Wednesday, 23 April 2008

Cable& Wireless Partners Ipanema Technologies, Delivers on Applications Centric Network Management in AP

Cable& Wireless has entered into an agreement with Ipanema Technologies, a provider of application traffic management systems for wide area networks.

The partnership will see Cable&Wireless utilize Ipanema’s Business Network Optimisation System to develop a new application-centric offering in Asia Pacific.

According to Cable &Wireless, the Ipanema element provides its customers globally with real-time visibility and control of what is happening on their Virtual Private Network (VPN).

Customers using the Ipanema system will also be able to dynamically manage, accelerate and prioritise traffic to meet their individual business needs. This builds on an established partnership that has already provided UK-based enterprises with an integrated offering.

“Businesses are increasingly dependent on networks to underpin their IT infrastructure and, as CRM and ERP applications become more business-critical, the fight for bandwidth becomes greater. Our service offering is evolving as these new pressures are placed on network managers to guarantee the performance of key applications such as Citrix and SAP and sensitive real-time applications such as VoIP,” said Alex Connors, Head of International Product Management at Cable&Wireless Asia Pacific.

“The spotlight is now on ICT departments and network managers are turning to us to give them as much control over their networks as possible. We’re committed to offering the best levels of service to our customers and, with Ipanema, we will be able to help network managers meet the requirements of their end-users, ensuring critical applications do not suffer due to network issues such as congestion at peak times.”

Ipanema’s approach offers telcos a scalable carrier class system with a dedicated service delivery framework that transcends their actual IP VPN service. This enables them to shift from a network SLA model to an application SLA model, opening opportunities for a new generation of high-value services centred around the performance of business-critical applications.