GFS3016 with Redundant CPU and CWDM Technology Awarded Winner
in WAN and REMOTE Access Category
LAS VEGAS, NV -- May 12, 1999 -- MRV Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRVC), a
leading provider of high-speed optical network components and systems, today
announced that its Layer 3 Redundant Gigabit Switch Router under its
NBase-Xyplex brand name was named the best new product in the WAN and Remote
Access category of the Best of Show Awards program by Data Communications and
InternetWeek editors.
"We are extremely pleased that our Redundant CPU Gigabit Switch is being
recognized with the grant of one of the industry's most prestigious awards,"
said Noam Lotan, President and CEO of MRV Communications, Inc. "This award
recognition validates our superior technology and confirms the GFS3016 as an
industry leader."
The Networld + Interop Best of Show Product Awards is designed to help
end-users evaluate the expansive offering of new products which debut at the
Networld + Interop ‘99 Las Vegas. The editors of Data Communications and
InternetWeek, two of CMP Media's premier networking publications, evaluate
hundreds of new products and select winners for unique and innovative products
that provide end-users with cutting edge networking benefits.
"Networking is currently undergoing a significant evolution, and this was
obvious at the show by the plethora of new products - creating the most hotly
contested competition since the inception of BEST OF SHOW," said Lee Keough,
editor-in-chief of Data Communications.
Introduced last month, the GFS3016 is the first product on the market to
integrate Coarse Wave Division Multiplexing (CWDM) and Gigabit Ethernet. This
fully redundant system enables maximum network uptime and enhances Gigabit
technology to a new extreme. The GFS3016 is currently available, and has been
successfully installed in several Japanese government institutions and
universities.
About MRV Communications, Inc.
MRV Communications, Inc. is a world class leader in high-speed optical network
components and systems. Its products integrate switching, routing, remote
access, and fiber-optic transmission to enhance the performance of LANs and
WANs and telecommunications networks. MRV's fiber-optic transmission
components send voice, data and video to carriers and residential networks.
Through its NBase-Xyplex brand, the company provides network enhancement
solutions that accelerate the deployment and improve the performance of
complex
data networks. For more information, visit MRV at www.mrv.com/invest.
About Data Communications and InternetWeek Magazines
CMP Media Inc. (Nasdaq: CMPX) is a leading high-tech media company that
provides essential information and marketing services to the entire technology
spectrum -- the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide.
CMP's Data Communications is the only global networking magazine written for
network architects who build, design and operate multi-site, mission critical
networks. It provides in-depth, comparative information on the products and
technologies that provide vital communications infrastructures.
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Diana L. Hayden
MRV Communications, Inc.
8943 Fullbright Avenue
Chatsworth, CA 91311
818/886-6782
fax: 818/773-0906
mrv.com
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