HEVERLEE, Belgium and FREMONT CAL, US, October 22, 2002 – Telindus (listed on Euronext Brussels, ticker TEL) and Inkra Networks announced today that they have signed a strategic partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, Telindus, the expert in data and telecommunication networks, and large independent network integrator in Europe, will create and launch a series of third-generation virtual data centre solutions based on Inkra’s Virtual Service Switch (VSS), the industry’s leading virtual security and performance service platform. Inkra is one of only two companies chosen in a rigorous selection process to partner with Telindus and joins an elite list of strategic partners and leading vendors including 3Com, Cisco Systems, Extreme, HP, Microsoft, Riverstone, Juniper, Check Point, Nokia, Sun, and many more.
"At Telindus, the Integrator, we have identified clear customer needs related to the reduction of cost and complexity of network and security architectures,” said Vincent Simonart, Chief Operating Officer at Telindus. “The partnership with Inkra will enable Telindus’ enterprise and telco customers to optimize data centre performance and management, and allows the Integrator to design third-generation networks with virtual services. With the current market drivers and business needs for virtualization in storage, network, and computing power, we clearly see the opportunity in Europe and are delighted to be working with a leading vendor like Inkra."
Telindus was an early pioneer in providing networking and data communications services and solutions. Today, Telindus is the leader in network and security consulting, integration, and management for European markets. Telindus is represented in 16 countries worldwide and employs over 2,300 technology experts. The company reported an operating income of 655 million Euros in 2001, up from 559 million Euros the previous year. Telindus serves a broad spectrum of financial, government, and enterprise institutions.
“Telindus’ customer base reads like the who’s who of European blue-chip companies,” said Sanjay Dhawan, president and CEO of Inkra. “For Inkra to be chosen in 2002 by Telindus brings us great honour, and testifies to the need for Inkra’s VSS in data centres everywhere. As a pioneer in networking communications, Telindus will help us expand into the European enterprise market, and carry out our vision of bringing increased ROI and efficient operations to the world’s data centres today.”
Inkra will be a featured speaker at the upcoming International Telindus Symposium, held October 24 at Brussels Expo in Belgium.
Customers wanting more information about Inkra’s VSS should review Inkra’s Web site (http://www.inkra.com/) or contact Inkra Networks at +1-510-623-4200.
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About Telindus
Publicly listed and headquartered in Belgium, the Telindus Group (listed on Euronext Brussels, ticker TEL) is a European expert in data and telecommunications networks. Telindus has extensive expertise in all areas of modern telecommunications applications and technologies including LAN, MAN, WAN, Internet, e-business, network access and security, VOIP, VPN, fixed and mobile communication. Founded in 1969, the Telindus Group currently employs over 2,300 people across 60 establishments spanning 16 countries in addition to an extensive network of global agents across all continents. Telindus has a broad portfolio of customers and can offer both regional and pan-European references in virtually every industry sector. Telindus has its corporate headquarters at 335 Geldenaaksebaan, Heverlee (close to the city of Leuven), B-3001 in Belgium. For more information on Telindus' networking solutions and services, please visit http://www.telindus.com/.
For information related to Telindus’ International Symposium on October 24, please refer to http://www.telindussymposium.com./.
About Inkra Networks
Inkra Networks offers the most dynamic, cost-effective network security and performance solution in the industry, enabling data centers to fully automate service management, and reduce network infrastructure costs by an order of magnitude. Inkra’s Virtual Service Architecture (VSA) and Virtual Service Switch (VSS) product family virtualizes and integrates security and performance services such as firewall, load balancing, SSL, and VPN in scalable hardware platforms. Inkra’s 1500 and 4000 VSS products support tens to hundreds of dedicated service topologies called Virtual Racks. HardWall, Inkra’s unique hardware-enforced resource management technology, ensures separation, isolates faults, and guarantees system resources among all Virtual Racks on a VSS. Only Inkra’s VSS with HardWall resource management enables organizations to deliver scalable network services with the same performance and integrity as hundreds of physical appliances, at a fraction of the cost. Inkra Networks was recently selected for inclusion in the Red Herring 100, an award recognizing the top 50 public and the top 50 private companies contributing to business innovation. Headquartered in Fremont, CA, Inkra is funded by Battery Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Storm Ventures, and Greenstone Venture Partners.