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To: Mang Cheng who wrote (14438)	3/16/1998 5:01:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 45548

News Alert from Dow Jones Online News via Quote.com Topic: (NASDAQ:PAIR) Pairgain Technologies, (NYSE:ROK) Rockwell Intl Corp (New), Quote.com News Item #5776540 Headline: Rockwell Semiconductor Extends Chip Expertise To Digital Phones ====================================================================== NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -(Dow Jones)- Rockwell Semiconductor Systems, better known for making computer chips for modems, Monday introduced a chip to power digital phones. The unveiling comes as the Rockwell (ROK) International Corp. unit, the world's largest maker of computer-modem chips, is pinning much of its future prospects on emerging products instead of its traditional mainstay, modems and fax machines, for which growth is expected to slow. Rockwell has set a revenue goal of $3.1 billion for fiscal 2002, nearly a twofold jump from projected fiscal 1998 revenue of $1.6 billion. The target is based on the view that new products with modems inside will overtake stand-alone modems. As such, Rockwell hopes that its digital-phone technology will become an industry standard and the backbone for the underlying communications system of the future. Rockwell said its new chip powers handsets operating on 900-megahertz Global Systems for Mobile Communications, or GSM, networks. By the end of the year, Rockwell said it expects to have chips available for 900-megahertz, 1800-megahertz and North American PCS1900-megahertz GSM networks. Separately, Rockwell said its Semiconductor Systems unit has gained exclusive license rights to PairGain Technologies Inc.'s (PAIR) PairGain DMT Falcon microprocessor chip. The two-year agreement also calls for an intellectual-property exchange between the two companies and a collaboration in the development of future technologies. Copyright (c) 1998 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

To: Mang Cheng who wrote (14438)	3/16/1998 5:04:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 45548

News Alert from BusinessWire via Quote.com Topic: (NYSE:ROK) Rockwell Intl Corp (New), Quote.com News Item #5771822 Headline: Rockwell Enters GSM Digital Cellular IC Market With a Complete System Solution ====================================================================== NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 1998-- Rockwell Leverages Multi-standard Wireless Telephony Expertise To Provide The Industry's Most Complete Solution For Today's Fastest Growing Digital Cellular Standard Rockwell Semiconductor Systems Monday announced its entry into the market for Global Systems for Mobile Communications (GSM). The company's initial product offering is a complete antenna-to-microphone system solution for 900 MHz GSM, with an easy migration path for dual- or triple-band GSM cellular phones. The solution includes all hardware, software and documentation necessary for OEMs to manufacture and maintain a GSM handset. "We're leveraging our expertise in other digital cellular standards and RF subsystems to expand into the fastest growing segment of digital cellular phones," said Vijay Parikh, vice president and general manager for Rockwell's Wireless Communications Division. "GSM has been widely adopted in Europe, and is well on its way to becoming the dominant cellular technology worldwide." Today, 10 years after GSM was first conceived as a common worldwide digital cellular standard, global GSM networks account for more than 70 million subscribers, or 31 percent of the world's wireless market, according to the GSM Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Association. Currently there are 239 networks in commercial operation in 109 countries. By the year 2000, EMC estimates that there will be 200 million GSM subscribers worldwide. (Source: GSM MoU, EMC '98) "Expansion into GSM is a logical next step," Parikh explained. "Our manufacturing and customer support infrastructure, coupled with our expertise in wireless communications, provides a powerful combination for OEMs with established end-user channels to quickly ramp into high volume production with a variety of feature-rich handsets. The breadth of features and flexibility supported by our GSM system solution will enable OEMs to provide the entire gamut of low- to high-end products, allowing them to quickly accommodate the needs of the growing GSM market. In addition, our system architecture is designed to provide easy migration to multi-band operation." Rockwell's initial product offering provides a complete solution for 900 MHz handsets with support for GSM Phase II. By the second half of 1998, Rockwell will offer solutions to support all three GSM frequency bands -- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and the North American PCS1900 MHz, for dual- or multiple-band phones. Rockwell's GSM system solution also supports today's full-rate modes with optional support for Enhanced-Full-Rate, which provides near wire-line quality voice coding. Rockwell's solution includes the industry's most complete and highly integrated set of integrated circuits available today for GSM digital cellular phones. In addition, a complete suite of software is provided to enable OEMs to quickly bring fully functional phones to market. Rockwell also provides a broad range of engineering, design and test services to support OEM's efforts to successfully market their products in the shortest time possible. These services include complete system design and integration, as well as assistance in meeting requirements for certification and testing to meet industry standards for GSM phones. Rockwell's wireless telephony portfolio includes full system solutions for 900 MHz Digital Spread Spectrum cordless phones and for PHS, a wireless digital telephony standard that originated in Japan. In addition, Rockwell has shipped more than 10 million power amplifiers for various analog and digital cellular standards including CDMA, TDMA and AMPS. Rockwell Semiconductor Systems and Electronic Commerce is based in Newport Beach. Rockwell Semiconductor Systems is a leading worldwide provider of semiconductor system solutions for personal communications electronics products used in personal computing, network access, personal imaging, wireless communications and digital infotainment. These product platforms offer a variety of technology convergence opportunities and each leverages the company's 30-year mixed-signal computing heritage in such key areas as signal-processing algorithms, signal conversion, and communications protocols. The Electronic Commerce Division, based in Wood Dale, Ill., is a leading supplier of call center systems and personalized electronic commerce applications software. For more information, visit the Rockwell Semiconductor Systems Web site at rss.rockwell.com. Rockwell (NYSE:ROK) is a global electronic controls and communications company with leadership positions in industrial automation, avionics and communications, and semiconductor systems with fiscal 1997 sales of approximately $8 billion and 48,000 employees. Rockwell's world headquarters is located in Costa Mesa in Orange County, Calif.

