Amplify.net Expands to Europe; Inks Distribution Partnerships with Tekdata in the United Kingdom and Alias in Italy.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 2002 Amplify.net, Inc., a leader in solutions that amplify the security, resiliency, capacity and quality of IP networks, continues its aggressive international market expansion and announced today that it has established distribution partnerships with two European companies It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. This is a list of companies from the countries in the European Union. : Tekdata Distribution in Stoke-on-Trend, UK, and Alias (1) An alternate name used for identification, such as for naming a field or a file. See CNAME record. (2) In the Mac, an alias is an icon that points to a program or data file. in Udine, Italy. Tekdata and Alias are both value-added distributors specializing in leading-edge security and high-value networking products. Simultaneously with the launch of the partnership, Tekdata, Alias and Amplify.net will conduct a series of seminars for security VARs and WAN system integrators throughout this month. The seminars will focus on how small and medium-sized enterprises with multiple branch offices can combine existing leased lines A private communications channel leased from a common carrier. Most digital lines require four wires (two pairs) for full-duplex transmission. (communications, networking) leased line and E1 connections with DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary to create redundant WAN networks while increasing bandwidth capacity in a simple and cost effective manner. Today's Business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. Demands Network Reliability, Resiliency, and Security In today's network-dependent business environment, not only is WAN failure not an option even for small and mid-sized companies, failure detection and automatic recovery is a must. With high-speed broadband service See broadband and broadband service provider. available from a number of large service providers, the adoption of DSL connectivity in business networks is poised to grow at a rapid rate. While the intrinsic benefit of conducting business over inexpensive public networks is well understood, network security and resiliency is becoming a critical priority. iSurfJanus(TM): A Family of Multi-WAN Gateway Appliances for SMEs Amplify.net's iSurfJanus is a family of Multi-WAN Gateway Appliances designed specifically for branch/remote offices and headquarters of small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs). "Our iSurfJanus is a new category of broadband gateway device that automates high speed WAN backup and dynamic load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them among multiple WAN links plus VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. and firewall, integrated together with all the critical WAN gateway functions in a simple appliance that is very affordable, easy to install and is 100% interoperable with existing network infrastructure," said Pauline Lo Alker, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Amplify.net. "In addition to WAN redundancy, it enables businesses to optimize recurring monthly WAN line cost by combining inexpensive high-speed DSL connections DSL connection n (Comput) → DSL-Anschluss m with traditional Frame Relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. or T1/E1 lines connecting to the same or different ISPs. It delivers a near instantaneous return on investment (ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). ) depending on the existing network infrastructure and the iSurfJanus model installed." Bringing Solutions to the Market Aggressively via Distribution Partnerships "Amplify.net is a solid brand with a reputation for delivering high quality innovative solutions to the business market," said Ken Hulme, General Manager of Tekdata. "The distribution partnership with Amplify.net is a natural extension to our product portfolio and will sit alongside our security and networking solutions to give customers the ability to enhance their network security and resiliency as well as expanding bandwidth capacity in a very attractive package." "Given the exciting broadband market dynamics in Italy today, the introduction of Amplify's iSurfJanus family is very timely," added Stefano Cucit, Business Development Manager of Alias. "Its multi-homing and load balancing capability will enable Italian corporate customers to take full advantage of the extremely attractive ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line offerings today." The iSurfJanus family has been successfully installed in various customer sites in the U.S., Canada and throughout Asia. "The enthusiastic reception we have received in Europe clearly indicates that the market is expecting a product like iSurfJanus," said Didier Cop, Amplify.net's Vice President of Marketing. "Its unparallel value in functionality, performance and price enables IT managers to add important security and resiliency measures to branch offices, a luxury that was not economically feasible before. Our partnership with Tekdata and Alias is the first milestone in establishing Amplify's presence in Europe. We expect to sign several new distributors in other parts of Europe in the next three to four months." VAR Seminars to be held in Leeds, UK and Milan Italy. Tekdata, Alias and Amplify will be conducting a series of seminars in Leeds (UK), Milan and Rome (Italy) in October. VARs will be offered the opportunity to test iSurfJanus free of charge. About Amplify.net, Inc. (www.amplifynet.com) Amplify.net, a privately held Silicon Valley Company, develops and delivers technologies and products that amplify the value of IP Networks. Amplify.net addresses the needs of businesses and service providers through solutions that optimize the performance and capacity of IP networks and ensure network security and resiliency About Tekdata Distribution (www.tekdata.co.uk) Tekdata Distribution is a specialist distributor of security solutions and services offering products that protect organizations from inevitable security breaches whether external or internally. Protecting your mission critical network is essential and with Tekdata's innovative portfolio of security products the risk can be reduced to a minimum. Tekdata also supply's value adding services such as training, consultancy, installation and managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality which offers our customers the best in channel knowledge, expertise and value. Our mission is to provide IT solutions and services to whatever requirement and in a language that the customer understands. About Alias (www.alias.it) Alias srl is a value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. distributor, specialized in Networking, Communications and Internet. Alias has a network of over 1,200 dealers and service providers located all over Italy. The dealers network is supported by Alias headquarters in Udine and its branch office in Milano. Training and support is provided with a fully equipped training room, and an Internet Web site, www.alias.it, developed to strongly support technically the channel. |
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