Amplify.net Announces Agreement with Harris Corporation.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2001 Amplify.net's iSURF(TM) to Add Service Management and Advanced IP Quality of Service Capabilities to Harris' ClearBurst(TM) Wireless Broadband High-speed wireless transmission of data. What is "high" speed is always a changing number. Wireless systems are typically slower than land-based, wireline networks. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps, whereas land-based broadband was generally considered to start at T1 Access Systems Amplify.net, Inc., a silicon valley company specializing in broadband service See broadband and broadband service provider. quality and management solutions, today announced it has signed a reselling partnership agreement with Harris Corporation Harris Corporation NYSE: HRS is an international communications equipment company that produces wireless equipment, electronic systems, and both terrestrial and spaceborne antennas for use in the government, defense, and commercial sectors. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HRS) -- an international communications equipment and integration services company -- after successful interoperability testing. Amplify.net will supply its iSurf family of IP Service Management Systems to complement Harris' ClearBurst of point-to-multipoint broadband wireless See wireless broadband. access product line. Note: Harris and Amplify.net will be demonstrating interoperability of their products at the TeleManagement World IP VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. Management Catalyst Showcase in Nice, France at the Acropolis acropolis (əkrŏp`əlĭs) [Gr.,=high point of the city], elevated, fortified section of various ancient Greek cities. The Acropolis of Athens, a hill c.260 ft (80 m) high, with a flat oval top c. Convention Center, May 7-10, 2001. The Harris ClearBurst systems transport high speed multimedia traffic over short and long distances. ClearBurst solutions enable service providers to offer scalable and cost-effective high-speed data and voice services by utilizing dynamic bandwidth allocation Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation (DBA) is a technique by which traffic bandwidth in a shared telecommunications medium can be allocated on demand and fairly between different users of that bandwidth. and proprietary media access control forwarding techniques to maximize throughput. ClearBurst's ability to provision and deliver services is enhanced by adding Amplify.net's technology. Amplify.net's iSurf solutions offer a number of service management features such as bandwidth management, TrafficShaping(TM), multi-service provisioning, advanced Internet Protocol (IP) Quality of Service (QoS), guaranteed class of services, usage-based billing and reporting. "This agreement demonstrates Harris' commitment to delivering fully integrated broadband wireless access solutions," said Michael Woodcheke, vice president of systems and services for Harris. "Adopting Amplify.net's service management systems will allow service providers to provision and guarantee the quality of service, even in an over-subscribed environment." "The combined solution will be available through Harris' worldwide field organization and sales channels," said Gary Taggart, vice president of sales, Amplify.net, Inc. "By offering iSurf and ClearBurst products as one solution, service providers worldwide can increase their value proposition in the wireless market, solve 'last-mile' QoS problems, provide competitive differentiation and increase profits as well as customer satisfaction." About Harris (www.harris.com) Harris is an international communications equipment company providing products, systems and service solutions for microwave, radio broadcasting, network support and government markets. The Harris Microwave Communications Division is the largest microwave supplier in North America. The division develops wireless solutions for telecommunications service providers of all types, and its product line -- the broadest in the industry -- covers frequency bands up to 42 GHz for synchronous and asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. applications that comply with global standards. Harris has sales and services offices in more than 90 countries. About Amplify.net, Inc (www.amplifynet.com) Amplify.net is a broadband service quality and management solutions company that offers advanced bandwidth management and IP quality of service technologies and subscriber service management systems for DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary , cable and wireless networks. Amplify.net's technology boosts the revenue and profitability of service providers, enabling them to deliver and guarantee "last mile" quality of value-added IP services such as Voice over IP, Video and Audio on Demand and data-rich streaming content. Amplify.net also licenses its patented technology to broadband equipment manufacturers as an "open system" IP Service Engine that provides the foundation for next generation products. Amplify.net's headquarters are at 47381 Bayside Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538. Amplify.net (Hong Kong) Limited, located in Hong Kong's Central Plaza Building on 18 Harbour Road, is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Amplify.net, Inc. |
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