Apart from providing high quality Internet Services to the nation's growing number of web users, ARC offers value-added email and web hosting services to customers. It has an established client-base in segments like manufacturing industries, institutions, insurances companies, embassies, hotels, schools and Home PC users. ARC's other areas of operation include integration of network and telecom solutions, as well as software engineering.

Senegal's economy is on the upswing. The nation has an increasing number of call centers mainly serving France and other European countries, a developing private sector delivering value added services and one of the best telecommunication networks in Sub-Saharan Africa. The scenario clearly calls for protecting Information Systems in these sunshine segments with proactive security solutions.

In partnership with ARC Informatique, MicroWorld will now delver eScan to home users, business houses and other organizations in Senegal. eScan is a comprehensive AntiVirus, AntiSpam and Content Security product that safeguards computers and networks from Viruses, Trojans, Worms, Spyware, Adware, Malware, Keyloggers, Hackers, Spammers, Phishers, Objectionable Content and many more.

"We identify Senegal to be an important market for MicroWorld and the partnership with ARC Informatique will definitely bring in results benefiting both of us," said Sunil Kripalani, Vice President - Global Sales and Marketing, MicroWorld Technologies. "Being an ISP and solution integrator, ARC already has a direct customer base in place, while I'm sure with the kind of technological expertise and marketing wisdom they possess, they can capture a much wider audience in the Senegal Market".

"The biggest advantage that we see in developing markets like Senegal and rest of Africa is that we have a relatively level playing field. Customers are more concerned about the Quality and Performance of the product and effective Technical Support than anything else. And when it comes to competing with other solution providers on these yardsticks, we surely have the game in our hands," Sunil Kripalani added.

Mohsen Chirara, CEO of ARC Informatique, too has his vision clear on the partnership. He said: "As a reseller of MicroWorld, we have been promoting eScan for some time now. Deriving strength from the highly positive response of our customers, we've now decided to further strengthen our relationship with MicroWorld by becoming their Premium Distributor. Along with Senegal we will be catering to Malian markets too as ARC has established its presence there as well".

"While most business houses out here would opt for a centrally managed security solution with minimum administrative over head, the home users would go for an install-and-forget software to safeguard their computers from a range of threats. With tailored versions of eScan available for both these segments, we are poised to offer secure Internet services to web users and gain a substantial security market share in the next six months," Mohsen Chirara pointed out.