Shiva Wins Contract with World's Third Largest Internet Service Provider
PR Newswire - December 11, 1997 10:35
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HiNet Contract Awarded to Shiva For LanRover Access Switch(R) Deployment
BEDFORD, Mass., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Shiva Corporation (Nasdaq: SHVA)
today announced the completion of the second phase of a multi-phased contract
with Chun Hwa Telecom, the primary telecommunications carrier in Taiwan. In
the most recent implementation, Shiva supplied additional LanRover Access
Switches(R) to the Chun Hwa Telecom's Internet Service Provider (ISP) arm,
HiNet. Anixter Taiwan, a division of Anixter, a major worldwide distributor
of Shiva products, collaborated with Shiva to win the account. HiNet is the
third-largest ISP in the world and is the largest ISP in Taiwan.
The LanRover Access Switch was chosen first for its superior stability and
it was also singled out for transmission quality, ease of installation,
configuration, end-to-end optimization and manageability. Additionally,
Shiva's strong in-country vendor support was a key factor in HiNet's selecting
the LanRover Access Switch.
Taiwan is acknowledged as the second fastest growing market for Internet
users in Asia Pacific today. This latest contract with Shiva will help HiNet
boost service quality to the country's Internet user population, which the
Taiwan government estimates will reach three million by the end of 2000.
HiNet currently has more than one million subscribers.
"As the demand in Asia for Internet access skyrockets, ISPs are forced to
continuously build out their networks to support this need," said James L.
Zucco, Jr., president and CEO, Shiva Corporation. "Solid network performance
and reliability are necessities for an ISP's customers, and the LanRover
Access Switch is designed specifically to accommodate a large volume of
customers while ensuring consistent connections. The HiNet win is significant
for Shiva, and we are looking forward to continuing to support HiNet's
expansion."
"The skyrocketing growth of HiNet in Taiwan fuels the demand for high-
performance access servers such as Shiva's LanRover Access Switch," said Chris
Chen, general manager of Anixter Taiwan. "Anixter recommended Shiva's
LanRover Access Switch to HiNet primarily because its hardware and operating
system, ShivOS(TM), are so robust. HiNet was looking for an access
concentrator that would not go down for 21 days. After 36 days of testing,
the Shiva LanRover Access Switch had zero down-time and on that basis Shiva
and Anixter won the contract."
Founded in 1985, Shiva Corporation is a global, full-line provider of
remote access solutions, systems and services. Its products enable users and
user sites at enterprises of all sizes to connect with corporate information
resources, on-line services and the Internet. Shiva offers a full range of
award-winning, analog and digital remote access and communications servers.
With partnerships that include IBM, Microsoft, Netscape, Motorola and Nortel,
Shiva hardware and software are marketed by many of the world's leading
computer and communications equipment manufacturers and telecommunications
companies. The company is based in Bedford, Mass., with offices worldwide.
NOTE: All Shiva news releases are available via the Shiva Corp. World
Wide Web site shiva.com. For additional information, Shiva can be
accessed by E-mail at sales@shiva.com.
Shiva, Shiva with design (the company logo), NetModem, NetModem/E,
NetBridge, NetSerial, TeleBridge, Hublet, LanRover, LanRover Access Switch,
AirSoft, ShivaPPP, ShivaIntegrator, ShivaPort, PowerBurst, WebRover and
EtherGate are registered trademarks of Shiva Corporation. VantagePath,
ShivOS, Tariff Management, PowerSurf, ShivaRemote, Shiva Dial-In SDK, Shiva
AccessPort, ISSAK, Remote-Centric and DIAT are trademarks of Shiva
Corporation. All other trademarks belong to their respective companies.
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