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To: William E Hodal who wrote (4449)	5/8/1998 8:35:00 AM
From: Claude Robitaille	Respond to of 18016

Bridgewater Systems expanding European headquarters Newbridge Networks Corporation NNC Shares issued 173,670,862 May 7 close $45.00 Fri 8 May 98 News Release Mr. John Holdsworth reports Bridgewater Systems Corp., a global supplier of intelligent software for revenue generating Internet Protocol (IP) service management and control, is rapidly staffing European headquarters in an effort to meet the unprecedented interest in the WideSpan Intelligent Network product line. Bridgewater Systems will be showcasing the WideSpan Intelligent Network at the Internet World/Telephony World 98 show in Frankfurt, Germany, in May. The WideSpan Intelligent Network enables the creation, provision, and billing of Internet services, including Internet Virtual Private Networks (I-VPN), for corporate outsourcing of full-service intranets and extranets, IP telephony and other IP multimedia services. Using the WideSpan solution, service providers can individually customize by services or by users through a Java-based interface, giving corporate users the benefits of outsourced services while still maintaining a level of flexibility and control. The WideSpan Intelligent Network is an end-to-end, carrier-class solution that European service providers can take seriously. The WideSpan Intelligent Network can comfortably handle integration, scalability and extendability needs while supplying the centralized service control and policy management infrastructure needed for differentiated, customized services. The Bridgewater WideSpan product line is made up of service control software, Internet servers and systems management, and is built to open standards. At the heart of the WideSpan Intelligent Network is the Service Controller. Service control is a familiar concept in the Signalling System 7 world of voice services, and is one that Bridgewater has adapted and brought to the Internet. It adds a new layer between the traditional transport and application layers, providing intelligence about users and their service profiles, and represents how Bridgewater envisions the next generation of services will be offered on the Internet. Unique benefits of the WideSpan solution include: Customization of services on a per user basis; Future-proof, open architecture platform for service delivery; Reduced administration costs through centralized management of user profile, usage and service information; Flexible, real time accounting; Reliability and redundancy for guaranteed service levels; Industrial strength scalability for managed network growth; and End user control of specified service parameters, supporting wholesale/retail Internet providers, and corporate customer requirements. Bridgewater Systems is a Newbridge affiliate. (c) Copyright 1998 Canjex Publishing Ltd. canada-stockwatch.com