Sarian are delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for the 2008 Techworld Awards.  One of just five finalists in the category of ‘networking device product of the year’, Sarian has been nominated for its groundbreaking invention, the HR4110, which enables businesses to utilise broadband-like speeds and run bandwidth-hungry applications over mobile connections. The winner of the award will be announced at Techworld’s gala dinner, to be held at London’s IndigO2, part of the O2 complex, on 11 June 2008.

“It’s a great tribute to everyone at Sarian that our product has made the list of finalists for the Techworld Awards,” said Andy Hood, VP business development for Digi International and former managing director at Sarian.  “Innovation, reliability and user satisfaction are top of our priorities list when it comes to all product development, so we’re delighted to see the latest HR4110 product recognised for these attributes, and we look forward to attending the ceremony in June.”

Sarian Systems has been acquired by the US company, Digi International..

Digi International, the leader in device networking for business, develops reliable products and technologies to connect and securely manage local or remote electronic devices over the network or via the web. Digi offers the highest levels of performance, flexibility and quality, and markets its products through a global network of distributors and resellers, systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

As we got to know the Sarian team and business, it quickly became apparent that this acquisition was a great fit on many levels," said Joe Dunsmore, Chairman, President and CEO of Digi. "We're acquiring a high-growth, profitable wireless business that can be expanded from Europe into other parts of the world. We have very similar corporate cultures and vertical go-to-market strategies, so integration will be straightforward. And with Sarian's strong European engineering and sales presence, we're immediately increasing the international content and capabilities of our business."

"With the great cultural and technical fit we see Digi as the ideal partner to take the fast growing business that we have in Europe, Scandinavia and Southern Africa into many other geographic regions," said Andrew Hood, Managing and Technical Director of Sarian. "Digi's market-leading Drop-in Networking technology and our flexible wired and wireless IP routing capability create a powerful global combination."

For the full press release related to the acquistion please click here.

We are pleased to announce the availability of certified training courses through our new training partner Smart Capital Technology (SCT), providers of first class training in real world networking applications.

SCT believe that the most effective way to learn and retain new skills is through practical application and hands-on experience. With current programmes focused on providing installation and configuration training for end user personnel, there are plans to expand this provsion to provide courses on Sarian's remote management systems.

The two courses currently available are:

Certified Sarian Operator (CSO) Qualification
An intensive hands-on 1 day training course designed to give candidates a working knowledge of key Sarian configuration features. Candidates who successfully complete the course receive a Certified Sarian Operator (CSO) qualification.

Click here to download CSO brochure

Certified Sarian Technician (CST) Qualification
An advanced 2 day training course which builds on the concepts and practical exercises of the CSO qualification, introducing more sophisticated Sarian concepts. Candidates who successfully complete the course receive a Certified Sarian technician (CST) qualification.

Click here to download CST brochure

For further information or to book your Sarian training course please contact SCT on +44 (0)1189 602520 or e-mail training@smartct.com

SIMO is Spain's largest IT event and attracts both end consumer and B2B customers who come to see the latest IT equipment on the market.

Held in Madrid, Sarian recently exhibited on our new Spanish partner's (Xacom Comunicaciones) highly impressive stand.

Sarian are delighted to partner Xacom who are Spain’s number one telecoms hardware distributor, bringing together the latest routing technology to the Spanish communications market.

For further information on Xacom or purchasing Sarian products in Spain please contact Robert Martinez on 01943 605055

HSDPA has been deployed in 92 countries by over 132 network operators in the last year alone and has made a real difference in the business world with its ADSL rivaling downlink speeds. It's big appeal has been immediate high speed data links at remote locations, in addition to ADSL backup and even or for the purposes of mobile CCTV surveillance.

High speed uplink packet access (HSUPA), is the latest of the HSPA networks which has the potential to up the ante even further.  HSUPA marks a significant progression from the HSDPA in that it substantially improves uplink data transfer rates.  For example, an enterprise-class router can theoretically provide organisations with up to 7.2Mbps downlink via HSDPA, but only 384Kbps uplink (though this is still much higher than anything previously available) – HSUPA will raise this to 2.0Mbps uplink.

