Allied Telesis Introduces Industry-First Line Rate Terabit Switching Fabric for its SwitchBlade® x8100 Ethernet/IP Switching Series

Networking Leader Upgrades Intelligent Layer 3+ Chassis Switch Series with Powerful CFC960 Card Option, Delivering 1.92Tbps Throughput

KUALA LUMPUR –  May 5, 2014 — Allied Telesis, a global provider of secure IP/Ethernet switching solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple Play networks, today announced the launch of a significant upgrade to its SwitchBlade® x8100 Series next-generation intelligent chassis switches via its new CFC960 controller card.

The CFC960 controller card offers an impressive 960Gbps of switching capacity, delivering throughput of 1.92Tbps per chassis. Dual CFC960 controller cards deliver 160Gbps, per line card slot, doubling the throughput of the existing Allied Telesis CFC400 controller card. In addition, the CFC960 unlocks new features such as Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) Lite, and Virtual Chassis Stacking (VCStack™) Plus, which allows two chassis to be stacked to form a virtual switch for increased reliability and reduced management overhead. These new features are ideal for large-scale enterprise and hosting environments.

The CFC960 also supports Allied Telesis Management Framework™ (AMF), a tool for simplifying network management and reducing everyday network operating costs. The CFC960 can either be a member of an AMF network or can act as a master for up to 120 nodes.  More details about AMF are available online at www.alliedtelesis.com/amf.

“We are seeing considerable interest in the SwitchBlade platform among education, healthcare, and enterprise customers. These customers are under pressure to do more with less, and are increasingly looking for alternatives to their current networking vendor.  AMF has enabled many organizations to deploy networks in a fraction of the time, reduce operational expenditure, and enable their staff to focus on improving service delivery within their organizations,” commented Sato, Seiichiro, Global Product Marketing Director, Allied Telesis.

Allied Telesis launched its flagship SwitchBlade x8100 Series chassis in 2012, targeting medium-scale enterprise networking applications. Due to its powerful, reliable feature set and low running costs, it has become a popular choice for cost-conscious users in markets such as local government, healthcare, and education. With its new controller card option, Allied Telesis now doubles the chassis performance and adds a range of new features, making the SwitchBlade x8100 Series ideal for larger-scale networks.

Sato added, “The massive switching capacity of the CFC960 enables the SwitchBlade x8100 Series chassis to be used as a core device in a large enterprise network. Combined with powerful software, the existing range of line cards, and a soon-to-be-released 16-port 10GE SFP+ line card, the SwitchBlade x8100 Series chassis provides a versatile solution for a wide variety of applications, requiring different speeds and feeds.”

The CFC960 features a quad-core 1.2GHz CPU that ensures a supremely reliable and robust networking platform, which is suited for the most rigorous applications. With the increased use of virtualization and hosted or cloud-based applications, networks are now more dynamic than ever. The Allied Telesis AlliedWare Plus™ multi-threaded operating system has been specifically designed to take advantage of multi-core CPUs.  Even within the most demanding environments, the CFC960 will remain responsive and stable, and network operations will continue to perform predictably.

The CFC960 features four 10GE SFP+ ports on the front panel to provide additional uplink capacity. Alternatively, they can be used with VCStack Plus for high capacity dedicated stacking—allowing two SwitchBlade x8100 Series chassis to be stacked together with up to 160Gbps stacking bandwidth. VCStack Plus is built using the same stacking technology that Allied Telesis uses for its AlliedWare Plus 1RU switches, for a feature-rich, stable, and consistent user experience.  More information about the benefits of VCStack Plus can be found in the Allied Telesis white paper, “Seven Reasons to Stack Your Core Chassis” at http://www.alliedtelesis.com/library/whitepapers/stackyourcore.

The CFC960 for the SwitchBlade x8100 is available immediately from authorized Allied Telesis suppliers.  More information about the CFC960, Switchblade x8100, and the limitless possibilities it delivers, can be found at http://www.alliedtelesis.com/switches/sbx8100.

