15th Aug 2007 14:24
Spirent Communications plc (LSE:SPT), a global provider ofperformance analysis and service management solutions, and EdenTreeTechnologies, an innovator of software solutions for lab managementand test automation, today announced they have entered into atechnology partnership and global reseller agreement whereby Spirentwill resell EdenTree's lab automation solutions. The EdenTree labmanagement solution complements and integrates with the ExtremeAutomation(TM) capability delivered with Spirent's innovative testingplatform - Spirent TestCenter(TM). Together, Spirent TestCenterExtreme Automation and EdenTree Lab Manager(TM) significantly reducetesting cost and time-to-market while increasing test coverage. £ Under the terms of the agreement, Spirent's global sales forcewill resell EdenTree's Lab Manager solution to leading NetworkEquipment Manufacturers, Service Provider and Enterprise customersworldwide. The partnership results in the industry's highestproductivity test tool architecture matched with a software-controlledlab switching infrastructure solution and an intuitive GUI formanaging and scheduling topologies. Lab Manager also providesunequaled visibility into lab layout and resource utilization to allowoptimal decisions on equipment investments. £ "Manually reconfiguring test-beds is an inefficient use ofcritical resources," said Rob Piconi, chief operating officer, SpirentCommunications. "And decisions on lab CapEx are often made withoutclear economic justification. In EdenTree, we recognized a strongalignment with Spirent's strategy to help customers achieve optimalefficiency in deployment of their capital." £ EdenTree Lab Manager is a software platform for managing,scheduling, configuring, and tracking network lab resources. Itprovides a GUI and API for managing an automated physical layer andpower switching infrastructure to which test equipment and devicesunder test are connected. The result is a software-controlled labenvironment with a simple, drag-and-drop user interface that allowstest, QA, customer support, and development engineers to easily andremotely design, schedule and automate test configurations. £ "We're delighted to be partnering with Spirent," said Jay Oyakawa,CEO of EdenTree Technologies. "Pairing our easy-to-deploy Lab Managersoftware with Spirent TestCenter Extreme Automation creates a real1+1=3 equation. Together, these tools enable customers to quicklydevelop and execute tests in an environment that drives shorterdevelopment and deployment cycles." £ For more information about Spirent TestCenter 2.0, visitwww.spirent.com/go/STC_2. For more information about EdenTree LabManager, visit www.edentreetech.com/products/products-overview.htm. £ About Spirent Communications plc £ Spirent Communications plc is a leading communications technologycompany focused on delivering innovative systems and services to meetthe needs of customers worldwide. We are a global provider ofperformance analysis and service assurance solutions that enable thedevelopment and deployment of next-generation networking technologiessuch as broadband services, Internet telephony, 3G wireless and webapplications and security testing. The Systems group develops powercontrol systems for specialist electrical vehicles in the mobility andindustrial markets. Further information about Spirent Communicationsplc can be found at www.spirent.com. £ Spirent Communications plc Ordinary shares are traded on theLondon Stock Exchange (ticker: SPT). The Company operates a Level 1American Depositary Receipt ("ADR") program with each ADR representingfour Spirent Communications plc Ordinary shares. The ADRs trade in theUS over-the-counter ("OTC") market under the symbol SPMYY and theCUSIP number is 84856M209. £ This document may contain forward-looking statements which aremade in good faith and are based on current expectations or beliefs,as well as assumptions about future events. You can sometimes, but notalways, identify these statements by the use of a date in the futureor such words as "will," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect,""project," "intend," "plan," "should," "may," "assume" and othersimilar words. By their nature, forward-looking statements areinherently predictive and speculative and involve risk and uncertaintybecause they relate to events and depend on circumstances that willoccur in the future. You should not place undue reliance on theseforward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of futureperformance and are subject to factors that could cause our actualresults to differ materially from those expressed or implied by thesestatements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update anyforward-looking statements contained in this document, whether as aresult of new information, future events or otherwise. £ About EdenTree Technologies, Inc. £ EdenTree Technologies has been providing lab management andautomation solutions to network equipment manufacturers, serviceproviders, and enterprises since 2003. EdenTree's Lab Manager, the LabOperating System(TM) and leading software platform for managing,configuring and scheduling lab resources, is used by industry-leadingcompanies including Cisco Systems, Hitachi Data Systems, Ericsson,Verizon and AT&T, helping them to reduce testing time and costs,increase leverage of equipment investments, and improve assettracking. EdenTree brings an unprecedented level of speed, efficiency,and productivity to network labs, by eliminating manualreconfigurations, enabling remote access, automating repetitiveprocesses, and storing test configurations and results. For moreinformation, please visit www.edentreetech.com. £ Spirent and the Spirent logo are trademarks or registeredtrademarks of Spirent Communications plc. EdenTree, EdenTreeTechnologies, Lab Operating System and the EdenTree logo aretrademarks of EdenTree Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks orregistered trademarks mentioned herein are held by their respectivecompanies. All rights reserved. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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