Ascend Deliver Multiband MAX 6000 with MAXDAX
Monday April 6, 2:28 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Ascend Delivers Multiband MAX 6000 with MAXDAX
Software Increases Flexibility and Efficiencies for WAN
Management
ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 1998--Ascend Communications,
Inc. (NASDAQ:ASND - news) today announced the immediate availability of
Multiband MAX 6000, the newest member of the Multiband family of
bandwidth-on-demand controllers. Bundled at no additional cost with the MAXDAX, a
software feature that delivers sophisticated cross-connection capabilities, allowing
access to and from the public network from all points on a private network. The
MAXDAX intelligent cross-connection function gives customers flexible and efficient
use and management of the WAN environment.
The Multiband MAX family is a group of specially configured, cost-effective MAX
products with inverse multiplexing and WAN network features optimized for
videoconferencing and backup/overflow. The products enhance and extend current
corporate backbone switched and leased networks by providing and managing
bandwidth on demand for multiple applications. Multiband MAX products give
companies an easy growth path to more robust remote networking applications with the
addition of remote access options.
Multiband MAX 6000 is a chassis with six expansion slots, four T1 interfaces, a DB9
(RS232) console port interface and Ethernet interfaces (UTP, autosensing 10/100
Base-T interface). The base model offers a two-port inverse multiplexing module
installed with all dialing and inverse multiplexing features enabled. Other products in the
Multiband MAX family include the Multiband MAX 1800, Multiband MAX 2000,
Multiband MAX 4002 and Multiband MAX 4004. All Multiband MAX products are
bundled with software designed for the Multimedia Product Group environment and
enhanced management features supporting Telnet, SNMP and NavisAccess.
MAXDAX Delivers Dynamic Switch Circuit Routing
Multiband MAX 6000 with MAXDAX functionality opens up interconnection
possibilities on private enterprise networks. MAXDAX software cross-connects
videoconference, voice and data traffic between T1 lines, or between T1 lines and ISDN
PRIs (primary rate interface). These smart connections give users on multiple private
networks access to each other as well as access to and from the public network.
MAXDAX delivers the ability to fully utilize a private to public network combination.
With MAXDAX, a MAX or Multiband MAX can make routing decisions based on
predefined parameters. MAXDAX determines where an incoming call is going and
consigns it to the most economical carrier. MAXDAX also makes routing decisions
based on the service type of a call.
''The ability to intelligently manage connections and bandwidth is critical for enterprises,
ISPs or any organization with an extended private network,'' said Roger Boyce, Vice
President/General Manager, Enterprise Access Division for Ascend. ''We understand
those customer needs and continue to deliver new capabilities, like MAXDAX, to
maximize the network.''
By adding dynamic cross-connection ability, MAXDAX gives the MAX versatility
unmatched by any product in their class. MAXDAX is also available as an option on
Ascend?s MAX 4000/6000. MAXDAX features include:
Enables modem, fax and voice calls to connect automatically to the local PBX, or
another PBX at a downstream MAX or Multiband MAX, or to the local modem
for Internet/intranet data;
Routes digital calls to any application port on any MAX or Multiband MAX;
Receives inverse multiplexed videoconference calls from the public network and
routes them to the appropriate location on the private network;
Allows the switched data network to be used for backup and recovery during
WAN packet data network failure; and
Obviates need for expensive PBX upgrades by performing advanced PBX
interconnection tasks.
Availability and Pricing
First domestic and international customer shipments will begin on May 1, 1998.
Multiband MAX 6000 price is $14,500. The Remote Access Upgrade for Multiband
MAX 6000 is $6,290. Cost to upgrade to the MAXDAX option for Multiband MAX 4000
series, MAX 4000 series, and MAX 6000 is $3,000.
About Ascend Communications
Ascend Communications, Inc. develops, manufactures, sells and services wide area
networking solutions for telecommunications carriers, Internet service providers and
corporate customers worldwide.
Press and industry analysts, please contact Julie Asher, Alexander Communications,
404/897-2300, jasher@alexandercom.com; Investors and financial analysts, please
contact: Kristina Graziano, 510/747-2345, kristina.graziano@ascend.com; for all other
inquiries please call toll-free: 800/ASCEND4.
For more information about Ascend and its products, please visit the Ascend web site at
www.ascend.com, or send e-mail to info@ascend.com. Ascend is headquartered at One
Ascend Plaza, 1701 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, Calif. 94502; phone is
800/ASCEND4 and fax is 510/814-2300.
Contact:
Alexander Communications
Julie Asher, 404/897-2300
jasher@alexandercom.com
or
Ascend Communications
Stacy L. Ellis, 510/747-6783
stacy.ellis@ascend.com |