Networking the Stadium

Allied Telesis Partners with Panasonic to Provide the ICT Infrastructure for Mato Grosso Special Secretariat (SECOPA)

SÃO PAULO, Brazil and SAN JOSE, Calif. – April 23, 2014 — Allied Telesis, an industry leader in the deployment and provision of IP Triple Play networks and networking infrastructures, announces its partnership with Panasonic in the creation of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure for the Arena Pantanal stadium, built for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

The Arena Pantanal in Cuiabá, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, will be the venue for many of the 2014 World Cup soccer matches, which begins in June. The stadium’s capacity is approximately 43,000 people, and it has a flexible structure to adapt it to any future requirements. Locally, the new stadium is known as “O Verdão” (The Big Green), after the sustainable approach used for its construction and maintenance.

When completed, the infrastructure that was designed and provided by Allied Telesis and Panasonic will include telephony (IP and PABX), security CCTV (IP cameras), Internet access, digital signage, access control (RFID card readers and turnstiles), as well as additional functions such as sound systems, and will deliver a world-class “intelligent stadium” to the Mato Grosso Special Secretariat
(SECOPA).

Allied Telesis and Panasonic first began collaboration on the project in 2013. The main focus of the initial phase was on the Allied Telesis and Panasonic IP surveillance and IP PABX solutions. With the strong Allied Telesis reputation for designing and delivering high quality solutions, capable of successfully handling large volumes of multimedia traffic, and having a great deal of experience in this field, the partnership continued to develop. Allied Telesis solutions engineers were chosen by Panasonic to collaborate and contribute to the design and planning of firewall specifications, definitions of servers for the services and dimensions of the network, for the entire arena solution.

The international significance of the events that will take place in the venue requires very high availability of all services, as even minimal downtime during any match would not be acceptable. For this reason, Allied Telesis and Panasonic devoted significant resources to the design and engineering of the solution, and the successful integration of all parts of the system.

The completed project includes two data centers, located on either side of the stadium—each capable of independently supporting the entire traffic load of the stadium at its peak. These data centers link more than twenty operation rooms, located throughout the stadium, from which all operations can be integrated and controlled. The Allied Telesis network has been designed to be resilient and ensure full operation at all times, connecting all equipment and controls.

The synergy of the partnership between Allied Telesis and Panasonic will continue to offer benefits to the end user as the project moves through completion and commissioning, to subsequent use during the tournament itself. These benefits will include training for staff on the installation, project management consultancy, remote support, and on-site installation shadowing to ensure that knowledge and skills can be transferred to those who will operate the stadium on a day-to-day basis after handover.

Francesco Stramezzi, general manager – EMEA and CSA, Allied Telesis, said, “The World Cup will be an important event for the region because the eyes of the world will be upon it. This is not only an exciting and important project for Allied Telesis, but it will also be a global opportunity for us to showcase the flexibility, reliability, and environmental sustainability of our solutions. We have been given an opportunity to collaborate with partners who are world leaders in their fields, as a result of the reputation and quality of our staff and products, as well as the efficiency and effectiveness of our network solutions.”

Masahiro Shinada, vice president, Panasonic do Brasil Ltda., commented, “The partnership between Panasonic and Allied Telesis is founded on our common experiences in this field. Allied Telesis solutions have high quality and are capable of successfully handling large volumes of multimedia traffic; and Panasonic contributes with paramount solutions for surveillance and voice solutions.”

Allied Telesis increases investment in Malaysia with new office

Global networking vendor launches new innovative VCF, AMF technologies to help businesses reduce operational, networking costs by up to 60%

KUALA LUMPUR, July 25th, 2013: Allied Telesis, a global provider of secure IP/Ethernet switching solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple Play networks, today announces the expansion of its office in Kuala Lumpur. The company also launches two innovative technologies, the Virtual Core Fabric (VCF) and Allied Management Framework (AMF), which will help enterprises reduce operational and networking costs by 60 per cent.

 “The investment Allied Telesis is making in Malaysia and our new office is a result of five-fold growth for the organisation in Malaysia over the last five years.  Allied Telesis has experienced sustained growth across the APAC region and countries like Malaysia, Thailand and Australia have been identified for further growth due to the strength of industry in each of these countries,” said Mr. Jaukb Duch, Asia Pacific Regional Director for Allied Telesis.

“We have invested over US$10M in the last 12 months and are looking at double digit growth in these countries,” Duch added.

The new office in Malaysia will feature dedicated areas for product and technology showcases and will enable the company to expand its client services and training services to be delivered to its customers and system integration partners.

