Ameritech Selects Gandalf ISDN Equipment for New Telework Offering.NEPEAN, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 29, 1996--Meeting the growing demand among businesses for telework See telecommuting. solutions, Ameritech and Gandalf Technologies Gandalf Technologies, or simply Gandalf, was an early data communications company, best known for their modems and terminal adaptors that allowed computer terminals to connect to a number of host computers through a single interface. Inc.(TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : GAN NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : GANDF ) announced an agreement today that will make it easier for companies to implement their own telework programs. Under the agreement, Ameritech will offer its ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. service with Gandalf's Xpress family of remote access equipment in a new, single-source solution. Ameritech's Telework Access Manager (TEAM) service, which Ameritech will begin offering in mid-March, will give users transparent, high-speed links to corporate computer systems from almost anywhere. The Ameritech/Gandalf solution supports the most widely used protocols to ensure compatibility with most network computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. environments. The Gandalf Xpress equipment selected for Ameritech TEAM includes the Xpressway and XpressStack concentrators and the XpressConnect 5242i teleworker See telecommuting. bridge and edge router Also called an "access router," it is a router that sits at the periphery of a network. Contrast with "core router," which is a router that resides in the middle of the network. See router and WAN router. See also edge device. . "We expect the demand for ISDN to triple this year - a large part of that demand is being driven by telework applications," said Patrick Henkle, senior product manager for ISDN at Ameritech. "To meet this demand we're giving businesses more options, so they can implement telework programs in ways that best suit their organizations. With Gandalf, we've built a solution that interworks easily with a customer's existing systems." Gandalf's Xpress products were selected not only for their reliability, data compression data compression Process of reducing the amount of data needed for storage or transmission of a given piece of information (text, graphics, video, sound, etc.), typically by use of encoding techniques. and ISDN capabilities but also because Gandalf has a proven track record in their commitment to and support of telephone companies. "Gandalf knows teleworking. Our products set the standards for delivering the best performance for the seamless, highly functional remote access required by demanding telework applications," said Ken Stess, vice president of U.S. sales for Gandalf. "Through a single-source solution that bundles Gandalf's best-of-breed products with Ameritech's ISDN packages, Ameritech TEAM makes it easy for businesses to implement telework programs allowing them to gain a competitive advantage." The combination of equipment and ISDN service offered through Ameritech TEAM gives remote users all the computing capabilities they would have in a corporate office. The "build-it-yourself" nature of Ameritech TEAM complements Ameritech's Remote Office Access Manager (ROAM) service, which allows customers to outsource their telework applications to Ameritech. Ameritech, one of the world's largest communications companies, helps more than 13 million customers keep in touch. The company provides a wide array of local phone, data and video services in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Ameritech is creating dozens of new information, entertainment and interactive services for home, business and governments around the world. One of the world's leading cellular companies, Ameritech serves 1.9 million cellular and 750,000 paging customers, and holds cellular interests in China, Norway, and Poland. Ameritech owns interests in telephone companies in New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. and Hungary and in business directories in Germany and other countries. Nearly 1 million investors hold Ameritech (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange - AIT) shares. Gandalf's Xpress family of ISDN solutions for remote office and teleworkers have been recognized for their overall performance, ease-of-use and value and named #1 by InfoWorld and Communications News, and rated top performer by Data Communications Magazine, three leading information technology publications. Gandalf's vision is to provide people with access to information through technology. Gandalf provides leading solutions in network infrastructure by connecting remote locations to central resources and designing and supplying high speed backbones for data, video and voice transmission. These offerings provide customers significant strategic advantage in today's competitive world. Gandalf markets its range of communications solutions in 75 countries through subsidiaries and distributors, including Gandalf Canada Ltd., Gandalf Systems Corporation in the U.S., Gandalf Digital Communications Ltd. in the U.K., Gandalf Netherlands, B.V., Gandalf S.A. in France, and Gandalf International Ltd. Common shares of Gandalf Technologies are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (GAN) in Canada and on NASDAQ (GANDF) in the United States. CONTACT: Gandalf Technologies Inc. Ken Stess, 303/939-9698 (Vice President, U.S. Sales) ken.stess@gandalf.ca or Wendy Burgess, 613/274-6550 wendy.burgess@gandalf.ca WEB URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.gandalf.ca or Miller/Shandwick Technologies Alys Reynders/Craig Librett, 617/536-0470 areynders@millercom.com clibrett@millercom.com or Ameritech Richard Maganini, 312/364-2134 richard.a.maganini@ameritech.com WEB URL: http://www.ameritech.com |
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