Quantum Bridge Receives Top Industry Honors;Company Recognized by Inter@ctive Week and ComNet 2000
January 21, 2000 08:32 AM Eastern Time
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2000--Quantum Bridge (TM) Communications Inc., the leader in the delivery of Optical Access Networking solutions, today announced the reception of two top industry distinctions. In the January 10th issue of Inter@ctive Week, the company was named one of the "Top 10 Companies to Watch in 2000" by the magazine's editors. Additionally, the company was nominated as a finalist for the "New Product Achievement Awards" at the upcoming ComNet 2000 show in Washington, D.C.
As a basis for their selection, Inter@ctive Week lauded the economics of the Quantum Bridge Optical Access System and was enthusiastic about the company's ability to "dramatically reshape the local bandwidth market." Within the publication's top 10 listing, Quantum Bridge was one of only two networking companies included, the other being Sycamore Networks.
In addition to being a "company to watch," Quantum Bridge was recently nominated as a finalist within the category of "Best New WAN (Wide Area Network) Product/ Service Offering" as part of the ComNet 2000 "New Product Achievement Awards," by a panel of judges made up of industry experts and analysts. Winners of the award will be voted on by attendees at the show the week of January 24th in Washington D.C.
"It is an honor for us to receive this type of recognition from such respected independent industry experts such as Inter@ctive Week and ComNet 2000," said Jeff Gwynne, vice president of marketing and co-founder of Quantum Bridge Communications. "The real credit for these honors really belongs to the talented team of professionals that make up Quantum Bridge who continually beat our deadlines, exceed our deliverables and continue to surpass our highest expectations. It is their efforts that have us on track to realize our vision of transforming the copper last mile into the optical first mile - making it possible for businesses of all sizes to take advantage of the new breed of next-generation service offerings."
About Quantum Bridge Communications
Quantum Bridge Communications, a privately held company headquartered in North Andover, Mass., has developed an innovative carrier-class Optical Access System designed to eliminate first mile bandwidth bottlenecks and to serve as the foundation of the e-Economy. Founded in October 1998, Quantum Bridge is comprised of a team of top talent from industry leading data communications and telecommunications companies such as Bell Laboratories/ Lucent Technologies LU , 3COM COMS , Bay Networks, Cabletron Systems CS , Newbridge Networks NN , Nortel Networks NT , and MIT Lincoln Laboratories. For more information, visit our web site at www.quantumbridge.com.
Quantum Bridge and the Quantum Bridge Logo are trademarks of Quantum Bridge Communications, Inc.
CONTACT: Quantum Bridge Communications Charlie Guyer, 978-688-9100 x652 cguyer@quantumbridge.com
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