Measurement Specialties Chooses Virtela For Superior Network Performance
Virtela's Managed Services Eliminate Network Downtime for
Global Sensors Manufacturer
DENVER, December 17, 2008 - Virtela, the global
network solutions company, today announced that Measurement
Specialties, a global designer and manufacturer of sensors, is
using Virtela's Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) network
services to connect its operations worldwide. The company
classifies Virtela's global footprint, network availability and
proactive customer service as "rock solid" and integral to the
manufacturer's successful global expansion.
Prior to Virtela, Measurement Specialties was challenged with
degrading network performance through a single carrier using a
point-to-point approach that had the company measuring network
downtime in days per quarter. With heavy data transfer over the
network and four different business groups distributed throughout
the U.S., Europe and China, the company approached Virtela with a
need for the greatest network availability and global reach
available to meet their strategic business objectives.
Virtela's managed MPLS network leverages hundreds of
best-in-class network providers around the world to provide
Measurement Specialties with the most direct and cost-efficient
connectivity available by region. Via Virtela, the company has
experienced significant performance improvements in their critical
centralized applications and benefits from 99.99% network
availability, with a DSL back-up network that takes over so
seamlessly the company does not realize any transition has
occurred.
"Before Virtela, we'd lose all two-way communication for as long
as 24 hours, and we didn't have DSL back-up, so we'd stay down for
far too long," said Bob Andreini, global director of IS/IT for
Measurement Specialties. "With sales, manufacturing, distribution
and engineering in locations across the globe, we just couldn't
afford that downtime. Now, we almost don't need to measure downtime
because it's infrequent and unnoticeable. If something happens,
communications go directly over the DSL back-up so I'm usually not
even aware of it until I get an alert from Virtela." The back-up
network serves a dual role, handling day-to-day Internet traffic to
offload primary circuits for more strategic communications.
The company evaluated several carriers when looking for a
solution nearly a year ago and chose Virtela based on its
world-class MPLS service, carrier-agnostic approach that offers
greater network resiliency, and superlative end-to-end management
capabilities. Andreini noted that implementation went smoothly,
with an excellent level of intelligence and transparency between
Virtela's Global Operations Centers in the U.S. and India. He added
that the initial network configuration and ongoing support and
performance have been "rock-solid."
"With a small IT staff and disparate locations using a variety
of network devices, Measurement Specialties needed a provider that
could take care of network set-up and management for them, and
that's the beauty of managed services," said Virtela CEO Steve
King. "We're seeing more companies turn to managed services in this
challenging economy because they get the latest technology and the
high-touch support they need even when budgets are tight."
In the future, Measurement Specialties plans to leverage
Virtela's remote access services as well as traffic reporting
capabilities for improved network intelligence. With Virtela, the
company has increased availability and reliability, enhanced
security through an integrated managed firewall service, and
doubled its available circuits without doubling costs. As the
company looks to continue its global expansion, Virtela will play a
key role in bringing new sites onto the network.
About Measurement Specialties
Measurement Specialties is a global designer and manufacturer of
sensors and sensor-based systems which measure pressure/force,
position, vibration, temperature, humidity, and fluid properties.
Our products are used as embedded devices by original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) or as stand alone sensors for test and
measurement to provide critical monitoring, feedback and control
input. We are at the heart of many everyday products and provide a
vital link to the physical world. For more information visit www.meas-spec.com.
About Virtela
Virtela, the world's largest independent managed
services company, offers award-winning managed services
including MPLS and IP-based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs),
Security, Remote Access, and WAN/LAN Device Monitoring and
Management, to some of the most competitive multinational companies
in the world. Offering services in 190 countries, Virtela
integrates and manages best-of-breed service providers through
partnerships with 500+ carriers, to address the unique needs of its
customers. Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with
Global Network Operations Centers in Denver, Mumbai, India and
Manila, Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720)
475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.
Media Contact:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
720.475.4012 (office)
303.808.7671 (mobile)
jmorrissey@virtela.com