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No Debate in U.S. Capitol: 3Com Delivers Leading Converged Networking Solutions to Small and Medium Enterprises
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 1999--3Com Corporation (Nasdaq:COMS) today announced the SuperStack II PBX 1000, a fully featured PBX system that allows companies to implement a no-compromise telephony and advanced data communications solution.
Based on best-of-breed technology from Siemens AG and 3Com, the SuperStack II PBX 1000 helps growing businesses make the first migration step toward a single, cost-effective and highly manageable voice, video and data network.
"3Com praises Siemens for its fundamental role in developing this joint solution -- we are proud to deliver the first product resulting from our strategic relationship," said Edgar Masri, senior vice president, enterprise business unit, 3Com.
"Reliable voice communications is one of the most important business requirements today and customers should not sacrifice voice functionality to capitalize on the benefits of convergence. The SuperStack II PBX 1000 gives customers perfect quality voice communications with the functionality of a traditional PBX while adding features like TAPI and CSTA support for integrated CTI applications. All this functionality is integrated into the SuperStack family, 3Com's award-winning product line of easy-to-manage and scaleable communications solutions."
"We are proud that the alliance with 3Com is delivering the right answers today to address customers' demands for converged networking solutions," said Karl Hoenig, head of Business Switching Networks Product Group of Siemens' Information and Communication Networks Group.
"Together we will merge the advanced LAN technologies of 3Com with the leading telecommunications capabilities of Siemens. With the SuperStack II and Hicom platforms we offer customers a clear migration strategy to protect their investment, as they deploy converged solutions."
3Com's Three-Phased Converged Networking Roadmap
Completing phase one of 3Com's three-phased convergence roadmap for enterprise environments, the SuperStack II PBX 1000 delivers the physical integration of voice and data network infrastructure. The SuperStack II PBX 1000 also provides the capability for a single wide area connection for both voice and data traffic.
Phase two will deliver a unified enterprise infrastructure for voice and data communications, using standards such as H.323 and JTAPI. Phase three will deliver the applications that will drive convergence for true pervasive networking.
SuperStack II PBX 1000 System -- Migrating Small- and
Medium-sized Businesses to Converged Networking Today
Jeff Ingle, president, Optimal Solutions, Granville, Mich., and a user of the SuperStack II PBX 1000 states, "Since we implemented the SuperStack II PBX 1000 in December 1998 we believe it is a vast improvement over our former Nortel Networks system. The solution's ease-of-use capabilities in both configuration and management makes the 3Com system the highest quality data and voice solution available today."
The mission-critical quality of voice communications indicates that business convergence adopters will need to strike a balance between ensuring their networks give 99.9999% availability for voice calls while rolling out next-generation CTI applications. The 3Com SuperStack II PBX 1000 delivers a converged voice and data workgroup solution without sacrificing quality or reliability.
The system includes a stackable PBX 1000 unit and 3Com digital telephones. Following are the solution's key features and customer benefits:
Ease-of-installation and day-to-day operations via the SuperStack II's stackable form factor that enables easy attachment of telephone and trunk connections using RJ-11 connectors. Ensured compatibility today and in the future with support for all relevant telecommunications industry and de-facto standards. Ease-of-management via SNMP-manageable voice and data ports for local and remote management of the complete SuperStack stack using a single management platform (available mid CY'99).
Integrated system saves customers money by allowing voice and data traffic to share the same wide-area connection. Easy-to-use digital telephones give users one-touch access to advanced caller functions and integrated PC dialing and phone book management. Easily extensible architecture supports customization and integration with third-party applications such as voice mail and automatic call distribution. Flexible and scaleable to support a maximum configuration of 36 subscribers with 23 trunk lines.
Service and Support
The SuperStack II PBX 1000 is supported through a three-tiered support model essential in addressing customer service level expectations for voice support. First-tier support is provided through an authorized reseller channel throughout the USA; second-tier back up reseller support will be handled by 3Com's Customer Service Organization; and third-tier support is provided by Siemens and 3Com's Workgroup Systems division.
