Westcon Group, an IT distributor specializing in networking technology, has signed a new distribution agreement with RedSky Technologies, a provider of enterprise E911 solutions and services.

Under the terms of the deal, Westcon will distribute two of RedSky's (News - Alert) high-performance E911 software solutions, E911 Manager and E911 Anywhere. These solutions are now available for purchase through Westcon Group (News - Alert) North America. In addition, RedSky is also participating in Westcon’s ConvergencePoint program.

 

E911 Manager is a high-performance enterprise-wide server-based E911 solution that works withinAvaya, Cisco and Nortel networking environments. RedSky’s E911 Anywhere Hosted solution provides E911 functionality to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) through a monthly service plan.

Crucial to public safety since a caller could be anywhere, E911 services enable businesses to identify exactly where a user is located.

 

Because of the effectiveness and reliability of E911 services, traditional wireline phones are being used less and less. They rely on a physical network to find a caller’s location.

 

RedSky E911 solutions drive effective emergency response in these environments as well as in IP-based wired and wireless networks.

“With over 14 States requiring E911 solutions for enterprise voice alone, there is a fantastic opportunity for resellers to capitalize on solutions that deliver critical E911 functionality. RedSky’s E911 Manager has an established track record and as a solution provider, RedSky is in a class by itself when it comes to implementing cross-platform, cross-enterprise E911 solutions for large enterprises,” said Rob Sbarra vice president of Cisco (News - Alert) Product Sales, Westcon Group North America.

“Our solutions bring high performance, cost-effective E911 protection to every employee connected to an enterprise voice network. We chose to work with Westcon because they are in the best position to help the reseller community succeed in delivering these kinds of advanced solutions. Westcon brings a deep understanding of the technical issues associated with IP networks, as well as well-established training capabilities,” stated Nick Maier, senior vice president, RedSky Technologies.

Ken Apperson, co-founder and CVO of Quagga, a Northern California based System Integrator, explained that an increasing amount of services will need to serve the wireless arena as more businesses recognize the benefits of unified communications.

 

“Westcon and RedSky are bringing us the tools we need to deliver what is arguably the most important of these services: E911,” Apperson added.

Through its Westcon, Comstor and Voda One (News - Alert) business practices, Westcon Group sells products and services to resellers, systems integrators and service providers. The company has particular expertise in the convergence of voice, data and video applications and technologies, including voice-over Internet protocol, or VoIP, security for networking and communications systems, remote access, Internet and e-business, virtual private networks, videoconferencing and wireless connectivity. For more information, visit www.westcongroup.com.

Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, RedSky Technologies helps organizations of all types capture, manage and deliver the detailed location information necessary to provide effective 9-1-1 emergency response. Hundreds of customers, including 50 Fortune 500 companies, depend on RedSky’s E911 Manager to automate their E911 processes.