RDT , a leading Israeli vendor of advanced IT solutions, announces the acquisition of TestWise as part of a strategy that will significantly expand its communication test and measurement division, especially through the sale of gigabit Ethernet test equipment from Xena Networks.

"A major reason for this acquisition was to leverage RDT’s expertise in Xena's product line which is seeing significant growth in Israel and Russia”, said Avi Tiv, RDT’s CEO. "Other vendors we will be adding to our portfolio by acquiring Testwise include SwiftTest, Apposite, Veryx, SANblaze, TEK, Candela, Arca, M2Optics and other valuable and respectful brands - all of which will strengthen our ability to deliver unique solutions and quality products to our customers."

Established in Tel Aviv in 1963, RDT is a pioneer in the Israeli hi-tech sector. The Group was one of the initial investors in the local industry and stands behind some of Israel's earliest IT success stories.

TestWise is well known in the Israel telecom market as a supplier of test solutions in a wide variety of fields, including infrastructure, security, monitoring & troubleshooting, load simulation, maintenance and others. In recent years they have established themselves as a leading supplier of Xena's award-winning test equipment.