Aug 12 2015
Transition Networks, Inc., the fiber integration technology expert, a wholly owned subsidiary of Communications Systems, Inc., today announced that Park Assist, a global business intelligence technology company that designs and implements camera-based parking guidance systems, has selected Transition Networks’ hardened Ethernet switches for its worldwide parking sensor client implementations.
Transition Networks’ hardened Power over Ethernet (PoE) switches are currently being used at over 30 locations operated by Park Assist or one of its global resellers and are installed in the power cabinets at each site. These devices replace several switch models previously obtained from different vendors, which had resulted in slowed company deployment processes and increased costs – due to the large knowledge base required to handle multiple switch types.
By utilizing Transition Networks as its single-source switch supplier, Park Assist has decreased product configuration and implementation time by 33 percent, and reduced equipment costs by approximately 30 percent.
“I was looking for a switch that offered a good balance between cost and features,” said Evan Goldman, Director of IT Services for Park Assist. “Shifting to the Transition Networks’ suite of products has lowered costs considerably, saved implementation time, and simplified the support structure for these devices across the business. In addition, we appreciate just how responsive and communicative our Transition Networks’ account manager and support personnel were throughout the sales and installation process.”
Transition Networks offers a family of more than 40 managed and unmanaged hardened Layer 2 switches for Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet networks. Many of the switches feature flexible fiber-optic uplink capabilities using small form-factor pluggable (SFP) connectors.
Transition Networks offers a complete line of hardened Ethernet switching products, offering 10-, 12- and 18-port models with lifetime warranties, which match the needs of hardened network infrastructures. Transition Networks’ managed PoE switches are hardened devices designed to reliably operate in harsh environments, such as those found on factory floors, outdoor enclosures or other hazardous environments.
“The breadth of our product family is a perfect fit for Park Assist which made its decision both on technology excellence and our ability to support the company in its worldwide implementations,” said Tony LeFebvre, Director of Product Management for Transition Networks. “Our hardened switches are cost-effective, provide exceptional features including a user-friendly web interface, and give customers the flexibility to easily configure the hardware according to their unique operating requirements.”
For more information about the Transition Networks line of industrial Ethernet switches, please visit the company website or contact [email protected].
About Transition Networks, Inc.
Transition Networks, Inc. is an industry leader with over 25 years of experience designing fiber integration products that deliver the security and reliability for today’s networks while future proofing for tomorrow. Offering support for multiple protocols, any interface, and a multitude of hardware platforms, including Hardened Ethernet, Carrier Ethernet, CWDM, 1G/10G Ethernet, SFPs, PoE and PoE+, Transition Networks gives you the power to deliver and manage traffic reliably over fiber in any data network – in any application – in any environment. Based in Minneapolis, Transition Networks distributes hardware-based connectivity solutions exclusively through a network of resellers in 50 countries. Transition Networks is a wholly owned subsidiary of Communications Systems, Inc., a publicly traded company (NASDAQ-GM: JCS). For more information about Transition Networks, please visit www.transition.com.
About Park Assist
Park Assist is a business intelligence technology company that utilizes cameras to enhance the efficiency and profitability of parking facilities through guidance, license plate recognition, surveillance, and its proprietary premium parking feature. This year, Park Assist celebrates 10 years as the global leader in parking sensor technology and the pioneer of camera-based parking systems. Its M3 Camera System improves the parker experience in 20 countries and is growing worldwide. Park Assist has offices in the United States and Australia, and is a part of the TKH Group (Euronext: TWEKA), a $1.6 billion publicly traded company headquartered in the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.parkassist.com.