In practical terms this has significant implications in an office or retail environment, HSDPA is able to offer broadband-like connectivity for a limited number of users from a single router.   With HSUPA on the other hand, its superior latency and uplink speeds make it possible for firms of 100 users or more to achieve the same high speed connectivity, all from a single router, even if the company is using it for both voice and data communications.  As a business continuity strategy then, HSUPA is extremely cost-effective, given that for a substantial number of firms, just one router and one SIM card will be required in order to back-up the entire company in the event of a communications crisis.

Wireless CCTV surveillance applications will see levels of video quality never before available using mobile technology, and acting as a genuine crime deterrent. Tthe improved uplink speeds enable seamless real-time video streaming of a high enough quality that it can actually be used as evidence in a court of law.  In addition it will be possible to connect multiple cameras to a single router and achieve 360-degree coverage of the same high standard which is perfect for lamppost deployments.

For further information on local HSPA availability and deployment times please click here
To speak to someone about Sarian HSUPA products please contact us or alternatively download the specification sheets: HSUPA Router / HSUPA & ADSL Router

Watchman Traffic are one of the UK's foremost providers of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) 'Traffic Calming Solutions'. Their solutions are used by an increasing number of Government and Police forces in the UK and overseas.

Watchman recently trialled Sarian products in a Spanish 'speed over distance' project involving their camera system on either side of a busy tunnel. The cameras record the number plate and time stamp every car travelling into the tunnel and repeat the process when the car leaves the tunnel. This is then transmitted securely via HSDPA enabled Sarian routers to Watchman's HQ in the UK where they are able to calculate which vehicles have exceeded an average of 80kph (the legal speed limit) between the two points. This information provides the Spanish authorities with the evidence to prosecute those guilty of speeding without the requirement for using their police force to carry the out the same task at much greater expense.

"Sarian is Watchman's product of choice due to their ability to seamlessly switch between GPRS, EDGE and HSDPA, while providing the high level of security required by government applications" Alex Eadington, Research & Development Support Manager.

To learn more about Watchman Traffic please click here

It's been only one year since Sarian launched the worlds first fully integrated HSDPA router, the HR4110. In that time we're delighted to see that the world’s network providers have embraced this important technology in the same way that we have at Sarian.

The latest GSA report indicates that HSDPA is enabled on almost 75% of existing 3G/WCDMA networks. A grand total of 128 networks in 63 countries have been deployed worldwide so far and the progress doesn't stop there. A further 50 network deployments planned in a total of 80 countries giving almost 180 HSDPA networks globally!

It is unlikely that the growth will stop there given that 12 months ago only 42 HSDPA networks were operational VS today's 128 so watch this space...

For further information on Sarian HSDPA products please contact a member of our sales team directly on 0044(0)1943 605055.

Sarian are delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for the 2007 CNET Networks UK Business Technology Awards.  One of just five finalists in the category of ‘networking product of the year’ – only two of which are from the UK – Sarian has been nominated for the groundbreaking HR4110, which enables businesses to access the internet at broadband-like speeds over a mobile network.  The winner of the award will be announced at CNET’s gala dinner, to be held at the London Hilton, Park Lane on 24th September 2007

An APN (Access Point Name) identifies an external network that is accessible via a wireless router, for example ‘The Internet’.

Certain Sarian routers* support dual APN. This enables customers to be connected to two external networks at the same time. For example, you could be wirelessly connected to The Internet through one APN, while simultaneously connected to a private network connected to your central office.

This unique feature effectively splits the GPRS or EDGE signal in two, meaning that you don't need to drop a critical connection to one APN to access another.  In practice this like having two routers in one using a signal SIM card.

* Dual APN is supported by all GPRS and EDGE Sarian products. (Dual APN isn’t currently available with 3G or HSDPA products)

Sarian are delighted to announce a contract with Fujitsu Services worth almost five million pounds to provide its new combined wired/wireless routers for UK business continuity deployments.  The deal, which includes a significant government infrastructure project in the UK, will see Sarian provide Fujitsu with 13,000 DR6410 routers – part of its recently launched 6000 Series, which offer ADSL broadband provision and monitoring with high-speed mobile backup.

With more and more organisations now using broadband for all critical communications, it’s vital that companies such as Fujitsu are able to provide end-users with reliable business continuity solutions, safeguarding day-to-day operations in the event of fixed-line failure.  Fujitsu therefore required a product that would not only offer high-speed broadband service delivery and support future ADSL updates, but that would also provide a viable, cost-effective backup option, should any problems occur.