3Com is currently rolling out an authorization program for the reseller channel to offer and support 3Com's converged networking solutions. For authorization, the reseller must have or develop voice expertise and the ability to provide first-tier customer service and support. The reseller authorization program for 3Com's converged networking solutions features in-depth training on both the SuperStack II PBX 1000 and future converged networking products from 3Com.
Pricing and Availability
Initial shipments of the SuperStack II PBX 1000 system to authorized U.S. resellers will start on February 1, 1999 with general availability on March 1, 1999. As the company rolls out the solution worldwide, specific details will be announced to coincide with product availability.
About 3Com Corporation
With more than 200 million customers worldwide, 3Com Corporation connects more people in more ways to information than any other networking company. 3Com delivers innovative information access products and network system solutions to large, medium and small enterprises; carriers and network service providers; PC OEMs; and consumers. 3Com -- More connected(TM). For further information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at www.3com.com or the press site at www.3com.com/pressbox.
About Siemens Information and Communication Networks Group
The Siemens Information and Communication Networks Group was founded in 1998 as part of the restructuring of the Siemens Information and Communications business segments. Information and Communication Networks, with approximately 60,000 employees and a business volume of DM 25 billion, is one of the worldwide leading providers of end-to-end solutions for voice, data and mobile communications networks.
In the United States, Siemens Information and Communication Networks Inc., headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., is a leading provider of information and telecommunications solutions to public network service providers and enterprise customers. For further information, visit Siemens' World Wide Web site at icn.siemens.com.
LSI Logic Supplies Siemens With System-on-a-Chip ASICs for Their EWSD Switches
Siemens Chose a System-on-a-Chip Approach and Reduced System Configuration
Space by 4X and Development Time by 25%
BRACKNELL, England, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- LSI Logic Corporation, (NYSE: LSI) The System On A Chip Company(R), today announced that it is supplying three high-performance system-on-a-chip ASICs for Siemens' EWSD (Digital Electronic Switching System/Elektronisches Waehlsystem) Power Node switch, the world's leading narrowband switching product.
The three ASICs, which are integrated in the message buffer unit of the EWSD, are true system-on-a-chip designs as they integrate a processor core, application-specific IP and memory elements on a single chip, and together, they define the function of the system. These ASICs are responsible for routing the messages, handling the protocols and doing maintenance, and they serve as the interface between the coordination processor and the switching network.
Siemens made a strategic decision to move away from standard components and adopt a system-on-a-chip approach to enable them to achieve maximum performance and scalability for their next generation system. With this innovative implementation, they were able to reduce the system configuration space of the message buffer by a factor of four, increase the system performance and offer a scalable system that gives the EWSD the headroom to handle the increasing switching demands into the millennium. Siemens also dramatically cut the prototype testing time by using co-verification techniques.
To achieve the system performance, price and scalability requirements, three different ASICs were specified for three separate boards, and each ASIC required an embedded microprocessor. Siemens selected LSI Logic's MiniRISC(R) CW4003 MIPS CPU core and HDLC (High-Level Data Link Controller) protocol core from LSI Logic's CoreWare(R) library for these designs.
"By applying system-on-a-chip technology to a multiprocessor switch design, we were able to achieve our targets of more power for higher performance switching, innovative system design to enable new features like web access and, finally, bringing to market a state-of-the-art product that redefines switching architecture's of the future," said Mr. Johann Haslinger, director R&D, Siemens AG. "For this kind of achievement, it is essential to work closely with your semiconductor supplier, and we had outstanding support from LSI Logic throughout the entire design process."
The message buffer's complex system configuration, which when fully configured will comprise up to 76 processors populating 15 boards and all connected by high-speed point-to-point serial links, required a robust design methodology to include hardware and software co-verification, on-chip software debug and built-in-self-test that achieved 90% fault coverage. To ensure the highest system reliability, the built-in-self-test feature also operates in the working system, enabling Siemens to identify any problems and make repairs without interrupting the system.
