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To: Gary Korn who wrote (1194)	2/18/1998 1:31:00 PM
From: Maverick	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1629

Find Ascend at the following upcoming trade shows DSLcon Wyndham Hotel - San Jose, CA March 3-5, 1998 Booth 310 Learn more about the exciting technology of Digital Subscriber Lines at DSLcon in the Ascend booth 310. Ascend designs, manufactures, and sells both COE and CPE DSL equipment. IDSL, RADSL, or SDSL could be the solution you and your comapany needs for high speed connectivity. Internet World Los Angeles Convention Center - Los Angeles, CA March 11-13, 1998 See Ascend Communications, Inc. President/CEO Mory Ejabat in a Performance Panel Friday, March 13 9:00am-9:45am. Also stop by Helfrich Group booth 6111 and learn more about Ascend internetworking equipment. ISPCON Baltimore Convention Center - Baltimore, MD March 17-19, 1998 Booth 442 Be sure to visit Ascend in booth 442 and see why Ascend's market share of access concentrator analog ports, ISDN PRI ports and T1/E1/DSOs is the greatest worldwide.* See the entire MAX family of WAN access switches at the Ascend booth 442!

To: Gary Korn who wrote (1194)	2/18/1998 5:13:00 PM
From: Maverick	Respond to of 1629

NN article validates ASND's strategy Excerpts of The Meltdown at Newbridge BY IAN AUSTEN February 27, 1998, Canadian Business ust as shipping containers have made old-fashioned ports obsolete, ATM gains much of its efficiency through standardization. Instead of carrying packets of varying lengths, ATM breaks data down into so-called cells of equal size. Not only does that standardization improve the speed, a simplified header allows the cells to be switched rather than routed. The technical differences between routing and switching are complex, but the critical point is this: switching relies mostly on hardware rather than on complicated software machinations to move data. Unlike routers, switches are far less likely to be overwhelmed by great bursts of data and also offer significant increases in peak speed--at least twice as fast as the swiftest system yet found to move IP packets. Speed isn't the only advantage ATM offers. Right now, most major telecommunications companies have layers of different networks. Some carry everyday phone calls, others video, and several others still are devoted to different ways of moving data. ATM, by contrast, can handle all types of traffic in a single network that is less likely to be disrupted by sudden surges in volume. That and other factors have all compelled telephone companies, including Bell Canada, and other network providers to pick ATM as the future of their systems. it helps to look at the ATM network equipment market as something akin to the ink-jet printer business. The printers themselves aren't particularly profitable, but absurdly high margins on replacement ink cartridges more than make up for that. In Newbridge's case, producing networking equipment is the burden it carries to get into the really lucrative network management software segment. (One industry analyst estimates that the gross margins on Newbridge's software are at least 90%. While its equipment margins are lower, the same analyst still pegs them at about 60%, which is well above industry standards--Northern Telecom's overall gross margin, for example, is about 40%.)

To: Gary Korn who wrote (1194)	2/19/1998 3:43:00 PM
From: Maverick	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1629

UUnet Targets Small Businesses selling ASND's RA By Randy Barrett 3:30 PM EST UUnet Technologies Inc. is targeting the small-business market through reseller agreements with leading hardware manufacturers. The new program includes partners 3Com Corp., Ascend Communications Inc. and Whistle Communications. Each will provide hardware for a new package of Integrated Services Digital Network and local area network services aimed at small companies using UUnet's network. "The small-office buyer wants to be told pretty much what to do," said Rick Mealy, manager for channel development at UUnet. UUnet will offer the services at discounted rates and will waive installation fees. The final price tag: $249 per month for the first 10 months. Resellers can earn commissions of $300 to $700 per customer, Mealy said. The new offering represents a newfound interest by UUnet in the small business market. To date, the Fairfax, Va.-based Internet provider has sold dedicated access to large corporations. The new program will depend on 25,000 resellers belonging to Marisel Inc. "We can't get to [the small-business market] with the sales force we have," Mealy said.