Abatis Announces I-Link Inc. to Evaluate the Abatis Enterprise Service Point for Integrated Voice and Data Services Offering; Abatis Hits Another Milestone.VANCOUVER Vancouver, city, Canada Vancouver, city (1991 pop. 471,844), SW British Columbia, Canada, on Burrard Inlet of the Strait of Georgia, opposite Vancouver Island and just N of the Wash. border. , Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 1999-- Abatis Systems Corporation today announced I-Link (bus, standard) I-Link - Sony's name for High Performance Serial Bus. Inc., a leading enhanced voice/data service provider, is undertaking a comprehensive lab evaluation of the Abatis Enterprise Service Point (ESP (1) (Enhanced Service Provider) An organization that adds value to basic telephone service by offering such features as call-forwarding, call-detailing and protocol conversion. ), the industry's first intelligent access device for advanced IP services. Designed specifically for service providers, the Abatis ESP allows providers to offer guaranteed quality advanced IP services on demand and on a pay as you go basis. The Abatis ESP provides integrated access for voice and data services using patented IP quality of service techniques. "At I-Link, we're focused on delivering enhanced products and services that not only provide expanded capabilities and carrier-grade reliability, but are also less expensive and easy to use," said Mark Hewitt Mark Hewitt (1955 - ) is an English studio potter living in the small town of Pittsboro, North Carolina outside of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, known for his functional pottery and especially for his large scale wood-fired, salt-glazed ceramic pots, known as "monster pots. , Vice President of Business Development. "We expect our lab evaluation of the Abatis ESP to confirm its ability to control and guarantee performance, bandwidth and security characteristics for individual traffic flows." The evaluation, expected to start later this month, marks yet another milestone for Abatis. In April, the company introduced the Business Services Architecture, the foundation for selling advanced IP services on demand. The first product to implement this revolutionary architecture is the Abatis ESP, unveiled in May. The innovative technology of both the architecture and the Enterprise Service Point was a key reason the company was selected in June as a "Hot Pick" in the "1999 Start-Ups to Watch" feature of Telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. Magazine. Finally, in addition to this release, a separate announcement issued yesterday by Abatis introduces another new product, the Abatis Network Services Contractor, the industry's first service activation activation /ac·ti·va·tion/ (ak?ti-va´shun) 1. the act or process of rendering active. 2. the transformation of a proenzyme into an active enzyme by the action of a kinase or another enzyme. 3. system for on demand, pay as you go IP services. "Carriers are telling us that they want to move from selling bandwidth to selling advanced services. Abatis provides them with a powerful product set and compelling business model to make that happen," said John Seminerio, President of Abatis Systems. "Thanks to the outstanding effort of our highly talented team here at Abatis, there's absolutely no question that we are on time and on target with our family of products," Seminerio added. "Now that we've delivered as promised, we anticipate working closely with I-Link during the evaluation phase and look forward to a long and mutually beneficial Adj. 1. mutually beneficial - mutually dependent interdependent, mutualist dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture" association." About I-Link Inc. Headquartered in Draper, Utah Draper is a city in Salt Lake County and Utah County, Utah, United States, located about 20 miles south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Between 1990 and 2000 Draper was Utah's fastest-growing city over 5,000 people (as of 2000). , I-Link (Nasdaq:ILNK) is an enhanced voice/data service provider. With its software defined network architecture, I-Link simplifies the delivery of unified communications The real time redirection of a voice, text or e-mail message to the device closest to the intended recipient at any given time. For example, voice calls to desk phones could be routed to the user's cellphone when required. today. For further information visit I-Link's Web site at http://www.i-link.net. About Abatis Abatis Systems Corporation is a leading supplier of Consumable A material that is used up and needs continuous replenishment, such as paper and toner. "The low-tech end of the high-tech field!" IP solutions. Abatis develops and manufactures IP networking solutions that enable service providers to market and distribute advanced services with performance, quality and security guarantees on-demand and in a pay-as-you-go manner. These solutions are based on the Business Services Architecture, designed to let carriers leverage their existing core networks and deploy high-value, IP services. The Abatis solution eliminates cost, complexity and time obstacles from the deployment and management of carrier-scale IP services. Abatis, founded in 1998, is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. For more information about Abatis, visit www.abatis-sys.com. Abatis Systems, Abatis Network Services Contractor, Abatis Enterprise Service Point, Consumable IP, XML/Services and the Abatis logo are trademarks of Abatis Systems Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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