To: Mang Cheng who wrote (14438)	3/16/1998 5:05:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 45548

News Alert from BusinessWire via Quote.com Topic: (NYSE:BAY) Bay Networks Inc, (NASDAQ:ERICY) Ericsson L M Tel Co ADR Cl B, Quote.com News Item #5773035 Headline: Ericsson and Bay Networks Collaborate to Deliver Next Generation End-to-End Wide Area Network IP Switching Solutions ====================================================================== STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 1998-- Ericsson and Bay Networks, Inc. today announced an agreement to develop their respective product lines to support the emerging IETF Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) standard and insure interoperability. In addition, a collaborative marketing effort will be undertaken by both companies to promote integrated Ericsson/Bay Networks MPLS solutions. Ericsson will implement MPLS in carrier-class core and edge IP/ATM switching platforms, which will be marketed and sold under the product family name AXI 530, while Bay Networks will implement MPLS in its Backbone Node (BN) routers. When combined, these will provide Telecom Operators, Service Providers, Internet Service Providers and large Enterprises with open, best-of-breed, end-to-end IP/ATM based Wide Area Network solutions. "It's extremely important for Bay Networks to integrate a standards-based implementation of label switching technology into our products. The development of an integrated MPLS solution that is highly capable of Quality of Service (QoS) and Virtual Private Network (VPN) applications is right in line with our IP Services strategy to deliver value-added IP applications over the WAN," said Richard Pearce, director of business development for the Internet/Telecom Business Group at Bay Networks. "We are very pleased to be working with Ericsson, a superior provider of ATM switching products, to bring our customers an open, end-to-end backbone solution." MPLS is an emerging Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) protocol standard. The primary benefits of MPLS are that it combines layer 2 performance with layer 3 connectivity and network services while simultaneously reducing complexity and operational costs compared to other IP/ATM connectivity options. Additionally, when used with ATM, MPLS enables ATM based Quality-of-Service contracts providing all types of service providers with telecom-class traffic engineering and capacity planning features. At the same time Network Service Providers and Enterprises can enable voice and video services on the same network infrastructure increasing capacity utilization, reducing total investments, lower total cost of ownership to increase revenue and profit potential. "We are delighted to be working with Bay Networks, who are contributing their extensive experience in routing to the important development of MPLS-based IP networks," said Gunnar Wranne, Director of Business Development, for Ericsson's Datacom Networks & IP Services business unit. "Customers are the real beneficiaries of our collaboration, as this gives them the possibility to implement effective IP networks for mission critical applications." By implementing networks made up of both Bay Networks and Ericsson products, customers will be able to choose from a broad array of highly scaleable solutions that meet their individual needs. Customers will benefit from the smooth network migration and un-compromised interoperability between MPLS and non-MPLS networks protecting existing investments and reducing operational costs. Both Ericsson and Bay Networks are active members in the MPLS protocol development and standardization effort. Common field trials are scheduled to take place this summer, and both companies are open to discussion with other vendors who may wish to participate in the continued development of the MPLS standards and interoperability tests. Bay Networks and Ericsson are scheduled to bring the first MPLS solutions to the market in the 4th quarter 1998. Ericsson's 100,000 employees are active in more than 130 countries. Their combined expertise in fixed and mobile networks, mobile phones and infocom systems makes Ericsson a world-leading supplier in telecommunications. 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.

