[Altium named "Best of the Best".]
Thursday December 21, 8:01 am Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: DMC Stratex Networks
DMC Stratex Networks' Altium Named "InternetWeek" Best of the
Best Award Finalist
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- DMC Stratex Networks (Nasdaq: STXN -
news), one of the world's foremost solutions providers for broadband wireless
access and cellular applications, today announced that its Altium(TM)
high-capacity wireless networking product was named an ``InternetWeek'' Best
of the Best Award finalist in the hardware category by the editors of CMP
Media's ``InternetWeek''.
The Altium product line delivers data, voice and video in a wireless system,
with international approval and deployment in licensed radio frequencies from
7 GHz to 38 GHz. It provides OC-3 (155 Mbps) broadband wireless access and
backhaul/interconnect capacity with the most spectrally efficient wireless
modulation available. This efficiency allows carriers to dedicate less of
their licensed spectrum for installed systems, making Altium the most
affordable solution to operate providing the industry's highest wireless access
capacity.
The ``InternetWeek'' Best of the Best Award finalists were selected from a year
of Best of Breed and ``InternetWeek'' Approved award winners from the period of
December 1999 through November 2000. Earlier this year, Altium earned an
``InternetWeek'' Approved Award based on an independent product evaluation
published in the Feb. 28, 2000, issue of ``InternetWeek''. In the review,
Altium received the highest grades for installation, ease of use,
functionality, and value, for an overall Grade A and ``InternetWeek'' Approved
Award from the reviewing editors.
``The 'InternetWeek' Best of the Best Award finalists are chosen after
considering the products themselves, with an eye toward their long-range impact
and customer value,'' said Curtis Franklin, managing editor of Technology,
``InternetWeek.'' ``Our review team spent a year evaluating products, and DMC
Stratex Networks' Altium was singled out from a field of products to be a
finalist in the hardware category.''
``'InternetWeek' is a leading publication covering Internet news and analysis,
and we are excited to receive this honor,'' said Sam Smookler, DMC Stratex
Networks president and CEO. ``This is the second year-end award earned by
Altium, confirming the market's need for high-capacity access to today's
information delivered by a wireless point-to-point product that reduces
the amount of spectrum needed per network, as only the Altium can do.''
The Altium product family is designed to meet the demanding requirements of
high-speed wireless access networks. Altium uses the highest density modulation
for a broadband wireless access product (128 QAM) to deliver 155-Mbps wireless
fiber-like capacity in only 28 MHz of radio frequency bandwidth, half that of
similar wireless products.
CMP Media's ``InternetWeek'' is the news and analysis source for 275,000
information technology and corporate managers applying Internet technologies
and strategies to transform their businesses. ``InternetWeek'' is a leading
newspaper with an Internet/IT editorial focus -- aimed at meeting the
informational needs for transformation agents charged with building
e-businesses and driving business to survive in today's competitive marketplace.
CMP Media Inc. is a leading high-tech media company providing essential
information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum -- the
builders, the sellers and users of technology worldwide. CMP is uniquely
positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions
tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services
include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing
services, education and training, tradeshows and conferences, custom
publishing, testing and consulting.
With headquarters in San Jose, Calif., DMC Stratex Networks, Inc., is one of
the world's foremost solutions providers for broadband wireless access and
cellular applications -- enabling the development of complex communications
networks worldwide. Since its founding in 1984, the Company has achieved
international recognition for quality, innovation, and technical superiority
in delivering data, voice, and video communication systems, including
comprehensive service and support. Continuing its focus on the high-capacity
wireless networking market, DMC Stratex Networks is strategically positioned to
continue its solutions-based leadership in wireless high-capacity transmission
technology. Additional information can be found on the Company's web site at
www.dmcstratexnetworks.com.
SOURCE: DMC Stratex Networks |
