New partnership equips South African partners with market-leading encryption, cryptographic security and digital trust solutions

Partnership meets rising demand for encryption, compliance and quantum-ready security solutions.

Move strengthens Climb’s investment in the region after launching with Sophos in May

Johannesburg, South Africa, August 18, 2026 – Climb Channel Solutions South Africa, (“Climb”) an international specialty technology distributor and wholly owned subsidiary of Climb Global Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLMB), today announced the expansion of its long-term investment in South Africa with the signing of a distribution partnership with Utimaco, a leading global provider of IT security solutions. The partnership will also cover the rest of Africa, Indian Ocean Islands and the Nordics.

Climb brings Utimaco’s digital trust, encryption, and cryptographic security portfolio to local partners, helping them address growing customer demand around compliance, resilience, data sovereignty, and post-quantum readiness. The evolving cybersecurity landscape across South Africa is creating new opportunities for partners to address broader business priorities around compliance, operational resilience, data sovereignty and long-term data protection.

With local and regional expertise sitting alongside the scale and reach of a global distributor, Climb will enable partners to identify new market opportunities, build specialist expertise and develop service-led offerings that address growing demand for cryptographic security and digital trust capabilities.

Specifically, South Africa’s financial services sector represents a significant opportunity for channel partners as banks and financial institutions increasingly prioritise data protection, regulatory compliance and operational resilience. By bringing Utimaco’s specialist cryptographic security solutions to local partners, Climb is helping the channel address some of the most demanding security requirements across financial services, government and critical infrastructure environments. This latest partnership follows Climb’s official launch in South Africa in May, which was announced alongside Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions. The move to South Africa marked the next step in Climb’s EMEA expansion strategy, and followed successful moves into the UK, DACH, Ireland and Southeastern Europe.

Gerard Brophy, CRO, Climb commented: “Through this partnership, Climb will help partners expand beyond traditional cybersecurity conversations and engage customers around encryption, digital trust, data sovereignty, identity protection, and post-quantum readiness, which will create new opportunities for value-added services and long-term customer relationships. This partnership with Utimaco also strengthens Climb’s long-term commitment to bringing leading cybersecurity, compliance, and resilience technologies to African partners.”

As part of the partnership, Climb and Utimaco will launch the ‘Trust & Resilience Roadshow’, bringing together partners, customers, and industry experts in Cape Town on 8 September and Pretoria on 10 September. The events will explore the growing importance of compliance, digital trust, post-quantum readiness, and AI-era cyber security, while helping partners and their customers understand how to build secure foundations for future growth. To register an interest, click here.

For more information about Climb South Africa presence, www.climbcs.com/za.

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About Climb Channel Solutions and Climb Global Solutions

Climb Channel Solutions (“Climb”) is a global specialty technology distributor focusing on Security, Artificial Intelligence, Data Management, Connectivity, Storage & HCI, Virtualisation & Cloud, and Software Application & Lifecycle. What sets Climb apart is our commitment to transform distribution by providing emerging and established IT technologies, flexible financing, real-time quoting, best of breed channel operations, speed to market, and exceptional service to our partners worldwide. Climb Channel Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Climb Global Solutions (NASDAQ: CLMB). Experience the Climb difference and learn how our people-first approach empowers VARs and MSPs to grow, scale, and accelerate their business.

About Utimaco

Utimaco is a global platform provider of trusted Cybersecurity and Data Protection solutions and services with headquarters in Aachen (Germany) and Campbell, CA (USA). Utimaco develops on-premises and cloud-based hardware security modules, solutions for key management and data protection as well as Public Warning Systems. Utimaco is one of the world’s leading manufacturers in its key market segments.

400+ employees around the globe create innovative solutions and services to protect data, identities, citizens and digital assets with responsibility for global customers and citizens. Customers and partners in many different industries value the reliability and long-term investment security of Utimaco’s high-security products and solutions. Find out more on www.utimaco.com.