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To: Chicago who wrote (65260)	10/11/1999 5:35:00 PM
From: Tim Luke	Respond to of 90042

hi chicago, to answer your question the why they would wait till options expire..i wish i could answer that but just from other takeovers the seem to go right after earnings or option friday

To: Chicago who wrote (65260)	10/11/1999 5:50:00 PM
From: Ellen	Respond to of 90042

Cabletron Systems Corrects and Replaces Previous Press Release, BW1185, NH-CABLETRON GENEVA and PHOENIX, Oct 11, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cabletron Systems and Cirilium Partner to Deliver Voice-Over-IP Solutions Cabletron SmartSwitch Router, Spectrum Management and Professional Services Play Pivotal Role in New SmartVoice Solution TELECOM '99 (Booth 1111)- Cabletron Systems (NYSE:CS) today announced a strategic technology partnership with Cirilium, a joint venture recently formed by Hypercom Corp (NYSE:HYC) and Inter-Tel (NASDAQ:NNM:INTL), to deliver advanced VoIP solutions to enterprise users and service providers. Cornerstone to Cabletron's new VoIP offering is their leading-edge, layer 3/4 SmartSwitch Router (SSR) family of products, incorporating advanced voice traffic prioritization and high-performance capabilities critical for delivering high quality telephony. Three additional elements, when combined, provide the market with a formidable VoIP telephony solution. These include Spectrum, Cabletron's enterprise management solution for multi-vendor management of voice and data, Cabletron's professional services for seamless design, implementation and support, and Cirilium's proven VoIP and frame relay gateway technology. One of the industry's most scalable VoIP gateway product ranges, SmartVoice Gateway (SVG) provides support for four analog voice connections up to 32 T1 digital connections. Designed to interconnect PBX and key systems over existing corporate or service provider data backbones, SVG can save customers over 80 percent on their long-distance phone bills. In addition, SVG allows service providers to deploy new packet-based telephony services. Interconnecting via SmartVoice router and switches, SVG utilizes a single (UDP) protocol address to identify IP packets that contain voice traffic, allowing Cabletron's SSR's to prioritize voice traffic at wire-speed via its layer 4 capabilities. This in turn minimizes delays and optimizes voice quality and clarity. Cabletron's SmartVoice solution is designed for: -- enterprise customers seeking substantial cost savings for intra-company voice and fax without sacrificing quality, reliability or services, -- service providers seeking to leverage existing data infrastructure investment by offering V/FoIP services to their customers. Ray Wright, Director of Marketing - Convergence, Cabletron Systems said: "Cabletron's SmartVoice solution addresses the fundamental issues facing packet-based voice solutions and transparent V/FoIP services. Due to the short return on investment (RoI) period, costs savings prove very compelling. Customers will determine the ultimate success of a V/FoIP implementation -- any changes in quality or services will be unacceptable. The Cabletron SmartVoice Solution addresses these issues and ultimately provides users with clear, reliable voice services over data networking technology." "This strategic alliance with Cabletron further strengthens Cirilium's commitment to the IP telephony market," says Cirilium's President, Tom Parise. "Our packetized voice solutions have been very successful in the enterprise market for years and has expanded significantly in the service provider arena. Leveraging Cabletron's worldwide coverage and leading service and support organization will help us extend this proven technology to more organizations faster." About Cirilium Cirilium Corporation provides turnkey service creation solutions to service providers offering Internet Protocol-based telephony. Based in Phoenix, Cirilium is a privately held company founded and owned by Hypercom Corporation (NYSE:HYC) and Inter-Tel Corporation (Nasdaq:NNM:INTL). Combining the resources of its parents, Cirilium represents one of the largest focused IP Telephony infrastructure providers worldwide with presence in more than 50 countries. About Cabletron Cabletron Systems, a premier provider of world-class networking solutions, delivers reliable network access and communications to millions of people worldwide. With scaleable products designed for Global 1000 enterprise networks, service providers and small businesses, Cabletron is the e-business communications specialist in the Internet economy. Listed on the New Stock Exchange for more than a decade under the symbol CS, Cabletron is an S&P 500 index company. Cabletron's web site can be reached on the Internet at cabletron.com. Copyright (C) 1999 Business Wire. All rights reserved. Distributed via COMTEX. -0- CONTACT: Cabletron Systems Annmarie Dickson (603) 337-2249 adickson@ctron.com or Cirilium Corporation Liza Curtz (212) 685 4283 lizacurtz@aol.com