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U.S. Robotics and Siemens form global strategic relationship to supply Voice-over-IP solutions for telecom customers and ISPs
Business Wire - June 03, 1997 08:04
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NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 1997--U.S. Robotics (NASDAQ:USRX) and Siemens Stromberg-Carlson's Internet Solutions Business Unit today announced that they have initiated a letter of intent to develop Voice over IP services, thus enabling voice services to be carried over the Internet and extranets.
The companies will team to provide complete solutions to customers looking to expand their Internet service offering or enter the Internet market for the first time. Target customers will include telecom service providers (both local and long-distance), Internet service providers and cable television operators. This "one-stop shopping" approach includes pre-packaged hardware/software solutions as well as installation and integration services allowing customers to not only offer Internet telephony, but also expand the range of related services they provide over the Internet.
U.S. Robotics' flexible, software-based Total Control remote access server will be the basis of joint developments between U.S. Robotics and Siemens for Voice over IP services. Siemens will add call-processing features on a jointly developed software platform to allow Internet service providers to accept voice and data calls over the same physical circuits, leveraging their existing infrastructure and expanding their business model to include a variety of voice services over the Internet.
"More and more people are turning to the Internet for a wider range of services -- such as e-mail, fax, telephony and video," said Chuck Harris, vice president of Siemens Internet Solutions. "U.S. Robotics, as a leading provider of remote access worldwide, is an ideal choice for us to help our customers ensure long-term success in this market. U.S. Robotics products provide excellent scalability for applications such as Internet telephony. Their software-based architecture provides our global customers an unprecedented amount of flexibility in adding new features as the market evolves."
"Siemens is an ideal partner for us," said Ross Manire, senior vice president and general manager of U.S. Robotics' Network Systems Division. "Their worldwide leadership, and their understanding of voice services, will help us expand our presence in this market.
"This relationship is particularly beneficial for telcos and customers," added Manire. "As the primary supplier of remote access equipment, we're very pleased to collaborate with Siemens to deliver new carrier-class solutions. Our Total Control remote access server's flexible, software-based design protects customers' investments in their infrastructure, allowing them to easily add new capabilities such as voice services without adding new equipment."
Siemens' extensive worldwide experience in deploying high-availability switching systems, along with world-class customer service, will provide U.S. Robotics a significant advantage as it continues to expand the capabilities of its Total Control remote access platform. U.S. Robotics' remote access equipment has become the de facto standard in the high-end Internet access market. The company holds the leading market share in access concentrators worldwide.
The Siemens Internet Solutions Business Unit has worldwide responsibility for Internet products and applications for companies providing public telecommunications services, bringing to bear the full strength of Siemens' innovation and market know-how. This includes ISP infrastructure, systems integration services, applications development, and customer support and marketing support services.
Siemens Stromberg-Carlson, headquartered in Boca Raton, is a leading provider of telecommunications equipment to the public network service providers in North America. The company designs and manufactures digital central office switching equipment, broadband switching systems, wireless solutions, end-to-end multimedia solutions, Internet solutions, telecommunications network management products, customer premise equipment and transmission products. Siemens Stromberg-Carlson is a subsidiary of Siemens AG, which has annual revenues of $63.6 billion (FY 95-96) and has operations in 190 countries. Home page: ssc.siemens.com . Internet Solutions Business Unit home page is internet.siemens.com
U.S. Robotics is one of the world's leading suppliers of products and systems that provide access to information. The company designs, manufactures, markets and supports remote access servers and concentrators, enterprise communications systems, desktop/mobile client products and modems, and telephony products that connect computers and other equipment over analog, digital and switched cellular networks, enabling users to gain access to, manage and share data, fax, voice and multimedia information. Its customers include Internet service providers, regional Bell operating companies, inter-exchange carriers and a wide range of other large and small businesses, institutions and individuals.
NOTE TO EDITORS: In the Internet/email addresses noted in this news release, there is an "at" symbol between robert.bartolotta and ssc.siemens.com, between thomas.phillips and ssc.siemens.com, and between llentz and usr.com.
In the World Wide Web addresses noted in this news release, there is a double slash between http: and www.ssc.siemens.com and between http: and www.internet.siemens.com. These symbols may not appear properly in some systems.
CONTACT: Siemens
Robert Bartolotta, 561/955-3140
robert.bartolotta@ssc.siemens.com
or
Tom Phillips, 561/955-3670
thomas.phillips@ssc.siemens.com
or
U.S. Robotics
Lauri Lentz, 847/982-5230
llentz@usr.com
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