Irvine, CA – July 21, 2008 – Omnitron Systems Technology (www.omnitron-systems.com), a provider of media converters and Carrier Ethernet demarcation devices, today announced the “Solaris Ready” certification and compatibility of their iConverter® products with Sun Microsystems. The Solaris Ready Program allows Sun Microsystems customers to easily identify third-party solutions with proven interoperability with the Solaris Operating System on SPARC and x86/x64 based server platforms. Implementation of the Solaris Ready certification ensures that the iConverter products have met the testing requirements of the Solaris Ready Program for system compatibility, interoperability, and ease-of-installation.
“We look forward to working with Sun Microsystems and its partners,” said Greg Poggi, Vice President of sales at Omnitron, “our iConverter Gigabit media converters are an ideal complementary solution for customers who require fiber connectivity to Sun servers with Gigabit copper-to-fiber or single-mode to multimode fiber conversion.”
"Solaris Ready partners, such as Omnitron Systems Technology, provide reassurance and investment protection to their customers," said Dan Powers, Senior Director of Software, Market Development, Sun Microsystems Inc. "Omnitron's support for OpenSolaris, Solaris 10 and the work they have accomplished certifying and qualifying its Converter Gigabit media converters family of products, give customers a wide range of high performance networking choices for the industry's gold standard operating system for Sparc, x86, and x64 systems. Omnitron will continue to be an important partner as our joint customers deploy Gigabit Ethernet connectivity within enterprise data centers."
iConverter media converters can be used in managed or unmanaged networks. Carrier-grade, SNMP management with remote configuration and fault detection can be accessed via Omnitron’s NetOutlook® network management software, third-party SNMP software, or Telnet. The iConverter portfolio consists of modular media converters and different density chassis that provide a variety of configurations for high-density and stand-alone applications.
All Omnitron iConverter products are covered by a lifetime warranty and 24/7 technical support with no service contract fees. For more information about iConverter media converters, please visit www.omnitron-systems.com.
About Omnitron Systems Technology, Inc.
Omnitron Systems Technology provides fiber optic access systems for next-generation Ethernet networks, and enables the delivery of managed optical Ethernet services into the existing infrastructure of service provider access and enterprise networks. For product and reseller information, contact the sales department at Omnitron Systems by phone at 800-675-6410 or 949-250-6510, or by e-mail at sales@omnitron-systems.com. Omnitron Systems is headquartered in Irvine, California.
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