BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Quarry Technologies, Inc., an innovative supplier of intelligent Internet Protocol (IP) services equipment, today announced the introduction of its newest product, the iQ4000™ IP Service Edge Switch. The iQ4000 switch is an ideal entry platform for network service providers to introduce revenue-generating intelligent services, such as secure Internet access, private intranets and extranets with Quality of Service (QoS), managed network firewalls, and more. The iQ4000 switch enables the most comprehensive array of high-value IP services available, with the finest granularity and the best performance per flow ­ all from the most cost-effective and scalable IP services platform in the industry.

The iQ4000 IP Service Edge Switch is optimized for delivering advanced IP services in community Central Offices and Points of Presence, optical-Ethernet Metropolitan Area Networks, Multi-Tenant Units, and major enterprise Wide Area Networks. It joins the Quarry Technologies iQ product family alongside the higher capacity iQ8000™ IP Service Edge Switch and the iQSMS™ Service Management Suite.

"Carriers are seeking IP service-enabling platforms that will allow them to try out new services in their production networks," said Liza Henderson, Vice President of Consulting at TeleChoice, a strategic catalyst for the telecom industry. "The iQ4000 switch from Quarry Technologies overcomes their concerns regarding the cost of enabling equipment and scales to meet customer demand for advanced services. Delivering such a feature-rich product, at a very attractive price point will simplify the purchasing decision for carriers."

Quarry Technologies Inc.