General Signal Networks announced the change of its name and identity to INRANGE Technologies Corporation
MOUNT LAUREL, NEW JERSEY, July 28, 1998 -- General Signal Networks, a unit of General Signal
Corporation (NYSE: GSX), and a worldwide provider of data center networking connectivity
technologies, today announced the change of its name and identity to INRANGE Technologies
Corporation.
"For over two decades, we have earned a reputation as a reliable provider of leading-edge switching,
networking, and telecommunications products to Fortune 500 firms around the world", said Robert
Coackley, President of INRANGE Technologies Corporation. "As INRANGE Technologies, we intend
to enhance our reputation by providing solutions and services that help large data centers and
telecommunications providers manage changing technological and business conditions. Only the name
has changed, otherwise we intend to operate with the same management and offer the same quality
products and services that our customers have been accustomed to receiving from our company."
"INRANGE Technologies is exceptionally well-positioned as a key supplier of technology for the data
networking and telecommunications sectors, and we are excited about the opportunities that lie ahead,
as we enter this new phase," added Coackley.
INRANGE Technologies products are used by more than 2,000 leading corporations and organizations
worldwide, to increase the effectiveness of their networking, data processing, and telecommunications
activities.
INRANGE Technologies Corporation, whose stock is wholly owned by General Signal Corporation, is a
provider of matrix switches for wide area networks; channel switches and channel extension products
for copper- and ESCON-based mainframes and SCSI- and PCI-based servers; fiber management
systems; and performance monitoring and test systems for digital and analog networks. Headquartered
in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, INRANGE Technologies has 1000 employees at manufacturing locations
in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, and sales and support offices in the United States,
Europe, and around the world.
Tautron of Westford, Massachusetts, an affiliate of INRANGE, will continue to manufacture and sell its
telecommunications transmission, testing and monitoring equipment to network service providers under
the INRANGE Technologies banner.
General Signal Corporation of Stamford, Connecticut (NYSE:GSX), with 1997 sales of more than $1.95
billion, is a manufacturer of quality products serving customers in the process control, electrical control
and industrial technology industries throughout the world. Visit its web site at
generalsignal.com.
PR Contact:
Alex Nagy
INRANGE Technologies Corporation
(609) 234-7900
alex.nagy@inrange.com |
