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Tuesday, June 6, 2000
Flexion Teams With TeraBridge to Deliver Broadband-Enabled, Converged Services
Offering to Next Generation Service Providers
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2000--
ATM WAN Solution and Softswitch Technology Enable On-Demand
Voice and Data Services via High-Speed, Low-Cost
Broadband Architecture to Small Businesses
SUPERCOMM 2000 - Flexion Systems and TeraBridge Technologies today announced
that they are teaming to deliver end-to-end high-speed broadband services to
next generation Service Providers at a fraction of the cost associated with
traditional legacy networks. Effective immediately, Service Providers can offer
cost-effective broadband solutions to small-to medium-sized businesses with the
BusinessGuardian(TM) X300, Flexion's integrated communications platform, and
the TeraBridge PathMinder(TM) softswitch and Broadband Central Office(TM)
software suite.
"Together, Flexion and TeraBridge have created a complete end-to-end
architecture for providing rich voice services without the cost and limitations
of traditional Service Provider networks," says Andrew Bale, president and
chief executive officer of Flexion Systems. "New broadband capabilities,
combined with the rich functionality of BusinessGuardian X300, enable
TeraBridge and Flexion to deliver a powerful solution to small- and mid-sized
business customers."
News of the Flexion-TeraBridge Collaboration was made in conjunction with
Flexion's announcement at SUPERCOMM 2000 of the availability of ATM-
(Asynchronous Transfer Mode) based broadband services for the Flexion
BusinessGuardian X300, making its feature-rich integrated communications
platform capable of delivering multiple high-bandwidth services on demand [see
related release].
TeraBridge has teamed up with Flexion to make its breakthrough PathMinder
softswitch interoperable with Flexion's multi-megabit ATM-based broadband
services. The combination of the commercially-deployed PathMinder and Broadband
Central Office software suite with the BusinessGuardian X300 enables access and
trunk bandwidth to be dynamically allocated in real time, to produce virtual
Class 5 POTS, private line data, Internet and switched ATM services. Service
Providers can rapidly deliver these "broadband on-demand" services and
monitor/bill small business usage utilizing the Automatic Message Accounting
(AMA) functionality of this solution.
"The ability to provide interoperable, cost-effective, intelligent networking
solutions to Service Providers and CLECs (Competitive Local Exchange Carriers)
puts both Flexion and TeraBridge in a strong position," said Yankee Group Small
and Medium Business Communications Analyst, Michael Speyer. "The ability to
deliver broadband data services with high-quality voice communications is
becoming more of a requirement as Service Providers look to increase the
efficiency of their networks."
"As the leading supplier of softswitch-enabled, converged services, we are
pleased to expand our work with Flexion to include its new broadband offering,"
said Gary Brown, president and chief operating officer of TeraBridge
Technologies. "The combination of PathMinder and the Business Guardian X300
enables Service Providers everywhere to offer robust next-generation services
and networking capabilities to their customers."
About Flexion Systems
Based in San Francisco, privately held Flexion Systems is a provider of
managed business solutions for the growing company. Flexion designs,
manufactures and markets Flexion BusinessGuardian, the brand family name for
its one-stop communication and IT solutions designed specifically for the
rapidly growing small-business segment. Working with a network of authorized
resellers, Flexion's strategy is to bridge the divide between small businesses
and next generation Service Providers and CLEC partners.
The heart of Flexion's three-pronged approach is the BusinessGuardian X300,
an integrated communications platform that works in conjunction with Microsoft
Windows NT Server, Windows 2000 Server and Exchange to provide integrated
voice, data, fax and other powerful business applications. The other two
components of the BusinessGuardian family are BusinessGuardian Insight, a
powerful network management and diagnostic service, and the BusinessGuardian
Authorized Reseller Program.
For more information, contact Flexion Systems at (415) 864-0847 or visit the
company web site at flexion.com.
About PathMinder(TM)
PathMinder is a software fault tolerant, open-system softswitch designed to
provide a graceful migration from yesterday's narrowband voice switching and
private lines to next generation, on-demand, high-speed data switching over
converged lines and backbone facilities. PathMinder provides voice and data
services for carriers and service providers, while protecting their investments
in legacy equipment. The PathMinder application suites are compatible with
various hardware switches and access devices. The software delivers voice and
data services via industry standard signaling and command protocols between
network elements and media gateways.
About TeraBridge Technologies
TeraBridge Technologies Corporation, Gurnee, IL, develops and markets the
software fault tolerant PathMinder softswitch and application suites to the
telecommunications carrier and service provider industries. Since its inception
in 1996, this privately held firm has developed and delivered open system
software applications that simplify broadband service introductions of voice
and data services on high-speed packet networks. TeraBridge's PathMinder suite
is specifically designed to unlock the revenue generating power of broadband
based networks, by enabling service level interworking between the different
generations of voice and data equipment in carrier and private line enterprise
networks. The company has earned its industry market leader reputation through
its "first to market" delivery of revenue-producing broadband Long Distance,
Internet Direct and Broadband Central Office(TM) applications.
For more information, call TeraBridge at (847) 782-2000 or visit the company
web site at terabridge.com.
Flexion Systems is registered trademark of Flexion Systems, Inc. PathMinder
and Broadband Central Office are trademarks of TeraBridge Technologies
Corporation.
CONTACT: Flexion Systems Wm. Corey Manley, 415/864-
0847 corey@flexion.com or TeraBridge
Technologies Scott Barretto, 214/515-9898 sbarretto
@terabridge.com 09:02 EDT JUNE 6, 2000
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NEWS SUBJECT: Business Wire; Press Release Wires (BW PREL)
MARKET SECTOR: Newswire End Code; Technology (NND TEC)
INDUSTRY: Software; Telecommunications, All; Computers; Telecom
Technology: ATM; Communications Technology; Networking:
Gateways (SOF TEL CPR INAT CMT INGW)
PRODUCT: Telecommunications (DTE)
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