ACT Networks and Martins announce plans to build 33-site private frame relay network; Brazilian wholesaler to build integrated data voice frame relay network.CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 1995--ACT Networks Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ANET) Monday announced that Martins, a billion-dollar wholesaler of grocery and sundries sun·dries pl.n. Articles too small or numerous to be specified; miscellaneous items. [From sundry. in Brazil, will build a 33-site private frame relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. network utilizing ACT's Integrated Frame Relay Access Devices (communications) Frame Relay Access Device - (FRAD) Hardware and software that turns packets from TCP, SNA, IPX, etc into frames that can be sent over a Frame Relay wide area network. (IFRADs). The IFRADs allow the network to carry voice and fax communications, as well as data and LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. traffic, within a consolidated Frame Relay infrastructure. Networked communications will rely on terrestrial and satellite facilities. The network's main structure will be installed in Uberlandia, Sao Paulo and Recife, linking 32 advanced distribution centers throughout Brazil, 21 of them via satellite. "Customers like Martins allow ACT to build Frame Relay networks which fully utilize the voice capabilities we have built into our products," said Andre de Fusco, vice president of marketing at ACT Networks. "The new network will allow Martins to communicate between all of its locations without the expensive toll charges normally associated with long-distance telecommunications. We have found that in this type of network, payback is usually realized in less than one year." The new network will allow Martins to more closely track inventory while controlling costs. The integration of voice and fax communications should cut toll charges by about 35 percent. The network will be installed in phases and is scheduled for completion in April 1996. The network will be installed by Promon, a reseller of telecommunications products in Brazil. "Martins contracted with us to build a private telecommunications network A telecommunications network is a of telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes. to include satellite and terrestrial links integrating their videoconferencing A real time video session between two or more users or between two or more locations. Although the first videoconferencing was done with traditional analog TV and satellites, inhouse room systems became popular in the early 1980s after Compression Labs pioneered digitized video systems , voice, fax and data traffic," said Ricardo de Saboya, corporate network unit manager for Promon. "We chose ACT Networks' products because of their unique features, like the excellent voice quality at 8 Kbps." With headquarters in Camarillo, ACT Networks is a leading global provider of cost-effective wide area network solutions. The company's frame relay and point-to-point integrated access products are utilized for the integration and transmission of voice, data and facsimile communications traffic using standards-based transmission protocols. ACT Networks markets its products through OEMs and a global network of more than 120 reseller organizations. The company has delivered more than 10,000 integrated network A network that supports both data and voice and/or different networking protocols. See converged network and new public network. access devices to customers in more than 50 countries. CONTACT: ACT Networks Inc., Camarillo Anne Rex, 805/388-2474 annerex@acti.com or Capital Relations Tina Bradford, 805/494-0830 tbradford@caprel.com |
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