Wednesday October 6, 4:47 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Digital Microwave Corporation
Digital Microwave Corporation and Atlantech Technologies
Form Strategic Relationship
Digital Microwave Network Management System Built on
Atlantech's AccessVision Management Framework
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Microwave
Corporation (Nasdaq: DMIC - news), a worldwide leader in the
development and manufacture of microwave radios used in
communications networks, today announced that it has entered
into a strategic relationship agreement with Atlantech
Technologies, a leading provider of element manager software
for broadband and carrier-grade IP networks. Under the terms
of the agreement, Digital Microwave is using Atlantech's
AccessVision(TM) Management Framework to develop element
manager software applications across the range of Digital
Microwave Corporation products.
``Responsiveness to the needs of network service providers
requires our alignment with world-class operations
solutions,' commented Charles Kissner, Digital Microwave
Corporation Chairman and CEO. ``The Atlantech Management
Framework, already adopted by major networking companies,
allows us not only to provide a common management layer
across our entire product line, but also to assure our
customers of a system that optimizes the management of
broadband networks.'
David Sibbald, CEO and founder of Atlantech, added, ``The
scalability and reliability of Atlantech's AccessVision(TM)
product suite enable Digital Microwave to rapidly integrate
their element management solutions into a customer's
operations environment, allowing services to be launched
rapidly and cost-effectively.'
Digital Microwave Corporation introduced its ProVision(TM)
line of open standards-based element management solutions in
March of this year. The Company is now shipping ProVision
products for its Altium(TM), XP4, SPECTRUM(TM) II and legacy
radio families, and plans call for coverage of its entire
line of broadband to low-capacity digital microwave radio
products by the end of this year.
Atlantech Technologies Ltd. is a privately held, venture
capital backed software company headquartered in Glasgow,
Scotland, with offices throughout the United States.
Atlantech is focused on the development of a network
management framework, element management applications and
toolkits to support large-scale rollout of broadband
networks and services.
Headquartered in San Jose, California, Digital Microwave
Corporation provides microwave radio solutions to connect,
enable and grow communications networks worldwide. The
Company's industry-leading broadband, medium-capacity and
low-capacity radios transport data, voice, and video for
public and private networks in a wide range of global
environments. Digital Microwave Corporation brings value to
a diverse range of customers through its vast array of
quality systems, services and support.
For more information visit the Digital Microwave Corporation
web site at dmcwave.com and the Atlantech site at
atlan-tech.com .
NOTE: ProVision, Altium, DXR, and SPECTRUM and DART are
trademarks of Digital Microwave Corporation. AccessVision is
a trademark of Atlantech Technologies Ltd.
SOURCE: Digital Microwave Corporation |
