ADC's AAC-2 Access Concentrator Named a Year 2000 Finalist by Network Computing for Well-Connected Award.Business Editors/Technology Writers NetWorld Interop 2000 MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2000 AAC-2(TM) Recognized For Excellence in Wide Area Networking ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. (Nasdaq: ADCT ADCT Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform ; www.adc.com) today announced that its AAC-2(TM) ATM access concentrator See remote access concentrator. has been named a finalist by CMP CMP (cytidine monophosphate): see cytosine. (1) (CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, NY, www.cmp.com) Part of United Business Media, CMP is a leading integrated media company that offers a wide variety of publications and services in the information Media Inc. for Network Computings' 2000 Well-Connected Award in the category of ATM access concentration. The product was chosen for its flexible, scalable architecture, multiple protocols, wide range of line speeds, large variety of customer interfaces and inverse multiplexing over ATM (IMA (Interactive Multimedia Association, Annapolis, MD) An earlier trade association founded in 1988 originally as the Interactive Video Industry Association. It provided an open process for adopting existing technologies and was involved in subjects such as networked services, scripting ) capabilities. "ADC was the first vendor to develop an ATM access concentrator in 1994 and since then we have deployed thousands of units around the world," said Karl Rookstool, vice president of ADC's Access Systems Division. "Clearly, this recognition validates ADC's leadership in the ATM access concentrator market space." The winners of the Network Computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. Well-Connected Awards will be revealed at a gala event on Monday, May 8th - the evening before NetWorld+Interop 2000 Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. trade show. All finalists will be highlighted in the May 15th issue of Network Computing and also on Network Computing Online at http://www.networkcomputing.com. ADC's line of ATM access concentrators statistically concentrate voice, video, and data traffic over public and private wide area networks (WAN). The AAC-2 provides one of the most cost-efficient integration of network services at speeds ranging from T1/E1 to OC-3/STM-1. Its four-slot chassis makes it ideal for mid-sized locations that need to connect multiple types of traffic to the WAN. In addition, ATM Forum A membership organization founded in 1991 to promote ATM networking technology. It worked with ANSI and the ITU to set standards. Its first specification in 1992 defined the User-Network Interface (UNI). In 2004, the Forum merged with the MPLS and Frame Relay Alliance. compliant IMA capabilities allow the AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) An audio compression technology that is part of the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards. AAC, especially MPEG-4 AAC, provides greater compression and better sound quality than MP3, which also came out of the MPEG standard. to take up to eight T1/E1 lines and group them into a single, logical link operating at up to 16 Mbps. "The Well-Connected Awards are significantly different from other IT publications' awards," said Fritz Nelson, publisher of CMP's Network Computing. "Our editors worked at length to research and test the best offerings in the enterprise arena." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Nelson, the products singled out in the Network Computing Well-Connected Awards are unique because "they are not a measure of popularity--they are quality offerings tested over a networked enterprise firsthand by editors themselves. So we know that ADC's AAC products are truly innovative solutions." About Network Computing Network Computing (http://www.networkcomputing.com), published by CMP Media, Manhasset, N.Y., is the only IT publication providing in-depth, comprehensive product, technology and service reviews from a real-world perspective to 220,000 IT Professionals--The Technology Experts--biweekly telling them what works, how it works, when to buy and who to buy it from. In addition, Network Computing consistently has the largest average-issue audience among all networking publications, according to Simmons and IntelliQuest and the publication was a 1999 Neal Award Finalist. About CMP Media Inc. CMP Media Inc. (www.cmp.com), a subsidiary of United News & Media plc (Nasdaq: UNEWY), is the leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum--the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. With its portfolio of newspapers, magazines, custom publishing, Internet products, research, consulting and conferences, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Online editions of the company's print publications, along with products and services created exclusively for the Internet, can be found on CMPnet at www.CMPnet.com. About ADC ADC Telecommunications ADC Telecommunications (NASDAQ: ADCT) is a communications company located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a southwest suburb of Minneapolis. History In 1935, Ralph Allison founded ADC Telecommunications in the basement of his south Minneapolis home, inventing ADC's very , Inc. is a leading global supplier of network equipment, software and integration services for broadband, multiservice networks that deliver data, video and voice communications over telephone, cable television, Internet, broadcast, wireless and enterprise networks. ADC's broadband, multiservice network solutions enable local access, high-speed transmission and software management of communications services from service providers to consumers and businesses over fiber-optic, copper, coaxial and wireless media. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota “Minneapolis” redirects here. For other uses, see Minneapolis (disambiguation). Minneapolis (pronounced IPA: /ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/) is the largest city in the U.S. , ADC has approximately 14,400 employees around the world and annual sales of $2.1 billion. ADC's stock is included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq-100 Index. For additional information, visit our Web site at www.adc.com. EDITOR'S NOTE: For high resolution product photo download, visit ADC's Web site at www.adc.com/photos |
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