Published on the 07/09/2009 | Written by Newsdesk
Enterprise software available to eligible charities, voluntary and community groups…
Security vendor Symantec is offering New Zealand not-for-profit organisations its enterprise software through the TechSoup software donation programme.
Symantec will donate the software as part of its corporate social responsibility initiatives. TechSoup will administer the programme which aims to provide software products to not-for-profit organisations for a small fee.
Symantec joined the TechSoup Global programme in February 2002 and has donated software to more than 10,000 organisations in that time. TechSoup New Zealand provides donated software and hardware to eligible New Zealand charities, voluntary and community groups.
Craig Scroggie, Symantec’s Pacific region vice president and managing director, says that through this programme the company will support communities in areas where Symantec employees live and work.
“Charities, community groups and voluntary organisations are operating in the same complex environment as businesses. Ensuring confidential information is secure and accessible is just as important to a not-for-profit as it is to a commercial corporation,” says Scroggie.
“We’re delighted that this partnership with TechSoup in New Zealand means that our software will help give these organisations confidence that their operations are well managed and well protected. That frees up their already limited funds to activities that benefit their clients.”
Doug Jacquier, CEO of Connecting Up Australia, which administers the TechSoup programme for New Zealand in association with the New Zealand Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations (NZFVWO), said the network has grown by partnering with organisations that share its commitment to providing not-for-profits with critical technology resources.
