Egypt's Pioneer upgrades infrastructure with Foundry Networks

Pioneer's IT Director, Ahmed Abdel Aziz commented, 'We selected Foundry because it is the same infrastructure used by CASE and allows for seamless interaction between us and them. Salec and Foundry worked closely with us to design our network infrastructure that is best suited for our needs.'

Pioneer has installed Foundry's FastIron SX Layer 2/3 10 gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) and FastIron Edge Power over Ethernet (PoE) switches for its headquarters in Egypt and in its office in Saudi Arabia, with additional switches deployed in Pioneers' other branches across the region. The implementation has been effected by Salec, Foundry's authorised partner in Egypt. Salec's team of engineers and consultants provided Pioneer with design, delivery, installation, support and consultancy services not just in Egypt but in their other branch offices across the Middle East.

'In the financial world, like any other these days, the right information is key to making decisions that could affect investments valued in billions of dollars,' said Farook Majeed, regional manager in the Middle East & North Africa for Foundry Networks.

'Communication using an up-to-date LAN infrastructure can make the difference and we understand that. We also understand the needs of our clients and work closely with our partners like Salec to ensure that these requirements are met.'

Mohamed Shoukry, Sales Manager - Financial Sector at Salec, said, 'We have an in-depth knowledge of our customer's environment, enabling us to provide the right solution and an implementation process that needed very organized teamwork for the design of the network, delivery process and installation. The customer choice was based on very detailed criteria and we are glad to have fulfilled all the technical and business requirements.'