“We are happy that Malaysia continues to be a market where we experience rapid business growth. Our customer base in Malaysia cuts across many industries, key ones being large enterprises, manufacturers as well as education and government sectors. We also provide network connectivity for many CCTV projects and building management solutions,” said Mr. Paul Choy, Country Sales Manager, Allied Telesis Malaysia Sdn Bhd.

Some prominent list of clients in Malaysia includes Mydin, Sapura Kencana Petroleum, Mewah Group with other prominent customers in the region including SM Super Malls, Bangkok Municipal Association (BMA), Toyo Tyres and McDonalds.

The availability of VCF and AMF technologies will see Allied Telesis offering what customers would usually expect, simpler operations and management that improves productivity and lowers costs.

“One of the key challenges we see is the lack of technical expertise in the area of networking. Previously, product support is key, but as more systems migrate to IP (Internet Protocol), support has evolved to system and solution integration instead. Customers face the challenge of hiring or retaining technical staff. Hence, we develop our platforms to make it easier for our customers to manage their networks, “said Mr Scott Penno, Asia Pacific Regional Marketing Manager for Allied Telesis.

AMF is an innovative new technology that is a key component of Software Defined Networking (SDN) strategy. Software Defined Network or SDN is a concept that is generating a lot of interest right now and is the focus of attention for many technologists and executives from mid-size enterprises to large data centres.  SDN is intended to assist those deploying and managing networks to overcome a number of key challenges that have arisen due to the size, performance and flexibility requirements of today’s networks.

While SDN as a technology will meet these requirements, the cost and complexity of deployment of new hardware and software to deliver SDN may push this innovative technology beyond the reach of all but the largest of enterprise and data centre customers.

“Unlike SDN, which requires a software-based controller external to the network itself, Allied Telesis has embedded the controller functionality within the network simplifying the delivery of this new technology.  This enables the benefits of Software Defined Networking to be delivered without the cost, complexity and overhead that SDN brings,” Penno enthused.

In many cases, the cost of managing a network is a multiple of the capital cost of the hardware.  For this reason, many organisations are now focussing on technologies like SDN and AMF as a means of reducing operational costs associated with managing their networks.  An early adopter of this technology expects to reduce the ongoing cost of managing their network by 60% which should be compelling for any customer, he added.

“As one component of Allied Telesis’s Virtual Core Fabric or VCF, AMF is significant in that it delivers SDN-like technology to the mid-enterprise market where SDN is likely to be inaccessible,” Penno explained.

 AMF is a sophisticated suite of management tools that automate many everyday network administration tasks. Powerful features like centralized management, auto-backup, auto-upgrade, auto-provisioning and auto-recovery enable plug-and-play networking and zero-touch management. AMF is available on the following Allied Telesis series switches - AT-x210, AT-x510, AT-x610, AT-SBx908 and AT-SBx8112.


Allied Telesis 增加了在马来西亚新公司的投资

全球网络供应商向市场投放了创新技术VCF及AMF来帮助企业减少高达60%的运行及网络成本。

KUALA LUMPUR, July 25th, 2013: Allied Telesis 作为IP/局域网安全转换解决方案的全球供应商及三合一网络调度的行业领导者，今日宣布在吉隆坡成立其分公司。同时，公司向市场投放了两项创新技术，分别是虚拟磁心纤维技术（VCF）及联合管理架构技术（AMF），这两项新技术将能帮助企业减少60%的运行及网络成本。

亚太区域懂事Jakub Duch 先生说：“Allied Telesis 目前在马来西亚的投资及新公司是组织过去5年在马来西亚实现了翻5翻的结果。 Allied Telesis 经历了整个亚太地区经济的持续增长 ，马来西亚、泰国及澳大利亚等国家由于其工业发展水平的不同，也确信会有不同程度进一步的增长。”Jakub Duch 先生还补充道：“我们已在过去的十二个月里投资了一千万美元，并着眼于两位数的增长。”

马来西亚新公司将致力于产品的专注领域及各大科技展会，并将扩大其客户服务及培训服务，并将其转交给客户及系统整合合作伙伴。

“我们仍旧可以在马来西亚市场取得快速的商业增长，这是我们很高兴看到的。 我们在马来西亚的客户贯穿了很多行业，一些重要客户是大企业、厂商，还有教育及政府部门。我们也为许多央视的项目提供网络连接及建立管理方案。”Allied Telesis马来西亚私人有限公司国际业务经理Paul Choy 先生说道。

