NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 1999--
TMC Labs and partners of the ATM Local Telephony Alliance (ALTA)
co-sponsor a "Next-Gen Telco in a Booth" to educate the industry about
alternatives to legacy hardware-based network infrastructures
TMC Labs, the in-house product testing group for Technology
Marketing Corporation (TMC(TM)) and its TMC publications, and ALTA are
co-sponsoring a live, broadband central office for public
demonstration on the CTI(TM) EXPO Fall '99 show floor, slated for Dec.
7-9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev. The
participating ALTA partners include Advanced Switching Communications,
Newbridge Networks, TeraBridge Technologies and Vina Technologies. By
showing a cost-effective Class 5 alternative, TMC and ALTA hope to
teach CTI EXPO Fall '99 attendees about the converged phone companies
of tomorrow, without the typical trade show marketing and sales hype.
"Service providers the world over are experiencing a tremendous
opportunity to offer their customers a wealth of new and very
profitable services," said Rich Tehrani, TMC president, group
publisher and show co-chair. "In order to help these service providers
take advantage of all the opportunities available to them, we are
offering a full 'Next-Gen Telco-in-a-Booth' at CTI EXPO - an
educational attraction dedicated to helping all service providers -
from CLECs to wireless and cable companies learn about how to offer
customers new and profitable voice and data services."
Technical specifics of the Next-Gen Telco-in-a-Booth are
available in a separate document that will be distributed at the show
and posted at the CTI EXPO Fall '99 Web site (http://www.ctiexpo.com).
The basic premise consists of four parts. First, two of Vina's
Multiservice Xchange next generation integrated access devices (IADs)
will send calls to an ASC RBOX multi-service aggregator unit. The
calls will then enter the "central office" components: first, there
will be a Newbridge Networks MainStreetXpress 36170 ATM switch (where
calls also enter from and leave to the PSTN and the Internet).
Second, there will TeraBridge's PathMinder software, an open software
suite that provides a graceful migration path from narrowband circuit
switching to next generation packet switched and broadband networks.
About TMC, CTI EXPO and Other TMC Events
TMC Labs is the in-house product reviews group for TMC
publications. Its staff all have training in engineering and
journalism, plus years of hand-on technology experience. Their mission
is to provide TMC readers and show attendees with the industry's most
objective and detailed source of product information. For more
information, please see tmclabs.com.
CTI(TM) EXPO Fall '99 will be held Dec. 7-9 at the Las Vegas
Convention Center, and Communication Solutions EXPO(TM) Spring 2000
(formerly CTI(TM) EXPO) will be held April 26-28 at the Washington
Convention Center, Washington, D.C. INTERNET TELEPHONY EXPO(TM)
2000
will be held October 4-6 at the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego,
Calif. For information on the CTI(TM) EXPO or INTERNET TELEPHONY
EXPO(TM) shows, call Hilary Inman at 1-800-243-6002, extension 146 or
email hinman@tmcnet.com.
Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(TM)) of Norwalk, Conn.
produces CTI(TM) EXPO (to be renamed Communications Solutions EXPO
(TM) as of April 2000) and INTERNET TELEPHONY EXPO(TM). Since its
inception in 1972, TMC(TM) has produced industry-leading trade
magazines and events in high technology and telecommunications.
CTI(TM) EXPO (Communications Solutions EXPO(TM)) is sponsored by CTI
(R) (Communications Solutions(TM)), C@LL CENTER CRM Solutions(TM)
and
INTERNET TELEPHONY(TM) magazines. INTERNET TELEPHONY
EXPO(TM) is
sponsored by INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) and CTI(R) (Communications
Solutions(TM)) magazines. For more information, visit www.ctiexpo.com.
CTI and INTERNET TELEPHONY are registered trademarks of Technology
Marketing Corporation (TMC(TM)). All other products and company names
should be considered trademarks of their respective companies.
About ALTA
The ATM Local Telephony Alliance (ALTA) is an industry forum of
hardware manufacturers and service providers formed to accelerate the
development and deployment of next-generation ATM-based local exchange
carrier services. ALTA is committed to the development and
cost-effective, fully integrated local exchange services using ATM.
For more information, please see altainfo.org.
About Vina Technologies
VINA Technologies is a leading provider of advanced integrated
access solutions for service providers. VINA's carrier-class platforms
enable service providers to cost-effectively deliver enhanced voice,
Internet, data, and video services with their existing network
infrastructures. Designed for small to mid-sized businesses and branch
offices, VINA's multiservice product family offers compact, flexible
solutions that simplify the provisioning and management of carrier
services, while providing true voice/data convergence and a simple
migration path from TDM to ATM-based networks. For more information,
please see vina-tech.com.
About ASC
Advanced Switching Communications is a leading provider of
next-generation broadband services access platforms. ASC's products
enable profitable deployment of integrated broadband services and
are designed for cost-effective network aggregation, scalability,
quick provisioning and protocol interworking from the new edge of
network access. ASC is headquartered in Vienna, Va. For more
information, please see asc1.com.
About Newbridge Networks
Newbridge Networks designs, manufactures, markets and services
wide area networking solutions for Internet service providers; local,
long-distance, and wireless communications companies; cable television
carriers; and enterprise customers in more than 100 countries. The
Company leverages its relationship with a growing family of Newbridge
Affiliate companies and strategic alliances with numerous other
networking companies to deliver complete, end-to-end solutions.
Newbridge customers include the world's 350 largest telecommunications
service providers and more than 10,000 corporations, government
organzations and other institutions. Founded in 1986, the Company
employs more than 6,000 people on six continents. News and information
are available at newbridge.com.
About TeraBridge Technologies
Privately held and located just outside of Chicago in Gurnee,
Ill., TeraBridge Technologies develops the PathMinder(TM) software
suite to provide cost-effective intelligent networking solutions for
the telecommunications carrier, switching and private line service
markets. Through direct selling and OEM distribution agreements with
Newbridge Networks Corp., and Siemens' Information and Network
Services Division, PathMinder is positioned to redefine the economics
of how communications are exchanged and become the industry standard
for call control services management. For more information, please see
terabridge.com.
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