Another claimant to the throne:
The linked article may be worth reading
Cabletron's ATM Solutions Receive Internetweek-Approved Award in Industry Switch Comparison
October 22, 1998 04:07 PM
ROCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 1998-- Networking Leader's SmartSwitches Get "All A's" in InternetWeek ATM Review
Cabletron Systems CS announced today it has won the InternetWeek-Approved award in an industry ATM switch comparison published in InternetWeek's October 19th issue.
Within the InternetWeek review, Cabletron's ATM solutions earned an A rating in each of the five categories evaluated, which included features, functionality, management, performance, price and value-add. This is the second year in a row that InternetWeek has singled-out Cabletron's world-class ATM at its University of Hawaii test site, with the SmartSwitch 2500 having earned Best-of-Breed honors one year ago.
"The InternetWeek-Approved award, along with our introduction of a comprehensive ATM solutions suite and aggressive ATM buyback promotion earlier this year, demonstrates Cabletron's intense focus on becoming a major ATM provider," said Allen Finch, senior vice president of worldwide marketing. "We are pleased to have such a well-respected publication such as InternetWeek recognize our ATM capabilities."
Cabletron's world-class SmartSwitch 6500 and 2500 ATM switches were used in conjunction with the company's award-winning SmartSwitch Router and SmartSwitch 2210 workgroup switch to create a high-capacity OC-12 ATM backbone network with backup and VLAN capabilities. Cabletron's management software, including the SmartSwitch ATM Administrator, SPECTRUM ATM Services Manager and SPECTRUM Enterprise Manager were also used.
To read the review in its entirety, please refer to the CMP web site at techweb.com
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