Aether Systems to Build New Network Operations Center in Southwest.Business Editors OWINGS MILLS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2000 Tempe, Ariz. Facility will Complement Current Owings Mills, Md. Facility and Provide Increased Scalability, Flexibility & Protection Aether aether: see ether, in physics and astronomy. Aether god of whole atmosphere. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 42] See : Air Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: AETH), the leading provider of wireless data products and services, announced today that the company has begun development of a new world-class network operations center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. in Tempe, Ariz. The new network operations center (NOC (Network Operations Center) A central or regional location for monitoring a large network. Also called a "network management center" (NMC), "service management center" (SMC) or "network control center" (NCC), a NOC may be used to manage a large enterprise network, ) will serve as both a back-up facility to Aether's NOC in Owings Mills, Md. and as a hosting and support facility for applications for current and future Aether clients. Scheduled to go on-line during the fourth quarter of this year, the Aether NOC provides the technology to link users of mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings devices to the information they need, wherever and whenever the need it. Aether's current and future NOC provide a vital component of the company's wireless data service offerings. By outsourcing to Aether, customers are relieved of the technology and operations burden of managing a highly complex wireless data system necessary to carry data over disparate networks to a wide range of end-user devices. The new Tempe NOC will help Aether provide an unsurpassed level of service to its clients, including enhanced levels of security, disaster recovery, redundancy and monitoring. In addition, the Tempe NOC will increase Aether's capacity to host a growing number of wireless data subscribers as the company's rapid growth continues. "Aether views the successful operation and development of a redundant NOC as a crucial next step in maintaining our competitive advantage," said Vice President of Operations Tom Lupica. "With the addition of the facility in Tempe, we will be able to provide clients with an unsurpassed level of confidence that the wireless data services we provide are secure and reliable." Currently, the Aether NOC in Owings Mills hosts applications to support products including OmniSky, the new wireless ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. , Schwab PocketBroker, the wireless trading platform Aether co-developed with Charles Schwab Charles Schwab can refer to:
Aether chose Tempe as the site of its new NOC after an exhaustive search and consulting recommendations from IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Recovery Services. The location offers many benefits such as a stable climate including a historic lack of natural disasters, reliable infrastructure for power and communication networks as well as access to an educated work force served by many quality regional universities. About Aether Systems, Inc. Aether Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of wireless and mobile data products and services, powering an always connected, ever-available world of information. Using its Aether Intelligent Messaging An earlier messaging system from Banyan Systems that ran on NetWare and VINES servers and incorporated Banyan's popular Streettalk directory service. It included a basic mail program, which could be upgraded to the more advanced BeyondMail system. See ePresence. (AIM) software platform, its industry standard ScoutWare(TM) family of products and its network operations and customer care center, Aether provides the industry's leading end-to-end mobile and wireless enabling solution. Aether enables real-time communications and transactions across a full range of devices and networks and develops and delivers wireless data services to a variety of industries and market segments in 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 internationally. For more information, please visit www.aethersystems.com |
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