NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry’s leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today announced that Zumba Fitness, LLC has adopted NetSuite OneWorld to manage its worldwide operations and support dynamic growth. NetSuite OneWorld replaced three software systems including Salesforce.com, QuickBooks, and a custom-built ERP system as well as hundreds of spreadsheets. With NetSuite OneWorld, Zumba Fitness is able to manage key business operations in order to meet end-to-end business needs. Zumba Fitness relies on NetSuite OneWorld for global financial consolidation, customer relationship management, inventory management, order management and fulfillment, warehouse management, payment processing, analytics and reporting.
NetSuite OneWorld also allows Zumba Fitness and it’s more than 12 million class participants in 125 countries to check and track order and return statuses, and update account information via the customer center. Thanks to NetSuite OneWorld’s real-time visibility and suite approach, Zumba Fitness can analyze the profitability of the business, monitor the performance of each subsidiary, and have a real-time view of its overall business performance.
Based in Hallandale, Fla., Zumba Fitness is a global lifestyle brand that fuses fitness, entertainment and culture into an exhilarating dance fitness-party workout. Since its introduction in 2001, the Zumba program has grown to become one of the world's largest and most successful dance-fitness programs, with more than 12 million people taking weekly Zumba classes in over 110,000 locations globally. Zumba Fitness grew virtually overnight into an international sensation and continues to grow in 2012. The tremendous success prompted the executives at Zumba Fitness' to choose NetSuite OneWorld as an international, integrated and eminently scalable solution for the brand in order to contend with its next stage of growth.
By switching to NetSuite OneWorld, Zumba Fitness now has complete visibility into its order management process, and seamless integration with third-party logistics (3PL) partners. Zumba Fitness also has deeper insight into the progress and performance of its global network of instructors and millions of class participants, and can offer tailored solutions and innovative promotions, backed by the robust NetSuite OneWorld platform. NetSuite OneWorld's multi-language and multi-currency support are ideally suited to Zumba's international clientele, which has enthusiasts in virtually every nation on Earth.
"NetSuite OneWorld was the solution we felt could scale with the international growth we are experiencing at Zumba Fitness," said Roberto Moreno, Chief Financial Officer for Zumba Fitness . "By eliminating our tangled, underpowered applications and moving to the NetSuite cloud, we are well positioned for growth in the years to come."
Today, more than 10,000 companies and subsidiaries depend on NetSuite to run complex, mission-critical business processes globally in the cloud. Since its inception in 1998, NetSuite has established itself as the leading provider of enterprise-class cloud ERP suites for divisions of large enterprises and mid-sized organizations seeking to upgrade their antiquated client/server ERP systems. NetSuite excels at streamlining business operations, as demonstrated by a recent Gartner study naming NetSuite as the fastest growing financial management systems vendor in the world. NetSuite has continued its success in delivering the best cloud ERP/financial suites to businesses around the world, enabling them to lower IT costs significantly while increasing productivity, as the global adoption of the cloud is accelerating.
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]]>Soap Creative snared second place with its invention of Global Resistance, an epic online companion game launched alongside their latest in the series; Resistance 3. Creative agency Amnesia took third place for developing a transparent, interactive brochure which used a Microsoft Surface table to provide people with a unique and interactive hands on way to experience the Lexus LFA supercar.
Chair of Judges and Managing Director of Zuni, Mike Zeederberg said, "Creative Showcase is getting harder and harder to judge, with this round of entries spanning viral content, purpose built online games, browser plug-ins and digital experiences at trade shows. It shows that Australia's digital marketing industry is pushing the boundaries on how to engage consumers online, well outside of the standard options."
The winning entries are showcased at www.creativeshowcase.net.au. The bi-monthly IAB Creative Showcase competition series, which is sponsored by REA Media, accepts entries for work completed in the two months prior to close of judging for each round and only one campaign per agency is allowed. The winners of each Creative Showcase round gains automatic entry into the 2012 IAB Awards “Best of Creative Showcase” awards.
Tequila responded to Nissan’s challenge by creating a fun way to measure exhilaration, a scale from Zen to Z. The key to this campaign’s success was the recruitment of a test subject - the Zen Master –an excellent control subject to test due to his low heart rate. He was hooked up to a heart-rate monitor and then his exhilaration levels were tested with activities including a plane flying dramatically close to his head, a high speed street luge, being dropped from a great height in a specialised life raft, driving a tank through an abandoned house and finally being behind the wheel of the Nissan 370Z. Tequila’s scale was effective and proved successful with the Nissan 370Z experience the most exhilarating for the Zen Master.
