ACT Networks and Skydata Sign Patent License Agreement.CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1996--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) today announced that it has signed a Patent License Agreement with Skydata, Inc., a satellite communication systems company based in Melbourne, Fla. U.S. Patent 5,434,850 covers the system implementation of a frame-relay protocol-based multiplex See multiplexing. switching scheme and was granted to Skydata on July 18, 1995. The License Agreement between Skydata and ACT Networks allows the end users of ACT's SkyFrame product to build, deploy and use satellite networks covered under the Patent. "Deployment of VSAT (Very Small Aperture satellite Terminal) A small earth station for satellite transmission that handles up to 56 Kbits/sec of digital transmission. VSATs that handle the T1 data rate (up to 1.544 Mbits/sec) are called "TSATs. networks using this technology truly provides full network connecting at the lowest possible life cycle cost," said John Todd John Todd is the name of:
ISAT International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial ISAT Information Science and Technology ISAT Information and Advisory Service on Appropriate Technology ISAT Illinois State Assessment Test solutions, end users will benefit greatly through the competition between the two companies." "SkyFrame is a hubless, switchless and integrated 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. satellite network solution," stated Martin Shum, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of ACT Networks. "We believe that for small to medium size enterprise networks, this product can offer corporations in the emerging countries an unprecedented level of connectivity and cost effectiveness. The Patent License Agreement with Skydata allows us to focus on what is important to our business which is to bring SkyFrame to market as soon as possible." Skydata, Inc., founded in 1989, offers a full line of satellite communications equipment and systems, including RF transmitters, ISAT frame relay terminals, paging link networks, data broadcast networks, and turnkey voice and data systems for all C and Ku-Band frequency plans. Skydata, Inc. is privately-held and is headquartered in Melbourne, Fla. Matra Marconi Space Matra Marconi Space (MMS) was a Franco-British aerospace company. Marta Marconi Space was established in 1990 as a joint venture between the space and telecommunication divisions of the Lagardère Group (Matra Espace) and the GEC group (Marconi Space Systems). of France and Samsung Corporation of Korea are major Skydata investors, as well as development and marketing partners of Skydata, Inc. ACT Networks develops, manufactures, markets and sells integrated Frame Relay wide-area network access products which support a broad range of end-user network applications. The Company's products incorporate advanced voice and data compression data compression Process of reducing the amount of data needed for storage or transmission of a given piece of information (text, graphics, video, sound, etc.), typically by use of encoding techniques. algorithms, voice and data access switching capabilities, and proprietary voice, data and facsimile integration technologies. The Company's products are designed to work with either terrestrial media or wireless media. Organizations worldwide use the Company's products to build cost-effective, bandwidth-efficient, easy-to-manage wide area networks. CONTACT: ACT Networks, Inc. Martin Shum, 805/388-2474 or Skydata, Inc. John Todd, 407/724-9630 or Morgen-Walke Associates Doug Sherk, Chris Danne or Todd Friedman, 415/296-7383 Jill Ruja/Elissa Grabowski, 212/850-5698, 212/850-5600 |
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