To: Mang Cheng who wrote (14438)	3/16/1998 5:07:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 45548

News Alert from BusinessWire via Quote.com Topic: (NASDAQ:ERICY) Ericsson L M Tel Co ADR Cl B, Quote.com News Item #5773064 Headline: Ericsson Announces Multiprotocol Label Switching Solutions ====================================================================== STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 1998-- Family of MPLS-capable label switching routers drives WAN IP switching to the Next Generation Ericsson has today announced its Label Switching Routers, the AXI 531 and AXI 537, based on the emerging Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) standard. The AXI product family of Label Switching Routers will enable all types of IP service providers and large enterprises to grow their IP networks to 10-20 times their current scale, while providing non-stop availability, and offering advanced, differentiated IP services and guaranteed service level agreements. With IP devices and users expected to expand to ten times their current number over the next five years, applications will continue to use more bandwidth, driving exponential bandwidth increase. At the same time, new, interactive real-time voice and video applications making their entrance onto the Internet and corporate intranets require solutions that offer more than the current best-effort datagram service. By merging carrier-class hardware and software with IP functionality, Ericsson's AXI 530 Label Switching Routers offer the performance, scalability, functionality and availability needed for these next generation network infrastructures. The AXI 531 Label Switching Router is based on the same core technology used in the AXD 301 ATM switch, announced by Ericsson earlier this month. The AXI 531 is scalable from cost efficient 10Gbit/s and 20Gbit/s up to 160Gbit/s configurations. It will scale to a forwarding capacity of 160Gbit/s, equaling well over a hundred million packets per second - higher than any IP router or IP/WAN switching platform available today. Its core switching technology has been designed to scale to 2.5Tbps. The AXI 531 initially supports configurations up to 128 155Mbit/s OC-3c/STM-1 or 32 622Mbit/s OC-12c/STM-4 connections. In its 160Gbit/s configuration the AXI 531 is scalable to 1024 OC-3c/STM-1 and or OC-12c/STM-4 connections with near linear performance, scaling also higher than any IP router or IP/WAN switching platform available today, offering best-in-class investment protection. Cost effective and flexible, the AXI 537 can be used as a core solution in small to medium sized networks or, in combination with the AXI 531, as an edge solution for large networks. It will be available in three different models with switching capacities ranging from 1.6 to 6.4Gbit/s. The AXI 537 features a wide range of WAN interfaces, offering customers growth flexibility and investment protection as they evolve their networks. "Our IP WAN strategy is to offer service providers and enterprises the best from both worlds - the universal, global connectivity and IP network services of the IP world, and the performance, scalability, availability and traffic engineering from the telecom world. With the AXI products, this is what we are able to offer to our customers," said Anders Igel, Executive Vice President of Ericsson and head of Infocom Systems. The AXI 530 family will be available in Q4 1998. Ericsson is working with Bay Networks in a collaborative marketing effort, also announced today, to promote an integrated Ericsson/Bay Networks MPLS solution. Common field trials are scheduled to take place this summer. Ericsson, as well as Bay Networks, are active members of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) which is developing the MPLS protocol standard. The AXI 530 family will be fully software upgradeable to the final standard, which is expected to be ready by the end of 1998. Ericsson's 100,000 employees are active in more than 130 countries. Their combined expertise in fixed and mobile networks, mobile phones and infocom systems makes Ericsson a world-leading supplier in telecommunications.