Co-verification was an essential element in the success of the message buffer project and produced substantial time-to-market advantages. LSI Logic provided the VHDL models of the processor and HDLC cores. The co-verification environment comprised LSI Logic's MiniSIM(R) instruction set simulator, Synopsys' Eagle-I hardware/ software co-verification tool and Synopsys' Cyclone(R) hardware simulator.
With this approach, software engineers were able to debug the target software on the virtual devices and see the interaction of the three different ASICs. Once verified, a substantial part of the target software could be used for system verification and this was completed in half the time compared to the previous generation design. Siemens was then able to bring up the hardware and run the system integration tests which only took three months, half of the time it took for the previous design.
A key feature of LSI Logic's CW4003 CPU core is the ability to customize the cache and RAM sizes. This gave Siemens the flexibility to tune the microprocessor subsystem for the application and optimize the design for price/performance.
"Fundamental to our success as The System on a Chip Company is our underlying ASIC technology and methodology which are being selected by market leaders, like Siemens, to produce very complex, highly integrated solutions," said John Daane, executive vice president of Communications, Computer, Storage Components and ASIC products. "We are extremely pleased to have been selected as the system supplier for the Siemens' message buffer designs. This is yet another example of our strategy to serve trendsetting customers in selected markets, and it demonstrates how LSI Logic's core competencies are being used to deliver true system-on-a-chip devices, with time-to-market, performance and price advantages."
LSI Logic company background
LSI Logic Corporation, The System on a Chip Companya, is a leading supplier of custom high-performance semiconductors, with operations world-wide. The company enables customers to build complete systems on a single chip with its CoreWare(R) design programme, which increases performance, lowers system costs and accelerates time to market. LSI Logic develops application-optimized products in co-operation with trend setting customers, and operates leading-edge manufacturing facilities to produce submicron geometry chips. The company maintains a high level of quality as demonstrated by its ISO 900x certifications. LSI Logic Corporation is headquartered at 1551 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, California 95035, lsilogic.com.
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Newbridge Networks Announces Multiservices Remote Access Solution
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 1999--NEWBRIDGE (TSE:NNC.)
(NYSE:NN) Newbridge Solution Extends Business Class Virtual Private
Network Services to Remote Users
COMNET - Newbridge Networks (NYSE:NN)(TSE:NNC) today announced
the release of its Multiservices Remote Access Solution (M-RAS), an
integral part of the Newbridge(R) Versatile IP solution unveiled last
November. The Siemens / Newbridge MainStreetXpress(TM) 36100 Access
Concentrator, cornerstone of the Newbridge M-RAS offering, now extends
the functionality of the Versatile IP solution to enable service
providers to deliver premium Internet protocol VPNs to mobile users,
telecommuters and remote office workers.
The Newbridge Versatile IP solution leverages the core strengths
of the Newbridge switched routing product portfolio, including its
multiservices infrastructure and comprehensive end-to-end service
management, to offer a suite of standards-based solutions. The
solutions enable service providers to capitalize on the exploding
market for value-added services by delivering premium IP VPN services
to business customers. According to a comprehensive Yankee Group
study, the Newbridge approach also allows service providers to reduce
their own cost of ownership by as much as 37 percent over conventional
routing approaches.
The Newbridge Versatile IP solution enables service providers to
seamlessly blend the best attributes of private enterprise networks,
the Internet and their own shared public network resources to offer
the optimal mix of control, reliability, reach and cost options.
M-RAS expands the capabilities of Versatile IP to deliver remote
access to business VPNs. The broad range of interfaces the solution
provides, coupled with powerful service management, give service
providers the flexibility to connect customers, irrespective of
geography, technology or budget.
