DATATEL JSC to OEM Riverstone Networks' RS Routers for Russian Market
07 Oktober 2005 - 9:12AM
PR Newswire (US)
Companies Take Reseller Relationship to the Next Level MOSCOW, Oct.
7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DATATEL JSC, one of Russia's largest
systems integrators, and Riverstone Networks (OTC:RSTN.PK), a
leading provider of carrier Ethernet solutions, today announced the
two companies have entered into an OEM agreement under which
Datatel will sell Riverstone's RS 3000 and 8000 series carrier
Ethernet routers to the Russian market under the Datatel brand.
Under the terms of the agreement, Datatel, Riverstone's first
Russian OEM partner, will sell Riverstone's RS 3x00 Metro Access
and RS 8x00 Metro Aggregation Routers under the Datatel brands of
DT-3100 Metro Access and DT-8x00 Metro Aggregation Routers
respectively. The MPLS-based DT-8000 and DT-8600 provide up to 448
ports of fast Ethernet in one compact chassis that can be used in
the access or aggregation layers of the carrier's network as well
as in the metropolitan core. The DT-3100 provides carriers with the
MPLS/VPLS technology at the network access layer necessary for the
delivery of "triple play" -- the combination of voice, video and
data -- services. "Over the past few years, Datatel proved itself
as a valuable reseller providing us with such Russian customers as
Comstar," said Oscar Rodriguez, Chief Executive Officer, Riverstone
Networks. "This next step in our relationship, moving from a
reseller to an OEM arrangement, is designed to help us further
penetrate the Central and Eastern European market by giving DATATEL
the power to adapt product marketing to better meet the mindset of
its customers in Russia, Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, and
Lithuania among others." "As part of the agreement, DATATEL's staff
will become fully certified on the DT-8x00 and DT-3x00 to provide
first-rate support to our customers, which primarily consist of
government agencies and providers of corporate services," said
Vladimir Ryabinin Director of the IT department of DATATEL. "In
addition, the close technical cooperation between the companies
will enable us to better serve our customers and to have the
Riverstone operating system software certified for use by our
Russian customers. This agreement will help us further extend our
market in Russia, possibly as soon as 2006." In October 2002,
DATATEL became an official reseller of Riverstone equipment,
responsible for the sales, installation and ongoing technical
service support to customers who purchase Riverstone's carrier
Ethernet solutions from them. Datatel's staff was trained in
Riverstone's education center. In addition, Datatel's test lab
contains Riverstone's equipment, allowing Datatel's staff to design
and test various Ethernet implementations based on Riverstone's
solutions. About DATATEL JSC DATATEL JSC is one of the largest
system integrators in Russia, creating, renovating and maintaining
communications networks of all kinds. DATATEL offers a full
spectrum of turn-key services from network design and equipment
delivery to technical support and customer training. DATATEL
delivers the highest quality services to its customers through a
seasoned staff of manufacturer-certified network specialists,
multi-vendor technical testing and demonstration facilities,
transport logistics, warehousing, and strong relationships with
industry leaders around the globe. DATATEL offers products and
solutions from some of the world's leading network equipment
vendors including: Alcatel S.A., Flex Light, Keymile,
Oscilloquartz, Riverstone Networks, and others. DATATEL maintains a
strong partnership with Svyazinvest, a consortium of Russia's top
service providers, and is responsible for the design and
implementation of some largest networks in Russia including Golden
line, MTU -- Inform, Comstar, Neva line, Infotel, Astelit,
Petersburg Transit Telecom, and Northwest Telecom as well as a
number of governmental and commercial organizations. About
Riverstone Networks Riverstone Networks, Inc. is a leading provider
of carrier Ethernet infrastructure solutions for business and
residential communications services. Riverstone's Ethernet router
portfolio uniquely delivers the reliability that allows carriers to
meet the triple play -- voice, video and data -- service
requirements of their customers in a cost-effective and scalable
way. Riverstone allows carriers to offer new services over existing
revenue-generating networks permitting them to evolve to a next
generation Ethernet infrastructure. Except for the historical
information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press
release, including without limitation statements regarding
DATATEL's ability to sell, serve and support the DATATEL branded
products, its attainment of Riverstone certification, its ability
to gain marketshare, and the ability to have Riverstone's operating
system software certified for government use as a result of this
agreement are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
"safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date hereof and are subject to risks and uncertainties that
may cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and
uncertainties include changes in the Russian market for
telecommunications equipment, competition for marketshare, the
failure to obtain certification of the operating system for use by
certain customers, as well as those risks and uncertainties
detailed from time to time in Riverstone Networks' SEC reports,
including the reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K filed on September
2, 2004. The company assumes no obligation to update or revise
these forward-looking statements. Amy Huitt http://www.datatel.ru/
408-878-6918 http://www.riverstonenet.com/ DATASOURCE: Riverstone
Networks CONTACT: Amy Huitt of Riverstone, +1-408-878-6918, or ; or
Web site: http://www.datatel.ru/ Web site:
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