Ian,
Your right, I wasn't so impressed with the Quarter's result.
But I'm holding anyway to see what is the contribution of
the Dyband acquisition. More on this:
Monday May 1, 8:19 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
New CrossKeys Product Controls Bandwidth and Boosts
Profits of High Speed Internet Access Service
ALLENTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2000--CrossKeys Systems
Corporation (Nasdaq:CKEY - news; TSE:CKY. - news)
Webcast scheduled for 1 p.m. EST May 2. View at www.crosskeys.com.
CrossKeys Dyband software minimizes network congestion, reduces packet loss, and eliminates outages
enabling ISPs to deliver consistent, reliable service.
CrossKeys Systems Corporation (Nasdaq:CKEY - news; TSE:CKY. - news) today announced the availability
of its newest product for the rapidly growing multi-access Internet Service Provider (ISP) market. CrossKeys
Dyband(tm) software, a unique broadband services management solution, addresses the key ``last mile'' issue
facing wireless, cable and DSL service providers--how to deliver consistent, reliable, high-speed service to
home users, home offices and businesses and maintain service profitability.
With CrossKeys Dyband software, ISPs can dynamically manage bandwidth, support more subscribers on
existing broadband connections, offer unlimited tiers of service, and gain real-time and historical visibility into
service performance. These capabilities allow Internet service providers to improve the profit potential of their
core business by increasing service revenues, reducing operational costs and delivering consistent high-speed
service that meets customer expectations.
ClipperNet Corporation, a fast-growing ISP serving the US Pacific Northwest, was one of the first ISPs to test
CrossKeys Dyband software live with customers. ``This product will occupy an important place in our network
topology--probably second only to the core router,'' said Ransom Southerland, President of ClipperNet
Corporation in Eugene, Oregon. ``It allows us to manage customer expectation levels as well as control the
amount of bandwidth we need to purchase for our disparate networks.''
CrossKeys broadband services management improves ISP profits and services by:
* dynamically managing bandwidth, increasing the number of subscribers that can be supported on the current
Internet connection(s) by 40%;
* enabling the creation and management of unlimited service tiers at distinct price points to meet the budgets
and interests of customers, increasing revenue by up to 30%;
* delivering real-time and historical insight into service performance to support capacity analysis and
planning, billing, and customer and technical services; and
* providing a single management interface across all transport mediums (DSL, wireless, cable, leased-line,
Ethernet, etc.)
Michael Howard, principal analyst with the industry analyst firm Infonetics Research, singles out the product's
multi-technology management capability among competitors. ``A single interface solution for broadband
services management across all access mediums is unique in the industry,'' he said. ``No one else is doing this --
there is a large demand in the service provider marketplace for this type of product.''
``The key to CrossKeys Dyband software is its dynamic bandwidth management, which automatically evaluates
the state of the network 100 times a second to shape traffic based on usage patterns, pre-determined service
levels, and dynamic priorities. It controls network congestion, limits packet loss and eliminates
congestion-related outages. Traditional bandwidth management solutions based on static rate limits, simple
priorities, or type of traffic, are ineffective for broadband access services,'' said Steve Getz, Vice President of
Broadband Access Products for CrossKeys.
``CrossKeys Dyband software leverages our existing expertise into a whole new market of service provider,'' says
Ian McLaren, President and CEO, CrossKeys. ``We have the leading engineering solutions for service assurance
and are taking this advantage into new, dynamic markets quickly through our product innovations,
partnerships and channels.''
About CrossKeys
CrossKeys Systems Corporation (www.crosskeys.com) develops software that makes the Internet work for
business. The world's largest and fastest growing service providers manage the equipment, traffic and service on
their telecom networks with CrossKeys.
CrossKeys Systems Corporation is a public company whose common shares are listed for trading on NASDAQ
(CKEY) in the United States and on The Toronto Stock Exchange (CKY) in Canada. CrossKeys and logo are
registered trademarks and Dyband is a trademark of CrossKeys Systems Corporation. All other trademarks are
the property of their respective holders and are acknowledged by CrossKeys Systems Corporation.
Contact:
CrossKeys Systems Corporation
John Blackmore, 613/599-2300 ext. 8936
jblackmore@crosskeys.com
www.crosskeys.com
or
CrossKeys Systems Corporation
Shelley Moorhead, 613/599-2300 ext. 8336
moorhead@crosskeys.com |
