City of Industry, CA, January 2009 – Korenix USA, a world leading supplier of industrial networking solutions headquartered in City of Industry, California today announced that it has signed a North American distributor agreement with L-com, a global leader in the manufacture of wired and wireless connectivity products.

“I am very excited about our new partnership with L-com,” said Salvador M. Lara, marketing manager, Korenix USA. “The selling strength of L-com, combined with the superb product performance of Korenix, will offer the industrial market an array of rugged Ethernet solutions.”

Research from ARC Advisory Group shows that the market for hardened industrial Ethernet switches and other types of industrial Ethernet network infrastructure products is estimated to rise to almost a $1 billion during the next five years. 

“By entering into this agreement with Korenix, L-com’s already diverse wired and wireless connectivity line of products is further complemented to add value to our industrial Ethernet marketplace with more state of the art products,” said Greg Pepin,
L-com Product Manager.

Korenix specializes in Ethernet switching solutions that address the specific needs of industrial and process networks. In addition, Korenix offers a complete line of industrial media converters, I/O modules and serial cards. They have launched a number of award winning, original products that distinguish them as innovators in the field.

About L-Com
L-Com, a global leader in the manufacture of wired and wireless connectivity products, offers a wide range of solutions and unmatched customer service for the electronics and data communications industries. The company’s product portfolio includes cable assemblies, connectors, adapters, computer networking
components, and custom products, as well as their Hyperlink line of wireless products which include Antennas, RF Amplifiers, Coaxial lightning and surge protectors, and NEMA rated enclosures.  L-com’s HyperLink wireless products are designed for Wi-Fi, WiMAX, SCADA, 802.11a/b/g/n, RFID and Bluetooth applications. Trusted for over 25 years, L-com, which is headquartered in North Andover, MA, is ISO 9001: 2000 certified and many of its products are UL® recognized. www.l-com.com

About Korenix USA
Korenix USA, based in City of Industry, California, services all of North, South & Central America by providing hardened, cost-effective, and Industrial Ethernet Switches for the Industrial and Rugged applications. With the award winning JetPoE Industrial Managed PoE Switch and JetBox Industrial Embedded Computer, these flagship products lead the way in industrial automation, power utility, telecommunications, and outdoor markets such as, traffic control and video surveillance. Korenix USA supplies the extra edge for Industrial Networking!