Soap Creative’s Global Resistance epic online companion game was developed to leverage the iconic Resistance 3 universe online in order to expand their fan base and increase sales of the title. Insomniac games and Sony Computer Entertainment America invited Soap Creative to create this game which was developed with a casual mindset and multiple levels of engagement. Global Resistance is both fun and addictive and resonates well with both diehard fans and those new to the franchise.
Amnesia was briefed to develop and create a virtual interactive way to allow people to experience the new Lexus LFA supercar which was valued at $750,000 and consequently was not allowed to be touched at the Melbourne International Motor Show. Amnesia’s transparent brochure was handed out at the show and encouraged people to visit the Lexus LFA stand to find out more. When the brochure was placed on the Microsoft Surface table, it came to life, launching an app that gave people a unique and interactive experience. The brochure was a great success with one judge Russ Tucker stating, “Amnesia's really breaking new ground here and demonstrating a fun way to bring interaction to an event.”
The Creative Showcase competition is free and easy to enter- entrants simply register and submit the campaign online at www.creativeshowcase.net.au.
6.4 Creative Showcase Winners
Winner: Zen to Z
Creative Agency: Tequila
Media Agency: Carat
Brand Name: Nissan
HTML5 website: http://370z.nissan.com.au/
Campaign Overview: http://vimeo.com/34998170
Case Study: http://www.awardlook.com/oneshow/nissan/370z/index.html
Second Place: Global Resistance
Creative Agency: Soap Creative
Brand Name: Insomniac Games
Campaign Overview: http://boxofsoap.com/entries/resistance/
Game Page: http://myresistance.net/global/
Game Overview Page: http://www.myresistance.net/games/global-resistance
Game Forum: http://www.myresistance.net/community/index.php?board=5.0
Third Place: Lexus LFA Surface Experience
Creative Agency: Amnesia
Brand Name: George P. Johnson/Lexus
Case Study page: http://vimeo.com/32547012
Blog Post: http://amnesiablog.wordpress.com/?s=lexus
Amnesia Connect: http://vimeo.com/18859503
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About the Interactive Advertising Bureau
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Limited is the peak trade association for online advertising in Australia and was incorporated in July 2010. As one of over 40 IAB offices globally, and with a rapidly growing membership, IAB Australia’s principal objective is to increase the share of advertising and marketing dollars that interactive media captures in the marketplace.
IAB Australia’s board includes representatives of Fairfax Media, News Digital Media, REA Group, Network Ten, Yahoo!7, APN News & Media, ninemsn, Carsales.com, Telstra, TressCox Lawyers and AIMIA. It has four objectives:
For further information about IAB Australia please visit: www.iabaustralia.com.au
]]>Independent energy retailer Australian Power & Gas (ASX: APK) has chosen Primus Telecom, a part of Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. (NYSE: PTGI), to provide a voice and data network solution that will scale with the company as it heads towards its ‘Vision 2015’ objective of servicing 700,000 net customers.
“We recently reached a milestone of 300,000 net customers, which is a great achievement in our evolution as one of Australia’s fastest growing companies,” said Joseph Gullotta, CIO of Australian Power & Gas. “We are now looking to implement and utilise technology that will help us to improve efficiencies and keep our staff numbers relatively low as we continue our rapid growth over coming years.”
Australian Power & Gas carried out a major review of its telecommunications and wide area network (WAN) environments as part of this growth plan. After completing a competitive RFP process, it selected a voice and data network solution from Primus that will potentially reduce the energy retailer’s overall telecommunications costs by 30 percent, as well as improve the efficiency and speed of its WAN as it consolidates its data centre operations.
The Primus deployment will include a national voice network; a Primus Inbound Intelligent Network for all 1300 and 1800 services; and a Primus Private IP Network (PIPN) to connect its two offices and two data centres in Melbourne and Sydney.
Inbound services delivered via the Primus Inbound Intelligent Network, will give Australian Power & Gas’ customers an attractive and cost effective means of keeping in contact with the energy retailer. It now has the power to manage inbound calls, monitor the performance of contact centres in real-time and change how, when and where calls are answered to suit traffic volumes and customer requirements.
“It is crucial that we have the right infrastructure in place to be able to service our customers’ needs as we continue to grow,” continued Mr Gullotta. “Primus’ Inbound services will not only help us to enhance the delivery of our energy services to our customers, it will also increase their satisfaction and loyalty – a critical part of us achieving our ‘Vision 2015’ objective.”
To improve the speed and efficiency of its WAN environment, Primus’ PIPN solution will provide Australian Power & Gas with a fully integrated and managed private IP network based on an MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switching) network core. The solution is optimised to best satisfy the customer operating environment and future expansion plans.
