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VIVATO PARTNERS WITH TERRAWAVE SOLUTIONS TO DISTRIBUTE FIRST
WI-FI SWITCHES
Agreement Includes Sophisticated ChannelTraining Initiative
NEW ORLEANS, LA. - March 17, 2003 - Vivato, a Wi-Fi
infrastructure company, and TerraWave Solutions, a value added distributor
(VAD) and manufacturer specializing in wireless technology, announced
today at the CTIA show in New Orleans they will partner in developing
a strong channel to provide wireless LAN infrastructure.
Under the terms of the agreement, TerraWave Solutions will distribute
Vivato's Wi-Fi switches to authorized resellers and deliver high-caliber
technical support, consulting, integration, staging for Vivato products.
TerraWave also will develop and deliver Vivato-authorized curriculum
for information technology professionals to become certified on
Vivato's switching technologies. The two-day, hands-on, set-up and
configuration course will be available second quarter 2003.
"Vivato is re-shaping the Wi-Fi value proposition for both
the enterprise and the service provider," said Chris Marco,
President of TerraWave Solutions. "Their new wireless technology
will help us to strengthen and realize our own goal of providing
resellers with innovative, custom wireless solutions."
"We are delighted to work with TerraWave to develop our distribution
channel," said Ken Biba, Vivato CEO and Chairman. "TerraWave's
significant wireless networking experience, combined with their
phenomenal training capabilities, makes them a formidable partner
for our channel strategy."
The agreement will take effect immediately to support the distribution
of Vivato's first two products: the recently launched 2.4 GHz Indoor
Wi-Fi Switch and the 2.4 GHz Outdoor Wi-Fi switch. The Vivato switches,
which provide a new architecture for deploying 802.11b wireless
local area networking by the enterprise and service provider respectively,
are expected to ship to customers in May 2003.
About TerraWave Solutions
TerraWave Solutions is a value added distributor specializing in
2.4 and 5 GHz wireless LAN, wireless bridging and security solutions.
Focusing on specialty wireless LAN products for custom applications,
TerraWave integrates components based on the unique requirements
of every reseller client. TerraWave Solutions' complete line of
best-of-breed wireless products is compatible with all major wireless
vendors. With more than 100 years of combined WLAN expertise, TerraWave's
engineers also provide high-caliber tech support, consulting, training,
integration, staging and set-up. For more information, visit www.terrawave.com
or call 210.375.8482.
About Vivato
Vivato is the inventor and first manufacturer of Wi-Fi switches
for enterprises and service providers designed to enable high bandwidth
Wi-Fi wireless networks everywhere: in the enterprise, across campuses
and throughout metropolitan areas. Vivato is headquartered in San
Francisco with a research and development center in Spokane, Wash.
For more information, please visit www.vivato.net
or call 415.495.1111.
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