| Businesses are more dependent on complex--and more widely distributed--information technology applications. Mobile computing, telecommuting, intranets, extranets--along with all other facets of network-oriented e-business--are firmly entrenched. With increasing business information and process dependency on information network, network issues. At the edges' such as performance, reliability, security, and overall management becomes critical issues for all spectrum of the business. Public network service providers are faced with stiff competition due to deregulation while under the single mandate of profitability from the costly infrastructures investment. Businesses of all sizes, rather than just large enterprises, are left along with the sole responsible for solving the network issues on its own.
Xtera's IP division has been focusing on the R&D, manufacturing, and marketing of network devices with intelligence (i.e., in the Layer 4 to Layer 7) for the mid to smaller size businesses. We continue to strive for innovative solutions for advanced networking technologies as well as lower total cost of ownership. Our innovation focus is on system design for ease of management, leveraging cost effective hardware partners, while maintaining the highest standard of quality and reliability.
In the future, Xtera will continue to research and develop network appliances and provide world class solutions as part of our goal to seek better network efficiency. Together with quality hardware partners, focused system integrators, and value-add channels to make a virtual solution network to provide cost-effective intelligent network solutions to the mass market. |