ACC purchase by Ericsson, Part I --- Background:
Interview with head of Ericsson's InfoCom unit:
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Press release:
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ACC:
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ACC and Ericsson:
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Article in Watermark, ACC's in-house news magazine:
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Message from Bert Whyte, ACC CEO:
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http://www.acc.com/search?NS-search-page=document&NS-rel-doc-name=/internet/acc_central/watermark/december_1997/bert.html&NS-query=Ericsson&NS-search-type=NS-boolean-query&NS-collection=ACC%20Internet%20(HTML)&NS-docs-found=8&NS-doc-number=5So how does ACC expect to realize its mission? The answer is twofold: the right product solution and the right channel partners. By understanding what the real growth market is and what solutions are required, and by taking qualified risks and making smart decisions, ACC can be a leader. Eighteen months ago, we took a risk with Tigris. We bet that the market would migrate from fixed port access servers to higher-end remote access concentrators capable of integrating routing, modem pooling, and remote access server functionality into one integrated platform. We also bet that as the decade progressed we would see strong growth in outsourcing and Virtual Private Networking (VPN), making carrier-class applications the fastest growing market segment. Our gamble has paid off. We now offer the only true carrier-class concentrator on the market today. Tigris features innovative software that allows service providers to profitably offer VPN solutions and premium IP services. By allowing service providers to treat all of their remote access concentrator ports as one virtual pool, ACC's Access Partitioning Service Manager (APSM) gives service providers the power to outsource profitable corporate remote access and wholesale Internet access.
To complement our carrier-class remote access solution, ACC has world-class channel partners. The result has been strategic partnerships with three of the top companies in the industry ¥ Ericsson, Newbridge, and Siemens. Each of these partnerships gives ACC access to the largest carrier service providers throughout the world, and each partner chose ACC because of our foresight in developing a carrier-class platform and our unique strength in quickly responding to market requirements with quality features and products.
Background to Ericsson's datanetworking strategies:
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