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Check Point celebrates APAC FY25 partner award winners

Awards recognise partners driving cybersecurity innovation, growth and customer impact across the Asia Pacific region. Check Point Software Technologies has recognised its top partners across the Asia Pacific region during the company’ s Sales Kickoff APAC event in Bangkok, Thailand, attended by almost 1,000 employees and partners.

The awards honour partners that have delivered exceptional customer outcomes, driven sustained growth and advanced prevention-first, AI-powered cybersecurity across the region.
As cyberthreats across Asia Pacific continue to intensify in both scale and sophistication, fuelled by AI-driven attacks, expanding hybrid and cloud ecosystems and growing regulatory complexity, Check Point highlighted the critical role its partner ecosystem plays in strengthening organisational resilience and security readiness.
As a 100 % channel-driven organisation, Check Point’ s APAC partner ecosystem continues to demonstrate strong performance across strategic priorities including Hybrid Mesh Security, Workspace Security, Continuous Threat Exposure Management( CTEM), AI-driven security, MSP services, distribution and new business growth.
2025 Check Point APAC Partner Award winners
• Top Partner of the Year – NCS
• New Customer Partner of the Year – Odysseus Digital Co. Ltd.
• New Business Partner of the Year – DXC Technology
• Top Distributor of the Year – Savex Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
• GSI Partner of the Year – NTT DATA Asia Pacific
Cassava Technologies launches Cassava Cloud Partner Programme

Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, has announced the launch of the Cassava Cloud Partner

( CCP) Programme. The programme will enable mobile network operators( MNOs) and system integrators across Africa and Latin America to consume, resell or distribute AI, cloud and digital services using Cassava’ s infrastructure and technology platforms.
“ Through the CCP programme, we are working with partners to extend access to AI infrastructure, cloud platforms, digital capabilities and solutions enabling enterprises, developers and entrepreneurs across the continent to build and deploy AI-powered solutions,” said Ahmed El Beheiry, Group COO and Group Chief Technology and AI Officer, Cassava Technologies.
“ We are expanding Africa’ s sovereign AI ecosystem to build solutions that address the continent’ s unique challenges while creating new opportunities for growth and digital inclusion.”
CCP will provide Cassava’ s customers and partners with four clear value propositions. These include access to NVIDIA Cloud Partner solutions, Cassava’ s complete turnkey AI Factory, its own native AI solutions and CAIMEx, a localised multi-model platform that provides unified access to leading AI models through regional AI factories.
Through the CCP programme, Cassava is removing barriers to entry, such as high upfront infrastructure costs, through a flexible managed approach. This supports Cassava’ s broader strategy to build a sovereign cloud and AI ecosystem, spanning national and enterprise deployments, to enable governments and enterprises across Africa to access advanced AI infrastructure while maintaining control over their data and digital platforms.
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