RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, April 3, 2012 – Carrier Ethernet News (CEN), a leading source of Carrier Ethernet industry news, information, and commentary, today announced its 2012 Carrier Ethernet 2.0 (CE 2.0) webinar series. The first installment, “Transforming Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Concepts into Business Winning Realities”, slated for May 2, 2012 at 13:00 GMT / 9:00 am EDT, brings together the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF), Cyan, and Overture to address new opportunities and potential offered by CE 2.0 migrations. With this webinar series, CEN promises to bring greater understanding and awareness of this second generation of Carrier Ethernet.

“CE 2.0 represents the next stage in the evolution of a technology that is a fundamental part of today’s communications infrastructure. Its impact is already being felt throughout the industry, with early adopters already rolling out new CE 2.0-based services,” said Nan Chen, president, MEF. “This webinar will illustrate its benefits, such as increased revenues and greater service differentiation, as well as helping attendees prepare to make the leap to CE 2.0 in their own operations.”

The “Transforming Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Concepts into Business Winning Realities” webinar will enable attendees to explore this second generation of Carrier Ethernet. Webinar speakers include Nan Chen, president, MEF; Scott Knox, director of solutions development, Overture; and Rafael Francis, Sr. director of solutions marketing, Cyan. Among the topics to be covered are:

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, AND PETALUMA, CA, March 6, 2012 – Overture, the preferred Carrier Ethernet edge and aggregation partner for service providers and network operators worldwide, and Cyan, a global provider of packet-optical transport solutions, today announced a strategic partnership. The two companies are working together to give service providers the best possible tools to plan, build, operate, and verify Carrier Ethernet networks.

“Service providers are asking for an integrated solution for the edge, aggregation, and metro networks that offers simple service management and visibility into the performance of the services they are delivering,” said Jeff Reedy, CEO, Overture. “Cyan offers an excellent management solution to plan, operate, and verify network operations along with a very strong packet-optical solution for business services and mobile backhaul. Overture and Cyan are committed to integrating all our products into Cyan 360 management suite to help service providers build and maintain world-class Carrier Ethernet networks.”

“The Overture-Cyan partnership is the optimal combination of software and Carrier Ethernet expertise,” said Michael Hatfield, president and CEO, Cyan. “This collaboration brings solutions to the market that will fundamentally simplify end-to-end Carrier Ethernet networks.”

The relationship developed through a number of successful customer engagements where the two companies delivered proven interoperability for G.8032 Ethernet protection switching and MEF E-Line and E-LAN services. That led to the integration of the Overture 4200, 4300, 24 and 26 edge devices into Cyan’s CyPlan, CyMS, and CyPortal – which comprise the world-class Cyan 360 solution. The two companies are actively working to integrate additional Overture solutions into the Cyan 360 management suite.

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, February 21, 2012 – Overture, the preferred Carrier Ethernet edge and aggregation partner for service providers and network operators worldwide, announced that CEO Jeff Reedy will be participating on the panel “PROFITABLE ETHERNET IN THE METRO MARKET AND NETWORK CHALLENGES” at the 2012 Metro Connect USA conference.  Held February 28-29 at the Eden Roc Renaissance, Miami Beach, the conference attracts over 200 C-Level executives in the business of wholesale telecommunications, providing networking opportunities with decision makers from local, regional and international carriers and service providers.

Reedy’s panel session will be held at 11:30 AM on Feb. 29^th and includes other industry executives from Sidera Networks, Level 3 Communications and the MEF.

“As we continue to see unprecedented interest in Carrier Ethernet, we recognize that there are still challenges facing operators who are trying to scale their services and compete with profitable offerings.  That’s why I am excited to participate in this year’s Metro Connect panel discussing these important topics,” said Jeff Reedy, CEO.

Overture invites all attendees to visit Overture at Metro Connect 2012 at Booth 15 to learn more about the industry’s most complete line of edge and aggregation solutions.

For more information about Overture, please visit www.overturenetworks.com or follow @OvertureNews on Twitter.