一些马来西亚的大客户包括Mydin, Sapura Kencana Petroleum, Mewah Group ，此区域的其它大客户还包括SM Super Malls, Bangkok Municipal Administration (BMA), Toyo Tires 及麦当劳。
VCF及AMF技术的实用性方面， Allied Telesis 将应客户所需，提供更加简洁的操作及管理系统，帮助提高生产力的同时降低成本。  

“我们面临的关键挑战之一是我们缺少在网络领域的技术专家。从前，产品支持是关键，但随着越来越多的系统迁移到IP（互联网协议），取而代之的是支持升级为系统与解决方案的整合。客户面临着是雇佣还是保留技术人员的难题。因此，我们开发了我们的平台，给客户管理其网络带来了方便。”Allied Telesis亚太区域市场经理 Scott  Penno 先生说道。
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AMF是一项创新技术，是自防御网络（SDN）策略的主要组成部分。自防御网络或者说SDN 是一个现在引起了人们极大兴趣的概念，并受到了许多技术专家的关注，以及从中型企业到大型数据中心的高管们的关注。 SDN适用于辅助那些调度及管理网络克服由于现今网络规格， 性能及灵活性要求不同所带来的一系列关键性难题。.

当SDN作为一项技术满足了这些需求时，新硬件及软件传递的调度的成本及复杂度可能会使这个创新技术无法适用于所有企业，而是被那些企业巨头及数据中心客户所接受。


“不像SDN需要一个置于网络外部以软件为基础的控制器，Allied Telesis 在网络内部嵌入了控制器功能，简化了此项新技术的传输。 这实现了软件定义互联网在没有SDN带来的成本、复杂性及开销问题下传输带来的好处。” Penno 激动地说。

在许多情况下，管理网络的成本是硬件资本成本的好几倍。 因此，许多机构现在专注于像SDN和AMF这样的技术，用它们来减少管理其网络的运营成 本。 这项技术的早期采用者希望能将因管理其网络所不断增加的成本降低60%，这对所有客户都是一种吸引，他补充道。

“作为Allied Telesis 的虚拟磁心纤维或者说VCF的组成部分之一，AMF意义重大，它将这类技术引进了很难接触到SDN的中型企业市场。”Penno 激动地说.

AMF是一套复杂的管理工具，它使许多日常网络管理任务实现了自动化。 像集中式管理、自动备份、自动升级、自动设定及自动恢复这些强大的特性，使即装即用网络和零接触管理成为了可能。 AT-AMF在Allied Telesis 系列交换器 - AT-x210, AT-x510, AT-x610, AT-SBx908 和 AT-SBx8112上可供使用。.

Allied Telesis foresees Government and Education sectors to contribute 60% of 2008 revenues

Appoints new Sales Manager to accelerate business growth in these sectors

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 June 2008 – Allied Telesis, a global provider of secure IP/Ethernet access solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple Play networks over copper and fiber access infrastructures, today announced the appointment of Mr. Nuurul Basar b. Mohd Baki, 34 as the company’s new Sales Manager for the Government and Education sectors.

“The hiring of Nuurul is in line with the company’s growth strategy for the Malaysian market with the government and education sector expected to contribute 60% of ATI projected revenues for 2008. We are looking at a 20% year-on-year growth,” said Mr. Paul Choy, Country Sales Manager, Malaysia, Allied Telesis International (Asia) Pte. Ltd.

“ATI offers end-to-end networking solutions to service providers, enterprise and government sectors which will stand to benefit from ATI’s cost-effective robust products, reliable and secure solutions. With the proliferation of e-services by the Government and expected IT spending of RM300 million for year 2008 on projects and upgrades, we hope to continue to grow the government and education sides of the business,” added Paul.

Nuruul, 34 is a Microsoft Certified Professional and Cisco Certified Network Associate and has been involved in the IT industry for the last nine years with various leading networking and solutions providers where he was responsible for IT networking deployments with both vendor-specific and open source applications.

His portfolio of projects includes Telekom Malaysia, Polis Diraja, Kementerian Kesihatan, Kementerian Pendidikan, Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri, Jabatan Perpaduan Negara dan Integrasi Nasional, Terengganu State Government and Universiti Teknologi MARA, to name a few.

