GoAhead Software Signs New Value-Added Resellers, Expands EMEA Presence.Wickenby Ltd. and Mantica Solutions Rely on GoAhead to Help TEMs Ensure 99.999 Percent Availability of Carrier-Grade Systems BARCELONA, Spain -- GoAhead[R] Software, the worldwide leader in open standards-based high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. and systems management middleware for carrier-grade and mission critical systems, today announced reseller agreements with two new EMEA-based partners, Wickenby Ltd. and Mantica Solutions, boosting the company's outreach to this high-growth region. The additions strengthen an already stacked GoAhead channel - including partners such as IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , RadiSys, Performance Technologies, and Altatek - and extend GoAhead's ability to enable telecom equipment manufacturers (TEMs) to speed time to market, lower project risk and focus on services and applications. "We are pleased to expand our presence in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. with two best-in-class solution partners, offering customers one-stop to ensure availability and significantly reduce project risk," states Jim Ewel, GoAhead 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. . "With the ATCA See AdvancedTCA. expertise provided by Wickenby Ltd. and Mantica's know-how in service-enabling technologies, GoAhead eagerly anticipates success from each of these partnerships," Ewel continues. Wickenby Ltd, based in Israel, is a shelf vendor offering fully integrated hardware platforms to Tier 1 and Tier 2 TEMs. With a decade of previous experience Wickenby specializes in AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA as well as custom infrastructures. In addition to offering GoAhead SelfReliant open standards-based high availability and systems management middleware, Wickenby offers comprehensive electronic systems infrastructure design, volume delivery and support from the mechanical shelf (military, telecom COTS and custom), cooling systems cooling systems for housed animals include spraying of roofs with water, evaporative pads with fans, foggers and misters; for pastured animals shelter from the sun by trees or artificial shade devices and cooling ponds are used. and IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) A protocol for monitoring server hardware for temperature, voltage, chassis intrusion, etc. Introduced in 1998 by Intel, HP, NEC and Dell, IPMI defines a standard set of messages for the characteristics of hardware based shelf management, as well as third party board integration. "By combining GoAhead's proven leadership in high availability seen in more than 15,000 deployments worldwide, with Wickenby's expertise in ATCA and MicroTCA, customers can notably speed time to market and reduce project risk for deployment of systems based on these fast-emerging platforms," explains Kevin Gyllenberg, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. for Wickenby Ltd. Another value added reseller See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). , Mantica Solutions, boasts unique expertise in service-enabling technologies and products for intelligent networks (IN) and next-generation networks (NGN (Next Generation Networks) An umbrella term for mixed voice and data networks running over the IP protocol. See IP Multimedia Subsystem. ) to help clients advance the rollout of compelling, revenue-generating services. The company's experience in the Iberian market enables offering superior solutions while at the same adding the value of a local company with well-known experts that guarantee the highest level of service and support. Mantica's core services include consulting, solution design, integration, custom software development and solution support. "The adoption of ATCA in the next-generation service delivery platforms and carrier-class service platforms is a natural step forward that stems from the necessity of standardization of the COTS model. And high availability middleware plays a vital role in this unstoppable trend. Hence, Mantica is thrilled to join such a trusted partner as GoAhead to offer unmatched high availability solutions to TEMs in the Iberian market," states Carlos Egea, CEO for Mantica Solutions. Contact Wickenby Ltd. For more information about Wickenby Ltd., please visit www.wickenby.com or call +972 77 930 0941. Contact Mantica Solutions For more information about Mantica Solutions, please visit www.mantica-solutions.com or call +34 91 745 99 34. GoAhead Software Exhibiting at 3GSM World Congress 2007 Please join GoAhead Software at 3GSM World Congress 2007 at Fira de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, February 12 - 15. Find GoAhead in the RadiSys Hospitality Suite (4.1HS14) or stop by and see a joint demonstration with GoAhead, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , IBM and Bridgeport Networks at the AMD booth (2.1B26, Hall 2, Level 1). About GoAhead GoAhead Software is the worldwide leader in open standards-based high availability and systems management middleware for carrier-grade and mission critical systems where downtime is unacceptable. Deployed on more than 15,000 nodes worldwide, GoAhead has the only proven, open standards-based solution on the market, reducing project risk so you can meet time and cost requirements. GoAhead's leadership and long commitment to Service Availability Forum
A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. For more information on GoAhead, visit www.goahead.com or call 425-453-1900. For press information, contact Lacy Williams at 425-468-5417 or lwilliams@goahead.com |
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