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To: stockbug who wrote (28559)	1/23/1998 11:08:00 AM
From: .com	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

This was posted on briefing.com TODAY. Within the last hour. Briefing.com typically posts downgrades and upgrades within a few hours after they happen; I have never seen them wait two weeks to post one.

To: stockbug who wrote (28559)	1/23/1998 11:13:00 AM
From: BillyG	Respond to of 50808

AG Communication to supply MPEG-2 based videoconferencing systems to Lucent. It appears to be a MPEG-2 over ATM system. Does anyone know whose encoders/decoders they use? AG Communication Systems to Provide Advanced Videoconferencing Products for Lucent Technologies End-to-end broadband video capabilities to be demonstrated at ComNet WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- ComNet Booth Number 1138 -- AG Communication Systems and Lucent Technologies have signed a reseller agreement enabling Lucent to market AG Communication Systems' ATIUM VIA 188(R) video codec and network management and scheduling software to public and private network operators. The VIA 188 can be used in conjunction with Lucent's GlobeView(R)-2000 core ATM switch or Lucent's Multiservice Switch to simultaneously deliver the highly reliable, scaleable, high-quality video and data required for distance learning, remote arraignment, telemedicine and other applications. Lucent and AG Communication Systems will demonstrate a variety of applications in the companies' booths (Lucent #1146 and AG Communication Systems #1138) at ComNet Jan. 26-29. At the show, Lucent will use the VIA 188 to provide high-quality video of Lucent's Network Operations Center -- the heart of Lucent's "virtual network" -- which monitors network operations. AG Communication Systems will also demonstrate how the VIA 188 transmits complex video in compressed, MPEG-2 format over ATM. "The addition of the AG Communication Systems' VIA 188 expands our data networking product portfolio and provides highly reliable end-to-end video solutions to a broad range of customers," said George Foley, director of data networking service provider market development at Lucent Technologies. "We're extremely pleased to have the sales and marketing muscle of Lucent Technologies firmly behind the VIA 188," said Wayne Williams, general manager of ATIUM products at AG Communication Systems. "We'll be able to broaden our market access by leveraging Lucent's superior technical, distribution and customer relationships. This agreement is a major step forward in the commercial deployment of broadband videoconferencing." For more information about Lucent's video products, reporters may contact Delitha Morrow Coles at (908) 559-6421. Lucent Technologies, headquartered at Murray Hill, N.J., designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and software, data networking systems, business telephone systems and microelectronics components. Bell Laboratories is the research and development arm for the company. For more information on Lucent, visit its web site at www.lucent.com. With more than a century of customer service, Phoenix-based AG Communication Systems is a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced telecommunication products and services, including access, wireless and intelligent network products. AG Communication Systems' GTD-5b digital switching systems serve more than 17 million customers worldwide in business, industry and government, as well as subscribers serviced by the public telephone network. Annual revenues for the fiscal year ended September 1997 were $400 million. Additional information is available on the company's web site at www.agcs.com. All products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. GTD-5 is a registered trademark used under license from GTE Corporation. SOURCE AG Communication Systems /CONTACT: Michael Mitchell of AG Communication Systems, 602-581-4198, mitchelm@agcs.com/ /Company News On-Call: prnewswire.com or fax, 800-758-5804, ext. 116038/ /Web site: www.agcs.com/