Allied Telesis Unveils Low-Cost-High-Value Outdoor Wireless Routers

KUALA LUMPUR, 22 May 2008 – Allied Telesis, a global provider of secure IP/Ethernet access solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple Play networks over copper and fiber access infrastructures, announced the launch of the AT-WR4500 series, the dual band outdoor wireless routers.

The AT-WR4500 series share the same software and features and differ only in the number of radio interfaces:

AT-WR4541a : 5GHz outdoor wireless CPE with 15dBi antenna

AT-WR4541b/g : 2.4GHz outdoor wireless CPE with 11dBi antenna

AT-WR4561 : Dual band single radio outdoor wireless base router

AT-WR4562 : Dual band dual radio outdoor wireless base router

Its flexibility, full set of routing protocols and the enhanced filtering capabilities make AT-WR4500 series the best choice for building simple and complex wireless and hybrid (wired-wireless) networks with a tight integration between the wired and wireless parts. The AT-WR454x model with embedded antenna can either be connected to an AT-WR4561 or AT-WR4562 base router to best suit as a wireless CPE. While the single radio AT-WR4561 model can be used as a hot spot or a wireless CPE, the dual radio AT-WR4562 model can be deployed as a backbone support to AT-WR4561 model as both wireless-only base router and hot spot or base station in a Point to Multipoint configuration.

Other features includes certified for HiperLAN bands operation in Europe with DFS and TPC, IEEE 802.3af compliant PoE powering, IP66 rated outdoor robust construction for operation under heavy weather and dust storms and professionally-designed model suitable for indoor installation intensify the sourcing of wireless routers to fit individual’s requirements.

The AT-WR4500 is designed to provide a complete wireless solution for wireless ISPs, enterprises and many other industries. Nomadic users will no longer have to worry on broadband Internet access and VoIP telephony with the existence of wireless ISPs. Enterprises can connect remote buildings without the need for expensive leased lines, extending WiFi coverage to outdoor yards providing users with mobile intranet and Internet access everywhere, and WiFi Hot Spot for public Internet access in common places and building a wireless IP networks for connecting remote offices and increasing public safety with real time monitored surveillance cameras are made possible.

To check the availability of Allied Telesis’ AT-WR4500 series, please contact your nearest distributors and/or resellers at http://www.alliedtelesis.sg/purchase/locator.aspx

Allied Telesis Launches New Series of Stackable Layer 2 Gigabit Managed Switches

AT-8000GS is the next generation of our bestseller AT-8000S for enterprise and larger SMB customers

KUALA LUMPUR, 7th May 2008 – Allied Telesis, a global provider of secure IP/Ethernet access solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple Play networks over copper and fiber access infrastructures, today announced a new family of stackable Layer 2 managed Gigabit switches, the 8000GS series. Following in the footsteps of Allied Telesis’ highly popular AT-8000S Layer 2 Ethernet switch series, the AT-8000GS is currently the only Layer 2 managed Gigabit switch range on the marketthat features true – not virtual – stackability. This unique capability delivers superior performance for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) and enterprises at a very competitive price. The 8000GS family includes two 24 port models, with or withoutPower over Ethernet (PoE), and a 48 port model.

True Stacking to Deliver Excellent Performance

Allied Telesis’ new 8000GS series feature a high-bandwidth 20Gbps resilient ring stacking topology, which enables up to six switches to be stacked and operate as though they were a single device. This saves customers time on administration, as a stack is quicker and easier to manage than several individual devices. The true stacking architecture also enables link aggregation, VLAN configuration, and port mirroring across the stack. These features are especially important to companies with densely-populated networks, where the high port count and stacking architecture make the AT-8000GS devices ideal for use as network edge switches. They are also suitable for smaller companies who are looking for powerful Gigabit performance from a single switch now, as well as the flexibility to add additional switches as the company and its network needs grow.

Flexibility and Choice of Management Options

Each switch in the new 8000GS series includes four SFP combination ports, so that customers can use the built-in 10/100/1000T ports or an optical SFP which is available separately. A choice of management methods come as standard on the new switches, including an industry standard compatible local Command Line Interface (CLI), remote CLI via Telnet, SNMP or a simple, intuitive Web-based interface. These familiar options reduce learning time while minimizing the cost of deployment.

