DragonSoft, as Partner of the Year for the largest sales growth in 2014. Sales in China by DragonSoft grew by 288 percent.

"We're thrilled to recognise the success of DragonSoft and its dedication to excellence with the 2014 Partner of the Year award," said Robertson. "We're also looking forward to having all our partners in the same place and sharing our roadmap. We're confident they will be as excited as we are about the innovations in store for 2015, and the subsequent revenue opportunities these new technologies will create."