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LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES PURCHASES QUADRITEK SYSTEMS, INC.
Purchase of Pennsylvania Firm Adds Leading Internet Protocol (IP)
Network Administration Software For Internet Access To Lucent Portfolio
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TUESDAY, OCT. 6, 1998
MURRAY HILL, N.J. –Lucent Technologies today said it has acquired Quadritek Systems, Inc., a privately-held, start-up developer of highly-reliable, next-generation Internet Protocol (IP) network administration software solutions, for about $50 million in cash. Based in Malvern, Pa., Quadritek supplies a family of leading products that configure and automate the administration of global IP networks for enterprises and service providers.
Quadritek, with more than 400 customers worldwide, is a leader in delivering IP name and address management software. Name and address management software involves automatically authenticating and assigning an IP address to network users, without human intervention or manual on-site administration. Once a user is assigned an address, the software automatically updates distributed databases in an IP network.
"The mass migration of corporations and service providers to IP-based networking is fueling tremendous demand for advanced automated software tools to simplify network management and administration," said Bill O'Shea, president of Lucent's Data Networking Systems group. "Quadritek is a leader in this area today and their products will play a critical role in the new policy-based management systems of tomorrow, where networks will be managed down to the specific needs of individual users. This will help us deliver on our stated goals of reducing network complexity, lowering administrative costs and improving security for data network operators."
Quadritek technology is based on industry-standard IP protocols such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name Service (DNS). The company's leading product, QIP, delivers network-wide control of the IP address and name assignments while enabling distributed, local administration of tasks, ensuring stable, flexible and manageable networking. QIP, which works on Microsoft NT or UNIX platforms, serves as an authoritative IP address repository that maintains the characteristics and state of every IP network object – including users, administrators, servers, network services and all other devices.
"Quadritek has the technology, technical expertise and a proven track record for delivering innovative, best of breed products and technology to the marketplace," said Arun Kapur, chairman and chief technology officer of Quadritek. "We are proud to be joining Lucent and Bell Labs, global leaders in communications networking and innovation."
Kapur, along with Joe D'Andrea, Quadritek president, will join Lucent and continue to lead the IP address management team from their current location. They will work within the Data Networking Systems' Enterprise Infrastructure Products Group, reporting to Menachem Abraham, EIPG president.
Founded in 1993, Quadritek Systems employs about 70 people and has corporate offices in Winchester, England in addition to its headquarters in Pennsylvania.
The purchase is expected to result in a one-time charge against earnings. The charge involves an accounting writeoff assigned to in-process research and development and will be taken in the quarter ending Dec. 31, 1998. The impact of the purchase to earnings is expected to be immaterial.
In 1997, Lucent unveiled its strategy to address the data networking business and introduced an enhanced portfolio of intelligent switching, access and network management products as a part of its plan to dramatically improve data networking performance.
Since then, Lucent has acquired Livingston Enterprises, Inc. of Pleasanton, Calif., a leading provider of remote access networking solutions for the Internet; Prominet Corporation, a Marlborough, Mass.-based developer of Gigabit Ethernet local area network switching and routing products; Yurie Systems of Landover, Md., a leading wide area network access equipment supplier; MassMedia Communications, Inc., based in Natick, Mass., a developer of network interoperability software; and LANNET, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based global provider of next-generation Ethernet and ATM intelligent switches for local area networks.
As a part of its data networking portfolio, Lucent also offers professional support services capabilities through its NetCareÒ Data Services, a broad set of consulting, integration, management and maintenance services for multivendor data and video networks, voice systems and networks and call centers.
Quadritek sells its solutions through Value Added Resellers (VARs) and systems integrators in North America and in more than 17 countries around the world.
Additional information about Quadritek can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.quadritek.com.
Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and software, data networking systems, business telephone systems and microelectronic components. Bell Labs is the research and development arm for the company. More information about Lucent Technologies is available on the company's Web site at: www.lucent.com.