Security and Quality of Service

As it is designed for deployment at the network edge – a vulnerable point in any network – the new 8000GS range supports today’s security requirements including IEEE 802.1x and RADIUS. These protocols protect the network from unauthorized access by ensuring robust user authentication. The devices also include support for TACACS+ to make remote security administration easier and provide separate authentication, authorization and accounting services. The 8000GS family supports guest VLANs so that visitors who physically connect to the network can be restricted to a predefined area, enabling them to have access to the Internet while on company premises but not to corporate servers. Quality of service features include the ability to separate network traffic into eight priority types in four queues per port, ensuring fast, efficient delivery of voice, video and data traffic.

“The 8000GS series combines Layer 2 Gigabit performance with true stacking capability, making it an ideal solution for companies large and small,” said Jason Phoon, Deputy Director of Customer Service and Technical Services at Allied Telesis. “As it is both affordable to buy and cost-effective to run, we expect the 8000GS series to become as popular as our bestseller 8000S switch family is today.”

Pricing and Availability

The AT-8000GS/24 is now available for order and list price is as follows.
AT-8000GS/24 US$1,500
AT-8000GS/24POE Available in May
AT-8000GS/48 Available in May

To check the availability of Allied Telesis’ 8000GS series, please contact your nearestdistributors and/or resellers at http://www.alliedtelesis.sg/purchase/locator.aspx

Allied Telesis：光纖技術將成下一波推動力

Fibre technology to be the next driver of growth for multimedia rich converged homes and businesses, says Allied Telesis


KUALA LUMPUR, 15th August, 2007 – Allied Telesis, one of the world’s leading companies in the networking industry foresees that fibre technology will soon be the next driver of growth for multimedia rich converged homes and businesses.

Speaking to journalists at an Executive Briefing entitled “Fibre– Bringing a Whole New Dimension to Broadband Applications” here today, Kelvin Chua, Deputy Director of Strategic Solution and IT Services, Asia Pacific at Allied Telesis, said the broadband landscape is fast changing due to the rapid increase of high bandwidth applications such as live video streaming, live webcast, online karaoke, online gaming and Podcast.

“Due to this demand, people and businesses require more bandwidth and they do not want to compromise on the quality of the multimedia files and the speed of which they can download these files.

“Many economies around the world have started looking at new technologies that can replace copper which has limited capacity in carrying high bandwidth applications. And one such technology that has proven to be able to meet these needs is fibre,” Chua explained.

Fibre technology has been experimented in economies where high quality broadband applications are seen, for example, in Japan and South Korea. In these countries, businesses have started to leverage on fibre technology to provide leading edge value added services that can generate revenue.

In Japan, as per Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications report in 2006, the number of broadband subscribers in that country has touched 25 million with fibre-to-the-home subscribers touching 7.15 million while the traditional digital subscriber line (DSL) subscription has begun to see a drop since June 2006 to only 14.4 million subscribers.

“In Malaysia, the potential for fibre technology is huge. With a broadband penetration rate of only 3.7 per cent per 100 habitants, we see a huge market here,” said Chua.

Moreover, high-speed broadband has recently been acknowledged by the Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak at the recent National Broadband Implementation Plan meeting, as a technology that not only changes the way of doing business but also improve the public delivery system of Malaysia and serve as a catalyst for economic growth in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The Malaysian government has hopes to have 50% of households with fast Internet access by the year 2010. The current broadband penetration rate is 12% for households.

Some of the key benefits of fibre include enabling Internet access at optical speed, low maintenance, greater reach, reliable, scalable and secure. Fibre is deemed a future-proof technology as it has 100 years of lifespan, thus, its capacity is limitless.

“With fibre, usage of applications such as high-quality video services (HDTV, video telephony, and surveillance), Peer-to-Peer applications and services and business services (E-LAN, E-Line) will soon be the mainstream applications,” Chua added.

For instance, it takes only 40 minutes to download and upload a full high density quality movie of 30Gb file size using fiber technology. In comparison, it takes more than eight hours to download the same file using ADSL (Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line) technology that is built on copper.

At the event, Allied Telesis also announced the availability of its fibre-based networking solutions, the Intelligent Multiservice Access Platforms (iMAP 9000 Series) for the converged businesses and the Intelligent Multiservice Gateways (iMG) for the converged home.

Allied Telesis iMAP 9000 Series and iMG solutions are robust as both have been environmentally hardened to withstand outdoor deployments, allowing service providers the option to deploy the solutions indoor or outdoor of their customers’ premises.