“Australian Power & Gas has enormous growth plans requiring a solid foundation for both its voice and data needs now, with the flexibility and scope to support its future growth requirements,” said Andrew Sims, general manager of Marketing and Products for Primus Telecom. “Primus has the right infrastructure, support and expertise in place to deliver an efficient and flexible solution to the energy retailer and its customers. We look forward to growing with its business.”
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About Primus Australia http://www.primus.com.au
Primus Australia is part of Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (PTGi) and is one of Australia’s largest telecommunications carriers. It offers a range of Business and Residential data, broadband, VOIP, Mobile, Telephone and Data Centre services Australia wide. The Primus Australia network provides nationwide coverage through its own backbone network with facilities in 66 cities and 286 DSLAM exchanges across Australia. Primus Australia operates its own fibre network in the five major capital cities, delivering a range of business direct-connect services including Hosted IP PBX services, IP, Ethernet, ATM, ISDN, high speed broadband, data centre and inbound and outbound voice service.
About PTGi http://www.ptgi.com
Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (PTGi) is a leading provider of advanced communication solutions, including traditional and IP voice, data, mobile services, broadband Internet, collocation, hosting, and outsourced managed services to business and residential customers in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Brazil. PTGi owns and operates its own global network of next-generation IP soft switches, media gateways, hosted IP/SIP platforms, broadband infrastructure, fiber capacity, and data centres located in Canada, Australia, and Brazil. Founded in 1994, PTGi is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
About Australian Power & Gas http://www.australianpowerandgas.com.au
Australian Power & Gas Company Ltd is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) under the code APK. Australian Power & Gas holds a full suite of gas and electricity retail licences in Victoria, New South Wales, ACT, South Australia and Queensland and has been approved to operate by AEMO, the Australian Energy Market Operator. Australian Power & Gas was announced as the fastest starting company in the Business Review Weekly Annual Fast Starters List in 2010 and 2011, and was placed number 1 on the Business Review Weekly Fast100 list for 2010.
]]>SAN MATEO, Calif. - February 2, 2012-NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today announced operating results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $64.1 million, representing a 23% increase over the prior year. Subscription and support revenue for the fourth quarter was $54.2 million, representing 23% growth over the same period in the prior year. Total revenue for the year was $236.3 million, a year-over-year increase of 22%.
Calculated billings, defined as revenue plus the change in deferred revenue, were $78.8 million for the quarter, a 36% increase over the fourth quarter of 2010. For the year, calculated billings were $266.9 million, an increase of 32% over 2010.
Cash flow from operations was $11.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, an increase of $7.1 million, or 156%, over the same period last year. Cash flow from operations was $36.3 million for the year, an increase of $18.0 million, or 99%, over the prior year.
On a GAAP basis, net loss for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $7.6 million, or $(0.11) per share, as compared to a net loss of $6.4 million, or $(0.10) per share, in the fourth quarter of 2010. GAAP net loss for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $32.0 million, or $(0.48) per share, as compared to a GAAP net loss of $27.5 million, or $(0.43) per share, in 2010.
Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $3.4 million, or $0.05 per share, as compared to non-GAAP net income of $2.8 million, or $0.04 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2010. Non-GAAP net income for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $10.8 million, or $0.15 per share, as compared to non-GAAP net income of $8.5 million, or $0.13 per share, in 2010.
"NetSuite's Q4 showed the benefit of being the disrupter rather than a disruptee, as our Cloud Computing suite continued to take market share from traditional mid-market and enterprise ERP vendors. The acceleration of our business that we saw throughout the year continued into Q4, and we turned in a Q4 that could be considered our best quarter ever as a public company," said Zach Nelson, CEO of NetSuite. "As we enter 2012, I believe we are the best positioned company to benefit from the shift to the Cloud as customers abandon aging mission critical systems designed before the Web existed and move to NetSuite.
Conference Call
In conjunction with this announcement, NetSuite will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. PST (5:00 p.m. EST) today to discuss the Company's fourth quarter and fiscal 2011 financial results, and our outlook for the first quarter and fiscal 2012. A live audio webcast and replay of the call, together with detailed financial information, will be available in the Investor Relations section of NetSuite's website at www.netsuite.com/investors. The live call can be accessed by dialing 888-287-5529 (U.S.) or 719-325-2482 (outside the U.S.) and referencing passcode: 6557474. A replay of the call can also be accessed by dialing 888-203-1112 (U.S.) or 719-457-0820 (outside the U.S.), and referencing passcode: 6557474.
