Elfiq Networks Announces Buyback Program for Alteon Application Switches from Nortel Networks

) February 4, 2009 -- Elfiq Networks, the manufacturer of the most innovative Link Balancer products today, announced a comprehensive program to help owners of Alteon application switches from Nortel Networks affected by the recently filed bankruptcy documents. The program offers discounts towards the purchase of Elfiq products and services to facilitate a migration to Elfiq Networks' innovative solutions.


"Elfiq Link Balancers will give data centers the key bandwidth management tools they need to ensure maximum uptime and prevent network-based disruptions," said Jean Pascal Hebert, Vice President of Business Development at Elfiq Networks, a leader in bandwidth management and network availability solutions. "Our proven approach provides a simpler, more cost-effective way of proactively handling the required bandwidth for key applications and services. Elfiq's products do not require BGP to achieve high levels of continuity, removing complexity and chances for error."

Elfiq Link Balancers will give data centers the key bandwidth management tools they need to ensure maximum uptime and prevent network-based disruptions

Our proven approach provides a simpler, more cost-effective way of proactively handling the required bandwidth for key applications and services. Elfiq's products do not require BGP to achieve high levels of continuity, removing complexity and chances for error.

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Elfiq Networks' Link Balancers offer a unique approach to managing bandwidth through a Layer-2 approach, removing complexity in deployment and management. Combined with Elfiq's Geolink geographical balancing technology, data centers have the ability to operate under 24/7 guidelines, preventing any costly unplanned downtime.


To learn more about building resilient and redundant wide area networks (WANs) for application servers, read Elfiq Networks' Building Smarter WAN Connectivity white paper or visit www.elfiq.com


Elfiq Networks Competitive Trade-In program


Elfiq Networks enables customers to trade in their current equipment and get discounts towards the purchase of Elfiq Networks' Link Balancer product line and services. For more information on this program, contact Elfiq Networks at 888-GO-ELFIQ/514-667-0611 or visit www.elfiq.com.


About Elfiq Networks
Elfiq Networks (Elfiq Inc.) is a leader in the development of innovative telecommunications and security solutions. Aware of today's economic stakes, Elfiq brings leading-edge ideas and increased strategic information technology investments to businesses. Elfiq is a privately-owned company headquartered in Montreal, Canada. For more information, visit www.elfiq.com.

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