AMP Posts New Networking Solutions on New Web Site.HARRISBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 1996--AMP Incorporated will today debut a new World Wide Web site focused on its network and premises systems solutions. Found at www.amp.com/networking, the site contains information on system architectures, services and support, distributors, and AMP NETCONNECT system products. It also features white papers, news releases, and listings of upcoming trade shows. "Our Web pages take a systems-level approach to premises cabling and network solutions," said N. D'Arcy Roche, vice president and general manager for AMP Global Premises Systems and Services. "As a leader in premises cabling systems, we know building owners and network managers want comprehensive solutions in which the relationship of the parts to the whole is clear. We've done that and more on our Internet site." As with its premises networking business, the AMP site will be global, allowing visitors in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia/Pacific to identify local distributors and trade show events. AMP plans to expand the site's coverage to include Central and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , and to also make it available in several languages. An important feature of the site is the AMP Select Systems Guide, which shows typical cabling topologies and compatible products. Not only are parts clearly related to their use within the cabling system, the Select Systems Guide features only the most popular variations from the thousands available, making it easier to specify parts and manage inventories for creating structured cabling Structured Cabling is defined as building or campus telecommunications cabling infrastructure that consists of a number of standardized smaller elements (hence structured) called subsystems. systems. While the Web site covers all aspects of network infrastructures, Centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. Network Administration (CNA (Certified NetWare Administrator) See Novell certification. ), an AMP-defined strategy for reducing network operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales and simplifying network administration, is highlighted. By centralizing 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. electronics and tapping the bandwidth and distance capabilities of optical fibers, CNA dramatically reduces network complexity and the costs associated with creating and administering a LAN. The pages also contain direct links to related sites, including Connectware, an AMP company specializing in LAN electronics for Ethernet, Token Ring A local area network (LAN) access method developed by IBM. Conforming to the IEEE 802.5 standard, Token Ring uses a token ring access method and connects up to 255 nodes in a star topology at 4, 16 or 100 Mbps. , and ATM; and AMP Connect, the electronic catalog that provides, in six languages, comprehensive information and search capabilities for AMP products. An established worldwide leader in communications components and cabling products, AMP provides a comprehensive range of product and service offerings that include the design, manufacture, installation and support of complete premises cabling and LAN interconnect systems solutions. Building on core competencies in the design and manufacture of open cabling systems based on fiber optic, as well as traditional copper twisted pair A thin-diameter wire (22 to 26 gauge) commonly used for telephone and network cabling. The wires are twisted around each other to minimize interference from other twisted pairs in the cable (Alexander Graham Bell invented this and was awarded a patent for it in 1881). technologies, AMP provides customers with single source solutions based on industry standards. AMP, headquartered in Harrisburg, Pa., employs over 40,100 people in 40 countries. The company ranks 285th in the Fortune 500 list and had over $5 billion in sales in 1995. AMP is listed on the NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange as "AMP". CONTACT: AMP Incorporated Jackie Helfrich, 717/986-3867 jackie.helfrich@amp.com or Dave and Bairey Communications Peter Dave, 415/882-9905 peter@dbcomm.com |
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