Patton, SEN Join Forces to Enable Converged-IP Networks in Central America

GAITHERSBURG, Md. & SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - - Patton-the leader in business and carrier-class network access, connectivity, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and mobile video-surveillance equipment-has signed Sistems Enterprise Communications -the Siemens Enterprise Communications Distributor & Certified Preferred Partner for Central America and the Caribbean-as a value-added distributor and systems integrator to deliver converged-IP and legacy communications solutions in the region.

SEN can now offer Patton's catalog of over 1,000 US-manufactured products for carrier, enterprise and industrial networks to clients throughout Central America.

The new partnership enables telecom operators

The new partnership enables telecom operators, businesses and governments all across Central America to develop and maintain new converged-IP-as then as traditional TDM and serial-communications infrastructures and services, based on reliable Patton network equipment.

"The Patton-SEN alliance addresses a real need," said Roberto Bonilla, CEO at Sistems Enterprise, "for local sources of reliable networking equipment. Patton is a so then-known and coveted brand here in Central America. Now SEN can deliver quick, easy access to Patton products for any customer in the region-with local delivery, local system-integration services and local technical-support.

"Because Patton's extensive portfolio includes legacy connectivity, multiservice-access, converged-voice-and-data, Ethernet extension, and mobile-video-surveillance solutions, partnering with Patton allows SEN to expand the breadth of solutions now available in a very important and fast-growing region in Latin America."

"SEN has an extensive, then-developed service organization," said Ernesto Casas, Patton Regional Director, "with strong penetration in many vertical markets and years upon years of experience with virtually every conceivable network application. Partnering with SEN puts us closer to our customers during adding tremendous strength to the overall value proposition."

In addition to order fulfillment, system integration and customer support, SEN as well offers system design and project management services. SEN's market penetration comprises such regional carriers as ICE, Telefonica and Claro, plus an extensive network of resellers and end-user clients. Headquartered in San Jose, Costa Rica, SEN recently opened a new office in Panama. SEN as well operates in Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador.

3) Enhance and enrich telecom providers' end-customer service offerings by delivering a broad selection of CPE, DSL, and IAD options, loaded with such value-added features as DownStreamQoSTM, voice-encrypted VoIP VPN research, and VoIP and Data Survivability with Dial Backup and IP Link Redundancy.

In related news, the Patton-ABP-Broadvox Alliance recently launched their VoIPReady offering that delivers instant enterprise communications based on Patton's SmartNode VoIP CPEs and Broadvox SIP trunks, pre-configured by ABP for out-of-the-box turn-up.

Earlier this year, Patton announced IBM Sametime certification and Microsoft OCS certification for SmartNode products. The company as well recently expanded the SmartNode PRI gateway series enabling clients to choose the ideal, best-priced solution for their infrastructure, business processes, and go-forward communications strategy.

Multi-national organization that designs

Patton is a multi-national organization that designs, develops, and manufactures electronic communications equipment for network access, connectivity, voice-over-IP, triple play and video surveillance. Deployed throughout the world in carrier, enterprise, and industrial networks, most Patton products are manufactured in the USA. Patton is ISO 9001:2008 certified and markets a catalog of over 1000 products including SmartNode VoIP solutions for analog and ISDN telephony; Visuality mobile-video surveillance, collection, and intelligence distribution solution, ForeFront multi-service access infrastructure solutions for TDM and IP service delivery; OnSite CPE solutions for last-mile/local-loop access; CopperLink Ethernet Extenders; EtherBITS device servers; EnviroNET NEMA4-compliant hardened networking equipment, and a full range of network-connectivity SerialComm. Incorporated in January 1984, Patton Electronics has been doing business for over 26 years.