Sarian’s DR6410 has the ability to automatically detect broadband service issues and seamlessly switch over to HSDPA or 3G networks in the event of a failure.  This ensures that end-users’ communications services continue uninterrupted, while the speed and latency of HSDPA mean that there is no noticeable impact on quality of service.  Furthermore, the DR6410 contains dual SIM card slots, giving end-users the ability to use two independent mobile networks as backup, providing additional peace of mind.

“Sarian fought off the stiff competition for this contract thanks to the flexibility and reliability of the DR6410,” said Tim Carter, contracts manager at Fujitsu.  “Thanks to Sarian, we can now provide our end-users with multiple primary and backup options for service delivery, leaving them safe in the knowledge that their business-critical communications will not be compromised by network downtime.”

“HSDPA for the first time offers a genuine mobile alternative to fixed-line broadband, and it’s great to see companies like Fujitsu harnessing this potential in order to solve business continuity issues for organisations nationwide,” said Andy Hood, managing director at Sarian.  “Having been one of the first companies to develop a product designed for enterprise use of HSDPA, the major rollouts we’re now witnessing add strength to our conviction that HSDPA is best-placed to win the battle of the emerging wireless technologies.”

Read about Sarian's Fujitsu win in the press : ITPro / Lightreading Europe

A recent article on thinkbroadband.com by Sebastien Lahtinen highlighted a legal case where a firm of mortgage advisers took BT to court for a breaching their contract after 10 days of no internet access. As a result, huge financial losses were incurred due to thousands of home owners across London being unable to complete mortgage applications.

The source of the problem was found to be due to their ADSL line being accidentally cut by BT engineers. The company are now reconnected to their broadband and trying to pursue compensation for the costs they incurred while their internet connection was down.

Sarian's latest high speed wireless products can be used in many applications including broadband backup whereby a product such as the HR4110 is simply connected via Ethernet cable to the existing ADSL router. Sarian's patented VRRP+ then constantly checks the status of the network and seamlessly takes over using its wireless network in the event of ADSL failure. Customers also have the choice of purchasing a combination product such as the DR6000 Series which provides the latest ADSL and high speed wireless connectivity all in one box.

Sarian products provide a proven preventative measure against the huge inconvenience and expense experienced in cases such as these. We would encourage businesses to read the full article and answer the main question it asks: "If your business was without broadband for a week, how much would it cost you?" Please click here to read the full article.

Sarian's REMOTEMANAGER software has recently come down in price by as much as 50%. We have also introduced a new entry level version 'REMOTEMANAGER ULTRA Lite for customers with up to 100 sites starting at just £500.

REMOTEMANAGER also has a new great feature: 'No touch configuration' of remote units... the human element associated with large customer deployments has now been drastically reduced:

Sarian units were previously configured by customers themselves using Flashwriter and by populating a bespoke Access database. RM now takes care of everything:  The units are delivered to the customer with a standard ‘Gold Build’. The site engineer then simply turns each unit on and RM configures the site specific parameters automatically. In the event of router failure, RM also recognises and configures the replacement unit immediately.

Click here to learn more about REMOTEMANAGER

Sarian are delighted to announced a strategic partnership with data SIM airtime provider Mobius Networks and retail solutions provider Secure Retail, aimed at giving retail organisations reliable, secure solutions for all their critical communications.

Secure Retail can now provide Sarian’s 6000 Series ADSL/wireless router equipped with a Vodafone GPRS/HSDPA data SIM card from Mobius, enabling retailers to pick and choose their own broadband provider, with the added security of high-speed wireless backup in the event of any fixed-line failure. As a certified Sarian partner, Secure Retail can also preconfigure 6000 Series routers to meet individual retailers’ specific requirements, enabling companies to take full advantage of the routers’ features. Secure Retail will also offer ongoing technical support for all end-users.

Following BT’s decision to withdraw its ISDN Business Highway service, ADSL broadband is now the preferred method for delivering payment transactions, however many retailers have voiced concerns over the need for a viable business continuity strategy, should the broadband connection fail. HSDPA for the first time gives these organisations a wireless technology capable of matching broadband for speed, latency and reliability. Furthermore, as Vodafone’s preferred data airtime reseller, Mobius SIM cards achieve the industry’s highest quality of service (BS EN ISO 9001 2000) combined with the high security of a Private Mobile Network protected by Deep Packet Inspection, unique usernames and passwords and no exposure to the public Internet.

