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To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1902)	11/13/1998 6:55:00 AM
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SS7 related topics> November 13, 1998 TRILLIUM DIGITAL SYSTEMS OFFERS SS7 OVER IP SOLUTION Los Angeles-based Trillium Digital Systems Inc. is taking a step toward Internet protocol and Signaling System 7 convergence with the release of Transaction Capabilities Application Part for IP networks. 3COM, BULL ENABLE INTERNET REMOTE ACCESS WITH SS7 Despite admissions that the technology is in its infancy and can't compete with the regular telephone network, companies are continuing to take baby steps to implement Internet protocol over the Signaling System 7 network. ILLUMINET INSTALLS NEW SS7 ROUTERS Illuminet replaced equipment provider DSC Communications Corp. with its competitor, says Lee Smith, Tekelec marketing director.

To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1902)	11/18/1998 6:56:00 AM
From: Stephen B. Temple	Respond to of 3178

HP and Lucent Technologies to Bring Value-Added Voice Services to Data Networks November 18, 1998 PALO ALTO, Calif. and MURRAY HILL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) Nov. 17, 1998--Hewlett-Packard Company and Lucent Technologies today announced plans to integrate Lucent's world-class network solutions and HP's industry-leading, open telecommunications computing platforms to provide unprecedented value-added voice services to data networks. The companies said they would integrate elemedia(R) H.323 gatekeeper software into the HP OpenCall Intelligent Network (IN) platform, a carrier-grade computer-based service platform. elemedia, a wholly owned venture of Lucent Technologies, is a leading supplier of H.323 gatekeeper technology. The new elemedia-based functionality is slated to be made available to all HP OpenCall customers. The H.323 protocol is a widely used, industry-standard protocol stack that enables value-added voice and multimedia services to run over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. H.323 gatekeepers provide intelligence within these networks to support functions such as authentication, address resolution and bandwidth management. HP will not only integrate elemedia's gatekeeper software, but also optimize it into the OpenCall IN platform, enabling service providers and equipment vendors to rapidly deploy advanced IN services over data networks. Widely deployed as service control points (SCP), service data points and service node controllers, the HP OpenCall IN platform is a highly flexible, scalable, carrier-grade platform for deploying voice services in worldwide wireline and wireless networks. The integration of elemedia gatekeeper software into HP's carrier-grade platform is targeted for Internet Telephony service providers who require highly scaleable, reliable and programmable gatekeeper/SCP capability for data networks. "This is another milestone in HP's ongoing strategy to enable the development of services that work seamlessly on both voice and data networks, " said Bill Russell, HP vice president and general manager of the Enterprise Systems and Software Group. "HP will continue to partner with the leaders in industry-standard computing and communications technologies to integrate them into the HP OpenCall IN platform." "HP's and Lucent's expertise are a natural match," said Tom Uhlman, president of Lucent's New Venture Group. "Our combined strengths will enable enterprise service providers to offer their customers new IP telephony services that, until now, have not been available for data networks." elemedia, one of the first ventures launched by Lucent, markets standards-based software platforms that enable high-quality multimedia communications services (voice, fax, video and data) over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. The elemedia family of products is based on Bell Laboratories research. Leveraging Bell Labs' expertise in digital communications, signal processing, and software design and development, elemedia delivers leading-edge software products designed to improve the performance of Internet applications significantly. More information about elemedia is available at www.elemedia.com.

To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1902)	11/18/1998 6:58:00 AM
From: Stephen B. Temple	Respond to of 3178

ADSL Only Goes Where the Carriers Take It November 18, 1998 PC Week: Widespread use of ADSL is largely dependent on deployment of the technology by service providers. RBOCs, CLECs and ILECs nationwide are racing to install xDSL, especially in areas where cable modem service is available. Covad Communications Co., a competitive local exchange carrier in Santa Clara, Calif., now offers asymmetric digital subscriber line in San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles and New York, with another 22 cities due in 1999. To truly appeal to IS managers, DSL must be available nationwide, said Chuck Haas, vice president of marketing and sales for Covad. "IT managers want to replace all of their modem pools, not just those for employees [close to DSL central offices]. Employees are spread all over metro areas and companies must offer blanket coverage," Haas said. To fulfill this, Covad supports IDSL (ISDN-based DSL), a 164K-bps, always-on version of DSL that expands on the ISDN data network, symmetric DSL and ADSL. Pricing on ADSL service ranges from $90 to $195 a month, with speeds ranging from 192K bps to 1.1M bps. Souris River Telecommunications Cooperative, an independent telephone company based in Minot, N.D., currently offers DSL in two of its largest markets. One application driving DSL in SRT's market is X-rays, said Lynn Nelson, director of sales and marketing for SRT. "A company called Radiology Consulting had a system where doctors on call would use modems to dial in to the hospital and get X-rays. In a dial-up environment, that took about 45 minutes. When ISDN was installed, the time required was reduced to 15 minutes," Nelson said. "When we introduced them to DSL, they could get X-rays in 4 minutes." SRT charges a $140 installation fee and $49.95 per month for two-way 384K-bps service to the Internet. The company supplies customers with 3Com Corp. DSL modems priced at $269. If users require access to a corporate LAN, providing DSL access at both ends, the price is $99.90 a month. <<PC Week -- 11-16-98>> [Copyright 1998, Ziff Wire]