CHANNEL ACCESS EXPANDS PRODUCT PORTFOLIO WITH PIKA TECHNOLOGIES' MEDIA PROCESSING BUILDING BLOCKS PIKA Technologies and Channel Access Announce Reseller Agreement
Ottawa , Canada - November 3, 2005 - PIKA Technologies Inc. today announced a reseller agreement between PIKA Technologies and Channel Access. This arrangement represents the addition of PIKA Technologies' products to Channel Access' growing range of converged communications building blocks. PIKA Technologies' reliable media processing building blocks connect computer systems to TDM and IP networks, powering many communication system solutions around the globe.
Benefits to both companies and their customers are obvious, as the arrangement will enable a faster time to market for cost-effective, innovative applications. PIKA Technologies' products are well positioned for cost effective implementations of today's communication systems, for voice, fax, digital and IP services. Channel Access is well positioned in the US market and has a growing base of satisfied customers.
"Here at Channel Access we aim to provide exceptional service and value to customers by offering a variety of quality VoIP, SS7, analog, and digital platforms from leading manufacturers," said Barry Dolan, President at Channel Access. "The addition of PIKA to our portfolio will provide even more technology options for our customers. We are combining our efforts with PIKA to offer a number of flexible support options for this product line, either direct from PIKA or from our team at Channel Access."
"We are pleased to have Channel Access as our partner in delivering reliable products and expert technical knowledge to application developers," said Terry Atwood, Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Care at PIKA Technologies. "Channel Access will open new doors for us and we look forward to building on our success together in the converging TDM and IP network marketplace."
Technical information is available on PIKA media processing building blocks for TDM and IP networks at http://www.pikatechnologies.com/products/index.htm.
About Channel Access Headquartered in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, Channel Access was founded in 1988 by a team rich with both experience and know-how in embedded computing. Channel Access is an authorized reseller of top manufacturers, and offers expertise in solutions from CompactPCI, PCI and VME to Windows NT/2000 and Solaris. The mission of Channel Access is to provide our customers with a fast, flexible and responsive partner for integrated application ready platforms. Visit www.channelaccess.com for more information. Channel Access is a wholly owned subsidiary of Carlo Gavazzi Computing Solutions.
About PIKA
PIKA Technologies designs and manufactures computer plug in voice cards and software that connect a computer system to both TDM- and IP-based networks to provide advanced voice services. For almost two decades PIKA Technologies has been serving companies around the world that require voice cards to design sophisticated phone services for recording systems, voice services applications, and PC-PBX systems. The company has built a reputation for delivering innovative products and exceptional technical support by working closely with its customers. Headquartered in Ottawa, ON, Canada, the company has ranked in The Branham300, an authoritative ranking of successful Canadian high tech firms, for three consecutive years. Visit www.pikatechnologies.com or call +1-613-591-1555 for more information.
