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AdvancedTCA Tutorial Now Available as IEC iForum, Sponsored by NMS Communications.


FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Technical and Business Telecom Audience Invited to View at http://www.iec.org/online/iforums/nms_2

A multimedia tutorial on AdvancedTCA is now available through the IEC iForum educational program. There is no charge for the 90-minute tutorial, which is sponsored by NMS See NetWare Management System.  Communications, and participants can register to see and hear the presentation at http://www.iec.org/online/iforums/nms_2.

The Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture[1] is the largest specification effort in the history of the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG), with more than 100 companies participating.  (AdvancedTCA) is a new open industry specification for building high-performance telecommunications and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another.  systems. Developed by the PICMG An industry consortium that develops specifications for backplanes and interconnects for electronic equipment in the industrial and telecom fields. It was founded in 1994 as the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group, hence the acronym.  consortium, AdvancedTCA appears poised to make considerable inroads inroads
Noun, pl

make inroads into to start affecting or reducing: my gambling has made great inroads into my savings

inroads npl to make inroads into [+
 into a market that has traditionally been dominated by vertically integrated proprietary systems.

Whether you are designing systems for the telecom operator marketplace or the enterprise, it is critical that you understand the evolution of PICMG 3.0, the AdvancedTCA specification targeted to the requirements for the next generation of carrier-grade communications equipment and how AdvancedTCA overcomes many of the shortcomings A shortcoming is a character flaw.

Shortcomings may also be:
  • Shortcomings (SATC episode), an episode of the television series Sex and the City
 of previous commercial off-the-shelf Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) is a term for software or hardware, generally technology or computer products, that are ready-made and available for sale, lease, or license to the general public.  (COTS) component standards.

IEC iForums provide reliable, authoritative, and noncommercial perspectives on current technology topic and applications, presented by two or more leading industry experts who give insight on key technology topics via streaming audio, video, PowerPoint slides, and other interactive features.

What: This iForum provides the very latest information on the status and market activities of AdvancedTCA, direct from two leading experts in the field. The tutorial includes an overview of AdvancedTCA and then details many aspects of the AdvancedTCA specification, such as the switching fabrics, mechanical configuration, shelf and system management, power and cooling, and other important features. This iForum also describes NMS Communications' involvement in the development of the AdvancedTCA specification and other recent AdvancedTCA activities.

Topics include:

--Shortcomings of current architectures and goals of AdvancedTCA

--AdvancedTCA market overview

--AdvancedTCA Technical overview, including mechanical, power and thermal, management, data transport and regulatory information

--Advanced Mezzanine Cards (AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. )

--Application examples, including the network architectures of tomorrow and next-generation media servers
Where:  http://www.iec.org/online/iforums/nms_2

When:   Available now

Who:    Joe Pavlat, President and Chairman, PCI Industrial Computer
          Manufacturers Group (PICMG)
        R. Brough Turner, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology
          Officer, NMS Communications


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 for the year ended December 31, 2003. In addition, while management may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, management specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, even if its estimates change. Any reference to our website in this press release is not intended to incorporate the contents thereof into this press release or any other public announcement.

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