To: gbh who wrote (54048 ) 9/10/1998 8:26:00 PM From: Glenn D. Rudolph Respond to of 61433
ADVISORY/Ascend Executives Headline Current Industry Trends at Fall '98 VON Business Wire - September 10, 1998 08:16 %ASCEND-COMMUNICATIONS ASND %CALIFORNIA %DISTRICT %OF %COLUMBIA %COMPUTERS %ELECTRONICS %COMED %TELECOMMUNICATIONS %INTERACTIVE %MULTIMEDIA %INTERNET %TRADESHOW %ADVISORY V%BW P%BW ADVISORY for...Monday (Sept. 14) --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- What: Ascend Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASND), a leader in wide area networking (WAN) solutions for providers and users of the public network, will play a major role in presenting the latest technology issues at Fall '98 Voice on the Net (VON). Ascend spokespeople will be speaking at the highly visible trade show, offering insight into current and future issues effecting the VON industry. Who: Ascend representatives -- recognized experts in the networking field -- will play integral roles in a series of presentations open to conference attendees. Ascend representatives participating in key presentations and their respective topics of discussion include: Pre-Conference Workshops: -- Roger Boyce, vice president, general manager, Enterprise Access Division, "Building the IP-Based Central Office," 9:30 a.m.-6:15 p.m., Monday, Sept. 14 -- Jose Garcia, senior product manager, "PSTN/IP Gateways, Gatekeepers and IP Billing Solutions," 9:30 a.m.-6:15 p.m., Monday, Sept. 14 Industry Perspective: -- Jeanette Symons, CTO, "Why the Carrier Signaling Network Matters," 1:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16 Breakout Session: -- Prabhu Kavi, IP marketing business manager, "Improving VON Quality of Service," 8:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16 -- Matt Holdrege, consulting engineer, "IN/SS7 Issues and Opportunities," 1:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 17 When: Monday, Sept. 14 - Thursday, Sept. 17 Where: Ronald Reagan International Trade Center Washington, D.C. Contact Information: Rob Bunnell Ascend Communications 978/952-1283 rob.bunnell@ascend.com CONTACT: Ascend Communications Rob Bunnell, 978/952-1283 rob.bunnell@ascend.com