About NetSuite
NetSuite Inc. is the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software suites. In addition to financials/ERP software suites, NetSuite offers a broad suite of applications, including accounting, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Professional Services Automation (PSA) and Ecommerce that enables companies to manage most of their core business operations in its single integrated suite. NetSuite's "real-time dashboard" technology provides an easy-to-use view into up-to-date, role-specific business information. For more information about NetSuite, please visit www.netsuite.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and NetSuite's scheduled conference call contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 relating to, among other things, expectations, plans, prospects and financial results for NetSuite, including, but not limited to, our expectations regarding our products, market demand, future earnings, revenue and market share growth. These forward-looking statements are based upon the current expectations and beliefs of NetSuite's management as of the date of this press release and conference call, and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements made in this press release and during the conference call are based on information available to the Company as of the date thereof, and NetSuite disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
In particular, the following factors, among others, could cause results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements: the market for on-demand services may develop more slowly than expected or than it has in the past; continued adverse and unpredictable macro-economic conditions or reduced investments in on-demand applications and information technology spending; quarterly operating results may fluctuate more than expected; unexpected disruptions of service at the Company's data center may occur; a security breach may impact operations; risks associated with material defects or errors in the Company's software or the effect of undetected computer viruses could impact operations; the risk of technological developments and innovations by others; our ability to successfully identify other businesses and technologies for acquisition that will complement our business and the ability to successfully acquire and integrate those businesses and technologies; the risk of loss of power or disruption in Internet service; failure to manage growth; failure to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights; assertions by third parties that we infringe their intellectual property rights; the ability to manage operations when faced with competitive pricing and marketing strategies by competitors or changing macro-economic conditions; the risk of losing key employees; increased demands on employees and costs associated with operating as a public company; evolving government regulation of the Internet and Ecommerce; changes to current accounting rules; changes in foreign exchange rates, and general political or destabilizing events, including war, conflict or acts of terrorism; and other risks and uncertainties.
Customers who purchase our services should make sure the decisions are based on features that are currently available. Please be advised that any unreleased services or features from NetSuite referenced in today's discussion or other public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all.
For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements, please refer to the risk factors discussed in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including but not limited to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 3, 2011, and any subsequently filed reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. All documents are available through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system ("EDGAR") at www.sec.gov or NetSuite's Web site at www.netsuite.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company's stated results include certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP operating income, net income, weighted average shares outstanding, and net income per share. Non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP net income exclude expenses related to stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, transaction costs for business combinations and costs associated with the settlement of a patent dispute. Non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP net income exclude these expenses as they are often excluded by other companies to help investors understand the operational performance of their business, and in the case of stock-based compensation, can be difficult to predict. The Company believes these adjustments provide useful comparative information to investors.
The Company considers these non-GAAP financial measures to be important because they provide useful measures of the operating performance of the Company and are used by the Company's management for that purpose. In addition, investors often use measures such as these to evaluate the operating performance of a company. Non-GAAP results are presented for supplemental informational purposes only for understanding the Company's operating results. The non-GAAP results should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.
A copy of this press release can be found on the Company's Investor Relations Web site at www.netsuite.com/investors. The contents of the Web site are not incorporated by reference into this press release.
Click here to download the press release, financial tables and non-GAAP reconciliation.
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, including, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies and prospects and estimates of industry growth for the fiscal quarter ending December 30, 2011 and beyond. These statements identify prospective information and include words such as “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “projects” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to the Company as of the date of this press release. Current expectations, forecasts and assumptions involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors may be beyond the Company’s control. In particular, the uncertainty in global economic conditions continues to pose a risk to the Company’s operating and financial performance as consumers and businesses may defer purchases in response to tighter credit and financial news. Such risks and uncertainties also include, but are not limited to, the impact of the variable demand and adverse pricing environment for disk drives, particularly in view of current business and economic conditions; dependence on the Company’s ability to successfully qualify, manufacture and sell its disk drive products in increasing volumes on a cost-effective basis and with acceptable quality, particularly the new disk drive products with lower cost structures; the impact of competitive product announcements; and possible excess industry supply with respect to particular disk drive products; the Company’s ability to achieve projected cost savings in connection with restructuring plans; the risk that we will incur significant incremental costs in connection with our recently executed transaction with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. ("Samsung") or that we will not achieve the benefits expected from such transaction; and significant disruption to the industry supply chain due to the severe flooding throughout parts of Thailand. Information concerning risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements is contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 17, 2011 and August 24, 2011 respectively, and in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2011 which statements are incorporated into this press release by reference. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any subsequent date and the Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made.
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]]>Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD) today announced significant software advancements to the Brocade® ServerIron® ADX Series of cloud-optimized application delivery switches designed to help customers gain greater application control and service scalability. The new Brocade OpenScript™ engine is an open platform for innovation, with the ability to intelligently predict the effect on the network before introducing scripts into production. This allows ADX customers to customize their service delivery for improved scalability and performance. Together with an OpenScript community and tools to enhance network management and performance enhancements to IPv6, this comprehensive set of new capabilities greatly increases the competitiveness of the entire Brocade ServerIron ADX family of products.
