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To: rrufff who wrote (4807)	2/15/2000 8:26:00 AM
From: Paul Lee	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14638

Nortel Networks First to Show End-to-End, Guaranteed Quality of Service Network Using Microsoft Windows 2000, Optivity Policy Services for Converged Voice, Video SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ - Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSE: NT) is demonstrating the first end-to-end quality of service network capable of handling converged voice, video and data with guaranteed service levels and predictability equivalent to that of dedicated telephony and video networks. Using Nortel Networks' Optivity Policy Services with Microsoft Windows 2000, visitors to this week's Windows 2000 Conference and Expo at Moscone Center (Nortel Networks, booth No. 1615, North Hall) are able to experience a converged voice and video network solution that maintains the responsiveness and performance demanded by the business world today. This solution uses the end-to-end quality of service features of Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft NetMeeting, and Nortel Networks' Optivity Policy Services. The demonstration illustrates how multimedia applications on Windows 2000 can request and receive guaranteed service levels with Optivity Policy Services. "This shows the results of our mutual work on implementing open industry standards including quality of service," said Jawad Khaki, general manager, Windows Networking, Microsoft. "We are pleased that Nortel Networks is supporting end-to-end quality of service capabilities that help customers exploit the potential of Windows 2000. We're excited to be a key part of delivering to customers the quality they expect for business, multimedia collaboration, distance learning and other, real-time network applications." "This week's demonstration is the result of an on-going commitment by Nortel Networks and Microsoft to deliver product solutions to build the new, high-performance Internet and provide our customers with what they have come to expect from us: the cutting edge in manageability, reliability and robust networks," said Ed Pillman, president, Enterprise products, Nortel Networks. Nortel Networks and Microsoft have been working together on many fronts to bring customers a high-performance network architecture that offers reliability, manageability and enhanced security. As a result of these efforts, Microsoft Windows 2000 ships with OSPF routing code from Nortel Networks, a key component of Nortel Networks' Open IP Environment. Nortel Networks is committed to interoperate with Microsoft Windows 2000 and is demonstrating this commitment with a full suite of Nortel Networks products during the Windows 2000 Conference. Nortel Networks' Optivity Policy Services offer a simplified, standards-based quality of service solution for defining end-to-end service levels to network applications and users, thereby enabling the efficient allocation of valuable network resources to meet vital business requirements. Optivity Policy Services feature a proven, scalable architecture based on Optivity NetID, the industry leading IP DNS/DHCP address management solution. Optivity Policy Services are the only available policy management system to provide support for open standards such as Differentiated Services (DiffServ), the Common Open Policy Service (COPS) protocol and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). As part of Nortel Networks' Unified Management strategy, Optivity Policy Services provide an intuitive and robust solution for customers looking to apply quality of service and security policies end-to-end.