The EMC part of Lucent's deal. Should be some switches in the mix.
biz.yahoo.com
EMC and Lucent Form CyberCarrier Alliance for Next-Generation Internet Services
EMC E-Infostructure to Support Integrated High-Bandwidth Optical Networking Capabilities for Service Providers
HOPKINTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2000-- EMC Corporation, the world leader in information storage, today announced an alliance with Lucent Technologies to integrate and qualify EMC's intelligent storage systems, networks and software as part of Lucent's new CyberCarrier initiative. CyberCarriers provide comprehensive high speed, high-bandwidth optical networking and data center capabilities to the service provider market. The two companies are showcasing their joint technology at the SuperComm trade show, June 6 - 9 in Atlanta, Ga.
(booth 6815 Hall G).
EMC and Lucent will jointly qualify integrated products and services that will enable emerging CyberCarriers to quickly deploy a high-performance, highly available, scalable EMC information infrastructure - an E-Infostructure - that their customers can use to deliver next generation Internet services, application services and storage services. This relationship capitalizes on the high-bandwidth, low-latency
capabilities of optical networks and the flexible, scalable and manageable attributes of EMC's world-class storage infrastructure, which when combined, facilitate the rapid transport of large amounts of data over long distances.
EMC's Symmetrix Enterprise Storage systems and software, EMC Celerra enterprise network file server and EMC Connectrix Enterprise Storage Network systems will be tested in Lucent's interoperability labs to develop solutions for CyberCarriers. In addition, Lucent and EMC will conduct joint interoperability testing to ensure compatibility of Lucent's OptiStar optical network technology with EMC Enterprise Storage Networks (ESNs) to enhance performance and management capabilities.
Pat Russo, Executive Vice President and CEO of Lucent's Service Provider Networks Business, said, ``There's a new class of carrier emerging that understands the significance of using state-of-the-art optical technology with state-of-the-art storage technology to provide services that are beyond anything offered by anyone today. By working closely with EMC, and by building the information infrastructure for this next generation of carriers, we allow these CyberCarriers to get to market faster with innovative network solutions that offer the highest levels of information availability, performance, scalability and security.''
Joseph Tucci, EMC's President and Chief Operating Officer, said, ``An EMC E-Infostructure as the information foundation of a CyberCarrier opens a world of possibilities for service providers and their customers. Our work with Lucent will enable service providers to use our combined platform to get to market quickly and offer a range of new networked services, including E-commerce and supply chain management, with data center-levels of availability, scalability and performance. Customers will have the confidence of knowing that their mission-critical information lives on a world-class infrastructure - it lives on EMC.''
EMC will also provide solutions and staff for joint interoperability and demonstration labs around the world to serve as demonstration and test environments for customers. The first lab is at Lucent's Bell Labs in Holmdel, N.J., with others planned for Japan and Europe. Both companies
will also engage in joint marketing, sales and service activities. |