The Allied Telesis iMAP 9000 Series offer service providers a highly-reliable infrastructure and a cost-effective means of adding new services and capacity and as their business grows. It comes with IP Triple Play & True Carrier Class IP-Ethernet access, multiple 10Gbps Transport EPSR™ with 50ms switching, scalable to 10Gbps per service slot as well as simultaneous fibre and copper access with any service, any slot hot pluggable modules.

It has also been designed to enable FTTx (Fibre–to-the-x) home or business capabilities, Redundant Network Interfaces, Rapid Spanning Tree and GbE Link Aggregation, Auto Provisioning, IGMPv2 and IPv6 data pass through.

The iMG solutions, meanwhile, offer a wide variety of configurations and speeds for ADSL and fiber-to-the-home deployments. It has been designed to reduce deployment cost, remove the need for truck-roll during deployment and ensure quality of experience to customers. It also comes with Stateful Inspection Firewall for security purposes.

For more information on these fiber-based solutions, please contact Allied Telesis at +603-2287 2110.

Mydin Mohamed Holdings運用ICT提高競爭力

Mydin Mohamed Holdings leverages on ICT to improve competitiveness


KUALA LUMPUR, 12 July, 2007 – Allied Telesis, one of the world’s leading companies in the networking industry, today announced that Mydin Mohamed Holdings, Malaysia’s largest local wholesaler, has begun deployment of a network solution from Allied Telesis to deliver timely communication, value-added customer service and efficient data management.

Said Malik Murad Ali, IT Manager, Mydin Mohamed Holdings, “In the fast moving hypermarket industry, having the right technology is key as it enables us to grow profitably and compete successfully in the market. We recognized the need for new technology solutions that would enable us to grow our retail model efficiently and profitably, as well as to ensure the company’s success to compete in the hypermarket business.”

The objective is to achieve marketing speed and overall efficiency of operations and supply chain management. From the suppliers to the logistics and warehouse, to Mydin’s ground staff and to the management team, efficiency and productivity are important factors for timely and accurate decision-making.

To differentiate itself, Mydin had to redefine the value it brings to its customers. Mydin’s brand name signifies convenience, quality and value for money. Thus, it looks into Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to achieve these goals.

Mydin manages over 200,000 unique items and processes millions worth of transactions daily. Its key challenge is to gain insight into these huge volumes of transactions. The company needs to track the exact products and volumes of goods flowing in and out of the company.

Next, a real-time network infrastructure is required to drive incremental sales and top line results. Mydin next move is to improve the communications with all its 28 branches nationwide.

“Our suppliers typically have a very small quota for promotional items. If we want to buy in bulk to enjoy greater savings, we need to act fast to place the orders on the same day. Therefore, determining each store’s inventory and quota at the shortest time possible is the real challenge. In the past, we are unable to take full advantage of the promotional offers when they are available,” said Malik.

It is therefore important that timely and accurate information can reach the right person at the right time to aid them in their daily operations and decision making. In this way, additional business value can be delivered to customers when real-time information can be accessed by the sales personnel and store managers.

In order to fuel their growth, Mydin sets out to look for a standard based solution that can complement and support its current IT systems; a solution that is reliable, scalable and robust. Tying and linking the systems together is very crucial because the network infrastructure is the backbone of the entire IT system as it is the bloodline of the ICT infrastructure that affects Mydin’s day to day operations.

The company’s previous networking systems were not able to complement and supports the complexity of their systems. As a result, enormous costs and additional resources are needed to reconcile the problems and transactions faced by the employees and customers.

After a thorough selection process, Mydin chose Allied Telesis, one of the leading global IP networking solutions leaders.

“Allied Telesis beat other vendors and emerge as the overall winner from our selection exercise,” Malik enthused. “Allied Telesis had a clear superiority in functionality and pricing. The initial and ongoing maintenance costs were reasonable and competitive. Most importantly is the record of accomplishment in successful projects implemented by Allied Telesis that was really impressive! That gives us the confidence and assurance that we need and we believe in Allied Telesis as it is a strong and reliable brand.”

The decision of choosing Allied Telesis and the investment proved worthwhile. Mydin started to see an improvement in its network infrastructure within the first few months itself.

Now, the IT department is able to monitor its network in a more proactive manner. And if there is a problem, the IT team will be able to know the issue/s in real time.

