InvestHK's John Rutherford and IronPort System's regional director, Greater China Region, Simon Tsang who says that Hong Kong is ideal as a location for the company's regional headquarters

US-based email security provider IronPort Systems has selected Hong Kong for its Greater China regional headquarters.

The newly established Hong Kong office will include sales, marketing and technical support functions.

IronPort Systems' regional director, Greater China Region, Simon Tsang, said that Hong Kong's geographical location and sophisticated transportation network were the main reasons supporting the company's decision.

"In view of the fast growing demand for email security solutions in Greater China, our company needed to build a base in the region to manage the channel partners and serve end users here. Hong Kong is simply the best location within this region," said Mr Tsang.

"From a business point of view, there isn't any place in Asia which is so convenient for travel. It is therefore natural for us to choose Hong Kong for our important regional headquarters. We will use Hong Kong as the gateway to the mainland and rest of the region."

According to Mr Tsang, Hong Kong's high quality workforce and sound management skills enable the company to develop new business most efficiently and effectively.

Founded in 2000 by pioneers in Internet messaging, IronPort Systems provides email security solutions for organisations of all sizes. Supported by a strong technical team, the company focuses on unique proprietary technologies, complemented by partnerships in the industry around the world.

The Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong, John Rutherford, said Hong Kong offers tremendous opportunities for companies like IronPort to expand their network throughout the region.

"With our high IT penetration rate, the demand for various kinds of IT solutions has grown rapidly among Hong Kong businesses, and also those businesses in the region driven out of Hong Kong. Our city apart from our strategic location, our outstanding IT and telecommunications infrastructure are among the major reasons that so many IT companies set up their technical support centre here to serve clients in the region."
 
Since its establishment in 2000 in California, USA, IronPort has become a leader in email security with focuses on unique proprietary technologies such as SenderBase and AsyncOS. With its international headquarters in the US and 32 offices in EMEA, Latin America, Asia Pacific, IronPort currently employs over 350 staff around the world.

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