I know this is not the Bay thread but we do compete our used to compete with these people.
Just jealous...I guess
PS I do not own any Bay shares as IMHO they seem the most vulnerable to price competition?? Any opinions??
BW)(BAY-NETWORKS-2)(BAY) Price Waterhouse Mexico
Selects Bay Networks' Routers and Accelar Routing Switches;
New Network to Increase Quality of Communications to
Customers
Business Editors/High Tech Writers
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 1998--Bay
Networks, Inc.(R); (NYSE:BAY) today announced that Access Node router
(AN(R)), Access Stack Node router (ASN(TM)) and Accelar(TM) routing
switch products have been installed in the Price Waterhouse Mexico network.
Bay Networks, with partners Comnet and Avantel, worked together to provide
the winning solution of products and services for Price Waterhouse Mexico.
Price Waterhouse is an international consultant business with 26 consultant
firms around the world and is recognized for its worldwide customer services.
Price Waterhouse Mexico, one of the 26 consultant firms, employees 1500
people in 11 states within the country.
"The most important issue for Price Waterhouse is being in permanent touch
with everybody, whether its clients or employees, from anywhere in the
world," said Luis Gerardo Diaz, Price Waterhouse marketing, positioning, and
communications (MPC) partner. "This is the true value of the network."
"We are pleased that Price Waterhouse has selected us for their new Frame
Relay network," said Gerardo Chavez, Latin America North Manager, Bay
Networks. "Our products combined with our partners Comnet, for system
integration, and Avantel, for frame relay services, provided an end-to-end
winning solution that is already paying off for our customer."
The primary objectives of the new network were to improve
communications to customers, increase the speed and quality of internal
communications, and reduce the cost of long distance communications. Before
the new network was installed, email communications were handled using
modems. Communications are now handled faster and cheaper using Bay
Networks' ANs, ASNs and Accelar routing switches. Currently, ten states are
connected through the new network and communications with the Price
Waterhouse Technology Center in Tampa Bay, Florida have been greatly
improved.
"The network has surpassed our expectations," said Antonio Aguilar, Price
Waterhouse reengineering manager. "We have already seen a cost savings of
30 percent in our corporate phone bill."
The operating plans for the new network include standard applications such
as e-mail, accounting, and human resources and other more advanced solutions,
like data warehousing and client/server applications.
About Avantel
Avantel is a joint venture between MCI and the Financial Group
Banamex-Accival (Banacci). Avantel offers a full range of domestic and
international long distance telecommunications services -- switched and
non-switched voice, data, and image -- to business, government and residential
customers -- throughout Mexico. Avantel combines the technical and marketing
strengths of the second largest US long distance company (MCI) and of the
largest financial group in Mexico (Banamex). With the experience of both
parent companies in areas like marketing, sales, customer service, regulations,
planning and technology, a unique organization has been created with all the
resources and experience necessary to break existing barriers and establish
new standards for excellence in communications throughout Mexico and all
over the world.
About Bay Networks
Bay Networks, Inc. (NYSE:BAY) is a leader in the worldwide networking
market, providing a complete line of products that serve corporate enterprises,
service providers and telecommunications carriers. The company offers frame
and ATM switches, routers, shared media, remote and Internet Access
solutions, IP services and network management applications, all integrated by
Bay Networks' Adaptive Networking strategy. With headquarters in Santa
Clara, California, Bay Networks markets its products and services around the
world, providing 7x24-support coverage. For additional information visit the
company's World Wide Web site at baynetworks.com or call
800/8-BAYNET.
This release, other than historical financial information, may consist of
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These
statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. For
instance, factors which could cause results to differ from future events include
the rate of adoption of new technology, competitive pricing actions and
marketing programs, among others. Readers are referred to the documents filed
by Bay Networks with the S.E.C., specifically the most recent reports on forms
10-K and 10-Q, which identify important risk factors which could cause actual
results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
Note to Editors: Bay Networks and AN are registered trademarks and ASN
and Accelar are trademarks of Bay Networks, Inc. Other brand and product
names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.
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CONTACT: Bay Networks
Kellie DiNaro, 408/495-3037
kdinaro@baynetworks.com
or
Miguel Licon, +52-5-480-1241
miguel_licon@baynetworks.com
KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA FLORIDA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET PRODUCT |