“Application delivery performance, scalability and flexibility are critical requirements for our customers. These requirements have a direct effect on our ability to scale our business while exceeding customer expectations,” said Rob Jackson, Solution Line Leader for Networking and Security at Rackspace. “With the Brocade ServerIron ADX, we look forward to continuing our success with the platform and implementing stable, customizable traffic management capabilities so that our new and existing customers can maintain greater application control.”
Application Flexibility and Predictability with the OpenScript Engine
Service customization and traffic manipulation are critical requirements for businesses to deliver new and differentiated cloud-based services. To foster innovation and enable the deployment of advanced capabilities in production environments, Brocade has introduced the OpenScript engine, a scalable and deterministic application scripting engine that allows network operators to customize the capabilities of their network to match their specific needs.
Built on PERL, a powerful and widely-accepted standards-based programming language, the OpenScript engine provides the programming framework for network operators to develop customized traffic management capabilities. The Brocade OpenScript Performance Estimator provides network operators the unique ability to estimate the performance impact of custom scripts before implementing them in live production environments. This deterministic visibility enables operators to better plan for service capacity requirements, and to deploy new services with confidence.
To enable application delivery professionals to learn, browse and share application scripts, Brocade has created the OpenScript community. It provides a social networking space for real-time discussions, solutions, technical guidance, and configuration examples for the OpenScript engine.
“A service provider’s critical asset is its network; this makes reliability, scalability and performance critical factors for its success,” said Alan Weckel, senior director for Dell’Oro Group. “The importance to predetermine the impact network load on their application delivery infrastructure is becoming critical as service providers not only create new revenue generating services but also mitigate network implications before any traffic passes through their application delivery infrastructure.”
Facilitating IPv6 Internet Transformation for Cloud-Optimized Networks
IPv6 technology dramatically increases the pool of global IP addresses while simplifying network administration, resolving security and mobility issues and improving Quality of Service (QoS). Brocade ADX version 12.4 doubles the IPv6 performance of ADX and delivers consistent services across IPv4 and IPv6. The Brocade ADX switch also enables a seamless transition to IPv6 while preserving IPv4 assets through standards-based IPv4-to-IPv6 translation technology. Organizations can now migrate to IPv6 while offering consistent services to clients across both IPv4 and IPv6.
Tools to Simplify Network Management and Control
As network operators develop and deliver new cloud services, application delivery switches must seamlessly integrate with orchestration and automation systems. Brocade ADX version 12.4 enables automatic provisioning of application and network resources in a heterogeneous virtual environment. Coupled with Brocade Application Resource Broker 2.0, Brocade ADX simplifies the management of application resources within globally distributed data centers by automating on-demand resource provisioning of virtual machines within heterogeneous virtual environments, which include VMware, Citrix XenServer and Microsoft Hyper-V.
Brocade has also delivered an all-new task-oriented graphical interface that offers an intuitive approach to configure, monitor, and maintain the ADX. The new ADX web interface also includes a real-time dashboard for quick access to essential application and system performance information. Brocade has also released extensions to the Brocade ADX XML/SOAP API, simplifying integration with custom and third party orchestration applications. The API extensions include the OpenScript engine support, as well as richer server load balancing, security, health check, and system management capabilities.
Pricing and Availability
The Brocade ServerIron ADX software release version 12.4 is generally available now. This is a no-cost software upgrade for customers with valid service contracts.
As the growing usage of on-demand applications and cloud computing are driving the need for business partners to focus on the delivery of solutions and services within virtualized environments, the Brocade ADX family of application delivery switches presents a unique value proposition for channel partners. All products are available through dedicated Brocade partners.
Videos
Driving Service Creation with Cloud-Optimized Application Delivery - Prominent industry analyst, Zeus Kerravala, principal at ZK Research, and Keith Stewart, director of product management for Brocade, discuss the dynamic application delivery space as it relates to cloud service creation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R8ajvoxr_I&feature=youtu.be
Brocade OpenScript Community
http://community.brocade.com/openscript
Product Details
Brocade ServerIron ADX Series http://www.brocade.com/adx
Photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33437642@N02/3501137605/
About Brocade
Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD) networking solutions help the world’s leading organizations transition smoothly to a world where applications and information reside anywhere. (www.brocade.com)
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]]>Fisher takes the role after leading Dimension Data’s Queensland sales operation as sales manager since January 2011.
According to Fisher his initial focus will be on growing Dimension Data’s key areas, especially cloud solutions and managed services.
