IGEL Partners with Exclusive Networks to Expand Its Security Channel Ecosystem

IGEL announces new partnership with Exclusive Networks at Now & Next® Miami 2026 GNW

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Agreement strengthens IGEL’s security-led distribution strategy and channel reach, while leveraging Exclusive Networks’ CyberLAB validation environment to enhance partner enablement

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MIAMI, March 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IGEL, a global software company delivering an Adaptive Secure Endpoint Platform™ for modern digital workspaces and secure access, today announced a strategic partnership with Exclusive Networks, a global cybersecurity go-to-market specialist. The collaboration reinforces IGEL’s role as the endpoint execution layer that supports Zero Trust and modern secure access architectures, expanding its footprint within security-first partner ecosystems.

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Klaus Oestermann, CEO of IGEL Technology, said, “This partnership has an important strategic fit for our future channel expansion strategy. Exclusive Networks has deep credibility with networking, security, and identity partners globally, and by adding IGEL to their portfolio, they can now offer modern endpoint architectures grounded in immutability and no-local-data principles that standardize operations, strengthen posture, and reduce attack surface.”

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“Our mission is to enable partners to deliver measurable security outcomes and consistent, comprehensive levels of cyberdefense across all types of end-customers in various geographies,” said Jason Beal, President of Exclusive Networks, North America. “IGEL adds a security-first endpoint execution layer to our portfolio. Combined with Exclusive Networks’ CyberLAB, we can help partners validate integrated solutions and scale deployments with confidence.”

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Under the partnership, Exclusive Networks will distribute IGEL alongside its portfolio of leading cybersecurity solutions. This enables solution providers to design endpoint architectures that bring secure access patterns to a broader set of environments, including SaaS, DaaS, VDI, secure enterprise browsers, and OT-adjacent use cases. Gartner forecasts worldwide spending on information security to reach $323 billion by 2029, illustrating the urgency for standardized endpoint patterns that reduce risk and operational overhead.

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Their research highlights that tool sprawl, configuration drift, and hybrid device diversity widen attacker opportunities while increasing support complexity. They emphasize the importance of outcome-driven metrics—such as hardened baseline coverage, protection consistency, and automated recovery—and call for endpoint-layer controls, including secure enterprise browsers and secure endpoints, to reduce attack surface and simplify operations.

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A standout element of the partnership is Exclusive Networks’ CyberLAB, a global sandbox environment that validates integrated cybersecurity solutions. Within CyberLAB, partners can observe how IGEL’s secure endpoint OS platform operates as the execution plane within SASE, ZTNA, enterprise browser, and secure

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SaaS access architectures. CyberLAB provides partners with interoperability evidence, policy-enforcement transparency, and operational consistency, thereby shortening the path from evaluation to repeatable deployment.

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Phil Eden, VP Channel, North America at IGEL, said, “Exclusive Networks brings the cybersecurity-focused partner ecosystem and technical enablement capabilities that support our growth goals, especially through onboarding net-new security partners and expanding the ecosystem to show where IGEL delivers value beyond VDI.”