Melexis Chooses Managed IP Network From Verizon Business to Enhance Global Communications Capabilities

Reading, England (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Network Provides Foundation for Advanced IP Services

Melexis, a Belgium-based semiconductor supplier for the
automotive industry, has chosen a fully managed IP network from
Verizon Business to enhance its global communications capabilities.

Verizon Private IP will connect more than 800 Melexis employees
at 12 locations in Asia, Europe and the U.S. The highly scalable,
fully managed network also offers a firm foundation on which the
company can deploy future advanced IP communications, including
voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) applications.

With operations dispersed globally and faced with increasing
competition worldwide, Melexis decided to consolidate its
communications with a single supplier to improve network management
and efficiencies. The company wanted to focus on its customers,
turning the complete management of its network to a trusted partner.

In addition, Melexis required a scalable, secure infrastructure
with high levels of reliability and speed (low latency); it also
wanted a platform that could support its future IP-based services.

Koen Bosmans, global network manager, Melexis said: "Our
communications infrastructure is the nerve-centre of our business and
must have the reliability and global reach to effectively support the
central ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system and other
business-critical applications integral to our development and
production processes. With Verizon Private IP, we are able to
streamline dataflow for maximum business efficiency today, as well as
plan for the next stage of our IP-based business growth. Verizon
Business has been our trusted communications partner for over seven
years, and the company's proven extensive capabilities, global reach
and high quality of service perfectly supported our requirements."

Nicholas De Walsche, sales director for Verizon Business Belgium
and Luxembourg, said: "For companies whose global communications is
business-critical, a managed infrastructure can be a real competitive
advantage. Verizon Business offers proven IP-based global
communications and IT solutions. Our world-class network is the
foundation for offering integrated, secure communications and
computing solutions -- backed by industry-leading service
guarantees."

About Melexis

Melexis Microelectronic Integrated Systems N.V. (Euronext
Brussels: MELE) is a mixed signal semiconductor manufacturer. Our
core experience supplying ICs for automotive electronics sustains the
expansion into Application Specific Standard Products for industrial
and consumer product applications. Melexis' enthusiastically pursues
its role as a component supplier whose innovations, while physically
small, are the essential element in nearly every one of our
customers' extraordinary systems. At Melexis we believe that "Small
things make a big difference." Melexis' products include sensor,
communication, actuator ICs and Application Specific Integrated
Circuits (ASICs). www.melexis.com

About Verizon Business

Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ),
operates the world's most connected public IP network and uses its
industry-leading global-network capabilities to offer large-business
and government customers an unmatched combination of security,
reliability and speed. The company integrates advanced IP
communications and information technology (IT) products and services
to deliver leading enterprise solutions including managed services,
security, mobility, collaboration and professional services. These
solutions power innovation and enable the company's customers to do
business better. For more information, visit www.verizonbusiness.com

Web site: http://www.melexis.com
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Contact:
Clare Ward +44(0)118-905-3501, clare.ward@verizonbusiness.com, or
Janet Brumfield, +1-614-723-1060, janet.brumfield@verizon.com both of
Verizon Business