Leipzig / Linz, July 27, 2010 – ipoque, the leading European vendor of Internet traffic management solutions, has appointed Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc., as its authorized distributor for Austria, Switzerland and parts of Eastern Europe.
The agreement is aimed at expanding ipoque’s reach in the region’s telecommunications and enterprise sectors by drawing from Arrow’s extensive channel network. Paul Karrer, managing director at Arrow ECS Internet Security AG, said, “Our decision to team with ipoque follows our strategy to provide a comprehensive portfolio of enterprise and carrier-grade network solutions. ipoque’s DPI (deep packet inspection) engine is one of the most reliable in the industry (according to independent test results published by the European Advanced Networking Test Center). This will add great value to our portfolio.”
ipoque's PRX Traffic Manager offers fixed line and mobile network operators a comprehensive and cost-effective bandwidth-management solution enabling them to monitor and control network traffic per application and per subscriber. The solution makes the network activities more transparent and can prioritize, shape and optimize classified traffic. PRX Traffic Manager scales up to 75 gigabits per second and helps institutions in any sector keep up with the challenges of increasing Internet traffic in their networks.
Arrow ECS offers the complete range of ipoque solutions, with a special focus on PRX-PE Traffic Manager for policy enforcement, ipoque’s new product. This focus reflects the current issues that many companies, particularly mobile service providers, have with ever-increasing data rates. The offerings are available in Switzerland and Austria, as well as Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Hungary.
Klaus Mochalski, CEO of ipoque, adds: “We are happy to welcome Arrow ECS to the ipoque channel. With them, we gain a highly accomplished and recognized collaborator. Arrow ECS is one of the world’s largest distributors, and they work with very experienced resellers offering strong local support.”
Arrow ECS Internet Security distributes a comprehensive portfolio of product security, servers, storage and virtualization solutions. It supports resellers in the realization of customized solutions through presales project design and planning, as well as installation and support services. In addition, it supports the business needs of resellers through finance, marketing and training services. More information is available at www.arrowecs.at.
About Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions
Arrow ECS, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc. [NYSE: ARW], provides enterprise and midrange computing products, services and solutions to value-added resellers, system integrators, and independent software vendors. Based in Englewood, Colo., and with offices in 26 countries, Arrow ECS connects its customers to the world’s foremost technology suppliers. Arrow ECS reported $4.9 billion in global enterprise computing solution sales in 2009. Visit ecs.arrow.com for more information.
About ipoque
ipoque provides network intelligence and policy control solutions helping fixed and mobile broadband operators to better understand traffic patterns, monetize new data services and improve the quality of experience for their subscribers. Our application classification and analysis engine enables bandwidth and congestion control, prioritized quality of service delivery and detailed network visibility.
Over 200 broadband operator customers in more than 60 countries across the globe rely on ipoque's policy control solution to limit equipment and operating expenditures, increase profitability and maximize subscriber satisfaction. ipoque was founded in 2005 in Leipzig, Germany, and has become a Rohde & Schwarz company in 2011.
