MANILA, PHILIPPINES--(Marketwire - May 20, 2008) - Stolt-Nielsen Philippines, a top
offshore services company and a pioneer in the aquaculture industry, has
completely overhauled its network infrastructure and put in place
technology from Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO). The network upgrade will enable
Stolt-Nielsen to increase its operational flexibility and use the network
as a platform to accelerate the delivery of applications and support
evolving business requirements.
At the heart of Stolt-Nielsen's network is the Cisco® Catalyst 3750
Series Switch, a line of enterprise-class stackable multilayer switches
that provide high availability, security and quality of service to enhance
the operation of the network. Its innovative unified stack architecture
provides industry-leading stack management, redundancy and failover.
"The comprehensive upgrade of our network is in line with our overall
office renovation. The aesthetic and technological transformation of the
Stolt-Nielsen facilities has done wonders for our employees' daily
operations. We now have a visually appealing workplace and a more capable
and robust network system," said Ricardo Sacay, training computer
administrator at Stolt-Nielsen.
Another reason for the network migration is the recent transfer of
Stolt-Nielsen's worldwide accounting transactions to the Manila office,
making it the accounting hub of global operations. "We receive hundreds of
scanned receipts from all over the world daily. We used to have a difficult
time processing large incoming files. Since the network upgrade, this has
become very manageable," Sacay added.
Stolt-Nielsen currently uses 18 switches spread throughout the four floors
of the Stolt-Nielsen main office in Makati City. Cisco Aironet® wireless
access points provide mobility in the four floors.
"The Cisco Catalyst 3750 Switches provide Stolt-Nielsen with the foundation
on which it can deliver services in the future such as unified
communications. The network has truly become a platform to enable the
company to realize its business objectives in the coming years," said
Luichi Robles, country manager of Cisco Philippines.
Stolt-Nielsen celebrated its 25th year of operations in the Philippines
last year. It handles ship operations and manning requirements of the
entire Stolt-Nielsen fleet with docks located in more than 50 ports
worldwide. Its two main headquarters are located in London and Rotterdam.
The Manila office deploys 1,500 seafarers annually. Stolt-Nielsen has 130
state-of-the-art parcel tankers that carry millions of tons of cargo.
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