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Xylan to integrate Quadritek's IP management services directly into switches
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Calabasas, California - April 6, 1998 - - Xylan Corporation (NASDAQ:XYLN) today announced it has partnered with Quadritek Systems, Inc. to integrate Quadritek's industry-leading IP management software, QIPxpress into Xylan's OmniSwitch and OmniStack switches.
The two companies will port QIPxpress directly into the Xylan Operating System (XOS), which runs in the OmniSwitch and OmniStack. As a result, the Xylan switches will directly incorporate three powerful capabilities:
•DHCP: a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server for assignment of IP addresses to network users
•DDNS: a Dynamic Domain Name Service server for resolving name queries
•LDAP: a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol agent for communicating with LDAPv3 compliant directory servers
"IP management is the foundation of a switch-based, services-enabled network that can help network managers offer important functionality like security and quality of service to users," said Kevin Walsh, vice president of marketing for Xylan. "Xylan's partnership with Quadritek helps us implement our vision for delivering these services integrated directly into the XOS."
"QIPxpress provides an opportunity for Quadritek to broaden its distribution through new OEM channels," says Lizabeth Converse Wilson, Quadritek's vice president of business development. "By partnering with leading vendors, such as Xylan, Quadritek can continue to break new ground in meeting the demands of network administrators to simplify deployment and reduce total cost of ownership of network management solutions."
The partnership is an important milestone in Xylan's Switched Network Services initiative, which will provide a broad suite of services, including:
•Security Services: IP firewall, user authentication, port binding, RADIUS client
•Address and Directory Management Services: DHCP relay, DHCP server, NAT (Network Address Translation), LDAP client, DDNS server
•Multicast Services: Multicast VLANs, IP multicast routing, IP multicast switching
•QoS and Prioritization Services: 802.1p, 802.1Q, RSVP, QoS ELANs
•WAN Services: IPX protocol spoofing, policy-based broadcast suppression, FRF.9 Compression, FRF.5 and FRF.8 interworking.
•Advanced Management Services: Policy-based virtual LANs, Dynamic LANE.
Xylan is developing a Policy Manager for the OmniSwitch that will use the LDAP agent to communicate with third-party directory servers to control user requests for QoS, security, and other services. With both DHCP and DDNS functionality, the OmniSwitch can provide faster and more fault-tolerant address resolution for networks.
QIPxpress is the first IP management solution designed to run on IP switching or routing equipment. QIPxpress is an easy way for customers to deploy Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Dynamic/Domain Name Service (DDNS/DNS) services on their networks. Its web-based interface allows for local support and ease of administration. The product also provides network administrators with an industry-leading IP management solution delivered in an easy-to-administer package with a lower cost of entry.
QIPxpress is currently available on Windows NT. In the Xylan implementation, QIPxpress features LDAP enabled directory services, the first IP management product to do so.
Availability
Xylan expects to ship products from the partnership in the fourth quarter of 1998. Pricing will be announced at that time.
About Xylan
Xylan Corporation is one of the leading campus switching vendors in the world. Its products integrate LAN switching, ATM switching, layer-three switching, and wide area switching, over a wide range of interfaces and media. Xylan's switches are distinguished by advanced architectures and chip designs, and by any-to-any translation. The same XOS software is available in a full range of Xylan switches, from a small workgroup Ethernet switch to a large multi-layer backbone switch. As a result, a Xylan network delivers cohesive services.
Xylan's Switched Network Services take switching to the next step: a comprehensive set of services, including DHCP, network address translation, LDAP, RADIUS, DNS, multicast switching and routing, RSVP, broadcast management, policy-based configuration, and multi-layer accounting. Many of these services are already shipping. More information is available on Xylan's Web page at www.xylan.com.
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This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the timely development and introduction of new products and the market acceptance of new products or functionalities. Readers are referred to the documents filed by Xylan with the SEC, including the company's most recent report on Form 10-K and 10-Q, which identify other important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
Xylan and OmniSwitch are trademarks of Xylan Corporation registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. OmniStack is a trademark of Xylan Corporation. >>>> |
