Acopia Networks Selects Electronics Manufacturing Services Provider Jabil Circuit for Turnkey Services.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LOWELL, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 2003 Acopia Networks, Inc., the pioneer of Adaptive Resource Networking products, today announced it selected Jabil Circuit Jabil NYSE: JBL is a provider of electronic manufacturing services. Jabil designs and manufactures electronic circuit boards for major OEMs in a diverse group of industries including automotive, computing and storage, consumer products, medical, networking, peripherals and , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : JBL JBL James Bullough Lansing (audio/speaker engineer) JBL Journal of Biblical Literature JBL John Bradshaw Leyfield (wrestler) JBL Jonathan Bell Lovelace (investment research) ), a world leading electronics manufacturing services Electronic manufacturing services (EMS) is term used for companies that design, test, manufacture, distribute and provide return/repair services for electronic component and assemblies for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). (EMS) provider, to manufacture circuit board and sub-assemblies for Acopia's family of network switches. Jabil will initially provide Acopia with full turnkey manufacturing services for the assembly and testing of circuit boards and sub-assemblies used in Acopia's adaptive resource switching systems Switching systems (communications) The assemblies of switching and control devices provided so that any station in a communications system may be connected as desired with any other station. . Jabil will also support Acopia with all aspects of procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. , manufacturing, supply chain management, system integration and production distribution. "After careful evaluation, we chose the partner that will provide our customers with world-class quality, lowest cost and global distribution capabilities," said Mark Terenzoni, vice president of operations for Acopia. "It is critical that we manage the quality and reliability aspects of our system as we ramp our business of selling new generation switches to large enterprise customers. Jabil's depth of experience in the manufacturing and distribution of sophisticated networking products, and their demonstrated ability to ramp products in an accelerated and demanding environment, make us comfortable that they are the best manufacturing partner for Acopia." Acopia is pioneering a new class of network switch - called the adaptive resource switch - to deliver an on-demand network infrastructure to today's network, server and storage system infrastructure. The adaptive resource switches uniquely enable the network to become application aware and therefore make more efficient use of existing resources throughout a global enterprise. "Acopia's technology and business model align well with Jabil's global capabilities," said Steve Borges, Jabil's vice president of business development. "We are well positioned to support their product development initiatives and overall growth expectations of their business." About Acopia Networks Acopia Networks is pioneering a new class of product, the Adaptive Resource Switch, which integrates technologies such as L4-7, server switching, file switching, and web service switching to uniquely deliver an on-demand network infrastructure. This solution empowers enterprises to "conserve, control, and adapt" their existing global IT infrastructures. The result is a dramatic reduction in storage and server capital expenditures as well as significant savings in operational costs. Adaptive Resource Switching aims to dramatically change the economics of today's distributed global infrastructures by significantly extending enterprises' existing investments in information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. and optimizing the delivery of, and access to, data stored worldwide. Acopia Networks was founded in January 2002, and is headquartered in Lowell, MA. For more information, visit http://www.acopia.com/. About Jabil Circuit Jabil Circuit, Inc. is an electronic manufacturing services provider for international electronics companies in the aerospace, automotive, computing computing - computer , consumer, defense, instrumentation, medical, networking, peripherals, storage and telecommunications markets. Jabil offers circuit design, board design from schematic A graphical representation of a system. It often refers to electronic circuits on a printed circuit board or in an integrated circuit (chip). See logic gate and HDL. , mechanical and production design, product realization services, product research and development, testing, prototype assembly, volume board assembly, system assembly, enclosure services, direct fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. , repair and warranty services from facilities in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Further information about Jabil can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.jabil.com. Copyright 2003 Acopia Networks, Inc. Acopia is a trademark of Acopia Networks. All other brands, products, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of the companies with which they are associated. |
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