Ascend & EarthLink team up to provide turnkey solutions
11/11/97 - ASCEND: Ascend and EarthLink team up to
provide turnkey internet solutions to corporate customers
NOV 11, 1997, M2 Communications - Ascend
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASND) today announced a
new partnership agreement with EarthLink Network, Inc.
(NASDAQ:ELNK), the world's largest consumer ISP, which
will enable Ascend VARs to offer customers turnkey Internet
connectivity, including equipment, line provisioning and
monthly service. The agreement gives corporate customers
simplified, one-stop shopping.
EarthLink is not only a marketing partner for Ascend, they
are also one of Ascend's largest customers, with over 10,000
dial ports in their network. EarthLink selected the Ascend
equipment in part for its high reliability, which ensures that
customers experience high availability and high performance
when they're on the network. EarthLink recently won PC
Magazine's Editors' Choice award for Best Internet Service
Provider, amongst a field of 13 ISPs and online services.
"We are very excited about this new partnership with one of
our premier service provider customers," says Bob Machlin,
vice president of marketing at Ascend. "We believe it's a
winning strategy that will benefit end user customers, our
VARs, as well our two companies."
"We have always considered Ascend to be a valued partner
in building our own internal network, and this partnership
agreement adds a welcome new dimension to our
relationship," said Steve Dougherty, Director of Internet
Operations for EarthLink. "They are a great company to
work with and we have a lot of confidence in this new
channel initiative."
"We are very pleased that Ascend has launched this initiative
with EarthLink to help us be even more competitive and
serve our customers better," says Bob Heintz, president at
the The Helfrich Company. "Now, customers won't have to
worry about buying their equipment from one provider,
ordering lines from another provider and getting their Internet
services from a third provider we can offer them the whole
package."
About Ascend Communications
Ascend Communications, Inc. develops, manufactures, and
sells wide area networking solutions for telecommunications
carriers, Internet service providers, and corporate customers
worldwide. For more information about Ascend and its
products, please visit the Ascend web site at
ascend.com, or e-mail info@ascend.com.
1994-97 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD CONTACT:
Kristi An, Gallagher PR
Tel: +1 510 747-2721
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