Foundry Networks has announced the Foundry Networks IronPowered Technology Alliance Programme to deliver customers added value through strategic partnerships, implementation of joint technology solutions and proven interoperability engineered for the escalating requirements and complex needs of Foundry’s worldwide customers.

To support the needs of varying organisations, Foundry’s IronPowered Technology Alliance Programme delivers network and application integration solutions with companies such as Microsoft, Mitel, Oracle, SAP and Symantec.

According to Benjamin Taft, vice president of corporate marketing and business development for Foundry Networks, “The Foundry Networks IronPowered Technology Alliance Programme is designed from the ground up to help promote the inherent advantages of a multi-vendor network infrastructure to support today’s evolving business operations, ultimately empowering business decision makers to drive the network, rather than the network dictating business strategy.”

The IronPowered Technology Alliance Programme admits partners at varying partnership levels to ensure that the goals and objectives of both Foundry Networks and the partners are met.

Global Alliance: The relationship between Foundry Networks and a partner is global in nature and covers multiple functional groups or organisations between the two companies.

Strategic Alliance: Companies at this level have a significant market presence and have a track record of success with Foundry Networks.

Premier Alliance: Companies at this level are newly partnered with Foundry or have a deliberate reason for working with us. These partnerships must fill a technology gap or bring value to Foundry services or solutions.

Interoperable Solutions: Companies that have completed interoperability testing for their solutions. Companies at this level have a product that fills a technology gap, but do not meet the Premier Alliance level requirements.