About Overture Networks

Overture is the preferred Carrier Ethernet edge and aggregation partner to more than 450 service providers and network operators worldwide. By providing an entrance to a smarter network, service providers can leverage Carrier Ethernet to multiply revenue and streamline operational costs by enabling high-capacity Ethernet services over any physical media, including fiber, copper and TDM. Overture’s solutions are designed for reliability and ease of use, and arm customers to compete in demanding applications such as cloud computing and mobile communications that require greater bandwidth and smarter networks. Overture is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC, with a technology center in Richardson, Texas. For more information, visit http://www.overturenetworks.com.

 

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, February 7, 2012 – Overture, the preferred Carrier Ethernet edge and aggregation partner for service providers and network operators worldwide, today announced the launch of its rebranding initiative.  The developer and manufacturer of Carrier Ethernet solutions is unveiling an updated logo and value proposition, simplified product naming and new Overture blog on its updated website.  The public announcement of the company’s new brand completes the integration of Hatteras Networks into a single, unified Overture.

“We are pleased to introduce the new Overture. What you see re-affirms our commitment to deliver on the promise of Carrier Ethernet. Our products and solutions provide our customers with an entrance to a smarter network—one that’s more powerful and more creative,” said Jeff Reedy, CEO. “We’re putting all of our energy behind this branding effort to ensure our customers get to know us better.”

Overture’s branding work reflects significant input from customers, employees, industry analysts and experts, and the Carrier Ethernet market as a whole. The company leveraged its brand research and rich history to shape how it will represent Overture’s promise to its customers and the qualities of the company that it’s most passionate about. Overture’s new tagline – “An entrance to a smarter network” – is represented by the vibrant logo. The square inside the circle is a window into a more intelligent, powerful and agile network, and the path through the circle in the lower left corner represents the entry Overture provides for getting its customers there.  The company created a video to explain the new brand.  The video may be viewed on the company website here. 

“Overture is aligning itself with qualities and values that are most important to the market,” said Erin Dunne, Director of Research Services at Vertical Systems Group. “By facilitating greater brand consistency, eliminating obstacles, and minimizing overall complexity, Overture is providing an entrance to a smarter network. It is a strategy that will leave it well-positioned for the future.”

The company’s branding efforts are most visible on its website where customers can learn more about Overture’s three primary messages—being reliable, making it easy and arming customers to compete.  Also on the web, Overture introduces simplified, more intuitive product naming and product families providing more clarity for customers.  The rebranding also marks the launch of the Overture blog, which offers readers company news, market analysis and commentary on emerging Carrier Ethernet innovations and trends.

For more information about Overture, please visit www.overturenetworks.com or follow @OvertureNews on Twitter.

About Overture Networks

Overture provides an entrance to a smarter network. We are the preferred Carrier Ethernet edge and aggregation partner to more than 450 service providers and network operators worldwide. With Overture, customers can leverage Carrier Ethernet to multiply revenue and streamline operational costs by enabling high-capacity Ethernet services over any physical media, including fiber, copper and TDM.  Overture’s solutions are recognized for being reliable and easy to use, arming customers to compete in demanding applications such as cloud computing and mobile communications that require greater bandwidth and smarter networks. Overture is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC, with a technology center in Richardson, TX. For more information, visit http://www.overturenetworks.com.

 

Carrier Ethernet market leader paves way for ubiquitous high-rate connectivity

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, August 08, 2011 – Overture Networks, the industry’s trusted Carrier Ethernet solutions provider has unveiled a series of innovations for its award-winning Carrier Ethernet-over-copper (EoC) solutions. With these latest additions, Overture helps carriers dramatically increase service bandwidth to 200 megabits per second (Mbps) and simplify the installation and operation of their services.  Carriers can now more easily meet increasing bandwidth demand, realize the full potential of their EoC services, and prepare for ubiquitous worldwide adoption of high-rate Ethernet connectivity.

“The need for higher-speed network connectivity continues unabated, driven by the convergence of bandwidth-intensive applications like enterprise automation, streaming media, cloud-based services, and mobile data. It truly sets the stage for a ‘perfect storm’, where carrier capacities and infrastructures are overwhelmed by surging demand,” said Vijay Raman, vice president, product management and marketing, Overture Networks. “Meeting this demand requires flexible, forward-looking solutions; Overture’s innovative technologies are helping service providers to surmount immediate challenges while allowing them to plan for long-term, network-wide integration of 200 Mbps symmetric service delivery over existing copper infrastructures.”