AdvancedTCA Tutorial Now Available on NMS Communications' Website.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2003 Technical and General Telecom Audience Can Download Detailed Guide at www.nmscommunications.com/solutions/AdvancedTCA NMS See NetWare Management System. Communications (Nasdaq:NMSS NMSS National Multiple Sclerosis Society NMSS Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards NMSS New Model Special Schools NMSS Network Management Support Services ) has made available on its website an in-depth market and technical tutorial on AdvancedTCA(TM), or Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture,. AdvancedTCA is the new set of industry standard specifications that define a new blade, or board, and chassis form factor optimized for carrier-grade communications equipment and applications. The specifications leverage advances in high speed interconnect NVIDIA's High Speed Interconnect (often abbreviated to 'HSI') chip was used in their early PCI Express graphics cards, where it acted as a bridge between the PCI Express connection to the computer and the natively AGP GPU. technologies to deliver up to 2.5 terabits/second of backplane An interconnecting device that has sockets for printed circuit boards to plug into. Passive and Active Although resistors may be used, a "passive" backplane adds no processing in the circuit. capacity, provide power and cooling for next-generation processors and include a sophisticated management infrastructure that supports highly available services. The resulting architecture offers many benefits for the telecommunications industry. Available for download in a PDF file See PDF. at www.nmscommunications.com/solutions/AdvancedTCA, the 73-slide tutorial covers -- AdvancedTCA background and market focus -- Technical overview -- Board, chassis and management standards in detail -- Application examples -- Current market status For more than 20 years, NMS Communications has been dedicated to supporting innovation in the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. and helping get communications applications and services to market faster and at lower cost. The company, as a result, has a long history of supporting open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced for the telecom industry, including as major contributors to the development of CompactPCI for the telecom industry. Continuing this commitment, today the company is developing system building blocks, subsystems and platforms for the AdvancedTCA market and is regular participant in 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. trade association's AdvancedTCA Interop events. About NMS Communications NMS Communications (Nasdaq: NMSS) helps its customers increase revenues and returns on investments by rapidly deploying new carrier-grade communications products and services. Every telecom operator and communications equipment provider on the Global Fortune 50 list relies on NMS Communications for technology-leading products and services, including system building blocks, systems, consulting, and support. Visit www.nmscommunications.com for more information. Statements in this document expressing the beliefs and expectations of management regarding future performance are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements are based on management's expectations as of the date of this document and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, a continued slowdown in communications spending, the implementation of the Company's strategic repositioning repositioning Laparoscopic surgery The changing of a Pt's position during a procedure to improve access or visualization of the operative field, which may be linked to complications, as it changes anatomic planes of operation. Cf Laparoscopic surgery. and market acceptance of the Company's new solutions strategy, quarterly fluctuations in financial results, the Company's ability to exploit fully the value of its technology and its strategic partnerships and alliances, the availability of products from the Company's contract manufacturer and product component vendors and other risks. These and other risks are detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 2002. 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. NMS Communications is a trademark of NMS Communications Corporation. All other product or corporate references may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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