ZO, we had a recent rash on this thread of worried,
and in some cases,clueless, Crisco investors.
For their benefit and the benefit of future NN investors
it is worth re-posting I think, the original AT&T Solutions
platform news:
att.com
FOR RELEASE TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1998
Newbridge Networks designs global services management platform for AT&T service
Industry-leading Newbridge platforms to integrate private line, frame relay and ATM transport into single, end-to-end managed solution
LAS VEGAS, Nev. ? In a demonstration of leadership in scalable, end-to-end service management and reliable networking platforms, Newbridge Networks
today announced that AT&T Corp. has begun the deployment of the Company's MainStreet* and MainStreetXpress* management and access products in the
AT&T Managed Bandwidth Service (MBS) offering (see related AT&T announcement).
The Newbridge* Global Services Management Platform (GSMP) has been designed for the global reach and extensive scope of the AT&T Managed
Bandwidth Service. AT&T Managed Bandwidth Service brings together the strengths of AT&T private line, frame relay and asynchronous transfer mode
(ATM) service offering with the power of the Newbridge GSMP and networking equipment into a single managed solution for corporate network voice,
image, video and data traffic requirements.
Introduced at Telecom '95 in Geneva, the Newbridge GSMP is a fully managed and integrated set of networking products selected from the Newbridge
product portfolio optimized to deliver advanced standards-based global service offerings. GSMP enables carriers to provide many thousands of corporate
network customers a full, end-to-end view of their global networks encompassing private line, frame relay and ATM services, including key parameters such
as configuration, network status, Service Level Agreement and performance reporting, as well as unprecedented visibility of network bandwidth resources
down to the slot, card, or port level.
"By deploying Newbridge equipment and GSMP customized for AT&T, AT&T Managed Bandwidth Services offers the industry's most comprehensive suite
of managed, end-to-end, reconfigurable bandwidth services and provides corporate network customers an unprecedented on-line view of these services on a
global basis," said Bill Callahan, services director, AT&T Managed Network Solutions.
"AT&T MBS unleashes the power of two leaders in their respective industries. The explosion of the managed network services, network integration and
outsourcing industry is testimony to our vision of multiservice, multi-fabric and multi-administrator global services management," said Terence Matthews,
chairman and CEO, Newbridge Networks. "With its reach and breadth of scope of its managed network service offering, AT&T is the undisputed leader of
this high-growth industry. I am pleased that AT&T has selected the Newbridge solution set for its aggressive global deployment plans for MBS."
This solution set includes the 3600 and 3645 MainStreet bandwidth management products and the MainStreetXpress 36170 Multiservices Switch, 36150
Access Switch, 36100 Access Concentrator, and 36035/75 Local Area Network Service Units. The family of network and service management systems
includes the MainStreetXpress 46020 Network Manager, 45020 Element Manager, 48020 Multinetwork Service Controller, 56020 Routing Services Control
Point, Connext Exec, and Customer Service Management.
AT&T Corp. is the world's premier communications and information services company, serving more than 90 million customers, including consumers,
businesses and government. The company has annual revenues of more than $52 billion and 130,000 employees. It runs the world's largest, most
sophisticated communications network and is the leading provider of long-distance and wireless services. AT&T operates in more than 200 countries and
territories around the world.
Newbridge Networks (NYSE:NN; TSE:NNC) designs, manufactures, markets and services total networking solutions to organizations in more than 100
countries. Newbridge leverages its relationship with 15 Affiliate companies, and strategic alliances with Siemens and 3Com Corporation to deliver
seamless, end-to-end solutions. Newbridge customers include the world's 250 largest telecommunications service providers and more than 10,000
corporations, government organizations and other institutions.
Founded in 1986, the company employs more than 6,000 people on five continents. News and information are available at www.newbridge.com/.
* Newbridge, logo are registered trademarks of Newbridge Networks Corporation. MainStreet is a registered trademark and MainStreetXpress is a
trademark of Newbridge Networks Corporation.
MainStreetXpress is a trademark used exclusively by Siemens AG and Newbridge Networks Corporation under license for their comprehensive solutions in
broadband communications. No agency relationship, partnership, or joint ownership of a legal entity is to be inferred or implied by the use of the term
alliance.
For more information, reporters may contact:
Paul Goyette - Newbridge Networks Corporation
613-591-3600
paul_goyette@newbridge.com
Industry analysts may contact:
Lisa Pittenger - Newbridge Networks Corporation
703-736-5852
lisa_pittenger@us.newbridge.com
Financial analysts may contact:
John Lawlor - Newbridge Networks Corporation
613-591-3600
john_lawlor@qmail.newbridge.com
Newbridge Networks Corporation Website: newbridge.com
For information about services AT&T Solutions offers,
Visit the AT&T Solutions website.
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AT&T Business Services
AT&T Wireless Services
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