Teltrend's ASTS System Wins Prestigious 1999 IEC InfoVision Award
ST. CHARLES, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 1999--Teltrend Inc. (Nasdaq: TLTN - news) announced today that its new ASTS System has been awarded the prestigious 1999 InfoVision Award by the International Engineering Consortium (IEC). Teltrend Inc. will be recognized during the 1999 National Communications Forum at a ceremony on Tuesday, October 26, 1999, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare (Chicago, Illinois).
Teltrend's ASTS System (Advanced Span Termination System) is an integrated local loop transmission system for DS1 service providers, enabling broadband access for worldwide networks. The system is used to deploy DS1 services with copper based technologies such as T1, HDSL, and HDSL2, all of which can coexist in the same shelf and be managed with the same optional common controller card. Integrated into the system are capabilities such as high-speed multiplexer interfaces (DS-3, STS-1, OC-3), 1xN protection switching, test access, OS access (X.25 or TCP/IP), full performance monitoring and complete diagnostics. The ASTS System conforms to the recently published Open Span Termination System standard (OSTS - see www.teltrend.com), is NEBS Level 3 compliant, and meets the stringent safety requirements of UL1950.
According to Steve Snow, Senior Vice President of Sales and Strategic Marketing at Teltrend, ''Having the ASTS System recognized with an InfoVision Award means a lot to our entire team here at Teltrend, and we anticipate that it means equally as much to our customers. We have developed a Hi-Cap service delivery system that enables ILECs, CLECs, and other DS1 service providers to drastically reduce their costs while increasing their circuit performance and reliability. Given ASTS's interoperability with other vendors' T1, HDSL, and HDSL2 plug-ins, its adherence to industry standards, and its capability to integrate into both new and established public networks, we feel justified in referring to ASTS as the 'World's Most Network-Integrated DS1 Transmission System'.''
The InfoVision Awards, which recognize the information industry's most original products are based on the following criteria: innovation, uniqueness, market impact, customer benefit, and value to society. The award winners were selected by the InfoVision Awards Committees, which are composed of chairpersons, committee members, and executives from manufacturers and service providers; editors of the industry's leading professional journals; and faculty from prestigious engineering universities.
''This year's InfoVision award winners have clearly earned the accolades and recognition they are receiving,'' said John Janowiak, Forum Director. ''The winning entries demonstrate the vision of these companies, which only can be described as leading-edge. The technology advancements demonstrated by the winning products and services, such as Teltrend's innovative ASTS System, will have a positive impact on the growth and advancement of the industry.''
Now in its third year, the InfoVision Awards program inherits the rich history of its predecessor, the ComForum Awards, which recognized innovative technologies and services within the communications and information industry. Past recipients of this exclusive award include Alcatel, Ameritech, AT&T, Bell Atlantic, Eastman Kodak, GTE Services, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Nortel, NYNEX, and Zenith.
Teltrend Inc., established in 1979 with 500 employees worldwide, is headquartered in suburban Chicago. Teltrend designs, manufactures and markets a broad range of telecommunications and data communications products used by businesses and telephone companies to provide voice and data services. Teltrend's unique local telephone loop solutions -- developed for T1, HDSL, Fiber Optic, ISDN, DDS, and DLC applications -- allow telephone companies to provide new and better services to their customers without the need for costly infrastructure replacement. The Company's products are sold to the Regional Bell Operating Companies, GTE, Sprint, and other U.S. and International telephone companies.
The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to catalyzing positive change in the information industry and its university communities. Since 1944, the Consortium has provided high-quality educational opportunities for industry professionals, academics, and students. To support a worldwide need, the IEC has developed free on-line Web-based tutorials. The IEC conducts industry-university programs that have substantial impact on curricula. It also conducts research and develops publications, conferences, and technological exhibits addressing major opportunities and challenges of the information age. More than 70 leading, high-technology universities are currently affiliated with the Consortium. Industry is represented through substantial corporate support and the involvement of many thousands of executives, managers, and professionals. More information on the InfoVision Award program may be obtained by calling +1-312-559-4600 or by visiting the IEC web site at www.iec.org.
ASTS is a trademark of Teltrend Inc.
For more information on Teltrend's ASTS System, see previous press release entitled, ''Teltrend To Introduce the ASTS(TM) System for Optimized Delivery of DS1 Services at SuperComm '99...System Offers High Total Performance at Low Cost for Delivery of DS1 Services via T1, HDSL, or HDSL2 copper local loop technologies''... St Charles, Illinois (June 7, 1999). This can be viewed at www.teltrend.com.
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Contact:
Teltrend Inc.
Steve Snow, 630/377-1700
ssnow@teltrend.com
or
IEC
Glenn Bischoff, 312/559-4636
gbischoff@iec.org |
