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FORE Systems Selected to Provide Backbone Solution For Taiwan
Internet2 Project
PITTSBURGH, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- FORE Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORE - news), a leading global supplier for service providers building the new public
network infrastructure, today announced that Taiwan's National Broadband Experimental Network (NBEN) has selected a FORE Systems' backbone solution to
build the national network infrastructure that supports advanced Internet broadband applications.
The implementation of this project will assist the NBEN team in its goal of enhancing research programs through the use of important broadband applications such
as Video on Demand, data/voice/video integration, distance learning, telemedicine, and video conferencing, as well as introducing emerging technologies such as
wireless communications.
The NBEN is an official program under the National Science and Technology Program for Telecommunications, a project promoted by the Taiwan National
Science Council. This program emphasizes diversified broadband networking technology such as cable modem, xDSL, Gigabit LAN (local area network), and
wireless WAN (wide area network) technologies. In addition, the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)-based network is expected to be regarded as a successful
showcase of, as well as a joint-testing environment for, Taiwan's communications inventors.
Professor Zhi-Hong Tsai of National Taiwan University, committee chairman for the bid appraisal of the NBEN, commented, ''We carried out a careful and
meticulous assessment of all of the product specifications and solutions proposed by each of the manufacturers. FORE Systems had already completed similar
successful cases abroad, and the specifications they proposed fully met our requirements. Furthermore, we have confidence we can interface with any other regional
networks since we are using FORE Systems' products.''
''FORE Systems is honored to have been selected as the infrastructure supplier for Taiwan's NBEN,'' said Tommy Nham, marketing director of FORE Systems
Asia/Pacific Operations. ''Following the Internet2 program in America, CA*Net II in Canada and SingAREN (Singapore Advanced Research and Education
Network) in Singapore, this once again demonstrates the solid reputation FORE Systems' products have in the global Internet community.''
The NBEN project is expected to be completed during the second half of 1999. The first phase of implementation totals 11 GigaPOPs, including Taiwan's major
academic centers, research organizations and telecommunications units. The GigaPOPs use FORE Systems' ForeRunner® ASX(TM)-1000 ATM switches
connected by STM-1 (155Mbps) broadband circuits from Chunghwa Telecom.
About FORE Systems
FORE Systems is a leading global supplier of high performance networking solutions. FORE's Networks of Steel(TM) deliver the increased capacity, resiliency and
scalability necessary to build networks that last. Thousands of enterprise and service provider customers worldwide have put FORE Systems' solutions at the heart
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