Top Innovations and Technologies in Networking to Run the World's Largest Short-Term, Real-Time Network - The InteropNet Voice Over IP, Remote Connectivity & Small Office Home Office, VPNs, <>
October 16, 1998 FOSTER CITY, Calif., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ via
NewsEdge Corporation -- Ziff-Davis (NYSE: ZD)
announces that the InteropNet at
NetWorld+Interop 98 Atlanta will be the focal
point of new innovations in networking as over
130 vendors contribute emerging networking
technologies to the largest mobile network in
the world. NetWorld+Interop 98 Atlanta will be
held October 19-23, 1998 at the Georgia World
Congress Center in Atlanta, GA.
The InteropNet is the premier example of
multivendor, multiprotocol interoperability in the
industry. This sophisticated network provides
highly reliable and leading-edge connectivity to
over 600 exhibitors and supports local and
remote site connectivity. The InteropNet
presents an excellent opportunity for exhibitors
and attendees to experiment with how different
technologies and manufacturers of equipment
interoperate and to test-drive some of the
latest technologies.
"The spirit of the InteropNet is most prevalent
as the contributors leave their competitive caps
and marketing spin behind and work
side-by-side for the advancement of technology
and open standards networking," said Jim
Martin, lead engineer for the InteropNet. "The
InteropNet addresses today's solutions in
perhaps one of the most demanding networking
environments -- the NetWorld+Interop event."
Key features of the InteropNet in Atlanta:
* Voice over IP
* Remote Connectivity -- wireless, xDSL, cable
modems running side-by-side
* IPSec, the open standard for IP security
Additional Technical Highlights include:
* 802.1Q VLAN standard to deliver multiple
networks over a common uplink
* Deployment of MPOA and LANE 2.0 over ATM
at 622Mb (OC-12)
InteropNet Applications Forum sponsored by
Network Computing
In its second year as a feature of the
InteropNet, the Applications Forum has matured
into a comprehensive investigation as it
provides live vendor demonstrations of existing
and emerging networked applications. This
year's Applications Forum will feature the
following:
* Small Office Home Office (SOHO)
This real office of the future will feature remote
connectivity. On display will be ISDN, Cable
Modems and xDSL solutions with a
demonstration of IP telephones-actual phone
receivers that plug directly into the network.
* Workplace Video Center
The Workplace Video Center will showcase
various video technologies available to
networks. Solutions such as Motion JPEG over
ATM, different streaming media broadcast and
on-demand solutions, and security video over
data networks will be demonstrated.
* Interactive NOC:
Modeled after the InteropNet Network
Operations Center, the Interactive NOC makes
available the applications running live on the
InteropNet. InteropNet Team Members will be on
hand to give demonstrations of these
applications including network management
tools and VPN solutions.
InteropNet Technology Tours sponsored by
Network Computing
The tours will provide both a basic and a more
in-depth look at the technologies being
showcased on the InteropNet. These free tours
are led by a NOC (Network Operations Center)
Team Member and are conducted every hour,
on the hour during the exhibition. To sign-up for
a tour, visit the InteropNet Kiosk located
adjacent to the InteropNet.
Network Operations Center (NOC)
The NOC is the mission-control center of the
InteropNet where teams of experts (NOC Team
Members) deploy and manage the network
during the event. NOC Team Members use a
variety of tools for performing protocol analysis,
configuration management, fault determination
and resolution.
Network Operations Center (NOC) Team
Members
The NOC Team Members and InteropNet Team
Members (ITMs) are world-class, industry and
academic, engineers who champion network and
telecommunications technology by volunteering
their time in the design, implementation and
operation of the InteropNet. Their diligence and
commitment in melding together different
products and technologies provides a test bed
that is unmatched. The NOC Team Members
pool their expertise to keep the InteropNet
smooth, coherent and reliable.
InteropNet Contributors:
As with any network of this magnitude, all types
of equipment, applications and services are
needed to design, build and manage the
InteropNet. By giving competitive organizations
the opportunity to work together through
human resources and product contributions, the
InteropNet Contributors bring to
NetWorld+Interop one of the most complex and
relevant networks to date.
About NetWorld+Interop ...
NetWorld+Interop provides networking, Internet
and telecommunications professional buyers
with a uniquely comprehensive forum for
education and evaluation of products and
services in order to make critical purchase
decisions. NetWorld+Interop affords buyers from
enterprises, carrier/service providers, and
resellers/integrators the opportunity to
experience live technology demonstrations
first-hand. It's this focus on advanced,
multi-vendor, multi-protocol, multi-service
interoperability technologies and solutions that
makes NetWorld+Interop the definitive
networking event.
About ZD Events...
ZD Events is the world's leading producer of
information technology events, with products
ranging from the IT industry's largest exhibitions
to renowned educational programs, custom
seminars and specialized vendor marketing
programs. It brings together the high-profile,
high-impact COMDEX and WINDOWS WORLD
brands with the educational focus and depth of
NetWorld+Interop, Seybold Seminars and other
leading industry events. ZD Events serves more
than 5,000 exhibiting companies and two million
attendees through over 50 events in 18
countries. These events have revolutionized the
way computers are bought, sold and distributed.
ZD Events is the events group of Ziff-Davis.
About Ziff-Davis...
Ziff-Davis (NYSE: ZD) is a leading integrated
media and marketing company focused on
computing and Internet-related technology,
with principal platforms in print publishing,
tradeshows and conferences, online content,
market research and education. The Company
provides global technology companies with
marketing strategies for reaching key
decision-makers.
For more information about NetWorld+Interop
Atlanta 98, visit interop.com.