"The managed remote access market is about to explode worldwide,
creating a tremendous opportunity for service providers," said Jim
Arseneault, Executive Vice President, IP & Internetworking Products
Group, Newbridge Networks. "The Newbridge M-RAS solution offers an
effective, profitable way to manage access for Internet service
providers (ISPs) and enterprises that want to concentrate on their
core businesses and lower the costs of supporting remote users. As
such, the solution is a natural and powerful extension to Versatile
IP."
M-RAS allows service providers to sell packaged Internet and VPN
access services to other service providers, such as ISPs, or directly
to businesses. These service providers and businesses can, in turn,
provide virtual access ports to their customers or end users. The
solution combines a number of access technologies, including analog,
integrated services digital network (ISDN), digital subscriber line
(xDSL) and voice over IP (VoIP) into a package with integrated
management and provisioning.
M-RAS also provides integrated services management for multiple
access technologies and centralized access policy management.
Consolidated management enables service providers to lower costs while
effectively servicing the network edge. The solution also allows
service providers to organize dial services by access speed and type
and tailor VPN policies to the needs of the customer, regardless of
where they reside on the network.
Newbridge M-RAS Product Portfolio
MainStreetXpress 36100 Access Concentrator
The Newbridge M-RAS solution centers on the MainStreetXpress
36100 Access Concentrator, which provides dial, ISDN and dedicated
access services for an ISP or business customer. The flexibility of
the MainStreetXpress 36100 concentrator enables it to function as
either a standalone high-performance access concentrator, or as an
integral part of a Carrier Switched Routing (CSR) network offering
premium IP VPN services. The Newbridge Carrier Switched Routing
product portfolio comprises the following components:
MainStreetXpress 36170 Multiservices Switch
The industry-leading Siemens / Newbridge MainStreetXpress 36170
Multiservices Switch provides asymmetric digital subscriber line
(ADSL) concentration and broadband switching services, among its
multiservice, multi-access capabilities. ADSL cards installed in the
MainStreetXpress 36170 switch concentrate ADSL services that originate
from MainStreetXpress 27020 ADSL modems located at the end customer
site.
MainStreetXpress 56020 Routing Services Control Point (RSCP)
Newbridge Networks Announces New Executive Vice President and General Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa
Newbridge Networks Announces New Executive Vice President and General Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa
Newbridge Networks Announces New Executive Vice President and General Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa
KANATA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 1999-- NEWBRIDGE(TSE:NNC) (NYSE:NN) Newbridge Networks (NYSE:NN; TSE:NNC) Friday announced the appointment of Pearse Flynn as the Company's Executive Vice President and General Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Working from the Company's offices in Maidenhead, Mr. Flynn will lead the sales, marketing and customer service operations for markets throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This appointment marks another important milestone for Newbridge as the Company continues to add high calibre talent to its executive leadership team.
Mr. Flynn joins Newbridge from Compaq Computers where he held several executive positions over the past 11 years. Most recently, Mr. Flynn was Vice President, Worldwide Channel Services.
He has also held executive positions as Vice President North America Customer Service and Vice President Customer Service, Europe Middle East and Africa. Prior to Compaq Computers, Mr. Flynn was Manager, Production at Wang Labs in Scotland.
With degrees in Applied Physics from the University of Cork, Ireland and Digital Systems from the University of Limerick, Ireland, Mr. Flynn brings fundamental strengths in sales and service to the position.
"Pearse is a top performer with outstanding leadership strengths and industry experience. He is a very strong addition to our executive leadership team," said Alan Lutz, President and Chief Operating Officer, Newbridge Networks.
Pearse Flynn replaces John Everard who is promoted to the position Executive Vice President, Newbridge / Siemens Alliance. In this role, Mr. Everard will be responsible for further strengthening and managing the relationship with Siemens.
"John has been instrumental in developing Newbridge's market presence throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa and a valued member of the Newbridge executive team since 1989," added Mr. Lutz.
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