Blue Wave Systems and Performance Technologies Team to Provide Telecom Subsystems
--New ComStruct(TM) Partner Provides Integrated Line Interface Solution for OEMs--
CARROLLTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2000-- Blue Wave Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BWSI), a leading supplier of DSP subsystems for telecom applications, has announced Performance Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTIX), a supplier of embedded telecom connectivity products, as its latest ComStruct partner. Blue Wave and PTI will collaborate to provide best in class solutions targeted at Voice over Packet, Voice/Data Processing and Wireless applications. The ComStruct line of building blocks enables a high density DSP subsystem to be rapidly deployed in a range of carrier class applications.
The collaboration will begin with the integration of PTI's CPC380 Quad T1/E1 access interface product and Blue Wave's ComStruct CPCI/C6400 DSP resource board to provide a complete solution for high density DSP processing with complementary line termination. Blue Wave and PTI will announce further product developments targeted at embedded communication applications during 2000.
"Best-in-class partnerships are an important part of our ComStruct strategy, and in PTI's product line we recognized a synergy with our DSP subsystems roadmap. As a result of our integrated products, infrastructure developers will benefit from closely coupled processing and interfacing solutions," said Kevin Parlsow, executive vice president at Blue Wave Systems.
Donald Turrell, president and CEO of Performance Technologies added, "Time-to-market pressures are increasing for developers of next generation networks, and our combined efforts will result in solutions that will speed the design and integration cycles, thereby reducing development risk. We look forward to working with Blue Wave to develop new opportunities in the voice over network and wireless communications marketplaces."
Future product integration efforts between Blue Wave and PTI will provide an expanding range of integrated, high density OEM product subsystems.
For more information on Blue Wave Systems and the ComStruct line visit bluews.com. For more information on Performance Technologies visit pt.com.
Blue Wave Systems is a leading supplier of high-channel Digital Signal Processing (DSP) subsystems used in telecommunication infrastructure equipment, such as voice over packet (VoIP) gateways, digital wireless communications and intelligent peripherals. The ComStruct(TM) line of telecom infrastructure communication processing subsystems was launched in January 1999. At the heart of the ComStruct(TM) line is the company's FACT(TM) software (Framework Architecture for Communication Technologies), which enables the DSP subsystem to be rapidly and effectively deployed in a variety of carrier class telecom applications. Blue Wave Systems has been a market leader in DSP board-level products since 1983. For additional information, please visit our company's web site at www.bluews.com.
ComStruct is a trademark of Blue Wave Systems Inc.
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Performance Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Rochester, New York, designs, manufactures and markets a wide variety of high performance telecommunications solutions. PTI is recognized by major OEMs and system integrators in the telecommunications industry as a leading source of high performance, IP telephony networking solutions for a wide variety of applications.The Company targets opportunities in the exploding Internet-driven telecommunications marketplace, supported by its PTI Canadian subsidiary, MicroLegend Telecom Systems Inc., an innovator and developer of advanced Signaling System 7 (SS7) telecommunications gateway products. MicroLegend is the leading global internetworking provider of SS7 signaling gateways for major telecommunications carriers and "next-generation" service providers. PTI is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: PTIX). Visit PTI's Web site at www.pt.com. For additional information on PTI Canada, please visit MicroLegend's Web site at www.microlegend.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements which are based on expectations of the Company but involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, technological change, quarterly fluctuations, integration of Mizar and Loughborough Sound Images, dependence on the defense industry, dependence on key suppliers and employees, competition, and Year 2000 compliance. The foregoing list should not be construed as exhaustive and the Company disclaims any obligation subsequently to revise forward-looking statements to reflect unanticipated events. For a further explanation of risk factors please see the Company's most recent SEC filings. The Company further cautions users who may utilize published bookings and backlog information as tools to forecast the company's revenue during a given timeframe since certain purchase orders may be subject to 1) cancellation and, 2) revision to delivery schedules.
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Contact:
Blue Wave Systems Inc.
N. America Contact:
Annette Krausse, 972/277-4625
Fax: 972-277-4666
Email: akrausse@bluews.com
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Global Contact:
Sarah Haslam, 44-1509-634371
Email: shaslam@bluews.com
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Performance Technologies Inc.
Donald H. Stothard, 716/256-0200 ext. 299
E-mail: dhs@pt.com
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LNS Communications
Amy Farrell, 617/577-9777 ext. 228
E-mail: afarrell@lnscom.com |
