Japan’s act2 and Dropsuite Form Strategic Partnership


Dropsuite (ASX:DSE), a cloud data backup platform for businesses and act2, Inc., a technology distributor in Japan, today announced their partnership whereby Dropsuite’s fully-automated Cloud Backup and Archiving solution for email and email applications will now be part of act2’s software offerings, available for distribution to its network of partners and clients throughout Japan. act2, Inc. has been distributing high quality software and services in Japan since 1997.

Dropsuite Backup and Archiving for Microsoft Office 365, and other email solutions, is a highly-scalable software-as-a-service (SaaS) product that allows users to automatically safeguard user data in the cloud, and can restore any lost, stolen or deleted data on demand. Microsoft applications that are safeguarded include Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Groups and Teams. Dropsuite’s multi-tenant management console and advanced product features empower administrators to efficiently manage all data protection efforts.

Dropsuite’s products and solutions also help organizations comply with a broad variety of international rules and regulations including Japan’s Customs Tariff Law requiring all Japanese companies engaged in import and/or export activities to archive their email communications for up to 7 years. Dropsuite also complies with Singapore Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Dropsuite follows a security assurance program that uses global privacy and data protection best practices. Also, recognizing the importance of data sovereignty, Japanese user data will be strictly housed in Dropsuite’s Tokyo data center.

“We look forward to working closely with Dropsuite to achieve mutual success,” said Kato Mikiya, act2, Inc. Representative and Chief Executive Officer. “This partnership will expand our product offerings in a fast-growing cloud market segment.”

“We are very pleased to launch our distribution partnership with act2,” said Charif Elansari, Dropsuite Managing Director. “We strongly believe in Japan’s market potential for high quality backup and archiving solutions and we look forward to working closely with Act2. to achieve this potential.”

About act2, Inc.

act2, Inc. is a leading distributor of IT products and services in Japan since 1990. With an extensive network of clients and partners that include large Japanese corporations, SMBs, Systems integrators and end users, act2, Inc. provides a one point solution to the distribution, support, sales and marketing services needs of software and cloud companies willing to enter the Japanese market. https://www.act2.com

About Dropsuite 

Dropsuite Limited (ASX: DSE) is a global cloud software platform that provides cloud backup, eDiscovery, archiving and recovery solutions delivered at scale to power business defense. Dropsuite’s network of preferred reseller partners has a combined customer reach of millions of businesses worldwide. Dropsuite has partnered with some of the biggest names in the web hosting and IT service provider markets such as STRATO (Germany), Ingram Micro (USA), Pax8 (North America), UOL (Brazil) and ALSO (EU) to safeguard businesses from the threat of unexpected data loss. Dropsuite was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Singapore. Dropsuite Delivers™. https://dropsuite.com

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