In the near future, the company expects more savings both in terms of business and IT management costs.

From the business aspect, the company now gains timely, accurate and consistent management and financial information that enable it to monitor activities and transactions more closely and react proactively to any changes in its environment and the supply chain management.

In terms of IT management costs, applications of the solution give Mydin the ability to attain a competitive advantage – improved services and communications, while internal and external customers gain operational efficiency and increased productivity.

Being empowered with real time information is very important as it meant that Mydin could better identify opportunities and threats in the market, reduce latency, enhance relevance and value of leads, and of course increase productivity. Such improvements built on their competitive advantage enable Mydin to deliver stronger intimacy and greater relevance in customer interaction and satisfaction.

Mydin will be adding another 14-15 branches in the next 36 months and all these branches will have to come into its network infrastructure systems.

“I look forward to work with the Allied Telesis’ team again in the near future. This will help strengthen our partnership ties and enhance our working relationship,” concluded Malik.

“We are happy to have been provided with the trust to fulfill Mydin’s requirements to enhance their business processes and help reduce the business and technical risks. This achievement is a major milestone for us not just in the retail industry but in the enterprise sector as well and proves that we have the expertise and extensive background to implement end-to-end networking solutions for customers of such size in Malaysia,” said Paul Choy, Country Sales Manager, Allied Telesyn International (Asia) Pte Ltd.

“We certainly hope this successful network infrastructure implementation at Mydin will be a case study which other companies in Malaysia can emulate,” he added.

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Allied Telesis Set to Gain Stronger Foothold in Government and Education


KUALA LUMPUR, 21 June, 2007 – Allied Telesis, the global IP networking solutions vendor, is set to gain stronger foothold in the government and education sectors in Malaysia with the appointment of Mohd Nazarudin Jaafar as its new Sales Manager, focusing on the government and education customers.

Mohd Nazarudin will be responsible for developing new leads in the two targeted sectors, while maintaining existing cooperation. He will also work closely with Allied Telesis’ channel partners to provide network solutions to end-users in the government and education sectors.

“Allied Telesis has tremendous growth potential in the Malaysian market and I am happy to join them and look forward to add value to the company’s growth by achieving higher penetration into the government and education markets,” said Mohd Nazarudin.

The new sales manager brings with him more than 16 years of experience working in the government and telco IT projects. Prior to joining Allied Telesis, Mohd Nazarudin was the Sales Manager for Hitachi Data Systems where he secured contracts worth over RM15 million.

He started his career as a Network Specialist with one of Malaysia’s pioneer systems integrators, Mesiniaga and has since worked with multinational IT companies such as Cisco Systems, Novell Corporation and EMC, mostly in his capacity as sales and technical manager where he accumulated valuable experiences and contacts in government, telcos, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as well as the education sector.

“We welcome Mohd Nazarudin to the Allied Telesis’ family in Malaysia as his experience will further strengthen our local team. His appointment emphasizes our commitment to further grow our business in Malaysia and help the government to fulfil the country’s broadband and IPv6 technology vision,” said Paul Choy, Allied Telesis’ Country Manager for Malaysia.

Malaysia has announced its ambition to become an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)-enabled country by 2010, in time for the estimated expiry of Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4), where the first stage of the plan involves having sector migration that will start with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) by end of 2006 and government agencies by 2008. It has also set a goal to increase its broadband penetration rate to 30% - 40% by the year 2008.

With the impending increase in broadband usage and additional bandwidth, applications such as IP Surveillance, Video on Demand, Distant Learning, Triple Play will soon become a reality in Malaysia.

“In turn, as newer applications emerge, government agencies, enterprises and institutions of higher learning will need to migrate to Gigabit Ethernet or 10 Gigabit Ethernet networks. Access networks will support greater bandwidth with technologies that support fibre-to-the-home/business (FTTx),” explained Choy.

Some of the stimulants for the above applications include the implementation of the 9th Malaysia Plan, where ICT will be used more to enable government agencies to excel in providing excellent service to the public as well as to be more productive and efficient; the Education Ministry SchoolNet Project; establishing Malaysia as the regional hub of education excellence as well as the growing need for local companies to become regional and global players, he added.

Allied Telesis is also known for its high quality and cost effective range of networking solutions. It provides complete end-to-end networking solutions for service providers, telcos, enterprises, education, SMEs and government markets.