“These will be significant growth areas for Dimension Data throughout 2012, with very strong client interest in business solutions that can help protect data and intellectual property. The recent flood disasters have had a real impact on the local community and driven a renewed focus on data protection,” he explained.
Ken Westwood, Chief Operating Officer of Dimension Data believes Fisher’s client focused approach is a perfect fit to lead the company in Queensland.
“Andrew has an engaging management style and long term experience of managing complex and diverse business environments. His people and client focus will drive strong leadership for the Queensland team,” he said.
Rodd Cunico, CEO of Dimension Data Australia’s systems integration business, agrees that Fisher is an asset to the Queensland business.
“Queensland is a booming business environment. Andrew has already established sound relationships within the Queensland community and he is perfectly placed to spearhead a very successful business,” he said.
Prior to joining Dimension Data, Fisher has held a number of senior sales and management roles. As global business development manager at Apollo Group, he established operations in Canada, USA, NZ and Australia. Previously he was managing director at global IT service provider Touchbase, with responsibility for seven operations covering Australia, NZ and India.
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About Dimension Data
Founded in 1983, Dimension Data plc is an ICT services and solutions provider that uses its technology expertise, global service delivery capability, and entrepreneurial spirit to accelerate the business ambitions of its clients. Dimension Data is a member of the NTT Group. www.dimensiondata.com.
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Primus’ Private IP Network (PiPN) solution for CFAL covers the supply, installation, and commissioning as well as the ongoing management of a fully integrated and managed Private IP Network to over 340 sites across Australia including Hungry Jacks and KFC in Western Australia and Northern Territory.
The solution is based on a Primus MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switching) network core to create a modern Layer 3 private network, designed to efficiently integrate Voice, Data and Video traffic on a single platform.
Under the new contract Primus will be upgrading the Hungry Jack’s stores to ADSL2+ as well as incorporating a connection providing disaster recovery for CFAL’s Head Office using Primus’ Melbourne Data Centre.
After completing a successful trial and implementation at CFAL’s South Australia state branch, Primus will also replace legacy telephony with its Accella Hosted IP Telephone System. Where deployed, Primus’ business grade hosted communications solution will see all hardware housed and managed by Primus providing a single integrated phone system across CFAL’s operations. Intelligence previously housed in the phone system, will be provided from inside Primus’ Accella private cloud and delivered via SIP across Primus’ MPLS network.
In addition to reducing high cost legacy PSTN and ISDN rental charges, Primus Accella Hosted Phone System offers Unified Communications features (voicemail to email, fax to email etc) and business continuity solutions. With recent natural disasters experienced across the country, disaster recovery automated by the Accella cloud in the event of service unavailability was critical.
“This project will further streamline CFAL’s national communications network, improving efficiency, flexibility, quality and availability,” explains Andrew Sims, Primus Telecom’s General Manager of Marketing and Products.
Joey Butler, National IT Manager for CFAL believes the communications upgrade will allow CFAL to get on with doing what it does best – looking after its customers.
“Running on a tight budget and having a very streamlined IT department made leveraging of Primus’ ability to offer end-to-end management; hosted, expertise and account management services essential. Primus acts as a member of our IT Team and removes the need for additional support headcount and the headache plus expense of technology maintenance and management. Now all the hardware is housed and managed by Primus, so we can get on with our day-to-day business and continue to focus on delivering the best dining experience to our customers,” he said.
Primus’ new contract also encompasses the supply of Primus’ Managed WiFi solution launched on 20 December 2011 for 285 stores with the remaining 65 in Q1 2012. Powered by Aruba Networks, Primus’ Managed WiFi solution uses 802.11n technology (to accommodate the massive influx of smart phones and tablets) and access point controllers from the Primus cloud. The Primus Managed WiFi Solution is a complete turn-key solution involving the supply, configuration, maintenance, management, monitoring and support of all end devices for the term of the contract.
Primus Contract services for CFAL at a glance:
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About Primus Telecom www.primus.com.au
Primus Telecom is one of Australia’s largest telecommunications carriers offering a comprehensive range of high speed broadband, data, Internet, web hosting and voice products, servicing both business and residential sectors. The Primus network provides nationwide coverage through its own backbone network with facilities in 66 cities and 286 DSLAM exchanges across Australia. Primus operates its own fibre network in the five major capital cities, delivering a range of business direct-connect services including IP, Ethernet, ATM, ISDN, high speed broadband, data centre and inbound as well as outbound voice services.
]]>Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD), the leader in fabric-based data center networking solutions, today announced that Brocade® VCS® Fabric technology and the Brocade VDX® 6720 Data Center Switch received industry recognition in two Products of the Year award competitions, according to the editors of TechTarget Inc.’s Data Center and Virtualization Media Group.
