[Cayman Systems And Alcatel Mietec Sign Agreement For ADSL DynaMiTe
Product Development]
STONEHAM, Mass. and BRUSSELS, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 1997--Cayman Systems and Alcatel Mietec (NYSE:ALA) have signed an MOU under which Alcatel Mietec will supply their DynaMiTe ADSL DMT chipset and firmware for use in Cayman Systems' RADSL Customer Premise product code named Kayak. Kayak has an expected ship date of early 1998. The agreement involves Alcatel's third generation automatic Rate Adaptive Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (R-ADSL) modem chipset MTK-20131.
Cayman Systems will use the DynaMiTe chips in Kayak -- which will integrate the power of ATM over ADSL with the Simplicity of the LAN. Kayak combines Cayman's Swift-IP(TM) zero-configuration integrated router, ATM UNI capabilities and the blazing speed and flexibility of the standards-compliant DynaMiTe ADSL technology in a single easy-to-deploy package. Kayak will further Cayman Systems' goal of providing the broadest range of xDSL products for the Customer Premise -- products that interoperate with Central Office equipment from industry leading vendors.
"Cayman is excited to be one of the early users of the new Alcatel Mietec chipset," said Heidi Clark, president and COO of Cayman Systems. "We will be providing Cayman's ATM and LAN router functionality with what promises to be the most widely deployed high-speed ADSL technology. This announcement emphasizes Cayman's ongoing efforts to expand what is already the broadest family of integrated xDSL Customer Premise routers."
The DynaMiTe Chipset
The new DynaMiTe modem kit (MTK-20131) combines the digital functions of the DMT modem and ATM framer with Utopia interface into a single 0.35 chip. A second chip incorporates the analog front end using a 0.5 analog process, while a third ARM based controller chip provides monitoring and control interface to the host system as well as managing the modem functions. The DynaMiTe chipset is designed to be fully compliant with issue 2 of the ANSI Standard T1E1.413 specification, category 2".
About Cayman Systems
Cayman Systems is the customer premise equipment provider of choice for service providers that sell to the small office market. Cayman's plug & play routers and turnkey support programs enable CLECs, ISPs, ILECs and RBOCs to easily deliver Ethernet-to-Internet DSL solutions for their small office customers. Founded in 1987, Cayman Systems is a privately held company based in Stoneham, Massachusetts. For more information about Cayman Systems and its products, please visit the Cayman Web site at cayman.com, or e-mail info@cayman.com; Phone: 781/279-1101, Fax: 781/438-5560.
About Alcatel Mietec
Alcatel Mietec, the Semiconductor Company of Alcatel develops, manufactures and sells both standard and custom application specific semiconductor components for communications applications around the world. Served markets include broadband and narrowband communication for public and private network infrastructure, cellular wireless networks, power lines, and automotive and industrial systems. For more information about Mietec, please visit our Web site at alcatel.com, or e-mail you requests to info@mietec.be.
Alcatel Mietec has its design and marketing headquarters at: Raketstraat 62, 1130 Brussels, Belgium; Phone: +32 2 728 1811; Fax: +32 2 726 4215.
Statements made in this press release which are not historical, including statements regarding product development, demonstration, product capabilities, availability and markets, and the negotiation of definitive agreements are forward-looking statements and as such are subject to a number of risks including that the market for ADSL products is still under development, is highly competitive and is subject to rapid technological change. Please see the Company's Annual Report and Form 10-K for the 1996 fiscal year and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for additional disclosure regarding such factors.
Note to Editors: Cayman Systems, LR700, LR700-H, 2E500, HDSL1000, HDSL1001, HDSL1400, ADSL2000 and the Cayman Systems logo are trademarks of Cayman Systems, Inc. All other trademarks, brand and product names are the property of their respective holders.
DynaMiTe is a trademark of Alcatel.
For more information, please contact:
Robert Bury -- Telecommunication Product Marketing Manager
Alcatel Mietec
Raketstraat 62
1130 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 2 728 1837
Fax: +32 2 726 4215
E-mail: ro_bury@mietec.be
or
Paul Osiecki -- U.S. Sales Manager
Alcatel Mietec
M/S 412-115
1225 N. Alma Road
Richardson, Texas 75081-2206
Tel: 972/996-2489
Fax: 972/996-2503
or
Ann Windels -- Marketing Communications
Alcatel Mietec
Raketstraat 62
1130 Brussels, Belgium
E-mail: info@mietec.be
Internet: alcatel.com
CONTACT: Alcatel, Richardson
Michael Newsom, 972/996-7896
E-mail: michael_newsom@aud.alcatel.com
or
Cayman Systems, Inc., Stoneham
Heidi Clark, 781/279-1101
Fax: 781/438-5560
E-mail: heidi@cayman.com
or
Stringer Public Relations
Ed Schauweker, 781/272-0444
781/272-4660
E-mail: edschauweker@stringerco.com |
