ADVISORY/Appian Communications To Chair 'Metro Networks' and 'Services and Delivery' Sessions at National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference 2002.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NFOEC NFOEC National Fiber Optical Engineer Conference NFOEC National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference 2002 ADVISORY...for Tuesday & Thursday (Sept. 17 & 19) DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2002 Appian Communications(TM), the first to enable delivery of carrier-class Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH services, will chair two sessions at the 18th 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) being held at the Dallas Convention Center The Dallas Convention Center, originally the Dallas Memorial Auditorium, is a meeting hall, event/convention center and civic center in the Convention Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). September 15 - 19th. WHO: Jonathan Morgan, Director of Product Management at Appian Communications WHERE: Dallas Convention Center WHAT: Chairing "Metro Networks" Session (A1) at NFOEC 2002 WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002, 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. WHAT: Chairing "Services Delivery" Session (D7) at NFOEC 2002 WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002, 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Morgan brings over 16 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 Telcordia, 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. About Appian Communications Appian is removing the final metro area bottleneck to new optical service revenues. Designed to enable growth in carrier revenue and profitability, the Appian solution combines the low cost and simplicity of Ethernet with the resilience and scale of established SONET/SDH networks to enable carrier-class Ethernet services that include secure Ethernet Private Lines, Virtual Private LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. , and scalable Ethernet-based Internet/frame relay/ATM access. With its integrated 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. service support, the 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)) is a best-of-breed multi-service solution that simplifies the migration from today's rigid, circuit-optimized voice and private line offerings to next-generation packet service offers. Appian's award-winning products, recipients of Network Magazine's Product of the Year 2002 and SUPERQuest 2002 awards, are currently shipping to emerging and established providers, including NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform Communications, around the world. For more information please visit www.appiancom.com. Appian Communications, etc. are trademarks of Appian Communications, Inc. All other company, product or service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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