Brocade VCS Fabric technology, a foundational element to building Ethernet fabrics and revolutionizing the design of Layer 2 networks for cloud-optimized data center deployments, was awarded the top honor – Gold Product of the Year in the Hardware for Virtualization category of the SearchServerVirtualization.com 2011 Products of the Year awards competition. This technology provides advanced Ethernet fabric capabilities, including virtual machine (VM) awareness and network automation, enabling organizations to transition smoothly to highly virtualized and cloud-based environments.
The Brocade VDX 6720 was also named a Product of the Year, winning the Silver award in the Computing Hardware category of the SearchDataCenter.com 2011 Products of the Year awards competition. The Brocade VDX 6720 delivers innovative technology to enhance and simplify networks, offering a rich set of Layer 2 features. The high-performance, ultra-low latency, wire-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) fixed port switch can be utilized as a classic Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch and can also be easily deployed in Brocade VCS Ethernet fabric mode with an additional software license.
The SearchServerVirtualization.com and SearchDataCenter.com 2011 Products of the Year awards recognize products that stand apart from the pack and provide exceptional benefits for IT organizations of all sizes. Winners were selected from a pool of products announced and shipped between Nov. 1, 2010, and Nov. 1, 2011. Scores of nominations were submitted by vendors and users, and then evaluated by the respective publication’s editorial staff, in conjunction with a team of users, industry experts, analysts and consultants, who selected the winners based on ease of integration into existing environments, functionality, innovation, manageability, performance, and value.
In its evaluation of Brocade VCS Fabric technology, SearchStorageVirtualization.com judges commented that, “Brocade’s product stands out because it knows where each virtual machine is and what exactly is attached to the fabric in a virtual infrastructure. These capabilities come in handy when trying to secure a fabric to support only VMs, for example. Another benefit of the product is that it works with VMware vCenter, so it can tell automatically what’s connected, instead of having to learn it over time.”
In awarding Silver to the Brocade VDX 6720, SearchDataCenter.com judges stated that, “The Brocade VDX 6720 delivers innovative technology to enhance and simplify networks. It also offers a rich set of Layer 2 features, making the Brocade VDX 6720 an ideal platform for traditional top-of-rack switch deployments – and putting the switch near the top of any enterprise data center’s wish list.”
“More than 300 customers have already deployed our Ethernet fabric solutions and are a testament to the simplicity, resilience and zero-touch VM manageability of our Brocade VDX data center switches and VCS Fabric technology,” said John McHugh, vice president and chief marketing officer at Brocade. “The rapid adoption of this Brocade innovation and recognition such as these awards, leads us to believe that we will more than double the number of data centers that are running our Ethernet fabric solutions over the next year.”
The Product of the Year award is the latest recognition for Brocade Ethernet fabric technologies. In January 2011, CTO Edge awarded the Brocade VDX 6720 as the “Most Important IT Product for 2010.” In an “Open Industry Network Performance & Power Test for Cloud Networks,” published in December 2011 by The Lippis Group, the Brocade VDX 6720 and 6730 switches achieved the lowest power consumption levels among reviewed top-of-rack systems, while delivering best-in-class performance and low latency across a variety of workloads and test scenarios.
About SearchServerVirtualization.com
SearchServerVirtualization.com is the best server virtualization resource for system architects and IT managers. Our editors, resident experts and news writers are dedicated to helping IT organizations determine if virtualization is appropriate for their environments and, if it is, use that technology to gain unprecedented data center efficiency. Access the latest news, articles, tips, expert advice, learning guides, white papers and Webcasts covering all areas of server virtualization, such as virtualization platforms, server hardware, managing virtual environments, virtualization architectures and strategies, application issues and more.
SearchServerVirtualization.com is part of the TechTarget network (www.techtarget.com). TechTarget publishes integrated media that enable information technology (IT) marketers to reach targeted communities of IT professionals and executives in all phases of the technology decision-making and purchase process. Through its industry-leading Web sites, magazines and conferences, TechTarget delivers measurable results that help IT marketers generate qualified sales leads, shorten sales cycles and grow revenues.
About SearchDataCenter.com
SearchDataCenter.com guides IT managers through the decision making and evaluation process they face when making key business choices for their corporate data centers. SearchDataCenter.com offers strategic and practical information on designing, maintaining, furnishing, staffing and running the enterprise data center, focusing on every aspect of the data center, including systems management, disaster recovery and backup, server consolidation strategies and more.
SearchDataCenter.com is part of the TechTarget network (www.techtarget.com). TechTarget publishes integrated media that enable information-technology (IT) marketers to reach targeted communities of IT professionals and executives in all phases of the technology decision-making and purchase process. Through its industry-leading Web sites, magazines and conferences, TechTarget delivers measurable results that help IT marketers generate qualified sales leads, shorten sales cycles and grow revenues.
