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To: Pigboy who wrote (3230)	3/11/1998 4:17:00 AM
From: pat mudge	Respond to of 6180

Siemens' ADSL = TI <<< Siemens Telecom Networks Demonstrates Competitive Solutions At Telecom Business '98 Business Wire - March 10, 1998 17:17 DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 1998--Siemens Telecom Networks is offering a broad range of competitive solutions for service providers and resellers at the Telecom Business '98 Convention & Exposition, scheduled for March 10-12 at the Dallas InfoMart. Attendees who visit the new Siemens booth at Telecom Business '98 can view displays, audiovisual demonstrations and written materials that illustrate how Siemens helps today's service providers increase their offerings and build revenues. "Anticipating market trends and our customers' needs, Siemens Telecom Networks has expanded significantly beyond its core switching competencies," said Fred Fromm, president and CEO. "We now provide consulting services, equipment, systems integration and marketing assistance to help our customers define and implement total solutions that meet their business objectives. Our goal is to help existing and emerging service providers capitalize on the many opportunities in this growing market." A range of solutions for local and long-distance switching, access and network management will be demonstrated at the Siemens exhibit. Highlights include: Local and Long Distance Switching Solutions Siemens' DCO switch is ideal for serving suburban and rural areas, and it provides an efficient and economical solution for competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) seeking to enter switched, integrated services markets. Using Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) features, service providers can offer custom services such as debit card, international call back and personalized number services. If higher capacity switching is needed, the Siemens' EWSD switch provides a single switch platform solution for local and long distance services. It is a feature-rich system with a variety of flexible configuration options. For example, the EWSD switch can be deployed as an end office switch, a long distance switch, a combined end/office/access tandem/Personal Communication Service (PCS) switch, or any combination of desired functions. The EWSD switch is one of the most successful switches in the world with more than 150 million lines installed. AIN Service Creation and Deployment A Fast Feature Platform (FFP) system shows how premium services can be rapidly customized and brought to market using AIN technology. Using Siemens' INventor(TM) Service Creation Environment, users can create and simulate new services and then transfer them to the FFP. This gives service providers a means of differentiating their offering and staying ahead of the competition. And now the FFP features an interface to the Internet which allows subscribers to easily control and configure their own leading edge telephone services. ADSL High-Speed Data Access An interactive end-user application features ADSL technology to demonstrate XpressLink's high-speed data access capabilities. Visitors can see the exceptional speed and quality of video images transferred via ADSL technology for applications featuring electronic commerce and real-time delivery of MPEG-encoded video clips. XpressLink is a service-independent transport platform that supports point-to-point solutions and SONET infrastructures. XpressLink can be expanded to support a broadband passive optical network. Access to the customer is provided via ADSL (asynchronous digital subscriber line) and VDSL (very high bit rate digital subscriber line) over existing copper infrastructure. Additional access products include Siemens' FastLink system, which supports narrowband and broadband services through a fiber-in-the-loop and copper distribution architecture. FastLink SONET, designed to meet the fiber market's access feeder requirements, is a family of uni-directional path switched ring add/drop multiplexers that can be equipped with OC-3 or OC-12 optical line interfaces. Network Management - Automated Flow-Through Provisioning The ServiceCoordinator(TM) system automatically provisions the service from end to end, whether carriers are offering telephony, wireless, cable or Internet service. This customized business tool provides automated support of all service management function areas with the touch of a button, including billing. Siemens Telecom Networks, Boca Raton, Fla., is a leading provider of telecommunications solutions to the public network service providers in North America. Siemens Telecom Networks is a subsidiary of Siemens AG. Home page: stn.siemens.com. Siemens is a registered trademark of Siemens AG. EWSD is a registered trademark of Siemens AG. DCO is a registered trademark of Siemens Telecom Networks. INventor is a registered trademark of GPT. Fast Feature Platform is a trademark of Siemens Telecom Networks. XpressLink is a registered trademark of Siemens AG. FastLink is a trademark of Siemens AG. ServiceCoordinator is a trademark of Siemens Telecom Networks. <<<

To: Pigboy who wrote (3230)	3/12/1998 5:11:00 AM
From: pat mudge	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6180

M2 PRESSWIRE-11 March 1998-TEXAS INSTRUMENTS: New 1394 Native Bridge Link Controller IC unveiled by Texas Instruments (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD -- New device combines full-featured performance with the flexibility to handle changing standards and to execute the latest MMC-2 instruction set. Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) today announced that it now offers a 39C1011 1394 Native Bridge Link Controller IC, a key part of a chip set enabling an ATA or ATAPI storage device like a hard disk, CD-ROM, DVD or tape drive to be interfaced to a PC via the IEEE 1394 serial bus. With more than 30 years experience covering the spectrum of standards and as the market leader in data transmission, this latest device exemplifies TI is the clear leader in 1394 semiconductor solutions. By combining the new device with a TI 1394 PHY transceiver and TMS320C206 DSP with internal flash memory, designers can implement a complete 1394-compliant storage product interface that offers full-featured performance with the flexibility to handle changing standards. It is a strategic development vehicle for future integration in storage devices. "With the standards still fluctuating, designers require a 1394 interface solution for early market product introductions that is as complete as possible, but can be modified to track the finished standards," said Jeff Harth, removable storage product marketing manager for TI's Storage Products Group. "The new 39C1011 is a critical part of a chip set solution for managing the transition into new applications, such as Device Bay." In operation, the 39C1011 controller manages incoming and outgoing message packets between an ATA/ATAPI interface and a 1394 PHY, providing full data buffering, error correction and recovery. An internal state machine works under full control of the TI DSP, for command decoding and resource allocation. Transfer rates of 100, 200, and 400 Mbit/s can be accommodated, depending on the rating of the TI PHY. The new 39C1011 requires just a single +5-V supply and is available in a 100-pin TQFP package. It costs less than $10 in thousand quantities, and samples are now available. Texas Instruments Storage Products serves the mass storage market through the combined resources of Silicon Systems, Intersect Technologies and the mass storage efforts of Texas Instruments. It provides advanced semiconductors for high performance, desktop and mobile hard disk drives and removable drives. Its industry-leading read channels and DSP solutions are complemented by its innovative servo/spindle, interface, preamp and ASIC solutions. These solutions are designed and manufactured for hard disk drives, tape drives, high density floppy disk drives, optical disk drives and DVD. For more information, please visit ti.com. The worldwide leader and pioneer in digital signal processing solutions since 1982, Texas Instruments provides innovative DSP and mixed signal/analog technologies to more than 30,000 customers in the computer, wireless communications, networking, Internet, consumer, digital motor control and mass storage markets worldwide. To help customers get to market faster, TI offers easy-to-use development tools and extensive software and hardware support, further complemented by close to 300 third-party DSP solutions providers. Texas Instruments Incorporated is a global semiconductor company and the world's leading designer and supplier of digital signal processing solutions, the engines driving the digitization of electronics. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company's products also include calculators, controls and sensors, metallurgical materials and digital light processing technologies. The company has manufacturing or sales operations in more than 25 countries. Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at ti.com. EDITOR NOTE: The TI booth (Booth No. 401) will demonstrate the 39C1011 at WinHec in Orlando, Florida March 25-27, 1998. CONTACT: Diana Spicer, Silicon Systems Tel: +1 714 573 6856 e-mail: diana.spicer@tus.ssi1.com Gina Nani, Silicon Systems Tel: +1 714 573 6240 e-mail: gina.nani@tus.ssi1.com