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Opengear and Prophecy Networks Fulfil Telecom New Zealand's Critical Remote Management Demands
Centralized, out of Band Management of All Equipment in Telecom's Network Integration Lab
| Source: Opengear
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - October 7, 2009) - Telecom New Zealand has recently gone
live with a centralized solution from Opengear that allows secure worldwide
access to, and management of, key network and telecommunications equipment
in their Network Integration Lab in Wellington. The solution includes
Opengear KCS6000 and IM4200 console management appliances deployed as two
distributed clusters, supporting access from up to 1000 external specialist
engineers and administrators.
Prophecy Networks and Opengear have worked closely with Telecom New Zealand
over the past six months to fine-tune the solution, in order to meet
Telecom's specific needs. This is something that, according to Telecom New
Zealand, was not forthcoming from the vendor of their previous management
solution.
"Although the Opengear solution did not initially fulfil our needs
out-of-the-box, Opengear engineers were dedicated to modifying the
operational software to hit all our requirements," said Dave Shaw from the
Network Integration Lab. "Opengear was able to do so at a reduced cost when
compared to the existing vendor, and subsequently the previous solution was
decommissioned and replaced with the Opengear solution."
Telecom's Network Integration Lab (NIL) in Wellington is widely used for
the creation and testing of new products (routers, switches, DSL
concentrators, VoIP gateways) and services (voice, data, and video) prior
to release onto live networks. Its environment and strict quality controls
ensure high reliability and performance in the Telecom environment. The
NIL is also used by its vendors to undertake proof of concept testing
against models of Telecom's networks, allowing for rigorous testing of
concepts before releasing them into production.
"Telecom New Zealand had specific security, scalability, and performance
and quality requirements," said Opengear's CEO Bob Waldie. "Opengear
believes in providing open, extensible solutions that fit the customer
requirements," Waldie continued.
Prophecy Networks, Opengear's distribution partner, expects to continue
working with Telecom New Zealand in remotely managing their live
telecommunications equipment in many other locations.
Prophecy Networks
Prophecy Networks was created in 2001 by a team of computer networking and
security experts who are passionate about technical excellence and complex
problem solving.
Prophecy meets a growing need in the New Zealand marketplace for
professional services delivered quickly and effectively by experienced
engineers who are subject matter experts in a variety of fields.
http://www.prophecy.co.nz/home/
Telecom Network Integration Lab (NIL)
Telecom is New Zealand's largest telecommunications service provider, and
touches almost every New Zealander through the range of products and
services we provide, and the work we do within our communities.
The Telecom NIL is used by our vendors to undertake proof of concept
testing against the model of the network, allowing for rigorous testing of
concepts before releasing them live on a network. The sales teams can also
use The NIL as a demonstration and sales support centre.
http://www.telecom.co.nz/
http://www.nil.net.nz/
About Opengear
Opengear (http://www.opengear.com) designs and manufactures next-generation
console server, power management and kvm over ip solutions for secure
remote
access and control of network devices such as routers, switches, servers,
firewalls,
uninterruptible power supplies, power distribution units and environmental
monitoring
devices in distributed networks. Opengear's open source platform gives
network
managers and system integrators the most flexible, extensible, console
server
solution on the market today for serial console ports, service processors,
power
solutions and environmental monitoring.