ALCATEL CREATES SWITCHING SALES GROUP; Focus on ATM, Intelligent Networks and Other Technologies.RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 1995--Alcatel Network Systems today announced the creation of a Switching Sales group to provide customers in Canada, the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and select overseas markets the complete Alcatel portfolio of ATM (asynchronous transfer mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. ), video codec (1) A hardware circuit that converts analog video (NTSC, PAL, SECAM) into digital code and vice versa. The term may refer to only the A/D and D/A conversion, or it may include the compression technique for further reducing the signal (definition #2 below). See codec. , intelligent network and other products, including their accompanying service management support systems. Tim Phillips will head the group as Assistant Vice President, Switching Sales. The Switching group complements the existing SONET (synchronous optical network (networking) Synchronous Optical NETwork - (SONET) A broadband networking standard based on point-to-point optical fibre networks. SONET will provide a high-bandwidth "pipe" to support ATM-based services. ) transmission sales group. Both groups report to Larry Hulbert, Vice President, Sales and Service. "We created a sales group devoted solely to switching because we expect significant growth in this market segment and because of the tremendous strides Alcatel has made recently with ATM, frame relay and service control technologies," said Mr. Hulbert. "This move allows us to target our customers' needs with our integrated High Performance Network solutions." Switching Sales has responsibility for a family of Alcatel products that provide carriers with advanced end-to-end services. These products include: the Alcatel 1000 AX central office core switch, the Avanza(TM) multi-service architecture and its 1100 HSS HSS Humanities and Social Sciences HSS High Speed Steel HSS Home Subscriber Server (3GPP) HSS Hospital for Special Surgery (New York, NY, USA) HSS Hospital for Special Surgery HSS History of Science Society enterprise switching platform, and video codecs for high definition television, 4:2:2 component video, and NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. entertainment-quality video for education and television super trunking. The Alcatel 1000 AX lies at the heart of Alcatel's Switched Digital Video See switched video. Network (SDVN(tm) product offering. The SDVN, which includes Alcatel video codecs, is the underlying technology for Pacific Bell's Cinema of the Future(SM) new service venture and the recently announced Healthnet 2000(TM) interactive telemedicine project. The 1000 AX also is undergoing evaluation in a Bell Atlantic central office for video-on-demand services and is installed at Sprint's Advanced Technology Laboratories for backbone tandem switch testing. The Avanza architecture includes the Alcatel 1100 HSS multiservice enterprise platform, combining frame relay and ATM switching, and the Alcatel 1100 LSS LSS Lutheran Social Services LSS Logistics Support System LSS Lean Six Sigma LSS Line Sharing Service (telecommunications, Australia) LSS Legal Services Society (Canada) LSS Law Students' Society LAN switching system. Alcatel Network Systems designs, manufactures and services a full line of voice, data, video and multimedia transmission products -- such as ATM switching systems, digital cross connects, fiber optic transmission systems, optical amplifiers, microwave radios, video codecs and network management systems. These products are used in high performance networks throughout the telecommunications, broadcast and utility industries. The parent company, Alcatel is one of the world's leading communications equipment manufacturers, with plants in 32 countries and markets in over 125 countries. CONTACT: Alcatel Network Systems Michael Newsom, 214/996-7896 or Internet: michael_newsom@aud.alcatel.com |
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