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VARDATA TO SELL MRV WDM NETWORKS TO CARRIER, DATA CENTER MARKETS January 24th, 2008 INDUSTRY LEADER IS LATEST TO BECOME GOLD MEMBER OF MRV’S 5 STAR PROGRAM CHATSWORTH, CA – January 24, 2008 – MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (Nasdaq: MRVC), a leading provider of products and services for out-of-band networking, WDM and optical transport, metro Ethernet, fiber optic components, 10GE and other service aware networking products, today announced it has established a reseller partnership with industry leader VarData to sell MRV’s LambdaDriver® and Fiber Driver® wave-division multiplexing (WDM) products. MRV partnered with VarData due to its keen focus on the carrier/service provider market and also because of its reach into key enterprise data center segments. VarData is selling MRV’s WDM platforms to meet the needs of its customers that require cost-effective, high-performance backbone networks. VarData is a Gold Member of the MRV 5 STAR reseller program. The 5 STAR program enables MRV to build quality partnerships with its solution providers, offering levels of support based on the commitment and focus of each partner. The program is designed for partners with expertise in particular vertical markets, including healthcare, finance, government and network-technology manufacturing. “The hardware solutions provided by MRV have already paid major dividends for a number of our service provider customers,” said Jeff Coke, president and co-founder of VarData. “MRV’s WDM products give us the flexibility to build solutions for our customers that embrace new network technologies and support their legacy implementations.” “With the relationships VarData has established and cultivated in our key market segments, we are able to provide our top-quality, cost-effective solutions to targeted carrier and data center customers,” said Noam Lotan, president, CEO and director of MRV Communications. “The 5 STAR program was designed specifically to support partners like VarData with the marketing and technical support they need to be successful. With VarData as a gold partner, we are able to increase the reach of our carrier-class product line.” VarData is a vendor-neutral reseller committed to bridging the gap between manufacturers and end-users by employing a highly qualified sales staff that enables its customers to implement network solutions tailored to their own, specific needs. It offers various services including all forms of asset management along with technical support, testing services and installation and engineering. MRV has become VarData’s preferred WDM hardware vendor for its customers that need high-speed backbone networks. MRV’s optical transport product lines include the LambdaDriver and Fiber Driver. The LambdaDriver family of multi-functional, compact and modular WDM systems can create up to 80 independent virtual fiber optic links over a single pair of fibers over distances of up to 900 km. Fiber Driver optical networking products provide a full range of coarse and dense WDM, service demarcation, media conversion, signal repeating and fiber-optimization solutions. About VarData VarData LLC is a leader in providing equipment for data, storage and telecom networks. The company's product portfolio includes solutions for data, networking, and telecom including servers, storage, switches, routers, transport, optical transport, cross connect, power, switching, DACS, Access: DSL, SLC, DLC and VoIP. VarData is located in Rochester, NY and maintains clients throughout the United States and Europe. For more information, visit www.vardata.com or call 877-326-9192. About MRV Communications, Inc. MRV Communications, Inc. (“MRV”) is a leading provider of network equipment and services, and optical components. MRV’s networking business provides equipment used by commercial customers, governments and telecommunications service providers, and includes switches, routers, physical layer products and out-of-band management products as well as specialized networking products for aerospace, defense and other applications including voice and cellular communication. MRV’s optical components business provides optical communications components for metropolitan, access and Fiber-to-the-Premises applications, through its wholly owned subsidiary SourcePhotonics, Inc. MRV markets and sells its products worldwide through a variety of channels, including a dedicated direct sales force, manufacturers' representatives, value-added-resellers, distributors and systems integrators. MRV also has operations in Europe that provide network system design, integration and distribution services that include products manufactured by third-party vendors, as well as internally developed and manufactured products. Publicly traded since 1992, MRV is listed on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol MRVC. For more information about MRV and its products, please call (818) 773-0900 or visit our websites at www.mrv.com and www.sourcephotonics.com. Media Relations MRV Communications, Inc. David Rodewald (805) 494-9508 pr@mrv.com |
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