ADVISORY/ Appian Communications To Chair 'Next Generation Architectures' Session at National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference 2001.Business/Technology Editors ADVISORY...Thursday (July 12) BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 2001 Appian Communications(TM) today announced that Jonathan Morgan, director of product management, will chair a discussion on next generation architectures at the 17th annual National Fiber Optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber Engineers Conference (NFOEC NFOEC National Fiber Optical Engineer Conference NFOEC National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference ). The conference will be held at the Baltimore Convention Center The Baltimore Convention Center is a convention and exhibition hall located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It is managed and operated by the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association, a semi-private association started in 1980 by former Baltimore mayor William Donald July 8th -- 12th.
WHO: Jonathan Morgan, Director of Product Management at Appian
Communications
WHAT: Chairing "Next Generation Architectures" Session (A9) at
NFOEC 2001
WHERE: Baltimore Convention Center
WHEN: Thursday, July 12, 2001, 1:20 - 3:00 p.m.
Morgan has also been selected to present a paper at the "Bit Rates and Packets" session (F4) on Wednesday, July 11th, 8:00 - 9:40 a.m. Morgan brings over 15 years of experience in the telecommunications industry to these sessions. Prior to joining Appian, Morgan held senior planning and management positions at Fujitsu Network Communications, where he also initiated the group responsible for partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions. He also held senior positions at Bellcore, where he was responsible for defining the generic requirements for SONET. Morgan holds a B.S.E.E. from Washington University in St. Louis “Washington University” redirects here. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). Washington University in St. Louis is a private, coeducational, research university located in St. Louis, Missouri. and a M.S.E.E. from Rutgers University Rutgers University, main campus at New Brunswick, N.J.; land-grant and state supported; coeducational except for Douglass College; chartered 1766 as Queen's College, opened 1771. Campuses and Facilities Rutgers maintains three campuses. . In addition to participating in the NFOEC technical program, Appian will showcase its Optical Services Activation Platform(TM) (OSAP OSAP, n.pr an abbreviation for the Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures, a nonprofit organization that consists of dental and health care professionals and others interested in promoting infection control and effective health and safety (TM)) and AppianVista(TM) Services and Element Manager in booth #4519 during the conference's exhibit hours. Appian will highlight how service providers can use the OSAP to deploy more profitable, next-generation Ethernet services that combine the low cost and flexibility of Ethernet together with the resilience, manageability, and global scale of SONET/SDH networks. About Appian Communications Appian is removing the final bottleneck to optical service revenues with an optical edge solution optimized for the migration from traditional TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. services to high growth, packet services. Designed to leverage existing transport and back office infrastructures, Appian's award-winning Optical Services Activation Platform (OSAP(TM)) and AppianVista(TM) Services and Element Manager combine the low cost and flexibility of Ethernet with the resilience, manageability, and global scale of SONET/SDH networks to create significant time-to-market and profitability opportunities. With its integrated TDM support, the OSAP offers providers a smooth migration path from today's rigid, circuit-optimized voice and data offerings to a new generation of carrier-class Ethernet services that include Ethernet Private Lines, Ethernet Virtual Networks, and scaleable Ethernet Internet Access See how to access the Internet. . Recognized as a 2001 Hot 100 Private Company by UPSIDE Magazine, Appian is marketing its products to emerging and existing providers around the world. For more information about Appian Communications, please visit its Web site at www.appiancom.com. Appian, Appian Communications, the Appian Communications logo, OSAP, AppianVista, ODP ODP - Open Distributed Processing and Opening Optical Networks for Business are trademarks of Appian Communications, Inc. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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