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PacStar Partners With INX and World Wide Technology to Provide Everything Over IP Communications Solutions to the Military
TechWeb 04/02/2008
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WASHINGTON, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire/-- PacStar(TM), a technology-based provider of communications solutions to the military and government, today announced partnerships with INX and World Wide Technology to deliver the PacStar 6000 set of solutions to the military.
The PacStar 6000 series is designed to meet Congressional and Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) directives that mandate military networks move to IP-based communications. For base-level or tactical communications, the PacStar 6000 series connects directly to the Defense Systems Network (DSN) to maximize strategic and situational awareness over one communications pipe.
"We recognize that providing fast, reliable communications is critical to the military, especially when the chain of command can be thousands of miles apart at any given time," said Roger Haney, Area Vice President - Federal Sales of INX. "The new IP solutions from PacStar deliver the next generation communications network that is easy to use, deploy, manage and maintain. INX is a leader in providing communications infrastructure to the military and we are excited to be able to offer the PacStar UC solutions."
"The partnership with PacStar furthers our commitment to providing best of class networking and communications solutions to the government," said Bill McKeon, Vice President of Federal Sales for World Wide Technology. "The PacStar 6000 series will set the standard for IP connectivity to the Defense Systems Network (DSN) moving forward. We are looking forward to providing our expertise and know-how to ensure US soldiers have the best possible communications equipment to ensure mission success."
The PacStar 6000 series comprises of the following products:
-- PacStar 6300 Deployable UC Exchange is designed for deployed operations, and managed through PacStar IQ-Core(TM) Software, the PacStar 6300 brings the power of IP communications to the warfighter, yet requires reduced training and operations support services.
-- PacStar 6350 UC Extender increases the trunking and tandem functions of the 6300 and adds Cisco's MeetingPlace Express. The units are delivered with PacStar IQ-Core(TM) Case technology which provides ruggedization, remote management, and environmental conditioning.
-- PacStar 6800 Enterprise UC (Unified Communications) Exchange is a rack-mounted UC solution designed to meet the stringent DISA requirements to provide communications services through the DISN, and provides Everything over IP-converged services.
"We are pleased to be partnering with INX and World Wide Technology," said Robert Frisbee, CEO of PacStar. "Through the partnership, we will expand our ability to provide the military with IP communications solutions. Based on our IQ-Core(TM) Software, the solutions can be easily deployed and managed without having to rely on technical experts in the field. In fact a usability survey conducted by a third party organization showed that IQ-Core(TM) Software provided up to seven times improvement in speed and ease of operations and three times improvement in time savings and error reduction."
Pacific Star Communications (PacStar(TM)) is a leading technology-based systems integrator providing total communications solutions that empower military, federal, state and local governments, and emergency responders with reliable, interoperable communications capabilities. Our patent-pending IQ-Core(TM) software and hardware technology and integration/installation services provide secure, command control and communications systems for any environment. In addition, PacStar provides a full range of communications solutions to commercial businesses, as well as telecommunications service providers.
For more information, please visit http://www.pacstar.com or call 888-872-1512.
INX Inc. http://www.inxi.com is a publicly traded network infrastructure professional services firm delivering best-of-class "Business Ready Networks" to enterprise organizations. INX offers a full suite of Advanced Technology solutions that support the entire life-cycle of IP Communications systems. We design, implement and support the IP network infrastructure for enterprise organizations including routing and switching, IP Telephony, messaging, wireless, network storage and security. Operating in a highly focused manner provides a level of expertise that enables us to better compete in the markets we serve. Our customers for enterprise-level Cisco-centric advanced technology solutions include large enterprise organizations such as corporations, public schools as well as federal, state and local governmental agencies. Because we have significant experience implementing and supporting the critical technology building blocks of IP Telephony systems and other IP Communications advanced technology solutions for enterprises, we believe we are well positioned to deliver superior solutions and services to our customers. Additional information about INX can be found on the Web at .
World Wide Technology, Inc. is a systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions to the commercial, government and telecom sectors. The company brings to market a powerful blend of knowledge, infrastructure and technology to help its customers manage the planning, procurement and deployment of IT products and solutions. Based in St. Louis, WWT works closely with industry leaders including Boeing; Dell; Cisco Systems; EMC; AT&T Inc., formerly SBC Communications Inc.; Microsoft and the U.S. Air Force. WWT employs over 1,000 people and operates more than 1.7 million square-feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space in 20 facilities throughout the world. For more information on World Wide Technology, visit http://www.wwt.com .
CONTACT: Andrew Miller, +1-707-386-1193, andrew.miller@zenogroup.com, forPacific Star Communications
Web site: http://www.inxi.com/ http://www.pacstar.com/
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