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To: Moosie who wrote (6566)	8/2/1999 9:13:00 AM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8358

SPECTRUM Showcases Unified Management of Voice and Data Networks Telephony Management Solutions Suite Allows Customers to Deploy New Revenue Generating Communications Services SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 1999--SPECTRUM today unveiled a comprehensive suite of telephony management solutions, including management modules for Ericsson, Lucent, Nortel, Siemens and Cisco. The solutions extend SPECTRUM's multi-vendor network management leadership to the telephony arena, addressing the demand for single platform, end-to-end management of both voice and data infrastructures. SPECTRUM Telephony Management Solutions allow customers to track and account for network usage for both voice and data. Furthermore, customers gain insight into the total cost of ownership and return on investment of an IP converged network. SPECTRUM Telephony Management Solutions are a key component of SPECTRUM's full suite of service management applications. Together, this solution-set allows service providers to deploy new revenue generating IP transport services and provides the enterprise with a suite of applications to minimize operational costs and deliver new levels of efficiency to their converging voice and data infrastructures. VOIP Direction The IP hardware market is estimated to reach beyond 3 billion dollars by the year 2002 according to Infonetics research. Management of this infrastructure is a critical component to the well-being of these investments. SPECTRUM's success in managing the PBX market makes it easy for customers to transition management efforts towards their evolving VOIP infrastructures. Customer demand is driving SPECTRUM's development of enhanced graphical interfaces to the VOIP gateways, routing tables, configuration parameters, statistical information and real-time reporting of alarms. SPECTRUM advanced and partner applications will continue to extend value to our software packages by providing a cohesive solution for service management and directory enabled network accounting. ''We are leveraging our already established strengths for multivendor PBX management and extending it to offer customers a common network management platform for end-to-end management of the entire IP infrastructure,'' says SPECTRUM's Executive Vice-President, Michael Skubisz. ''Convergence is becoming a reality and SPECTRUM is providing an unrivaled convergence management solution. SPECTRUM helps a business leverage its multi-service IP infrastructure to make the business more profitable through emerging communication service offerings. SPECTRUM Telephony Management Solutions Ericsson MD10 PBX Manager Available Now Nortel Meridian 1 PBX Manager Available Now Cisco Routers Voice Management Support Available Now Siemens Hicom PBX Manager Available in the fourth quarter of 1999. Lucent DEFINITY ECS Manager Available in the fourth quarter of 1999. Alcatel 4000 Manager Available in 2000 NEC 2400 Manager Available in 2000 Fujitsu 9600 Manager Available in 2000 Gateways to TMN platforms Available in 2000 - support for high bandwidth transmission networks Related SPECTRUM Solutions SPECTRUM Cable Management Solutions Available Now SPECTRUM Integrated Accounting and Available in Billing Solutions the first quarter of 2000 Additional information, including pricing, for SPECTRUM Telephony Management and related solutions are available by contacting SPECTRUM sales at 603-337-1588, as well as contacting authorized SPECTRUM resellers worldwide. About SPECTRUM SPECTRUM is the leading provider of network management software, providing customers worldwide with the information necessary to align network and IT resources with the goals and objectives of the business. Premier service providers, telecommunications firms, Fortune 1000 companies, government, financial and educational organizations rely on SPECTRUM to ensure the reliability of processes that are mission critical to the organization. Customers include Adelphia Communications, Amgen, Bank of New York, Bell South, Compaq, Earthlink, Glaxo Welcome, GTE, NASA, Rogers Cable and Sprint. Headquartered in Durham, NH, the SPECTRUM business is a company wholly owned by Cabletron Systems. For more information about SPECTRUM, visit cabletron.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contact: SPECTRUM Lara D. Willard, (603) 337-7444 larad@ctron.com