part 2
are rapidly
becoming the standard for integrated voice and data service delivery to the
small business and high-end residential communications markets. Based in Los
Gatos, California, Jetstream is a privately held, venture-backed company led
by a seasoned management team consisting of veterans from both the
telecommunications and data communications industries. Investors include Mohr,
Davidow Ventures, Crosspoint Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund and Canaan
Partners.
Nortel Networks delivers value to customers around the world through
Unified Networks solutions, spanning mission-critical telephony and
IP-optimized networks. Customers include public and private enterprises and
institutions; Internet service providers; local, long-distance, cellular and
PCS communications companies, cable television carriers, and utilities.
Nortel Networks' common shares are listed on the New York, Toronto,
Montreal, Vancouver, and London stock exchanges. Nortel Networks had 1998
revenues of US$17.6 billion and has approximately 75,000 employees worldwide.
SOURCE Nortel Networks Corporation
-0- 6/7/99
/CONTACT: Todd T. Cabral, Nortel Networks, (978) 288-4368,
tcabral@nortelnetworks.com; Ken Kolderup, Jetstream Communications,
(408) 399-1331, kkolderup@jetstream.com; Or visit Nortel Networks' website at
www.nortelnetworks.com; Or visit Jetstream's website at www.jetstream.com/
/Nortel Networks' press releases are also available through CNO-Call by
fax at 800-758-5804, ext. 122158 or at www.prnewswire.com/
(NT. NT)
CO: Nortel Networks Corporation
ST: Massachusetts
IN: TLS
SU:
-30-
*** end of story ***
(BSNS WIRE) IntelliSpace Selects Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch Router for New
York City
Commercial Properties
Business/Technology Editors
ROCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 1999--
SmartSwitch Routers Provide High-Speed Internet Services for
Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall
Cabletron Systems (NYSE:CS) today announced that IntelliSpace, a
leading New York City Internet Service Provider, has selected
Cabletron's award-winning SmartSwitch Router solutions to deliver up
to 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) of Internet access to customers in
office buildings IntelliSpace has "wired".
"We selected Cabletron based on not only performance and
reliability, but also the way that Cabletron worked with us to find a
solution for our specific needs. Plus, their service and support is
excellent," said Carlo Lalomia, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at
IntelliSpace. "Our partnership with Cabletron gives us the tools to
grow our network and service our growing customer base."
The flexible Cabletron solution allows IntelliSpace to
instantaneously provide its customers "always on" bandwidth ranging
from 100 kilobits per second to 100 Mbps. Since 1995, IntelliSpace has
wired more than 35 million square feet of commercial properties in the
New York City area, including Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music
Hall. Last year, IntelliSpace powered the live "Webcast" of the Grammy
Awards from Radio City Music Hall.
The Cabletron solution includes more than 60 SmartSwitch Routers
delivering switched Fast Ethernet connections at 100 Mbps within
buildings wired by IntelliSpace. Cabletron's application-aware
SmartSwitches also connect each wired building to IntelliSpace's fiber
optic network.
"Cabletron's SmartSwitch Router delivers a scaleable, reliable
solution for growing service provider networks such as IntelliSpace,"
said Romulus Pereira, Cabletron's service provider CTO, "Plus, the
superior management capabilities of the SSR help address the complex
requirements of today's service providers."
About IntelliSpace
IntelliSpace is a pioneer in working with real estate
organizations to create "Internet intelligent space" by connecting
commercial buildings to the Internet. IntelliSpace helps building
owners and managers make the Internet a building-wide amenity. The
company was founded in 1995 under the name U.S. Cybersites for the
express purpose of wiring 55 Broad Street, New York's Information
Technology Center. Since then, the company has wired more than 35
million square feet in the New York Area, including Rockefeller
Center, Radio City Music Hall and more than 60 other properties.
IntelliSpace can be reached on the Internet as www.intellispace.net.
About Cabletron Systems
Cabletron Systems, a premier provider of enterprise-class
networking solutions, delivers dependable network access and
communications to millions of people worldwide. With scaleable
products designed for Fortune 1000 enterprise networks, service
providers and small businesses, Cabletron is the e-business
communications specialist for the information age. Cabletron's web
site can be reached on the Internet at www.cabletron.com.
Cabletron and SmartSwitch are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Cabletron Systems.
--30--kms/bos*
CONTACT: Cabletron Systems
Drew Miale
(603) 337-0265
dmiale@ctron.com
or
Ruder Finn
Nicole Peters
(212) 593-6376
petersn@ruderfinn.com
KEYWORD: NEW HAMPSHIRE MASSACHUSETTS NEW YORK
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET
Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet
with Hyperlinks to your home page.
URL: busine |
