FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA -- 11/10/09 --
D-Link, a leading solutions provider of
computer networking equipment for business and consumers, today announced a
partnership agreement with Sharedband Technologies, LLC, of Seattle to
distribute and market its innovative software to its North American
business customers.
The Sharedband solution allows multiple broadband lines to be combined into
a single, virtual broadband connection. It is designed to deliver faster
upstream and downstream speeds while offering transparent failover in the
event of an outage.
Sharedband's software will become part of D-Link's newest routers that are
scheduled to start shipping in the first quarter of next year.
"D-Link is currently focused on helping customers store and distribute data
within an office environment at greater speeds," said Will Brown, associate
vice president of North American Sales, Service Provider Business Unit.
"With today's announcement, we are extending that reach to helping
businesses improve connectivity between the office and the Internet.
D-Link's approach of partnering with innovative companies such as
Sharedband is an ongoing trend to deliver timely solutions to real world
problems."
Paul Evans, chief executive officer and founder of Sharedband, added:
"We are delighted to be working closely with one of the leading
small-to-medium business (SMB) and enterprise networking vendors. With most
broadband connections being considerably slower upstream than downstream,
this asymmetry is increasingly becoming a bottleneck for businesses.
Coupled with the rapid growth of VoIP, hosted applications/cloud services,
off-site data backup and VPN usage, this problem will only worsen. In
addition many businesses are becoming wholly reliant on their broadband
connections so the ability to transparently combine low-cost broadband
lines from diverse suppliers using D-Link equipment is an attractive
option."
About D-Link
D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for small, medium and large
enterprise business networking. The company is an award-winning designer,
developer and manufacturer of networking, broadband, digital electronics,
voice, data and video communications solutions for the digital home, Small
Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium Business (SMB), and Workgroup to
Enterprise environments. With millions of networking and connectivity
products manufactured and shipped, D-Link is a dominant market participant
and price/performance leader in the networking and communications market.
D-Link Systems, Inc. headquarters are located at 17595 Mt. Herrmann St.,
Fountain Valley, Calif. 92708. Phone: (800) 326-1788 or (714) 885-6000;
Fax: (866) 743-4905. Internet: www.dlink.com.
About Sharedband
Sharedband's innovative software allows multiple Internet connections to be
combined using Sharedband's Broadband Virtualization technology. The
solution can be licensed to third parties such as ISPs or delivered via a
nationwide Sharedband managed service across the US and UK. The managed
service can be purchased through third parties such as resellers or direct
from http://us.sharedband.com
Sharedband is a patented technology and Sharedband Limited is a private
company based in Ipswich, Suffolk, UK with Sharedband Technologies, LLC as
its US wholly-owned subsidiary.
D-Link and D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link
Corporation or its subsidiaries. All other third party marks mentioned
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D-Link. All Rights Reserved.
