Wokingham, UK, 14th July 2010: ZyXEL UK today confirmed that it has appointed Commtech as a value added distributor (VAD) in Ireland for its range of leading networking solutions.

Not only will Commtech be the key partner in offering Irish resellers a ‘local-touch’ pre-and post-sales support service for ZyXEL products and solutions, they will also be delivering the full ZyXEL Partner Program to the Irish market. This includes offering upfront discounts on SMB products and utilising Commtech’s state-of-the-art training facility to offer a full ZyXEL training program allowing Partners to progress through the ZyXEL Partner Program* accreditation levels. The free to join program is available from the 15th July and resellers can join at www.zyxel.co.uk/regcommtech. 

Commenting on the appointment, Lee Marsden, Managing Director, ZyXEL UK, said: “Commtech is an established operation offering not just excellent customer service but first class training facilities. This will ensure that resellers in Ireland have local support  and are able to make the most of the ZyXEL Partner Program via a local-touch distributor. We are confident that Commtech will bring added value to the Partner Programme and help ZyXEL to expand throughout Ireland.“

Justin Owens, Managing Director at Commtech, said, “ZyXEL’s networking solutions are outstanding in terms of functionality and price point and we are delighted to be representing them here in Ireland. The structure of its Partner Program, with the upfront discounts, will help resellers to maintain margin in today’s competitive business world. Coupled with our comprehensive facilities and dedicated team of support staff we are confident we can help our resellers grow within the networking market.“

* To find out more about the ZyXEL Partner Program benefits and discounts for resellers please download the latest brochure here

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About ZyXEL Communications
ZyXEL Communications UK Ltd, based in Wokingham, Berkshire is the UK subsidiary of ZyXEL Communications Corp. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Taiwan, ZyXEL is the leading provider of complete broadband access solutions. As one of the early modem manufacturers, ZyXEL has undergone many transformations in the fast-paced networking industry Today, ZyXEL is one of the few companies in the world capable of offering complete networking solutions designed for telco, SME/enterprise and digital home users in a wide range of deployment scenarios. Telco solutions include wired and wireless access network equipments, networking customer premises equipments and carrier switches; SME and enterprise solutions consist of Unified Security Gateway, LAN Switches, WLAN, and IP telephony, while digital home solutions come in a variety of network connectivity devices and multimedia solutions.
The company has 3200 employees and distributors in 70 countries, reaching more than 150 regional markets. The ZyXEL Communications Corp. owns 33 subsidiaries and sales offices, as well as two research and development centres worldwide. For more information, please visit www.zyxel.co.uk

About Commtech
Commtech is a leading, value added Irish Distributor of virtualisation software, storage, IT security, networking and voice solutions.
Partnering with key leaders in the industry, Commtech offers superior new technology coupled with technical training, consultancy and support services to satisfy local market needs and requirement. For more information on Commtech visit www.commtech.ie

For further ZyXEl press information, please contact:
Claire Nicoll
 0118 9121724
cn@zyxel.co.uk