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Congratulations! A2N – OECM Platinum Partner Status

Access 2 Networks Inc., has been awarded Platinum Supplier Partner status for the Networking Products and Related Services agreement, #2019-340-01 as part of OECM’s 2021 Supplier Recognition Program.

Ontario’s Leading OECM Supplier Partners

OECM is a trusted not-for-profit collaborative sourcing partner for Ontario’s education sector, broader public sector, and other not-for-profit organizations. They contract with innovative, reputable suppliers to offer a comprehensive choice of quality products and services, and generate significant savings for our customers.

OECM’s focus is:

  • Saving
    • OECM provides opportunities to minimize costs, and generate savings and efficiencies on products and services available through our Marketplace.
  • Choice
    • OECM offers a wide range of collaboratively-sourced and competitively-priced products and services, provided by over 100 (and growing) supplier partners, as part of our Marketplace.
  • Services
    • OECM promises to deliver service that is consistent, accessible and responsive, supporting our customer-centric service delivery model.

Leading the way in OECM Partners

A2N has one of the most extensive OECM partner lists in the industry. Focused on cybersecurity and networking, A2N can be trusted to deliver excellent pricing, choice and services in accordance with OECM’s mandate.

Our OECM Partner List:

  • Aruba: Wireless Networks / Network Switching / Guest & Corporate Portals / Authentication & NAC (Network Access Control) / SD-WAN
  • Checkpoint Software: Firewalls / VPN / Endpoint & MDR, Cloud Services
  • F5: Security, Link & Application Load Balancing
  • Trend Micro: Endpoint EDR/MDR / Cloud & Virtual Server & EDI Security
  • Tenable: Vulnerability Assessment and Monitoring
  • Accellion: Corporate Collaboration and Secure File Sharing/Transfer
  • SentinelOne: Endpoint EDR/MDR Security


Ontario VOR (Vendor of Record)

The Vendor of Record (VOR) arrangement was established through an open competitive procurement process for the acquisition of IT security products and related services, including maintenance and support and implementation services. The use of this VOR arrangement will be mandatory for all Ontario Public Service (OPS) ministries and agencies covered by the OPS Procurement Directive. Provincially Funded Organizations (PFOs) will have the option to leverage the VOR arrangement. The VOR arrangement will have an initial term of two years, with an option by MGCS to extend the Agreement on the same terms and conditions for up to one additional term of one year.

Our VOR Partner List:

  • Checkpoint Software: Firewalls / VPN / Endpoint & MDR, Cloud Services
  • Fortinet: Firewalls / VPN / Endpoint EDR-MDR / WAF / SD-WAN / Cloud Services
  • Thycotic: PAM (Privileged Access Management) and Secure Password Server
  • Trend Micro: Endpoint EDR-MDR / Cloud & Virtual Server & EDI Security
  • Netsparker: Web Application Vulnerability Assessments