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This cooperation opens access to an open networking software solution that provides a flexible enterprise switching environments with the benefits of network automation and significant savings over traditional vendors, including benefits to enterprise networks and remote office sites at the access edge. <\/p>\n

“For our clients, we have become the ambassador of the best and most requested and selected ICT products and solutions that meet the needs of business as well as private clients. Therefore, we could not neglect the unique solutions offered by Pica8, a global vendor of enterprise networking software for white box networking, since now our customers in more than 56 countries are free to use these solutions,<\/i>” said Costas Tziamalis<\/b>, Deputy CEO of ASBIS Group.<\/p>\n

“Since being first to market with a hardware independent networking software switch, Pica8 has continued to be the open networking alternative to pricey proprietary management and automation consoles,<\/i>” said James Liao<\/b>, Founder and CTO for Pica8. “Partnering with ASBIS is a natural fit for our business and our customers, growing our geographic reach while augmenting their portfolio. Our products are designed to allow for seamless integration in any network environment with expansion to accommodate features that networking professionals will find indispensable.<\/i>”  <\/b><\/p>\n

About Pica8<\/b>
Pica8 is the industry’s open networking software alternative to Cisco, Juniper and Arista for the enterprise. Pica8’s AmpCon™ Network Controller for centralized management and automation and PicOS® Software Switches for networking and security have successfully replaced Cisco DNA Center and Catalyst Switches and competing Juniper and Arista solutions for campus, data center and distributed site networks within Fortune 500 enterprises. Pica8 software is deployed at over 1,000 customers in over 40 countries. For more information, visit <\/sup>www.pica8.com<\/sup><\/a> <\/sup><\/p>\n

About ASBIS Group
<\/b>ASBIS Group is a leading Value Add Distributor, developer and provider of IT, IoT products, solutions and services to the markets of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with local offices in 27 countries. With over 30 years in the IT industry, the business of ASBIS is based on four pillars: distribution of hardware and software for Client Computing and Data Centers, consumer business development, full stack in creation of world class products and complex solutions & projects to large enterprises.  <\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This cooperation opens access to an open networking software solution that provides a flexible enterprise switching environments with the benefits of network automation and significant savings over traditional vendors, including benefits to enterprise networks and remote office sites at the access edge.  “For our clients, we have become the ambassador of the best and most…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":115,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[13,29],"class_list":["post-114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press","tag-asbis","tag-pica8"],"yoast_head":"\nIOT, ICT, AND OPEN NETWORKING PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS NOW MORE AVAILABLE WITH ASBIS AND PICA8 PARTNERSHIP - 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