FORE Systems' ForeRunner ASX-4000 ATM Switches Deployed by Microsoft Corporation to Further Enhance Flexibility and Scalability of Network Backbone
Deployment of New Switches Extends Microsoft's High Performance Networking Solution
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- FORE Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORE - news), a leading global supplier of multiservice networking solutions, today announced that several of its ForeRunner® ASX™-4000 ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) switches have been deployed at the core of Microsoft Corporation's (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) enterprise network in Redmond, Washington. With the new switches in its network, Microsoft has upgraded its existing FORE Systems infrastructure to provide even more reliability, flexibility and scalability.
''Our corporate network is very demanding and we need the most reliable, high-speed solution to support our company's mission-critical applications,'' said Arne Josefsberg, general manager, Information Technology Group, Microsoft Corp. ''Since implementing FORE ATM technology at our network core in 1997, we've reaped the benefits of improved network performance and dependability. Microsoft is committed to ATM for our campus network transport and we look forward to the business benefits of FORE's ForeRunner ASX-4000.''
Microsoft Upgrades Existing High Performance Network Architecture
Microsoft first turned to a FORE Systems solution for the core of its network in September 1997. FORE and GTE, one of the largest publicly held telecommunications companies in the world, were selected by Microsoft to provide the ATM network backbone and related services as part of the company's campus-wide enterprise network upgrade. With the recent deployment of the ASX-4000, Microsoft has upgraded its existing ATM backbone solution that consists of numerous ForeRunner ASX-1000 and ForeRunner ASX-200BX switches, and connected them to the ASX-4000s.
''We are excited that Microsoft has chosen to expand on its existing FORE Systems solution by deploying the ASX-4000 at the core of its mission-critical network,'' said Thomas J. Gill, president and CEO of FORE Systems. ''Microsoft is yet another company that has realized the substantial benefits of a high performance, multiservice network core from FORE Systems. The ASX-4000 will provide Microsoft with unparalleled speed, flexibility and scalability.''
''Microsoft is an example of another large enterprise that has seen the value of ATM technology for its network core,'' said David Passmore, founder and research director for NetReference, Inc. ''Microsoft's selection of FORE's ASX-4000 ATM switches clearly demonstrates its continued satisfaction with its previously installed FORE ATM switching products.''
About the ASX-4000
The ASX-4000 is a groundbreaking switch from FORE Systems that utilizes the same proven ForeThought® software as the company's other award winning ATM switches. The ASX-4000 offers 10, 20, 30 or 40 Gbps of non-blocking, full-duplex switching capacity, and it delivers the first OC-48c (2.5 Gbps) ATM ports in the industry. Providing a scalable, reliable, high-speed foundation for building networking solutions that last, the ASX-4000 is specifically designed for the backbone of large enterprise and service provider networks.
About FORE Systems
FORE Systems is a leading global supplier of networking solutions based on an Intelligent Infrastructure™ designed to handle the networked applications of today and tomorrow.
FORE's Networks of Steel™ deliver the increased capacity, reduced complexity and unparalleled flexibility and scalability necessary to build networks that last. Thousands of enterprise and service provider customers worldwide have put FORE Systems' solutions at the heart of their networks.
For more information on FORE's Networks of Steel, call 888-404-0444 or visit the FORE Systems web site at fore.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to products, customers, future growth and other matters. Please refer to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by FORE Systems with the Securities and Exchange Commission in June 1998, and the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed by FORE Systems in August 1998, and November 1998, for a discussion of risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements.
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