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Technology Stocks : NHC COMMUNICATIONS (TSE:NHC) acquiring THE FIBER COMPANY -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lalit Jain who wrote (313)	3/22/2000 8:01:00 AM
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Good NR......bodes well.....NHC continues to move in the right direction............. Hekimian and NHC enter into partnering agreement News Release Mr. Sylvain Abitbol reports NHC Communications has reached a partnering agreement with Hekimian Laboratories, Inc. of Rockville, Md. The arrangement will serve as a template for NHC's penetration of the North American DSL market through strategic partnering. NHC manufactures industry-leading switching products for DSL networks, while Hekimian is the leading independent global provider of service assurance solutions for DSL service providers. Under the agreement, the two companies will ensure interoperability of Hekimian's CopperMax/RT remote test unit with NHC's Virtual Cross-Connect System (VCCS), providing competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) and incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) with a total solution to their switching, testing and monitoring needs. "Our agreement with Hekimian is highly consistent with our growth strategy to find complementary relationships with other DSL leaders," said Peter Benisti, vice-president, sales of NHC. "We expect a significant percentage of our future revenue will come from the customer base we share with our strategic partners." Because CopperMax/RT gives VCCS unparalleled ability to provide remote testing at both the CLEC collocation and the ILEC central office, the service provider can test, qualify and deploy unbundled copper loops at carrier-scale, without having to dispatch technicians to the central office or customer premises. "Service providers in today's highly competitive DSL market space face growing demand for the kind of any-to-any copper cross-connect capabilities delivered by NHC," said Patrick Kiernan, director of market management at Hekimian. "This interoperability agreement makes it possible for customers using our market-leading DSL service assurance capability to access all of the capabilities offered by NHC. Customers of either firm can now enjoy the benefits of the most complete solution set available." CopperMax/RT is a hardened, small-footprint RTU designed not only for remote terminals and controlled environment vaults, but central offices as well. Deploying CopperMax/RT with VCCS gives users seamless two- and four-wire circuit access and testing, including non-intrusive wide-band monitoring of DSL and other services and a next-generation TDR configuration that is exceptionally cost-effective. About Hekimian Hekimian Laboratories is a leading provider of carrier-grade service activation and assurance for incumbent and emerging telecommunications service providers worldwide. Founded in 1968, the firm is privately held by Axel Johnson Inc., and maintains manufacturing, sales and support offices in Maryland, California and Colorado. Visit the company's Web site at www.hekimian.com. (c)