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Technical Communities and EXFO America Sign Exclusive Government Services Partnership
Partnership helps government users, military personnel, and federal contractors save money when purchasing technical equipments
SAN BRUNO, CA and PLANO, TX - MARCH 31, 2009 — Technical Communities, Inc., the company technical organizations who sell to the government rely on for proven go-to-market solutions to grow sales, lower costs and reduce risks, announced today a new exclusive government services partnership agreement with EXFO America Inc., a leading provider of test and service assurance solutions in the telecommunications industry.
The agreement authorizes Technical Communities to distribute EXFO America products including power meters, light sources, OTDRs, fiber characterization as well as protocol and copper access test equipment. More product information is available at exfo.testmart.com.
"EXFO is pleased to join forces with Technical Communities in order to provide the US government with best-of-class telecom test and measurement solutions," said Dana Yearian, EXFO's Vice-President of Sales for the Americas. "Our comprehensive product portfolio should offer the federal government peace of mind when deploying or upgrading its optical networks."
"Technical Communities is excited to offer the federal government an even broader array of high quality technical products," said Peter Ostrow, President and CEO of Technical Communities. "Our goal is to continue to optimize the GSA buying and selling experience for organizations such as EXFO America."
EXFO America products are under General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) managed by Technical Communities, which will provide content, transaction, marketing, sales support, and reporting services around them. Technical Communities also will provide presentation and order processing through the GSA's e-commerce web site, gsaadvantage.gov, and the company's own online marketplaces, gsamart.com, www.testmart.com, and navicpmart.com.
About Technical Communities
Companies who sell to the government rely on Technical Communities for proven go-to-market solutions to grow sales, lower costs and reduce risks. We use our contracting expertise and powerful technology solutions to enable organizations to more effectively manage contracts, sales, marketing and procurement. The company, with offices in the California's Silicon Valley and the Washington, DC area, is owner and operator of marketplaces gsamart.com, testmart.com, navicpmart.com, and eurekaspot.com. Government contract-focused websites include govcontractsmagazine.com and testequipmentmagazine.com. For more information, visit technicalcommunities.com.
About EXFO America
EXFO America is a leading provider of test and service assurance solutions for network service providers and equipment manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry. The Telecom Division offers a wide range of innovative solutions extending across the full technology lifecycle from design to technology deployment and onto service assurance and covering all layers on a network infrastructure to enable triple-play services and next-generation, converged IP networking. The Life Sciences and Industrial Division offers solutions in medical device and opto-electronics assembly, fluorescence microscopy and other life science sectors. For more information, visit www.exfo.com.
