EngineX Networks Joins Cisco Systems' Professional Services Partner Program

Business Wire, May 14, 2001

High Tech & Business Editors

RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2001

EngineX Networks, whose new PILOT(TM) services suite cuts optical network design and deployment time to a fraction of the typical time, is now a Cisco Professional Service Partner.

By qualifying for the Professional Service Partner Program, EngineX Networks provides strong recognition of continuous investment in Cisco Systems' training and technology, and commitment to providing leading internetworking service and support to joint Cisco and EngineX Networks customers. Cisco's Professional Services Partner Program is designed to help enterprise, service provider, and small/medium customers keep step with the rapid pace of change required by today's business environment.

"To succeed, service providers need a partner with the expertise, resources, tools and best practices to help them meet their networking and business challenges", said Casimir Skrzypczak, senior vice president of customer advocacy for Cisco Systems' Service Provider line of business. "The Cisco PSP Partners offer customers the highest level of technical knowledge and support."

"Our Professional Services Partner designation is great for everyone concerned - Cisco Systems, EngineX Networks, and service provider customers," said Dale Booth, chairman and CEO of EngineX Networks. "Service providers can now get in a single package not only Cisco's industry-leading equipment, but our expertise at optical network engineering and rapid deployment, so providers can launch innovative and revenue-generating services quickly and cost-effectively."

Booth added that the partner program opens up further opportunities for EngineX Networks to connect with customers. EngineX Networks will be able to build on its many close relationships with service providers, whose optical networks EngineX has designed and deployed to support virtual private networks, content delivery, and voice and video over packet.

To become a Professional Services Partner, a company has to meet and exceed tough standards. It must complete rigorous capability assessments, demonstrating expertise in specific Cisco Systems technologies and solutions. Partners also demonstrate ongoing customer satisfaction and a focus on continued development and enhancement of professional services skills and business, so they can consistently deliver market-leading service and support. Cisco Systems carefully tracks the performance and customer satisfaction levels of its Professional Service Partners, and re-authorizes them on an annual basis.

With the designation, EngineX Networks can offer its customers the assurance of Cisco-recognized quality standards in addition to the full range of Cisco Systems optical, IP, and other products that EngineX Networks incorporates into its advanced optical network designs and network implementations.

EngineX Networks is a leading professional services firm that enables service providers to rapidly launch innovative, revenue-generating services by leveraging cutting-edge optical, packet, and wireless IP network technologies.

EngineX Networks' PILOT services - ranging from network feasibility studies to supply chain management - are designed to shrink the implementation time for optical and other networks to as little as a fifth of the normal time. Because EngineX Networks provides complete engineering, equipment integration, and extensive testing prior to shipping finished configurations of equipment to service providers, that equipment is ready for operation as soon as it arrives at customer sites, resulting in huge savings in deployment time.

About EngineX Networks

EngineX Networks is a professional services firm pioneering the design and implementation of converged next generation public networks and the support systems required to operate and manage them. EngineX Networks plans, designs and implements advanced optical, packet and wireless IP network technologies. The EngineX Networks vendor-neutral approach guarantees the best technical alternatives to meet today's needs while providing a clear migration path for the future. Headquartered in the Telecom Corridor of Richardson, Texas, the company maintains regional sales and support offices throughout the United States. For more information about EngineX Networks, visit the company's Web site at www.exn.com or call 866-ENGINEX (866-364-4639).

PILOT(TM) is a trademark of EngineX Networks