BlueCat Networks Strengthens ANZ Presence with WhiteGold Solutions Partnership
Australia – March 22, 2011 – BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence™ company, today announced a partnership with WhiteGold Solutions, Australia’s pioneer in Unified Value Distribution (UVD) and an award-winning distributor for the ANZ (Australia & New Zealand) region.
BlueCat Networks announced a partnership with WhiteGold Solutions to distribute its IPv6-ready IP Address Management (IPAM), DNS and DHCP solutions across Australia and New Zealand, addressing the operational challenge of IPv4 depletion and the transition to IPv6. The agreement enables WhiteGold to provide resellers serving large enterprises and SMEs with BlueCat’s DNSSEC-compliant Proteus IPAM and Adonis DNS/DHCP platforms, which integrate with Microsoft Windows DNS/DHCP to centrally manage and audit IPv4, IPv6, DNS and DNSSEC. The partnership aims to improve network manageability and scalability for organizations facing exponential device growth by offering single-pane-of-glass management, trial access to BlueCat’s solutions, and expanded reseller reach in the ANZ market.
Why did BlueCat Networks partner with WhiteGold Solutions for the ANZ region?
BlueCat Networks partnered with WhiteGold Solutions to strengthen its presence and expand reseller reach in Australia and New Zealand. WhiteGold is an established value-added distributor in the ANZ market with experience serving both large enterprises and SMEs, enabling BlueCat to better promote its IPv6-ready IPAM, DNS and DHCP solutions as organizations confront IPv4 depletion and begin deploying IPv6. The partnership provides a distribution framework to quickly deliver BlueCat’s IPv6 and DNSSEC-compliant products to the reseller community and grow the existing customer base in the region.
How do BlueCat Networks’ solutions help organizations manage the transition from IPv4 to IPv6?
BlueCat Networks offers an end-to-end IPAM solution that centrally manages and audits IPv4 and IPv6 address inventories alongside DNS and DNSSEC, simplifying the dual-stack operational environment many organizations will run during transition. The solutions integrate with Microsoft Windows DNS and DHCP to centralize IP inventory tracking, allocation, and DNS/DHCP management through a single web-based interface, reducing reliance on spreadsheets and manual processes. This centralized approach helps organizations plan for, deploy, monitor and audit IPv6 networks while maintaining IPv4 services.
What products and deployment options from BlueCat were highlighted in the announcement?
The announcement highlights BlueCat’s Proteus IPAM solution and Adonis DNS/DHCP solution, both described as IPv6-ready and DNSSEC-compliant. BlueCat’s offerings are available in multiple deployment options, including software (VMware), hardware (appliance), and managed service (Proteus Cloud Services). The company positions these products for medium to large organizations and notes they have been implemented by Global Fortune 1000 companies and various government agencies, with a free trial of Proteus and Adonis available via BlueCat’s website.
WhiteGold to Distribute BlueCat Networks IPv6-Ready Solutions
Australia – March 22, 2011 – BlueCat Networks, the IPAM Intelligence™ company, today announced a partnership with WhiteGold Solutions, Australia’s pioneer in Unified Value Distribution (UVD) and an award-winning distributor for the ANZ (Australia & New Zealand) region. WhiteGold will be BlueCat Networks’ value-added distributor for the ANZ region. The partnership will strengthen BlueCat Networks’ presence in this important market, as well as help to promote BlueCat Networks’ IPv6-ready suite of IP Address Management (IPAM), DNS and DHCP solutions.
This new partnership will enable WhiteGold to provide resellers servicing new and existing large enterprise accounts, as well as those servicing small and medium enterprises (SMEs), in the ANZ region with BlueCat Networks’ IPv6 and DNSSEC-compliant range of IP Address Management, DNS and DHCP platforms as they face a new challenge of IPv4 depletion and the onset of IPv6.
IP Address Management is becoming a crucial issue for organisations, as most current networks today run on IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4). With the final IPv4 address range allocated in the past week and IPv4 addresses likely to be fully committed by Q2 of 2011, organizations will have to adopt IPv6 for future address allocation and run a combination of IPv4 and IPv6 starting this year. BlueCat Networks offers a complete end-to-end IPAM solution for both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
“Feedback from our resellers and their customers makes it clear that it is no longer possible to manage the fast-increasing number of devices on an IPv4 network with traditional spreadsheets, and as IPv6’s longer IP addresses become the norm, it will make this necessary task even more difficult,” said Jonathan Odria, sales director, WhiteGold. “End users are demanding solutions that make it simple to deploy, manage, monitor and audit IP addresses. BlueCat Networks’ technology not only makes it easy to manage IP addresses across the entire enterprise from a single Web-based interface, but it also enables organizations to plan for and seamlessly integrate IPv6 networks,” Odria continued. “BlueCat Networks’ market-leading solutions are an ideal addition to WhiteGold’s ‘best-of-breed’ product line as they will enable us to offer solutions that completely eliminate network accessibility headaches for organisations.”
“With the number of devices connecting to networks increasing exponentially, the demand for smart, simple, scalable IP Address Management solution is also growing rapidly. WhiteGold will help us tap into the increasing demand for IPAM in ANZ,” said Dean Bell, Vice President, Middle East and Asia Pacific, BlueCat Networks. “This partnership with WhiteGold creates a solid framework as well as increased visibility for BlueCat Networks to quickly and effectively deliver value to the reseller community in ANZ and grow our existing customer base as organizations make the inevitable transition to IPv6.
BlueCat Networks’ IPAM solution integrates with Microsoft Windows DNS and DHCP to simplify network management by making it easy for administrators to fully integrate IP inventory tracking and allocation, along with DNS and DHCP management. With BlueCat Networks’ IPAM solution, organizations can centrally manage and audit IPv4, IPv6, DNS and DNSSEC networks from a single pane of glass. For a free trial of BlueCat Networks’ Proteus IPAM solution and Adonis DNS/DHCP solution, please visit https://bluecatnetworks.com/free-trial./
About BlueCat Networks
BlueCat Networks is the Leader in IP Address Management (IPAM), DNS, DNSSEC and DHCP Core Services including the centralized management of Microsoft Windows® DNS/DHCP services. Available in software (VMware), hardware (appliance) and Managed Service (Proteus Cloud Services) deployment options, BlueCat Networks has been implemented by a large number of Global Fortune 1000 companies and many classified and unclassified government agencies. With the exponential growth in IP addresses, BlueCat Networks solves critical network management issues by centrally managing, controlling, tracking and auditing IPv4, IPv6, DNS and DNSSEC networks. BlueCat Networks’ award-winning solutions provide unparalleled network uptime and scale for medium to large organizations. For additional information please visit https://bluecatnetworks.com/.
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