ADC Telecommunications and Motorola Computer Group Team On Advanced, Fault Tolerant Short Message Service Platform.TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 1999--Motorola Computer Group (MCG) and 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. Wednesday announced that together they are delivering a fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. system platform for advanced wireless short messaging See SMS. services. This platform combines ADC's NewNet SMserver(TM) with Motorola's fault tolerant FX Series to offer highly reliable short messaging services that exceed 99.999 percent availability. Deployments of the platform started in the fourth quarter of 1998. "We are confident that NewNet's SMserver software on Motorola's FX Series will help meet the reliability, availability and serviceability Reliability, Availability and Serviceability is a computer hardware engineering term. It originated from IBM to advertise the robustness of their mainframe computers. The concept is often known by the acronym RAS. requirements of wireless network operators worldwide," said John Hughes
(2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. has built a mature and reliable short messaging platform with the performance, scalability and ease-of-use carriers require, plus the advanced features subscribers need and expect." "With the combination of ADC's high-performance NewNet short messaging software and MCG's state-of-the-art, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). fault tolerant technology, Motorola and ADC will be able to provide the industry's short messaging services solution for service differentiation and revenue generation," stated Grant Wakelin, president, ADC Telecommunications' Software Systems Division. "And, with Motorola's Split Mode(TM) technology, the combined solution allows carriers to upgrade software while providing short message services." "Motorola's close collaborative relationship with ADC over a five year period assures that service providers will have the short message service features and power needed now and in the years ahead," added Hughes. ADC's NewNet SMserver helps wireless carriers to differentiate and generate new revenue from short messaging services. The platform manages the transmission of text messages to and from mobile handsets. Carriers can offer new services using SMserver's open programming interfaces and gateways to voice mail systems, paging networks, and the Internet. Plus SMserver enables operators to recognize the utilization of new services and bill the customer accordingly. SMserver's scalable, self-optimizing open system architecture helps carriers protect their investment and minimize operational costs. High reliability and flexibility are critical factors for all service providers who want to compete on the basis of quality of service. With the Motorola FX Series, service providers can offer advanced short messaging applications that meet and exceed 99.999 percent availability. The NEBS-compliant FX Series offers a fault tolerant architecture that continues operation through component failures. In addition, the unique Split Mode capability of the FX Series enables network operators to upgrade CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. Modules or install new software releases without losing messaging services to subscribers. About Motorola MCG is a major supplier to the telecommunications industry. Over 40% of the embedded platforms the company supplies are used in telecom applications. For system-level platforms this increases to over 60%. The company can count the world's major telecommunications equipment manufacturers amongst its customers. MCG embedded platform technologies have been deployed within numerous telecommunications projects across the globe. Motorola Computer Group (MCG), a division of Motorola Inc., is the world's leading supplier of embedded computing platforms to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for use in telecommunications and industrial applications. MCG provides best in class solutions by combining its advanced design engineering capability with responsive, world-class manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. . MCG is part of Motorola's Integrated Electronics Systems Sector, which comprises five closely related businesses for delivering leadership solutions to customers in the form of platform-based embedded controls and integrated components. Information about MCG is available on the World Wide Web at www.mcg.mot.com. Motorola is a global leader in advanced electronic systems and services. It creates software-driven products that provide integrated customer solutions and Internet access See how to access the Internet. via wireless and satellite communications, as well as computing, networking, and automotive electronics. Motorola also liberates the power of technology by providing essential digital building blocks in the form of embedded semiconductors, controls and systems. Sales in 1997 were $29.8 billion. About ADC ADC Telecommunications' NewNet product family consists, in addition to SMserver, of comprehensive SS7 middleware platforms that are commercially deployed in over 30 countries. More information about ADC's NewNet products can be reached on the World Wide Web at http://www.newnet.com where complete details about its broad range of ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. , ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. and numerous country variants of platforms and products are available. ADC Telecommunications 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 :ADCT ADCT Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform ) is a leading global supplier of voice, video and data systems and solutions for telephone, cable television, Internet, broadcast, wireless and private communications net An organization of stations capable of direct communications on a common channel or frequency. works. ADC's systems and solutions enable local access and high-speed transmission of communications services from providers to consumers and businesses over fiber optic, copper, coaxial and wireless media. With headquarters in Minneapolis, ADC has approximately 8,000 employees around the world and annual sales of $1.4 billion. For additional information, visit ADC's Web site at http://www.adc.com. SMserver is a trademark of ADC Telecommunications Inc. Motorola and the Motorola logo are registered trademarks of Motorola Inc. Split Mode is a trademark of Motorola Inc. Other brand or product names are registered trademarks of their respective holders. Motorola Computer Group identifies a product and/or division of the respective Motorola legal entities worldwide. |
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