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To: Lalit Jain who wrote (318)	4/3/2000 7:13:00 PM
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NHC Communications positions itself to become an industry standard for DSL Local Loop Management MONTREAL, April 3 /CNW/ - NHC Communications Inc. (TSE: NHC), a leading provider of carrier class test access and deployment solutions for the Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) service market, announced today the release of its new VCCS(TM) Application Program Interface Software (API). The API enables any DSL vendor to seamlessly integrate NHC's Virtual Cross Connect System (VCCS) into its own platform, allowing users to remotely perform vital deployment functions at the physical layer, which are at the heart of any Central Office (CO) and co-location network infrastructure. NHC made today's announcement at DSLcon in San Jose, one of the industry's leading conferences, being held April 3 to 6. NHC's President and Chief Executive Officer Sylvain Abitbol is scheduled to address the Kaufman Brothers conference at DSLcon on April 4 th. VCCS(TM) API will be made available to any DSL equipment vendor, including Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexing (DSLAM), test equipment, Operations Support Systems (OSS), and performance testing suppliers. The API paves the way for Partnership Agreements between NHC and these vendors, offering integrated solutions with greater flexibility and ease-of-use to telecom service providers. The VCCS(TM) API works by executing a set of standard commands, originating from the vendor's software, that prompt NHC's VCCS(TM) product to perform specific tasks, such as connect, disconnect, migrate, back up a port or perform a subscriber service loop back. "We are working towards the goal of one day allowing Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) and Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs) to work from one operating platform capable of any task and deployment at a rapid rate," said Sylvain Abitbol, President and Chief Operating Officer of NHC. "VCCS(TM) API positions us to become an industry standard for local loop physical layer infrastructure management, allowing for totally integrated solutions for DSL service providers." Existing management platforms rely on manual cabling modules and physical connections, costing the DSL service market valuable time and money. NHC's VCCS(TM) API facilitates rapid deployment and eliminates costly human error, without having to establish a physical connection. The introduction of the VCCS(TM) API sustains the momentum created by a number of recent accomplishments in the DSL marketplace including: - Partnering agreement with Hekimian Laboratories, Inc. to integrate the two companies' product offerings; - Entered into a contract worth, if fully realized, approximately $26 million with a major U.S. CLEC to deploy VCCS(TM) system to 435 collocation sites during the next two years; - Completion of oversubscribed special warrants offering, with proceeds to the company of $9.8 million; - Successful completion of interoperability testing between VCCS(TM) product and Promatory Communications' Intelligent Multiservice Access System (IMAS). NHC Communications Inc. is an international leader in the design and manufacture of innovative remotely controlled physical layer cross-connect solutions for established and next-generation voice/data networks. With a unique range of technologies developed from years of experience, NHC is now at the heart of today's corporate enterprise service market and the telecommunications industry. %SEDAR: 00001989EB -30- For further information: Sylvain Abitbol, President & CEO, s.abitbol@nhc.com, (514) 734-4302; Sylvain Brossard, CA, Vice President, Finance & Operations, s.brossard@nhc.com, (514) 734-4304; Visit the Company's Web site at www.nhc.com. To request a free copy of NHC's annual report, please go to www.newswire.ca