To: Mang Cheng who wrote (14438)	3/16/1998 5:09:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 45548

News Alert from BusinessWire via Quote.com Topic: (NASDAQ:ERICY) Ericsson L M Tel Co ADR Cl B, Quote.com News Item #5773050 Headline: Ericsson and General DataComm Enter Agreement to Jointly Develop Multiprotocol Label Switching ====================================================================== STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 1998--Ericsson and General DataComm (GDC) have signed a joint development agreement to build products in the area of IP over ATM using the Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) specification. Under the terms of the agreement GDC will enhance the existing capabilities of their APEX ATM Edge Switch to support MPLS in conjunction with software development by Ericsson to provide a switch control platform. Ericsson also will implement MPLS in its carrier-class core IP/ATM switching platform. When combined with MPLS-capable edge routers, the resultant solutions will provide Telecom operators, Service Providers, Internet Service Providers and large Enterprises with open, best-of-breed, end-to-end IP/ATM based wide area networks. MPLS is an emerging Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) protocol standard. The primary benefits of MPLS are that it combines layer 2 performance with layer 3 connectivity and network services while simultaneously reducing complexity and operational costs compared to other IP/ATM connectivity options. Additionally, when used with ATM, MPLS enables ATM based Quality-of-Service contracts providing all types of service providers with telecom-class traffic engineering and capacity planning features. At the same time Network Service Providers and Enterprises can enable voice and video services on the same network infrastructure increasing capacity utilization, reducing total investments, lower total cost of ownership to increase revenue and profit potential. Initial developments between Ericsson and GDC will be based on the current interim specification, leading to a fully MPLS compliant solution when the standard is finalized. Ericsson and GDC are committed to the future of IP-based advanced data networking and continued collaboration in the area of ATM broadband networks. Charles T. Johnson, GDC's Chairman commented, "We are pleased to be associated with Ericsson, as our technologies are complementary. Ericsson's expertise combined with GDC's knowledge of ATM networks will lead to a successful co-operation responding to the needs of the marketplace." "This will enable GDC customers to offer business-class IP services on their ATM networks. With GDC's position in the ATM market, the agreement opens up a number of interesting opportunities. We are very pleased to be able to explore these with them," said Gunnar Wranne, Director, Business Development, Ericsson's Datacom Networks & IP Services business unit. Ericsson's 100,000 employees are active in more than 130 countries. Their combined expertise in fixed and mobile networks, mobile phones and infocom systems makes Ericsson a world-leading supplier in telecommunications. GDC is the acknowledged global leader in providing real business solutions to telecommunications and enterprise networks based on ATM and access products and services. Its comprehensive product line includes the GDC APEX (registered trademark) family of multiservice ATM switches, used in more live networks than any other wide area ATM switch; COLOSSAS (TM), an innovative Advanced Network Access product family that incorporates xDLS technology for Internet and intranet access; and TDM and LAN internetworking products. Based in Middlebury, Connecticut, GDC provides communications solutions worldwide and its Web site can be found at gdc.com