For media/analyst registration call Gael Sandoval
at 650-372-7068.
For hotel reservations, call 800-962-6513.
NOTE: ZD EVENTS, the ZD EVENTS logo, the ZD
logo, COMDEX, NetWorld+Interop, WINDOWS
WORLD and Seybold Seminars are trademarks or
registered trademarks owned or used under
license by ZD Events Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Ziff-Davis Inc., and may be
registered in the United States and other
countries. NetWorld is the registered service
mark of Novell, Inc. WINDOWS(R) and the
WINDOWS logo are trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. Other product and company names
mentioned may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
InteropNet Contributors...
Diamond: Nortel Networks
Platinum: 3Com Corporation; Cisco Systems
Inc.; Fluke Corporation; FORE Systems Inc.;
Frontier GlobalCenter Inc.; Icon CMT
Corporation; Lucent Technologies; LAN-hopper
Systems Inc.; NetScout Systems Inc.; Texas
Instruments; Wandel & Goltermann Inc.
Gold: American Power Conversion; Concord
Communications; Dell Computer Corporation;
Extreme Networks; Hewlett-Packard Company;
IMC Networks; Innovative Workflow Engineering
Inc.; Interphase Corporation; Liebert
Corporation; NBase Communications Inc.;
Network Associates Inc.; Remedy Corporation;
Silicon Graphics Inc.; Sun Microsystems Inc.;
University of New Hampshire, Interoperability
Lab
Silver: Accelerated Networks Inc.; AG
Communication Systems; AG Group Inc.; Alteon
Networks; AMP Inc.; Aperture Technologies
Inc.; ARK PC Technology Inc.; Artecon Inc.;
Ascend Communications Inc.; Axis
Communications Inc.; BreezeCom Inc.; Castle
Rock Computing Inc.; CLARiiON Advanced
Storage Solutions; Compaq Computer
Corporation; Computer Associates; Crystal
Group Inc.; Cybex Computer Products
Corporation; DeskTalk Systems Inc.; Digi
International; Digital Link Corporation; E-COMMS
Inc.; EDGE Technologies Inc.; Empire
Technologies Inc.; Emulex Corporation; Exabyte
Corporation; Foundry Networks; GADZOOX
Networks Inc.; Ganymede Software Inc.; HAL
Computer Systems; HIP Enterprises; Hitachi
Computer Products (America) Inc.; Hummingbird
Communications Ltd.; I.S.T. isdn-support
technik GmbH; IEC Interface & Cable Solutions;
Inlet Corporation; Intel Corporation; Interactive
Networkx; InterTrust Technologies Corp.;
Ipswitch Inc.; IRE/SafeNet; KarlNet Inc.;
LANCAST Inc.; Larscom Incorporated; Linksys;
Loran International Technologies Inc.;
Manage.Com; Martin Gear Consulting Ltd.;
Microplex Systems Ltd.; Microsoft Corporation;
Net Optics Inc.; Netcom Systems; NetSuite
Development; netViz Corporation; Network
Appliance Inc.; Network Peripherals Inc.;
NextPoint Networks Inc.; Novell IncOlicom Inc.;
Packet Engines; PairGain Technologies Inc.;
Paradyne Corporation; Perforce Software;
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; RADCOM
Equipment Inc.; RADGUARD Inc.; RealNetworks
Inc.; Rutgers University Computing Services;
Selsius Systems Inc.; Server Technology Inc.;
Service Metrics Inc.; Shomiti Systems; SolCom
Systems Inc.; Solid Information Technology
Ltd.; StarBurst Communications; Sysnet Inc.;
Telamon Inc.; TELES Corporation; Telexis
Corporation; Tivoli Systems Inc.; Transcend
Inc.; Transition Networks; Triticom; TrueTime
Inc.; TTC; University of Florida; University of
Oklahoma; Vero Electronics Inc.; Virginia Tech
Computing Center; Visio Corporation; Visual
Networks Inc.; Vixel Corporation; Xedia
Corporation; XLNT Inc.; Xylan Corporation
NOC Team Members: Alex Latzko, Rutgers
University Computing Services TD:NOG Research
& Development; Andy Shoemaker, Innovative
Workflow Engineering Inc.; Bert Lindgren,
LAN-hopper Systems Inc.; Bill Jensen, University
of Wisconsin-Madison; Brian Poynor, 3Com
Corporation; Carl Zwanzig, InterTrust
Technologies Corporation; Chris Elliott, Cisco
Systems Inc.; Chris Stradtman, Sysnet Inc.;
Christine Pecina, Nortel Networks; Clemens
Schrimpe, Interactive Networkx; Craig Watkins,
Transcend Inc.; Dave Pokorney, University of
Florida- Northeast Regional Data Center;
Demetrios Coulis, Nortel Networks; Dennis
Smith, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Doug
Moeller, Nortel Networks; Ed von Adelung,
Interphase Corporation; Eric Christensen, Oznog
Internet; Hadriel Kaplan, University of New
Hampshire-Interoperability Lab; Helen Garey,
Accelerated Networks Inc.; Jeff Taylor,
University of Oklahoma; Jim McGowen, Inlet
Corporation; Karl Auerbach, Cisco Systems Inc.;
Ken Krieger, HIP Enterprises; Marty Gear, Martin
Gear Consulting; Matthew Liste, Nortel
Networks; Neal Allen, FLUKE Corporation; Ron
Jarrell, Virginia Tech Computing Center, Ron
Pashby, Wandel & Goltermann Inc.; Steve
Hultquist, Service Metrics Inc.; Tracy Gatton,
NetScout Systems Inc.; Tripp Lilley, Innovative
Workflow Engineering Inc. |
