Contact Information: Contacts: Les Goldberg, APR Media Relations Manager D-Link Systems (800) 326-1688 x6095 http://www.dlink.com Ming Shao Director of Marketing PanTerra Networks, Inc. +1 408.702.2233 http://www.panterranetworks.com
PanTerra Networks and D-Link Expand Partnership to Offer Full-Featured IP Phone Solution
Worksmart(TM) Software-as-a-Service Suite, IP End-Point, and Auto-Provisioning
| Source: PanTerra Networks
SUNNYVALE, CA and FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA--(Marketwire - January 22, 2008) - PanTerra Networks
(www.panterranetworks.com), a leading provider of on-demand unified
communications services for small and medium sized businesses, and D-Link
(www.dlink.com), the end-to-end provider of computer networking solutions
for consumers and businesses, today announced the expansion of their
partnership focusing on end-to-end unified communications solutions for the
small-to-medium business (SMB) market.
The end-to-end solution leverages PanTerra Networks' Worksmart
Software-as-a-Service ("SaaS") platform and D-Link's Internet Protocol (IP)
telephony equipment, which provide a full-featured, cost-effective
standards-based on-demand solution. The D-Link® IP phones offer the
functionality of legacy telephone devices while helping reduce
long-distance and international phone toll charges when used with Worksmart
services.
"D-Link equipment, along with PanTerra's Worksmart services, provide the
ideal value and feature set for businesses, and we are pleased to expand
our already strong relationship with PanTerra," said Tom Paterniti, Vice
President of Distribution and Business Development at D-Link Systems, Inc.
"As part of the Worksmart suite, the PanTerra Smartstart Auto-Provisioning
service has been integrated into the D-Link IP telephony equipment, and
together we provide the industry's leading technology, uniquely designed to
allow our channel partners to mass deploy D-Link phones in minutes.
Smartstart has both a Web interface and an IVR telephony interface,
offering maximum flexibility."
Worksmart includes a full-spectrum of SaaS unified communications services
with a single billing, provisioning, administration component and an
intuitive dashboard user interface. Services can be activated and
deactivated in minutes. Customers are able to start with just the features
needed and expand as the business grows. The end-to-end solution from
D-Link and PanTerra Networks provides channel partners with the opportunity
for a healthy monthly recurring revenue stream and allows SMB customers to
work effectively and economically with high employee productivity and
efficiency.
"By expanding our partnership with D-Link, we are able to offer
unparalleled SaaS unified communications services with the leading software
and hardware technologies as well as superior distribution and fulfillment
support," said Rob Mainor, Executive Vice President of Business Development
at PanTerra Networks. "The bundle of Worksmart and D-Link hardware will
provide our channels with a leading industry offering and the right tools
to enjoy the lucrative opportunity of the transformational SaaS play in the
SMB market."
About D-Link
D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for small, medium and large
enterprise business networking. The company is an award-winning designer,
developer and manufacturer of networking, broadband, digital electronics,
voice, data and video communications solutions for the digital home, Small
Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium Business (SMB), and Workgroup to
Enterprise environments. With millions of networking and connectivity
products manufactured and shipped, D-Link is a dominant market participant
and price/performance leader in the networking and communications market.
D-Link Systems, Inc. headquarters are located at 17595 Mt. Herrmann Street,
Fountain Valley, Calif., 92708. Phone (800) 326-1688 or (714) 885-6000; FAX
(866) 743-4905; Internet www.dlink.com.
D-Link and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of
D-Link Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other
countries.
About PanTerra Networks
PanTerra Networks is a leading provider of on-demand unified communications
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for small and medium sized
businesses. The Company's Worksmart solution integrates voice and IP
calling, PBX and call-distribution services, secure instant messaging,
multimedia conferencing, web collaboration, remote desktop sharing and
ACD/call center services delivered in a single easy to provision and easy
to use and administer interface. Worksmart's ability to tightly integrate
with other business applications like Salesforce automation makes it an
ideal productivity tool. PanTerra's hosted on-demand service keeps capital
investment low and aligns operating expense to business value. Worksmart
services are co-branded and re-sold exclusively through service providers,
distributors and resellers. The Company is headquartered in Sunnyvale,
California. For more information, visit http://www.panterranetworks.com or
call +1 408.702.2200.