Alcatel OmniSwitch 7000 Awarded ``Product of the Year'' by Internet Telephony Magazine.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2003 Alcatel Singled Out for Its Cutting-Edge Enterprise LAN Switch A network device that cross-connects clients, servers and network devices. Also known as a "frame switch," stand-alone LAN switches are common in all Ethernet networks. A four-port switch is also typically built into a wired or wireless router for homes and small business (see wireless Ideal for 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. and Mission-Critical Applications Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALA) today announced that Internet Telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. magazine has selected the Alcatel OmniSwitch 7000 as a Product of the Year Award winner for 2002. Internet Telephony is a premier publication for the rapidly growing IP telephony industry and will publish the results in this month's issue. "The products selected for Product of the Year have been instrumental in the continued growth of the IP telephony industry," said Greg Galitzine, editorial director, Internet Telephony. "Alcatel's OmniSwitch 7000 is a cut above the rest because it supports enterprise requirements for a highly-available, secure, and intelligent data infrastructure that is key for supporting voice and video over IP applications." The OmniSwitch family is a series of carrier-class data switches that support high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. and security throughout the network and provide the ideal multi-service infrastructure for IP telephony and mission-critical applications. The Alcatel OmniSwitch 7000 is designed for the enterprise network edge and core, and is built upon a distributed, intelligent architecture to enable carrier-class availability, including full redundancy and resiliency, for continuous network operation. "Built from the ground up for convergence, the OmniSwitch 7000 is ideal for supporting IP telephony and mission-critical applications in the enterprise network," said Tom Wilburn, general manager, 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. "Internet Telephony's selection of the Alcatel OmniSwitch 7000 for the Product of the Year Award recognizes the impact that Alcatel has made within the data networking and IP telephony communities." Alcatel was the only major networking vendor to announce a new family of LAN switches in 2002. With the announcement, Alcatel was recently recognized as a "visionary" in the enterprise LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. market by a leading market research firm. About TMC TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) TMC Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX) TMC Traffic Message Channel TMC The Movie Channel TMC Traffic Management Center (TM) Since its inception in 1972, Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(R)) has produced industry-leading trade magazines and events focused on technology and communications. TMC(R) publishes Customer Inter@ction Solutions(TM) and Internet Telephony(R), and the online publications TMCnet.com(R), Planet PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). (TM) Magazine, BiometriTech(TM) and Alternative Power(TM). TMC(R) produces BiometriTech(TM) Conference; INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Conference & EXPO; Planet PDA(TM): The Enterprise PDA Event; and The Global Call Center Outsourcing Summit(TM). TMCnet(TM).com publishes more than 25 topical online newsletters. For more information about TMC(R), visit its Web site at www.tmcnet.com. 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 Alcatel delivers standards-based IP communications A general term for networks that use the IP protocol for voice (VoIP) and video traffic. See IP telephony. 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 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, 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 was the largest single market served by Alcatel. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com |
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