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New Hampshire Technology Leaders Join Forces to Launch Interactive Web Site for Millennium's First Presidential Debates
DURHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 1999--
New Interactive Forum Combines Live Webcast with Real-Time Polling -
Provides Glimpse of Future Cybervoting Capabilities
New Hampshire's leading technology companies today announced they have teamed to launch an interactive web site that will combine the live broadcast of the new millennium's first presidential debates with real-time polling. The new site, www.wiredvote.com, will allow a global audience to view and respond to the Democratic and Republican debates airing on January 5 and 6, 2000. Produced by New Hampshire Public Television (NHPTV) in partnership with New England Cable News (NECN) and the Union Leader, the debates will be simulcast on NHPTV, NECN, C-SPAN, MSNBC, New Hampshire Public Radio, and numerous and PBS stations nationwide.
Cabletron Systems, Vitts Networks, The Dupont Group and PrimaryDiner.com will join lead underwriter Aprisma Management Technologies in launching the new webcast/polling site--www.wiredvote.com. The site will leverage technologies from these leading companies to bring the debates to a new level of public participation. In real-time, E-voters will be able to express their reactions to the candidates as well as view reactions from fellow participants.
"New Hampshire is on the cutting edge of the new high-technology economy, with the highest concentration of high-tech workers in the nation. I am pleased that Aprisma, Cabletron and Vitts Networks have chosen to build their businesses here in New Hampshire," said Governor Jeanne Shaheen. "I am also pleased that these companies are demonstrating a commitment to our state and its residents by sponsoring debates in our first-in-the-nation primary which will give voters an opportunity to learn more about the candidates."
"By broadcasting the debates over the web and incorporating real-time feedback, we bring the debates to an audience of unprecedented size and influence. In addition, the site provides a voice for people who may not have had the opportunity to participate in a traditional televised debate," said Darren Orzechowski, Aprisma's vice president of marketing.
Wiredvote.com, a new Sirius Media LLC property, will serve as the "portal" for the interactive web site, providing content and polling capabilities for viewers. Several New Hampshire technology leaders have teamed to make this site possible. They include:
-- Aprisma Management Technologies, a leader in multivendor network and service-level management, will provide its SPECTRUM management software suite for command and control of key links to the Internet.
-- Cabletron Systems, a premier provider of world-class networking solutions, will provide its award-winning SmartSwitches and SmartSwitch Routers to support network connectivity. Cabletron equipment, already extensively deployed throughout the Vitts Network, will support the reliable transmission of high-bandwidth video and data to viewers worldwide.
-- Vitts Networks, a leading New England regional provider of wide area data networks and Internet services, will serve as the central link to the broadcast of the debate over the Internet. Vitts will host the site, leveraging its premier network to provide high-speed and reliable service availability for the web cast and polling event.
-- New Hampshire Public Television, co-producers of the debates, will coordinate the event and provide a live feed to be broadcast to cybervoters around the globe.
-- The Dupont Group, one of New Hampshire's leading government affairs firms, will provide consulting services, leveraging its expertise in national, state and local issues to help promote the site and serve as a liaison between the partners, the political candidates and their campaigns.
-- PrimaryDiner.com, a vertical web portal to the political process, will provide the site with polling and voting capabilities as well as political content, including candidate profiles, speeches and original news stories.
Peter Jennings, anchor and senior editor of ABC's "World News Tonight," will moderate the New Hampshire Democratic primary debate between Bill Bradley and Al Gore live on Wednesday, January 5, 2000 at 7p.m. EST. Tim Russert, moderator of "Meet the Press" and Washington Bureau Chief of NBC News, will moderate the "NH Republican Primary Debate" between all six GOP candidates on Thursday January 6, 2000 at 7p.m. (EST). Both debates, held at the Johnson Theatre at the University of New Hampshire, will feature questions from a panel of journalists, and open discussion among the candidates.
About Aprisma Management Technologies
Aprisma Management Technologies is a leading provider of intelligent multivendor management solutions that meet the service-level requirements of network, enterprise and service provider customers. Aprisma's intelligent and automated management solutions are integral components of mission-critical IT infrastructures for leading global businesses and service providers, including Adelphia Communications, Rogers Communications, GTE, NASA, MCI WorldCom, Amgen, Bank of New York, Compaq, Earthlink and Glaxo Wellcome. Additional information about Aprisma Management Technologies can be found at www.aprisma.com.
About Cabletron Systems
Cabletron Systems, a premier provider of world-class networking solutions, delivers reliable network access and communications to millions of people worldwide. With scalable 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 York 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 www.cabletron.com
About Vitts Networks
Headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire, Vitts Networks is a facilities-based, packet-based local exchange carrier (PLEC) that provides high-speed wide area data networks, Internet services, and in-building network outsourcing services, through resellers and affiliated Internet service providers. Vitts Networks is deploying its advanced technology Protected Service Network, which currently serves all of New Hampshire and Massachusetts, throughout the Northeast. Through its extended network and the FastReach line of services, Vitts Networks continues to provide fast, reliable and affordable data networks to businesses in New England.
About The Dupont Group
Founded in December of 1992 by former New Hampshire Senate President Edward C. Dupont, The Dupont Group is currently one of New Hampshire's leading government affairs firms. Based in Concord, the firm represents a diverse group of state- and nationally-based companies and corporations and focuses its practice on business-related issues.
CONTACT:
Aprisma Management Technologies
Lara D. Willard
(603) 337-7444
larad@aprisma.com
or
Cabletron Systems
Mike Quinn
(603) 337-1282
miquinn@cabletron.com
or
NHPTV
Dorothy Meneghin
(603) 868-4331
dmeneghin@nhptn.unh.edu
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