About Brocade
Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD) networking solutions help the world’s leading organizations transition smoothly to a world where applications and information reside anywhere. (www.brocade.com)
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]]>Independent Australian shoe retailer Payless Shoes Pty Ltd has signed a million dollar, three-year deal with Primus Telecom, a part of Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. (NYSE: PTGi), to provide an integrated Voice and Data Network solution including network based EFTPOS system plus additional hosted services across its 232 stores as well as its Sydney-based company head office.
The deployment will include a Primus Private IP Network (PIPN) and Accella Hosted Phone System which will replace the existing legacy telephony services across all sites, and the deployment of a cloud-based Managed Firewall and VPN service.
Primus’ PIPN solution is a fully integrated and managed private IP network based on an MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switching) network. It utilises the benefits of the latest dynamic routing protocols and MPLS traffic isolation and Quality of Service (QoS) management to create the modern Layer 3 private network. The network is designed to efficiently integrate voice, data and video traffic, as well as EFTPOS transactions on a single data platform.
Primus’ business grade Accella Hosted IP Telephone System or HPS will offer a single integrated phone system for all Payless Shoes sites – and also offers many of the Unified Communications features including voicemail to email, call forwarding and remote office capability on every handset, on every site.
To support the growing volume of mobile and remote users, Primus will deliver its secure cloud-based Managed Firewall Service with a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) remote access.
Combined with carrier-grade network equipment, the infrastructure will provide a high quality, high availability and highly reliable solution backed up by comprehensive tracking and resolution of network events.
To ensure a smooth and seamless transition to the new infrastructure, Primus is building a parallel network for each site, including new data access, Accella HPS and Internet access as well as conducting a complete User Acceptance Testing program prior to service migration at each site.
Kerry Smith, IT Manager of Payless Shoes, believes the key to the success of the project was Primus’ willingness to work so closely with the Payless business team.
“It was very refreshing to work with a company that was flexible enough to build a solution around our specific needs. Primus is a low bureaucracy, nimble and proactive company with a genuine commitment to delivering excellent results. The provision of a parallel network to ease the transition to the new infrastructure has given the entire company an additional level of comfort and confidence in the project.”
Andrew Sims, Primus Telecom’s General Manager of Marketing and Products, believes the upgraded infrastructure will deliver significant benefits for Payless Shoes.
“This upgrade will improve communications quality, efficiency, flexibility and reliability across all sites. We have worked very closely with the Payless team to ensure we deliver infrastructure that matches their current needs but also has the flexibility and scope to support their own business growth and future requirements.”
Mr Smith agrees that the partnership approach has delivered a solution that fits the unique requirements of their business.
“Primus came to us with glowing credentials in the retail sector, and as the process unfolded the team demonstrated a genuine understanding of our specific business needs. Primus will allow us to get on with the running of our business by taking responsibility for the solution infrastructure,” he explained.
Primus’ solution for Payless Shoes at a glance:
- Primus Managed Private IP Network Solution (PIPN)
- Integration of Data, Voice, Email and EFTPOS on a single network
- Accella Hosted Phone System across all Payless Shoes offices
- Automatic failover for EFTPOS and Telephone services to PSTN
- Dynamically configurable PABX features through a Tool Bar
- Inbuilt Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Services
- Universally available secure remote network access
- Primus Hosted Managed Firewall solution
- High availability and SLAs
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About Payless Shoes
Payless Shoes is the largest single brand footwear chain in Australia and currently has a national spread of 231 company owned stores in major shopping malls and CBD locations.
About Primus Australia http://www.primus.com.au
Primus Australia is part of Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (PTGi) and is one of Australia’s largest telecommunications carriers. It offers a comprehensive range of high speed broadband, data, Internet, data centre and voice products, servicing both business, residential and carrier sectors. The Primus Australia network provides nationwide coverage through its own backbone network with facilities in 66 cities and 286 DSLAM exchanges across Australia. Primus Australia operates its own fibre network in the five major capital cities, delivering a range of business direct-connect services including Hosted IP PBX services, IP, Ethernet, ATM, ISDN, high speed broadband, data centre and inbound and outbound voice services .
About PTGi http://www.ptgi.com
Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated (PTGi) is a leading provider of advanced communication solutions, including traditional and IP voice, data, mobile services, broadband Internet, collocation, hosting, and outsourced managed services to business and residential customers in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Brazil. PTGi owns and operates its own global network of next-generation IP soft switches, media gateways, hosted IP/SIP platforms, broadband infrastructure, fiber capacity, and data centres located in Canada, Australia, and Brazil. Founded in 1994, PTGi is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
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