3GSM WORLD CONGRESS 2007, Barcelona – February 12, 2007 – GoAhead®
Software, the worldwide leader in open standards-based high availability and
systems management middleware for carrier-grade and mission critical systems,
today announced reseller agreements with two new EMEA-based partners, Wickenby
Ltd. and Mántica Solutions, boosting the company’s outreach to this high-growth
region. The additions strengthen an already stacked GoAhead channel – including
partners such as IBM, RadiSys, Performance Technologies, and Altatek – and
extend GoAhead’s ability to enable telecom equipment manufacturers (TEMs) to
speed time to market, lower project risk and focus on services and
applications. “We are
pleased to expand our presence in EMEA with two best-in-class solution
partners, offering customers one-stop to ensure availability and significantly
reduce project risk,” states Jim Ewel, GoAhead CEO. “With the ATCA expertise
provided by Wickenby Ltd. and Mántica’s know-how in service-enabling
technologies, GoAhead eagerly anticipates success from each of these partnerships,”
Ewel continues. Wickenby
Ltd, based in Israel, is a shelf vendor offering fully integrated hardware
platforms to Tier 1 and Tier 2 TEMs. With a decade of previous experience
Wickenby specializes in AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA as well as custom infrastructures.
In addition to offering GoAhead SelfReliant open standards-based high
availability and systems management middleware, Wickenby offers comprehensive
electronic systems infrastructure design, volume delivery and support from the
mechanical shelf (military, telecom COTS and custom), cooling systems and IPMI
based shelf management, as well as third party board integration. “By
combining GoAhead’s proven leadership in high availability seen in more than
15,000 deployments worldwide, with Wickenby’s expertise in ATCA and MicroTCA,
customers can notably speed time to market and reduce project risk for
deployment of systems based on these fast-emerging platforms,” explains Kevin
Gyllenberg, CTO for Wickenby Ltd. Another
value added reseller, Mántica Solutions, boasts unique expertise in
service-enabling technologies and products for intelligent networks (IN) and
next-generation networks (NGN) to help clients advance the rollout of
compelling, revenue-generating services. The company’s experience in the Iberian
market enables offering superior solutions while at the same adding the value
of a local company with well-known experts that guarantee the highest level of
service and support. Mántica’s core services include consulting, solution
design, integration, custom software development and solution support. “The
adoption of ATCA in the next-generation service delivery platforms and
carrier-class service platforms is a natural step forward that stems from the
necessity of standardization of the COTS model. And high availability
middleware plays a vital role in this unstoppable trend. Hence, Mántica is
thrilled to join such a trusted partner as GoAhead to offer unmatched high
availability solutions to TEMs in the Iberian market,” states Carlos Egea, CEO
for Mántica Solutions.
About Mántica Solutions Based in Madrid, Spain, Mántica Solutions is a
distributor of core network enabling technology and solutions for telecom
operators, equipment providers and ISVs. In addition, MANTICA provides support
and specialized professional services. The company counts on a team of
first-class professionals. Shareholders come from Spanish Telecom and Financial
firms with years of experience on international sales and development of
strategic alliances with technology providers. Engineering team has extensive
background in Telecom Core Networking, Support services and Project Management
in the fields of SS7 signaling, IN and next generation Service Delivery
Platforms based on new emerging and converged technologies. For more
information please visit www.mantica-solutions.com. About GoAhead
GoAhead Software is the worldwide leader in open standards-based high
availability and systems management middleware for carrier-grade and mission
critical systems where downtime is unacceptable. Deployed on more than
15,000 nodes worldwide, GoAhead has the only proven, open
standards-based solution on the market, reducing project risk so you can meet
time and cost requirements. GoAhead’s leadership and long commitment to Service
Availability Forum open standards prevent vendor lock-in and protect your
investments over time. GoAhead delivers the software and the expertise
necessary to ensure success for a broad range of development projects such as
wireless base station controllers, Node Bs, softswitches, defense applications
and industrial controllers. Every day, industry leaders such as Motorola,
Alcatel, Italtel, Lockheed Martin and Honeywell entrust GoAhead to speed time
to market, lower R&D costs and focus on differentiation. GoAhead is a
privately held company, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. For more
information on GoAhead, visit www.goahead.com or call 425-453-1900. For press information, contact Lacy Williams
at 425-468-5417 or lwilliams@goahead.com
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