KRONE ramps up connectivity in Malaysia with VA Dynamics partnership for premises networking

Partnership to allow Malaysian organisations greater access to higher bandwidth and connectivity solutions to boost network arterial reliability

Singapore (PRWEB) July 9, 2004

Addressing the needs of Malaysian organisations for higher bandwidth connectivity systems, KRONE, has announced the appointment of VA Dynamics as a distributor for its end-to-end PremisNETTM product portfolio multimedia connectivity solutions in Malaysia. VA Dynamics’ key focus will be KRONE’s Cat 6 and fibre solutions.

The new relationship will allow Malaysian organisations greater access to KRONE’s German engineered solutions when upgrading their network infrastructures. This will go towards helping them meet today’s business needs for increased voice and data traffic. The partnership is concurrent with KRONE’s continued regional strategy for the Asian region – seeking avenues to ensure that customers have high availability to its professional services and solutions.

According to IDC's recently published research highlighting its top key trends for the IT market in Malaysia, IDC expects Malaysian organisations to maintain IT spending momentum of 8% growth over 2003 in 2004. Hardware will remain the largest contributor to total IT spending.

A joint venture between Mesiniaga Sdn Bhd and Singtel Aeradio, (Singapore), VA Dynamics has an established and enviable customer and channel record. Its clients include several leading organisations in the financial, banking, government, resorts and private enterprise sectors. VA Dynamic will ensure that KRONE’s solutions are readily available via its network of 40 partners varying from cabling contractors to system integrators.

Lim Kew Seng, General Manager of VA Dynamics said, “Malaysian corporations today are shifting course fast to adopt newer technologies. User demands for sophisticated applications and the implementation of enterprise and Web-enabled applications is forcing these organisations to upgrade their networks from Cat 5e to 6 connectivity systems.” “With our track record in the government, financial and MNC sectors, we are well positioned to help these organisations meet their needs for services, consultation and solutions and maintain their productivity and competitive edges,” he added.

Utilised by several of the world’s leading companies, to support business information and computer networks, KRONE’s entire suite of PremisNETtm multimedia, high-bandwidth structured cabling solutions is specifically designed to ensure these organisations are able to obtain optimum throughput as well as future-proof their network investments.

“As a distributor with established networks, I am fully confident that VA Dynamics will be able to augment our coverage in Malaysia,” said Eric Behrendt, General Manager, KRONE Far East. “We selected VA Dynamics as a partner based on their expertise and ability to fully address the specific needs of their customers.” “This partnership is a strategic enrichment for both companies and we foresee both companies being able to tap on the strengths of each other,” he added.

Under the agreement KRONE and VA Dynamics will be working together to forge business in new markets and upsell to existing customers. KRONE will also be providing technical support and training to ensure that VA Dynamic’s technical professionals are all endorsed under the KRONE Certified Installer Program.

KRONE’s PremisNETtm solutions cover both copper and fibre solutions and have real flexibility in their design principals, which allows greater customisation in terms of design and performance across different bandwidth levels to support the existing networks and applications as well as future additions that are anticipated in tomorrow’s technology.

About KRONE

The KRONE Group is the world's leading systems supplier for telecommunications and data networks. From network design to commissioning, the company supplies connectivity solutions and products for copper, optical fibre and wireless networks. More information on KRONE is available on its Web site at http://www.krone.com and http://www.kroneasia.com.

Issued on behalf of KRONE Far East by Lucidity Pte Ltd

For further information, please contact:

Ling Hwee Ming KRONE Far East

Tel: (65) 6538 8628

Fax: (65) 6538 8636

e-mail: hweeming.ling@krone.com

Gerald Gasper, Lucidity

Tel: (65) 6295 8027

Fax: (65) 6296 0067

Mobile: (65) 98753011

e-mail: gerald@lucidco.net

Soon Lishan, Lucidity

Tel: (65) 6295 8027

Fax: (65) 6296 0067

Mobile: (65) 9748 2101

e-mail: lishan@lucidco.net