ADC and Carrier Access Corporation Plan Alliance for Future Product Development with Signing of OEM Agreement.MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 1997-- Companies focus on developing integrated service delivery solutions for carriers 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., and Carrier Access Corporation (CAC See Consumer Advisory Council. ), Boulder, Colo., announced today that they have formed a long- term alliance that initially includes an original equipment manufacturers' (OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and ) agreement that enables 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. to market CAC's Access Bank(TM) I and Access Bank(TM) II T1 voice and data multiplexers, as well as CAC's next-generation M1-3 multiplexer solution, the Wide Bank 28 DS3 access multiplexer. The products will be marketed under the ADC label. Longer-term, ADC and CAC plan to collaborate on the development of service delivery systems based on the companies' core technologies. CAC is a leading manufacturer of T1 and T3 network access solutions for the telecommunications and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. industries. ADC has entered into the OEM agreement through its Network Services Division, which provides loop access and transport systems to carriers for their delivery of high-bandwidth services to businesses and end users. The alliance with CAC broadens ADC's portfolio of service access products, including the Integrated Communications Access Servers (ICX ICX Inter-Cartridge Exchange ICX Incoming Exchange ICX Intelligence Express ICX Internet College Exchange ICX Internet Content Accelerator (TM)) family of products, which supports a wide variety of DS0 network and user interfaces from a single platform with unified system management. ADC markets its ICX products, along with its Soneplex(TM) intelligent T1 delivery system, to telecommunications carriers. The initial OEM agreement will enable CAC to substantially increase industry penetration of its low-cost, highly integrated T1 and T3 access solutions, especially within the growing number of carrier and end-user customer markets. 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. Kevin Leibl, CAC's vice-president of marketing, "We are pleased to have ADC as an OEM partner. ADC is recognized worldwide as a leading provider of integrated solutions for digital broadband communications, especially within the T1 and T3 communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. arena. This strategic alliance will enable CAC to take advantage of ADC's breadth of telecommunications expertise in further collaborative product development Collaborative Product Development (Collaborative Product Design) (CPD) is a business strategy, work process and collection of software applications that facilitates different organizations to work together on the development of a product. ." John Griffin, vice-president of marketing for ADC's Network Services Division, said, "CAC is a well-respected company with innovative, cost-effective network access solutions for carriers. This alliance will enable ADC to integrate CAC's devices with our Soneplex T1 service delivery platform, providing traditional and alternative carriers with an economical solution for delivering voice services over T1/HDSL." Carrier Access Corporation (CAC) is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with headquarters in Boulder, Colorado. CAC develops and manufactures T1 and T3 access solutions that address voice and high-speed data applications, while providing more bandwidth, with lower capital costs and lower maintenance costs, than from other access solutions. Carrier Access Corporation can be reached at 1-800-495-5455, 1-303-442-5455, or at http://www.carrieraccess.com on the World Wide Web. ADC Telecommunications, Inc. is a leading supplier of transmission and networking systems used to deliver voice, data and video services. The company holds a preeminent market position in physical connectivity products for wireless, fiber-optic, twisted-pair and coaxial networks. Revenues for fiscal year 1996 were $828 million. More information about ADC Telecommunications and its business units, products and technologies, is available at its Web site, http://www.adc.com, or by calling the company at 1-800-366-3891, ext. 3223. CONTACT: Lynne High ADC Telecommunications (612) 946-3136 or Gerry Sutton Carrier Access Corporation (303) 442-5455 |
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