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To: Linda Kaplan who wrote (3556)	2/9/1998 10:56:00 AM
From: kech	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4429

Yeadon- With regard to "new products" - what did you have in mind? I would be particularly interested to know whether DSC has the wherewithal to have been a possible provider for the contract that QWEST just announced with Nortel. QWEST is approaching TELCOM from a Data/Communications perspective and it would really be nice to know if DSC has the products to sell to future companies like QWEST. Anybody know? Quote.com News Item #5346634 Headline: Nortel (Northern Telecom) Awarded QWEST Switching Contract for Coast-to-Coast Network Expansion ====================================================================== DALLAS, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ - Augmenting its 1997 purchase of Nortel (Northern Telecom) advanced fiber optic transmission equipment for its 16,000 mile coast-to-coast telecommunications network, Qwest, a multi-media communications company, has chosen Nortel's backbone switching hubs. Under the terms of the 3-year, US$50 million supply agreement, Qwest has agreed to purchase Nortel's DMS 250 SuperNode tandem switching systems and ServiceBuilder Intelligent Network (IN) service creation platform for installation in the expanding Qwest network. ''Our rapidly growing long distance services require us to enhance our network with additional switches,'' said Larry Seese, executive vice president, Network Engineering Operations, Qwest. ''We chose Nortel because they are the leader in long distance platform technology with an extensive AIN service platform. The purchase of these new Nortel DMS switches is a precursor to the introduction of our AIN (Advanced Intelligent Networking) product line in late spring.'' Qwest initially plans to deploy Nortel DMS-250 switching systems and ServiceBuilder portfolio in the Atlanta, Chicago, and New York metropolitan areas during the first and second quarter of this year. Nortel's DMS-250 SuperNode tandem switch provides long-distance carriers with extensive feature applications and reliability to meet customers' requirements for advanced voice and data communications. The DMS-250---configurable from 480 to 100,000 ports---can be partitioned for multi-customer, multi-function applications and IN triggers to provide NOO, Virtual Private Networking (VPN), Dialable Wideband Services, as well as a variety of custom features for interexchange carriers, such as speed dialing, conference calling, prepaid calling cards, and enhanced billing and administrative functions. Nortel's ServiceBuilder IN portfolio addresses wireline and wireless network operators' needs for service differentiation and time-to-market velocity to quickly meet the challenges of an evolving marketplace. ServiceBuilder's long distance offering provides number translations and routing services, VPN, 800, calling card, local number portability, and personal number service. Included in the ServiceBuilder portfolio are the Service Control Point, Intelligent Peripheral, Service Management System, and Service Creation Environment systems.