Science & Technology
Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Tue, July 21, 2009
Mon, July 20, 2009 Network Equipment Technologies: NET Selects Japan Distributor to Deliver Unified Communications Networks
FREMONT, CA--(Marketwire - July 20, 2009) - Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. ("NET") (
NET selected SMX for their ability to efficiently deliver UC solutions to channel reseller partners, as well as their extensive knowledge, skills, and expertise in the communications industry. The selection of SMX is part of NET's new global channel partner program, focused on significant scale. The company's new program includes three distinct distribution partner levels -- Premier, Advanced and Member -- along with a category for strategic UC partners. All levels have been designed with specific requirements and benefits to help partners leverage and be rewarded for their NET product knowledge and solution support expertise. As part of this partner-enablement strategy, NET has extensively expanded its dedicated sales, marketing and technical support model to support these high-quality partnerships.
"NET is pleased to be partnering with Sumitomo Shoji Machinex in order to expand our route to market for our innovative unified communications products," said François Le, vice president of worldwide sales at NET. "By partnering with SMX, NET channel resellers will be able to leverage SMX's extensive networking and enterprise IP products expertise and solution support to help customers build their UC networks."
"As SMX continues to build its portfolio of communication solutions, NET's voice switches and gateway products are a natural fit," said Mitsuyoshi Daimon, General Manager of ICT Solutions Dept at Sumitomo Shoji Machinex. "Our partners will benefit from complete solutions incorporating NET's full range of products supported by our extensive assessment, integration, and implementation services and our vertical market, virtualization, and security practices."
About Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.
Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. (NET) provides network and VoIP solutions to enterprises and government agencies that seek to reduce the cost to deploy next generation unified and secure communications applications. For a quarter of a century, NET has delivered solutions for multi-service networks requiring high degrees of versatility, security and performance. Today, the company's broad family of products enables interoperability and integration with existing networks for migration to secure IP-based communications. Broadening NET's voice solutions, Quintum Technologies, now a part of NET, is a VoIP innovator whose applications bring the reliability and clarity of public telephone networks to Internet telephony and unified communications. NET is headquartered in Fremont, CA and has 14 offices worldwide including the US, the UK, France, the Middle East, China, Japan, Australia, and Latin America. The company sells its solutions through a direct sales force and an international network of resellers and distributors. For more information, visit [ www.net.com ].
About Sumitomo Shoji Machinex
SMX is a company of the Sumitomo Corporation Group and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has eleven offices around the country as well as overseas. SMX has been developing a wide range of business in the areas of machinery, telecommunications, electronics, Facilities and Unified Communications in Japan and overseas by utilizing our sales network to the full In the field of information and telecommunications, SMX provides the high qualified and value-added solutions and controls the quality of the system to meet the various demands of the customers. SMX has been expanding our network business as the best UC solution partner in close coordination with our sales offices around the country. For more information, please visit the company's website at [ www.smx.co.jp ]