“In a retail environment, the ability to maintain transactions is the most critical part of the business – without this, companies may as well shut up shop and go home until the problem is solved, something that’s not likely to resonate well with customers,” said Duncan Ellison, sales and marketing director, Sarian. “By partnering with Secure Retail and Mobius, we’re now able to provide the most secure and reliable wired/wireless retail communications package available, without forcing retailers to sign up with BT or any other single broadband provider.” For further information please contact Secure Retail on 01530 511150 or e-mail enq@secure-retail.co.uk.

WeSmart Capital Technology (SCT) has introduced a practical, fast and efficient replacement service for Sarian routers.  The service comprises a configured replacement unit delivered prior to 9.00am next day if a call is placed with SCT prior to 16.00.

SCT carries stocks of spare routers and will hold router configurations in a secure environment which can be deposited with SCT or downloaded via the Remote Manager suite. Trained engineers will load and test the replacement routers which will be transported via a (UK) Nationwide courier service for pre 9.00am delivery.

Customers will be able to swap the routers in the knowledge that the replacement will be configured to work on the network with no additional intervention. If the customer is not comfortable with carrying out the swap the SCT technical desk, which comprises a team of Sarian trained engineers will be available to take them through the installation. SCT can also provide on-site assistance if the customer requires although this would be charged separately.

Typical pricing for the latest DR6000 Series is as follows:

For further information on router replacement please contact Greg Stone at SCT
Contact Details: 0118 9602506 or greg.stone@smartct.com

Real Business Magazine recently carried out an independent report to find "the 50 hottest young firms in the British Mobile Industry".

The judge panel included:

Mike Short - Chair of the mobile Data Association
Eden Zoller - Principal analyst at Ovum
Ken Blakeslee - Chair of WebMobility Ventures
Christina Domecq - Founder of SpinVox
Mark Stansfield - Sales Director of O2

Sarian was delighted to be ranked 11 out of 50.
Please click on the right hand image to read the full report.

Sarian is delighted to announce that it's development work on VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) has been awarded with a patent for its significant benefits over the industry standard version.

The concept of VRRP is that of backing up a ‘master’ router with a second router which constantly monitors the hardware status of the 'master' and takes over when it detects failure. (NB Both routers must be VRRP compatible)

Sarian's VRRP+ takes this a stage further by actively monitoring the ability of the master router to connect with the host itself, therefore looking beyond the hardware for a logical connection (not just a physical one). VRRP+ adds to Sarian’s ever strengthening routing proposition.

Click on the play button on the left to see how VRRP+ could help your business.

This years Yorkshire Post Business awards were the perfect end to 2006 for Sarian. Held at the Queens hotel in Leeds, Sarian was fortunate enough to be awarded with the prestigious 'Small Business of the Year Award".

Highlights of the event included guest speakers such as Sir Digby Jones (former Confederation of British Industry), The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu and even Miss World 2006, Tat'ana Kurchova.

The 510 guests at the event also raised a staggering quarter of a million pounds in pledges for the Variety Club in Yorkshire to improve the lives of sick, disabled and disadvantaged children.

Pictured from left to right: David Spencer, Head of Business Centres Yorkshire & North East of Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank plc, Adrienne Lawler, Presenter and Andy Hood, Managing Director of Sarian Systems receiving the award.

Sarian's board of Directors recently attended the London awards ceremony for the winners of the 2006 Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100.

Sarian is delighted to receive this prestigious award, coming in ranking 60th for the first time as published in the 24th September Edition of The Sunday Times.

In addition to collecting the award itself, Sarian were also thrilled to receive a nomination for the 'Best Management Team' award sponsored by PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS.

Pictured from left to right (David Gee; Non-Executive Director, Robin Hudson; Production Director, Andy Hood; Managing and Technical Director, Duncan Ellison; Sales and Marketing Director).

Following the huge success of the HR4110, we are pleased to announce it's 'big brother' the HR4420. Offering the same ultra high speed HSDPA network compatibility as the HR4110 (download speeds up to 1.8 megabits per second), the HR4420 also has an additional 3 ethernet ports and an additonal serial port.

