Allan L. Jennings joins Netlink as vice president of engineering; Rapidly-growing, local networking company recruits former Digital executive.FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 1996-- Netlink, Inc., a leading provider of performance-assured access to frame relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. , today announced it has appointed Allan L. Jennings as vice president of engineering. Formerly general manager of Digital Equipment Corp.'s Mobile Software Business unit, Jennings directed the successful launch of Alta Vista See AltaVista. (World-Wide Web) Alta Vista - A World-Wide Web site provided by Digital which features a very fast Web and Usenet search engine. As of April 1996 its word index is 33GB in size. , Digital's Internet search engine. At Netlink, Jennings will be responsible for the engineering efforts of the company's OmniLinx family of frame relay products and network management software. Netlink's award-winning OmniLinx family is based on an advanced software architecture and powerful RISC-based platform. The OmniLinx family includes TurboFRAD for branch site access, OmniFRAD for data center access, NetFRAD for network-based access, the recently announced OmniLinx Switch for private and hybrid networks In communications, a network made up of equipment from multiple vendors. , and the OmniView SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. network management system. Jennings brings twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. of engineering and networking experience to Netlink. While at Digital Equipment Corp., Jennings was part of the company's Advanced Technology Group, and led the extremely successful launch of the AltaVista Internet search engine. Prior to Digital, he was vice president and corporate officer, AViiON Development, for Data General Corp., where under his leadership, AViiON revenue increased from $100M to over $400M. Previously, Jennings served as vice president and general manager of Unisys Corp.'s Micro Products Group, which included engineering, product marketing and distribution. Commenting on the appointment, Nina Saberi, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Netlink, asserted that Jennings' outstanding track record will enable him to spearhead the company's aggressive product development plans. "End users are increasingly demanding a smooth transition to cost-effective frame relay and the carriers are in high-gear rolling out their SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality . Allan's keen understanding of the computer and networking industries will ensure that we meet our commitments and capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. our market requirements," said Saberi. Company Profile Based in Framingham, Mass., Netlink Inc. has developed the industry's most comprehensive solution for transporting information over frame relay. With Netlink, customers can reduce networking costs by migrating their mission-critical applications to frame relay and by consolidating multiple traffic types over a common infrastructure. They can achieve these benefits with assurance that data will be delivered reliably and predictability and that response times will be maintained or improved. Netlink provides carriers with key components of their frame relay-based value-added services, increasing their differentiation through superior service levels and network management. -0- Netlink, OmniLinx, OmniView, TurboFRAD, NetFRAD, OmniFRAD and OmniLinx Switch are trademarks of Netlink Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. CONTACT: Netlink Inc. Roger Walton, 508/370-3628 raw@netlink.com or Neva Group Inc. Tracey Davis/Sarah Sherman, 617/441-4000 ext. 250/226 tdavis@neva.com ssherman@neva.com |
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