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To: Perry P. who wrote (696)	8/30/2000 11:04:04 AM
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biz.yahoo.com Analog Devices Joins OpenDSL Initiative To Simplify DSL Installation and Accelerate Retail Availability NORWOOD, Mass., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI - news) announced today that it has joined the OpenDSL(TM) initiative to simplify and expedite DSL (digital subscriber line) installation and broaden the retail market for DSL equipment and service. OpenDSL will enable service providers to avoid expensive on-site visits by automating customer premise equipment (CPE) configuration, making it easy for customers to install modems and routers themselves. The OpenDSL initiative, led by DSL chip and equipment manufacturers, system integrators and service providers, has two main objectives: to gain industry-wide acceptance and standardization of an open software specification that will automate the configuration of CPE and network elements; and to ensure true ``plug-and-play'' interoperability between multi-vendor DSL modems and routers. ``As the world's leader in DSL silicon solutions, Analog Devices is committed to the development of industry standardization in order to simplify DSL installation,'' said Jacques Ruch, product line director, broadband products, Analog Devices. ``We are delighted to join other industry leaders in the common goal of open specification which will greatly accelerate and facilitate DSL deployment.'' Analog Devices in xDSL ADI's family of DSL products include DSL line drivers and analog front ends, as well as complete end-to-end DSL chipset solutions. The company's DSL solutions form the foundation for modems that provide high-speed Internet access and multimedia services up to 100 times faster than today's fastest analog modems. With a customer base of more than 70 companies worldwide, Analog Devices' DSL solutions are found in 8 of the world's top 10 PSTNs (Public Switched Telephone Networks) and are designed into more than 75% of the world's DSL systems, from client modems and routers to central office voice and data switches, DSL access multiplexers and digital loop carriers. About OpenDSL The OpenDSL initiative is driven by leading network equipment and chip manufacturers, systems integrators and service providers. These companies have come together to bring about a standard that promotes openness through the interoperability of multi-vendor DSL customer premise equipment. Key components of the initiative include a software specification that automates the configuration of CPE and network elements, and a third-party certification program that allows vendors to test and certify their DSL products. OpenDSL will enable service providers to meet mass-market demand for DSL by cutting the time and costs of testing products and turning on service, and making DSL available through retail channels. For more information about the OpenDSL initiative, visit opendsl.org. About Analog Devices Inc. With $1.8 billion in revenues for the first three quarters of fiscal year 2000, Analog Devices is a leading manufacturer of precision high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing applications. Headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, the company employs approximately 8,600 people worldwide and has manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts, California, North Carolina, Ireland, the Philippines and Taiwan. Analog Devices' stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the company is included in the S&P 500 Index. Perry P.