The addition of extra ports means that the HR4420 can be used to support multiple bandwidth hungry applications in areas where wired broadband is unavailable or not a valid option, for example in temporary applications such as survailance, construction sites or even mobile events. In the event of there being no HSDPA signal availability, the HR4420 is also compatible with 3G, EDGE and GPRS networks and automatically seeks the fastest network available with in it's range.

The HR4420 can also be ordered as a 'Combination Router' with the option of either an ISDN or PSTN module which can be configured as a primary or backup network depending on your application. The standard unit also supports dual SIM cards allowing you to use a second wireless network as an automatic backup for truely mission critical applications. For further information on the HR4420 please click here.

Sarian is delighted announce our first entry into the prestigious Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 as featured in the Sunday Times (24th September Edition).

This years league table featured Britain’s fastest-growing private tech companies based on 2003-2005 sales growth. Sarian has experienced considerable growth over this period with ever growing demand for our wired and wireless routing products in our 6 main market sectors: Retail, Finance, Lottery, Telemetry, Remote Access and Broadband Backup.

Sarian MD Andy Hood: ‘Our entry into the league table this year reflects the tremendous strides we have taken as a company over the past few years. We have a hugely talented and hard-working team here at Sarian who put customer support and satisfaction at the very top of their priorities, that coupled with the technical strength and innovation in our product line continues to drive dramatic growth in sales both in the UK and overseas”

For Further information on Sarian’s product range please contact us directly and we will be delighted to assist you.

For further information on ‘The Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100’ please click here.

Sarian Systems are proud to introduce the worlds first fully integrated 3G (UMTS) and HSDPA Mobile VPN router. Part of Sarians wireless range, the HR4110 offers stunning speeds of up to 3.6Mb/s over mobile networks in HSDPA mode. HR4110 protects the customes investment as it will operate on all GSM data networks up to and including HSDPA (i.e. GPRS, EDGE and 3G).

The HR4110 incorporates a wealth of innovative features such as the DUAL SIM technology which allows the unit to automatically switch networks in the event of a primary network failure. The HR4110 also has DUAL USB PORTS which can be used to provide almost unlimited expansion possibilities.  Support is provided for ADSL modems, additional serial ports and flash memory cards via the USB interface.  Units can be quickly and easily cloned by using a standard USB memory key. Target markets for the unit include the security and surveillance sector, where the real-time video streaming possibilities allow cameras to be installed and transmitting within minutes.  Other key applications include automated backup for existing ADSL connections, where failure on the fixed connection will be unnoticeable to the end user. For telematics applications, the HR4110 has an optional built in 12 channel GPS to enable global tracking of the unit wherever it is in the world.

HR4110 in the news (Please click each link): ZDNet, Techdigest, 3G.co.uk, The Inquirer

Recognising that pro-active on site support is just as important as good hardware to the busy retailer, Sarian Systems is pleased to announce that it has recently signed an agreement with Vista Retail Support whereby Vista will provide on-site installation and support to Sarian customers. Derek Hutchinson of Vista Retail says; 'I believe that this partnership will greatly benefit retailers who use Sarian products as we will be able to provide full on-site break/fix capability for Sarian products anywhere in the UK within a 4 hour timescale'. Vista engineers are being fully trained by Sarian, not just on the safe installation of the products, but also on first and second level support and thanks to the advanced remote diagnostics in Sarians products, a Vista engineer will, in most cases, be able to resolve any issues without even travelling to the store. Vista will also act as an independent reseller of Sarian products to the retail industry enabling customers to obtain Sarian products at short notice from stock.

This is a significant move forwards in our ability to supply, install and support our products in the retail industry from a single source” remarks Duncan Ellison, Sales Director of Sarian. All commonly used Sarian products such as the popular TA2020, IR2110 and MW3520 models will be available from Vista with immediate effect.

Sarian routers are now being used in a ground breaking 'intelligent streetlights' application in Norway. Norwegian partner 'Nettec' was able demonstrate the many benefits of using a Sarian solution for monitoring and controlling up to 100 streetlamps from a single router. Detailed information on power consumption, bulb life expectancy can all be fed back centrally to the to Hafsland (electricity provider) for billing and maintenance purposes.

The Sarian also enables the level of lighting to be controllable to conform to the local lighting conditions, including the ability to attach motion sensors to the Sarian which intelligently controls the level of lighting according to whether there are vehicles on the road.