Agilent Technologies Wins Contract With NEC Business Network Solutions for Enterprise Network Test Systems.Business Editors/High Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2000 Agilent Advisor Will Help Deploy and Maintain Enterprise Voice Networks Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced that NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Business Network Solutions Inc. (NEC BNS Noun 1. BNS - a bachelor's degree in naval science Bachelor of Naval Science bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies ) has selected the Agilent Advisor as their lead network-assessment and troubleshooting system for designing, deploying and maintaining converged voice and data networks. Agilent Advisor allows network service providers to design, install, maintain and troubleshoot To find out why something does not work and to fix the problem. Troubleshooting a computer often requires determining whether the problem is due to malfunctioning hardware or buggy or out-of-date software. See debug. networks by testing physical errors, equipment interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. and traffic problems. The Advisor will be used as a component of NEC BNS' Network Assessment and Design solution, a complete suite of services created to help assess and design a customer's most strategic enterprise asset -- a voice and data network. "Agilent is an industry leader in end-to-end voice network analysis and integration test tools," said Stefan Fedor, vice president of Operations at NEC BNS. "The Agilent Advisor provides a robust, comprehensive solution to meet our objectives in deploying voice networks in the enterprise." The NEC BNS Network Assessment and Design solution using the Agilent Advisor was first demonstrated at the Cisco Networkers show in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. in May of this year. Responding to interest from the industry and Cisco, NEC BNS has developed a seminar in conjunction with Agilent and Cisco on designing, deploying and maintaining enterprise voice network solutions. "NEC BNS recognizes the full range of capability and power that the Agilent Advisor brings to the process of creating next-generation networks," said Steve Witt, general manager of field service for Agilent's Network Systems Test Division. "We look forward to a long and productive relationship, working together to bring superior solutions to enterprise users everywhere." Further information on the Agilent Advisor and related Agilent products can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com/comms/onenetworks. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a diversified technology company, resulting from Hewlett-Packard Company's plan to strategically realign re·a·lign tr.v. re·a·ligned, re·a·lign·ing, re·a·ligns 1. To put back into proper order or alignment. 2. To make new groupings of or working arrangements between. itself into two fully independent companies. With approximately 46,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries, Agilent Technologies is a global leader in designing and manufacturing test, measurement and monitoring instruments, systems and solutions, and semiconductor and optical components. The company serves markets that include communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare. In fiscal year 1999, the businesses comprising Agilent, then a subsidiary of HP, had net revenue of more than $8.3 billion. Information about Agilent Technologies can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com. For information on NEC BNS, its products and services, visit the company Web site at www.nec.com/bns, or call 800-2400-NEC. |
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