Appian Communications Receives Multimillion Dollar Order from NTT Communications.Business/Technology Editors ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2001 Appian Communications, the first to enable delivery of carrier-class Ethernet services that leverage existing SONET/SDH networks, today announced that the company has received a multimillion dollar order for its Optical Services Activation Platform(TM) (OSAP OSAP, n.pr an abbreviation for the Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures, a nonprofit organization that consists of dental and health care professionals and others interested in promoting infection control and effective health and safety (TM)) and AppianVista(TM) Services and Element Manager from NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform Communications. The systems will be used to enhance the network of the IP Services Department, Corporate Users Business Division of NTT Communications, which is responsible for providing enhanced services to Japan's most demanding commercial users and secondary providers. "NTT Communications is respected globally for their leadership in delivering innovative services of the highest quality," said Mr. Yoshio Osawa, General Manager Network Systems Division of Sumitomo Corporation Sumitomo Corporation (住友商事, Sumitomo Shōji) TYO: 8053 is a highly built worldwide trading company (Sogo shosha), and is a diversified corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. It is a member company of the Sumitomo Group. , the top tier Japanese trading company that is the master distributor for Appian's products in Japan. "We are very pleased to partner with Appian and NTT Advanced Technology Corporation, which is our system integration partner, in bringing this solution to NTT Communications." "NTT Communications is renowned for its service excellence as well as the comprehensive vendor diligence processes that underlie the company's service offerings," added Mick Scully, 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. and co-founder of Appian. "Appian is honored to be working with NTT Communications." About Appian Communications Appian is removing the final bottleneck to optical service revenues, providing an optical edge solution optimized for the migration from traditional TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. services to high-growth packet services. Designed to create new service revenues with increased profitability, Appian's award-winning Optical Services Activation Platform (OSAP(TM)) and AppianVista(TM) Services and Element Manager bring Ethernet economics, packet switching A network technology that breaks up a message into small packets for transmission. Unlike circuit switching, which requires the establishment of a dedicated point-to-point connection, each packet in a packet-switched network contains a destination address. flexibility and QoS control to traditional SONET/SDH networks. With its integrated TDM support, the OSAP also offers a smooth migration path from today's rigid, circuit-optimized voice and data offerings to a new generation of carrier-class Ethernet services that include Ethernet Private Lines, Ethernet Virtual Private Networks, and scaleable Ethernet Internet Access See how to access the Internet. . Recognized as a 2001 Hot 100 Private Company by UPSIDE Magazine, Appian is marketing its products to emerging and existing providers around the world. For more information about Appian Communications, please visit its Web site at www.appiancom.com. Appian, Appian Communications, the Appian Communications logo, OSAP, AppianVista, ODP ODP - Open Distributed Processing and Opening Optical Networks for Business are trademarks of Appian Communications, Inc. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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