WALTHAM, Mass. and SAN FRANCISCO -- CentrePath, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent management solutions for optical and storage networks, today announced a partnership with IP Networks, Inc., a provider of high bandwidth optical, Ethernet and IP services throughout metro San Francisco and Silicon Valley. With the partnership, IP Networks is able to expand the company’s portfolio of bandwidth solutions moving beyond traditional carrier-based service offerings. By integrating CentrePath’s Magellan technology and service, IP Networks can now provide a cost-effective service for the management of customers’ optical and storage networks. IP Networks has an impressive customer base that crosses virtually every vertical market, ranging from Fortune 15, to federal government, to medium and large enterprises.
“We looked at several potential partners to help introduce a suite of managed services that was complimentary to our core competencies and CentrePath was the ideal partner for our customer base,” said Gary George, President of IP Networks. “Our all-optical network already transports mission critical applications between enterprise, data center and carrier POP locations at great than 99.999% availability. Integrating CentrePath’s Magellan technology and service capabilities is a natural extension for the management of the infrastructure for high-bandwidth applications.”
“Customers of all sizes and across all vertical industries are leveraging optical and storage networks as a real opportunity to reduce costs and recapture control and flexibility of their infrastructure,” said Jim Sullivan, CEO of CentrePath. “We’re excited to be teamed with IP Networks to provide a comprehensive approach to customers who want reliable, available and cost-effective optical and storage networks.”
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