To: rascalbythesea who wrote (16612 ) 11/3/1999 9:01:00 PM From: Regis McConnell Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 42804
Benny, be carefull what you ask for, as you just may get it.;-) Regis FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 3, 1999 MRV COMMUNICATIONS' RED SEA PRODUCT RECEIVES EDITOR'S CHOICE AWARD FROM COMMUNICATIONS NEWS Chatsworth, CA -- November 3, 1999 -- MRV Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVC), today announced that it has received the Communications News Editor's Choice award for its NBase-Xyplex Red-C 16000, an intelligent open subscriber management system. Communications News, a leading industry publication, granted the award to the flexible and powerful open system for being one of the industry's most innovative new technologies. Ripley Hotch, Editor-in-Chief, Communications News, stated: "The Red-C 16000 allows the service provider to offer the user more than an 'always on' connection. In my opinion, such tailored services are the way for the service provider to go." The Red-C 16000 is the first product in NBase-Xyplex's new Red Sea product line designed specifically for service providers. It is flexible for present carrier requirements and scalable for future demands. This innovative approach provides many native services such as QoS, VPN, policy-based management etc., and a flexible integration of "best-of-breed" emerging services such as Voice-over-DSL, Video-on-Demand and firewall security, all combined with connectivity to a carrier's billing and authentication system. About MRV Communications, Inc. MRV Communications, Inc. is a world class leader in optical access components and systems. Its products integrate fiber-optic transmission, switching, routing and remote access to enhance the performance of enterprise and carriers? networks. MRV's fiber-optic transmission components send Broadband Internet, voice, cable, and cellular telephony to carriers and access 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.