GENBAND Partners with Wipro; Enhances Global Reseller Program

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PLANO, Texas--(Business Wire)--
GENBAND Inc., a market-leading developer of next-generation IP infrastructure
solutions, today announced that Wipro Infotech, the India and Middle East IT
Business Unit of Wipro Limited, will support and distribute GENBAND IP gateway
solutions as a strategic reseller and system integrator partner. With the
addition of Wipro, GENBAND also announced enhancements to its Global Reseller
Program, which will develop and implement global partner marketing programs and
manage partner support and training. 

The GENBAND Global Reseller Program is increasing focus on distributors that
primarily reach national and regional service providers and carriers in emerging
markets. GENBAND also distributes its IP infrastructure solutions to the world`s
largest telecommunication service providers through its global sales team as
well as via numerous partnerships with leading telecom equipment manufacturers. 

Headquartered in Bangalore, India, Wipro Infotech is the top Network Integration
Company in the country. Wipro offers a 360 degree service portfolio spanning the
entire IT lifecycle. As a leading System Integrator, Wipro manages design,
rollout and post deployment support for major telecommunications networks in
India and around the world. They are also experts in service delivery platforms
and network security. 

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. T K Padmanabha, General Manager, Telecom
Networking Integration, Wipro Infotech said: "We are pleased to join with
GENBAND to transform operator networks with IP enhancements and security. Our
customers appreciate value-added solutions like GENBAND`s, which offer seamless
migration without the high costs of total equipment replacement." 

"Wipro`s services, breadth and strategic market reach is world class, and we are
very pleased to partner with them to transform telecommunications networks with
IP," said Zane Long, Vice President of the Global Reseller Group at GENBAND.
"GENBAND has been growing rapidly, in part, due to an expanding team of
strategic reseller partners around the globe like Wipro. We`re enhancing our
global reseller program to fuel this momentum and provide our partners the best
materials, support and training for selling our solutions." 

GENBAND`s resellers have access to all company products and solutions with an
initial focus on the G2 Compact Gateway, the G6® Universal Gateway and the
S-Series products (session border controller and security gateways). 

With extensive security, policy enforcement and session management capabilities,
GENBAND's S3 Session Border Controller brings operators advanced performance at
IP network borders. GENBAND`s S2 Security Gateway provides the security, QoS and
IP mobility required to manage revenue-generating, new voice and multimedia
sessions for all IP-based applications, including: Femtocell, Voice over WiMAX,
Voice over WiFi/WLAN access, Secured VoIP Access (UNI), Secured IP Network
Interconnect or VoIP Peering (NNI), Secured IM, Presence, Messaging, Gaming, and
IPTV. 

The G2 Compact Gateway is a carrier class, multipurpose gateway purpose-built
for highly reliable VoIP and provides connectivity at the border between the IP
and TDM/circuit switched networks. The G6 Universal Gateway simultaneously
supports multiple IP service architectures and is deployed in ILEC, PTT, RLEC,
CLEC, and MSO networks worldwide. 

About Wipro Infotech

Wipro Infotech, a division of the US$5 billion Wipro Limited, provides
enterprise customers with high value Information Technology Products, Software
Services, Solutions and Consulting Services in India and the Middle East.
Headquartered at Bangalore, Wipro Infotech serves customers in India through a
network of 22 offices and 170 service locations across the country. It also has
regional offices across the Middle East serving the region. For more
information, please visit, http://www.wipro.in/. 

About GENBAND

GENBAND is a global leader and innovator of next generation IP media, session
border and fixed mobile convergence security solutions deployed in over half of
the world`s 100 largest service providers. These high-performance gateway
solutions are at the core of fixed and mobile networks around the world -
evolving, securing and enhancing communications networks. Headquartered in
Plano, Texas, GENBAND has Centers of Excellence in Brazil, China, Maryland,
Massachusetts and Texas, and serves customers and partners in more than 80
countries. Additional information is available at www.genband.com. 





GENBAND Inc.
Kim Lee, 972-265-3766
kim.lee@genband.com
or
Frank Puglia, 972-265-3612
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