Alcatel Hosts Complimentary Enterprise Technology Seminar Series for IT Professionals.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2003 Seminar Entitled "Building Carrier-Class IP Networks" Will Be Held in Major U.S. Cities across the Country Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALA) today announced that its next free seminar series, designed to educate IT professionals, will be focused on carrier-class networking and its importance to enterprise networks. The seminars will be hosted at various locations across the country from now through June. Alcatel principal technologists will discuss how to design and build carrier-class enterprise networks that support mission-critical applications and IP communications A general term for networks that use the IP protocol for voice (VoIP) and video traffic. See IP telephony. . The educational seminar will include discussions on technologies such as wireless LANs A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area , DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Software that automatically assigns temporary IP addresses to client stations logging into an IP network. It eliminates having to manually assign permanent "static" IP addresses. DHCP software runs in servers and routers. and LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. , Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. to the desktop and 10 Gigabit Ethernet, as well as the differences among features such as redundancy, resiliency and availability and why these are important to enterprise networks. Additionally, seminar attendees will benefit from hearing real customer examples of how technologies were deployed in various network environments, including vertical applications with specific examples in government and education networks. The seminar will conclude with a showcase of Alcatel's IP communications solutions and will include a live demo of the new OmniSwitch family. "Alcatel continues to receive positive feedback from seminar attendees," said Tom Wilburn, GM, Alcatel's North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. Enterprise Business. "The company believes it is important to educate IT professionals in the telecommunications industry on the issues confronting them and help them differentiate the hype from reality regarding new technologies." Last year, Alcatel was the only major networking vendor to announce a new family of carrier-class LAN switches, providing high-availability for enterprises requiring a multi-service infrastructure for mission-critical and VoIP applications. The new OmniSwitch family is designed to provide a consistent set of carrier-class features from the core to the edge of the enterprise network. To register for Alcatel's 2003 seminar series or to obtain additional information on locations, please visit Alcatel Seminars: http://alcatel.emark1.com/q12003_intro.asp?FORM=Q1_PRESSR 2003 Seminar dates/locations for February and March are as follows:
Feb. 4 - Pittsburgh, PA
Feb. 6 - New York, NY
Feb. 11 - Washington DC
Feb. 13 - Atlanta, GA
Feb. 25 - Seattle, WA
Feb. 27 - San Mateo, CA
Mar. 6 - Houston, TX
Mar. 11 - Irvine, CA
Mar. 13 - Boston, MA
Mar. 18 - Denver, CO
Mar. 20 - Detroit, MI
About Alcatel enterprise networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. solutions About Alcatel enterprise networking solutions Alcatel delivers standards-based IP communications solutions to a global customer base of over 500,000 small, medium and large enterprises, government agencies, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions. Alcatel's award-winning Omni family of IP Communications solutions consists of an extensive portfolio of network switching infrastructure products and IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. products built to provide long-term value. About Alcatel Alcatel designs, develops and builds innovative and competitive communications networks, enabling carriers, service providers and enterprises to deliver any type of content, such as voice, data and multimedia, to any type of consumer, anywhere in the world. Relying on its leading and comprehensive products and solutions portfolio, stretching from end-to-end optical infrastructures, fixed and mobile networks to broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. , Alcatel's customers can focus on optimizing their service offerings and revenue streams. With sales of $22 billion in 2001, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. In 2001, 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. was the largest single market served by Alcatel. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com. |
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