Ameritech to Bundle Cisco Products in New Internet Access Solutions for Small/Medium-Sized Businesses.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 1997-- Ameritech Network Connection Package to Include Cisco 700 Series Routers In an effort to offer small and medium-sized businesses complete and affordable Internet access See how to access the Internet. solutions, Ameritech today announced it will resell Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. (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 :CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) routers as part of its new Ameritech Network Connection package offering. Ameritech will offer the Ameritech Network Connection package, a bundled solution developed specifically to provide small and medium-sized businesses with easy, high-speed communications solutions to connect to the Internet. The Network Connection package includes Internet access, email capabilities, a dynamic IP address, news feeds and Netscape Navigator An earlier Web browser for Windows, Macintosh and X Windows from Netscape that provided secure transmission over the Internet. Soon after its introduction in 1994, Navigator, or just "Netscape," as it was commonly called, quickly became the leading browser on the Web. browser software. To provide small and medium-sized businesses with a complete solution, Ameritech will also offer design, installation and maintenance services using Cisco equipment, making it easier and faster for customers to gain Internet access. For companies without an existing 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. , the Network Connection package includes the Cisco 776 router. The router's built-in, four- port Ethernet hub A device that all lines on an Ethernet segment are plugged into. 10Base-T and 100Base-T Ethernets are star networks and require a hub for operation. The earlier 10Base5 and 10Base2 Ethernets are bus networks, but are often wired into a star configuration using a central hub for improved creates a shared Ethernet Refers to the traditional Ethernet topology in which all stations share the total bandwidth of the network. Whether connected via a common cable (10Base5, 10Base2) or a hub (10Base-T), transmission is on a first-come, first-served basis. medium for up to four computer workstations, enabling multi-user, simultaneous access to the Internet. For small and medium-sized businesses that already have an existing LAN and would like that LAN connected to the Internet, the Cisco 766 router offers support for up to 1,500 users and provides a high-speed access gateway to the Internet. In addition, two basic telephone ports are provided to allow the integration of voice services such as fax and modem access over a single ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. phone line. "The Internet has become an increasingly important competitive differentiator for businesses, and we felt it was important to expand our small and medium-sized business solutions to include inexpensive turnkey Internet access," said Saul Hernandez, vice president of Small Business Services for Ameritech. "Because Cisco is the leading provider of reliable, secure and scalable Internet solutions for businesses of all sizes, its routing solutions were the ideal choice to offer our customers." The Ameritech Network Connection package is the first of Ameritech Small Business Services' Internet solutions. These solutions build on Ameritech's expertise in communications services and are aimed at providing small businesses with the tools they need to increase communication effectiveness both internally and externally, while improving the way they do business. "We are pleased Ameritech chose Cisco products for its new Internet access offerings," said Howard Charney, senior vice president of the Small/Medium Line of Business at Cisco Systems. "These new Internet solutions will provide Ameritech customers with the additional competitive advantage they need for long-term growth and success." Pricing and Availability Customers pay a one-time fee for hardware and installation of less than $1,000 for the Network Connection package, plus any monthly ISDN line usage costs. For more details on pricing, including component pricing and ordering, customers can call 800/TEAM-DATA. About Ameritech Ameritech (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AIT) serves millions of customers in 50 states and 40 countries. Ameritech provides a full range of communications services, including local and long distance telephone, cellular, paging, security monitoring, cable TV, electronic commerce, online services and more. One of the world's 100 largest companies, Ameritech (www.ameritech.com) has 68,000 employees, one million shareowners and $23 billion in assets. About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems Inc.(NASDAQ:CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. News and information are available at http://www.cisco.com . -0- Note to Editors: Cisco, Cisco Systems and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems Inc. in the U.S. and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Cisco Systems Inc. Michael Hakkert, 408/526-4794 mhakkert@cisco.com or Ameritech Rob Lanesey, 312/364-3616 rob.a.lanesey@ameritech.com |
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