Avnet Enterprise Solutions Adds WAN Services to IP Telephony Capabilities.TEMPE, Ariz. -- Avnet Enterprise Solutions, a Network Lifecycle Management solutions provider and a division of Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), today continued to build on its IP telephony solutions capabilities, announcing an alliance that extends its Wide Area Network (WAN) services. The alliance with Top Speed Data, a master telecom agent representing 20 of the leading service providers, enables Avnet Enterprise Solutions to provide WAN consulting services to its multisite customers. This includes circuit upgrades, consolidation and WAN design -- all critical to optimizing networks for voice and data traffic. "We are continually working to augment our network lifecycle management services capabilities as we see more of our customers migrating from traditional TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). environments to IP telephony," said Jim Teter, president, Avnet Enterprise Solutions. "The WAN is a key concern for multisite companies, and our partnership with Top Speed Data means we can help them design their WAN to accommodate voice and data at the lowest cost of ownership." "As companies continue to deploy advanced technologies, such as IP telephony, they are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a complete package from one company," said Anthy O'Brien, president, Top Speed Data. "Our WAN services, together with Avnet Enterprise Solutions' IP telephony expertise, give customers the convenience they value from a trusted IT advisor." Avnet Enterprise Solutions provides Secure Convergence(TM) solutions to commercial enterprises, school districts, healthcare facilities and government entities by engineering security into every IP telephony deployment. Expanded WAN services bolster the company's assess, design, implement and manage methodology to provide a one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. for IP telephony projects. About Avnet Enterprise Solutions Avnet Enterprise Solutions specializes in Network Lifecycle Management solutions for IP communications, security, wireless and LAN/WAN LAN/WAN Local Area Network/Wide Area Network . The company leverages its unique suite of technical and financial professional services to optimize a company's network performance and security posture. Avnet Enterprise Solutions integrates hardware, software and services from industry leaders including Cisco, APC (1) (American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI, www.apcc.com) The leading manufacturer of UPS systems and surge suppressors, founded in 1981 by Rodger Dowdell, Neil Rasmussen and Emanual Landsman, three electronic power engineers who had worked at MIT. , TANDBERG, Top Speed Data and IPcelerate, utilizing its assess, design, implement and manage methodology for full lifecycle solutions. Headquartered in Tempe, Ariz., Avnet Enterprise Solutions (www.es.avnet.com) is a division of Avnet Inc. Avnet generated more than $10 billion in revenue in fiscal 2004 (year ended July 3, 2004) through sales in 68 countries. |
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