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To: Frank mancuso who wrote (406)	10/29/1997 8:38:00 AM
From: w2j2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1629

Ascend not eager to jump into Lucent camp The remote access market continues to consolidate at sky-high prices with Lucent Technology's $650 million purchase of Pleasanton's Livingston Enterprises last week. But the pace of acquisitions may be about to slow. Ascend Communications has been a player in the consolidation process, buying Cascade Communications a year ago, but doesn't have a new acquisition on its radar screen, according to CEO Mory Ejabat. Ejabat, fielding reporters' questions after giving the keynote speech at the telecommuting expo last week in San Francisco, dismissed rumors that Lucent was eying Ascend. Ejabat said the two companies never talked. Ascend and Lucent are teaming to build Kinko's Internet customer linkage at its 830 locations. "Lucent's acquisition of Livingston was good for the industry because by taking control of a small company it will bring better pricing stability throughout the industry," he said. Ascend plans to add 200 people to its worldwide payroll this quarter, primarily in research and development, Ejabat said. He added it has taken a full year to swallow Cascade.

To: Frank mancuso who wrote (406)	10/29/1997 8:41:00 AM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 1629

U S WEST !NTERPRISE Networking Selects Cisco Dial Access Platforms Business Wire - October 29, 1997 08:03 %CISCO-SYSTEMS CSCO V%BW P%BW SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 1997-- Remote Network Access Capacity Increased by over 200,000 Ports; Performance Bar Raised Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced another order for the company's dial access platforms. U S WEST !NTERPRISE Networking intends to deploy over 200,000 Cisco dial ports for its U S WEST.net consumer and business Internet and dial access services over the next five years. U S WEST !NTERPRISE will deploy Cisco AccessPath(TM) dial access systems, including the Cisco AS5200 and Cisco AS5300 universal access servers, throughout its 14-state region. The new platforms will expand U S WEST !NTERPRISE's capacity and will secure U S WEST.net's position as one of the nation's most advanced Internet, intranet and extranet solution providers. High Performance, Density and Management Uniquely Position AccessPath U S WEST !NTERPRISE selected the Cisco AccessPath dial access system for its high performance, port density and management capabilities. "Cisco's carrier-class AccessPath is uniquely able to provide us with the level of performance and reliability our customers demand," said John Charters, vice president of Internet services and application development, U S WEST !NTERPRISE. "With Cisco's high-performance platforms and comprehensive network management, we feel confident that we are offering our customers a premier service. The company's superior support was another reason we selected Cisco. We knew that we were not only placing leading-edge products into our network, but that we would receive world-class service and support." The Cisco AccessPath system is a fully configured dial access system that merges universal dial access, industry-leading routing and high-speed data backhaul capabilities into a single scalable architecture. The Cisco AccessPath enables service providers to deploy multiple points of presence (POPs) quickly and cost-effectively and scales to several thousand dial ports per POP. All AccessPath components are integrated in a self-contained rack cabinet, and are centrally managed with AccessPath Manager, a Web-based system management software application designed to enable a host of Cisco IOS(TM) software network services across the AccessPath architecture. "We have a long standing relationship with U S WEST !NTERPRISE, one of the industry's most aggressive and innovative service providers," said Don Listwin, senior vice president of Cisco's service provider line of business. "Deployment of Cisco's AccessPath system will support U S WEST !NTERPRISE's growth and bandwidth needs, enabling U S WEST !NTERPRISE to continue to provide the highest level of network reliability and performance, as well as offer new, advanced and differentiated services, imperative to maintaining a leadership position in today's competitive environment." About US WEST !NTERPRISE U S WEST.net is the Internet service provider division of U S WEST !NTERPRISE Networking. U S WEST !NTERPRISE Networking was created in 1992 to address the advanced data networking marketplace. The !NTERPRISE family of high-speed data communications services includes Frame Relay Service (both Metropolitan Area Networks and InterLATA out-of-region); Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Service; Transparent LAN Service (TLSTM); Private Line LAN Interconnect; the newly announced DSL portfolio; Managed Data Services (MDS); Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN); and !NTERACT, the Internet-based portfolio of networking services designed to facilitate business Intranets via services such as: Internet access, Web hosting, collaborative computing and electronic commerce. For more information on U S WEST !NTERPRISE, please visit our Web site at interprise.com . About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. News and information are available at cisco.com . Note to Editors: AccessPath and Cisco IOS are trademarks and Cisco, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of RD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRODUCT Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com