Applied Innovation's LuxPath Networks Demonstrates Metro Area Network Solution at NFOEC; Integrated System Enables Fast Delivery of Gigabit Ethernet With Bundled Services.Business Editors & High Tech Writers COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2001 LuxPath Networks, a division of Applied Innovation Inc. (Nasdaq:AINN AINN Artificial Intelligence Neural Network ), together with CoSine Communications (Nasdaq:COSN), Foundry Networks Foundry Networks is a network system vendor selling high-end managed ethernet switches and routers. The company was founded in 1996 by Bobby R. Johnson, Jr. and is based in Santa Clara, California, USA. (R), Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY), and Stratacache, has created an innovative solution for delivery of Optical Broadband Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. services to metropolitan area networks. Offered under the tradename MetroSolution Partners, the Gigabit Ethernet delivery solution will be demonstrated at LuxPath Networks' booth (No. 3214) at the National Fiber Optic Engineering Conference (NFOEC NFOEC National Fiber Optical Engineer Conference NFOEC National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference ), July 9-11, 2001, at the Baltimore Convention Center The Baltimore Convention Center is a convention and exhibition hall located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It is managed and operated by the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association, a semi-private association started in 1980 by former Baltimore mayor William Donald . The system showcased at NFOEC will demonstrate a fully functional solution for deploying content delivery networks in the metro area This article is about the music production team. For the article about population centers, see metropolitan area. Metro Area are a Brooklyn-based dance music production team composed of Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani. . This combination of best-of-breed technologies enables service providers to deliver the benefits of revenue-generating broadband services to their customers today. "Utilizing optical Ethernet, customers experience the true potential of the Internet with content delivered locally over secure, service-guaranteed channels at scalable data rates up to Gigabit Ethernet," said Robert L. Smialek, 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 Applied Innovation. The MetroSolution Partners' combined products integrate the technology offerings of four leading firms who have allied themselves to offer customers an effective interoperability solution. They enable service providers to offer a full menu of bundled services over a single network, including SAN, ASP, web-hosting, web-caching Gigabit Internet services, video-conferencing, and video-on-demand. This creates the opportunity for revenue-generating service packages in the metro area. "The combination of optical Ethernet technology demonstrated by the MetroSolution Partners' product offerings will break the metro bottleneck, enabling rapid, cost-effective introduction of Gigabit Ethernet services in the MAN," said Ron Kline Ronald Lee Kline (March 9, 1932-June 22, 2002) was a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of seventeen seasons (1952, 1955-1970) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. , Senior Transport Analyst with RHK RHK Ratahallintokeskus (Finnish: Finnish Rail Administration) RHK Ryan Hankin Kent (RHK, Inc. marketing consulting firm) RHK Rigshospitalets Kollegium (Copenhagen, Denmark dorm) , Inc. LuxPath Networks' LuxConnect product provides last mile Gigabit Ethernet transport from the Metropolitan Optical Ring to corporate campuses, office parks, and MDU/MTU environments. The architecture of LuxConnect allows service providers to take advantage of the cost-effective, high-performance Gigabit Ethernet technology by multiplexing eight 1-Gigabit Ethernet channels from a Foundry BigIron(R) Layer 3 switch onto a single fiber pair utilizing a single wavelength, with carrier-grade quality and reliability. CoSine Communication's solution includes the IPSX(TM) family of Service Processing Switches, carrier-class products that marry scalable computing, switching, and routing hardware with an open architecture operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and market-leading application software. The platform also includes the InVision(TM) Service Management System (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ) and the InGage(TM) Customer Network Management (CNM CNM Certified Nurse-Midwife; see nurse-midwife. CNM abbr. Certified Nurse Midwife ) system. The SHARC SHARC Super Harvard Architecture Computer SHARC Submillimeter High Angular Resolution Camera SHARC Swedish Highly Advanced Research Configuration SHARC Savannah Hilton Head Area Rocketry Club SHARC System Hardware Availability and Reliability Calculator (TM) Service Generator combines new CoSine technology and industry-leading general purpose processors to enable the delivery of computationally intense application services See ASP and Web services. such as firewalls, MPLS/IPSec VPNs, Frame Relay integration services, and 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 aggregation at multi-gigabit wire speeds. Foundry's BigIron(R) Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet switch provides non-blocking switching architecture, modular wire-speed IP routing, scalability, and reliability. Based on Foundry's proven IronCore(TM) architecture and IronWare(TM) Internet scalable routing platform, the BigIron delivers up to 178,000,000 packets per second routing performance for reliable packet delivery. Foundry's feature-rich IronWare software suite enables Metro Service Providers to offer a broad range of services that can generate additional revenue. Stratacache's Metroliner Series Appliance is designed for high-performance, fault-tolerant, content acceleration, and rich content networking for major data exchange points in distributed Service Provider, Corporate, or Carrier networks. The Metroliner provides feature-rich content acceleration, streaming media, and content-on-demand capabilities within carrier and enterprise networks. Services provided by the Stratacache platform allow Metro Service Providers to enhance their revenue streams by monetizing content and content delivery services See CDN. to their customer base. About LuxPath Networks and Applied Innovation LuxPath Networks, a division of Applied Innovation Inc., develops broadband Ethernet aggregation and transport products, which provide high-capacity, carrier-quality, fiber optic transmission solutions. For more information about LuxPath Networks and Applied Innovation, visit our web sites at www.luxpath.com and www.aiinet.com, or call 1-800-247-9482. Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Applied Innovation Inc. (Nasdaq:AINN) is a leader in the design, manufacture, and deployment of state-of-the-art management solutions for simplifying the control of today's complex networks of physically dispersed and technically diverse telecommunications elements. Founded in 1983, Applied Innovation has products installed in more than 20,000 locations. About CoSine Communications Inc. Founded in 1998 and based in Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. , CoSine Communications (Nasdaq:COSN) is the leading provider of a new class of infrastructure equipment for Service Providers, allowing them to offer value-added, secure Internet and data services that increase market share, reduce churn, and grow profitability in a fiercely competitive market. For more information about CoSine Communications, visit the company's web site at www.cosinecom.com, or contact Suzanne Panoplos at 1-877-4-COSINE. About Foundry Networks Foundry Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY) is a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing including Internet routers, Layer 2/3 LAN switches, and Layer 4-7 Internet traffic and content delivery switches. Foundry's 3,300+ customers include the world's premier ISPs and enterprises, portals, search engines, e-commerce sites, and universities along with the leading entertainment, pharmaceutical, government, financial, and manufacturing companies. For more information about the company and its products, call 1-888-TURBO-LAN or visit www.foundrynet.com. About Stratacache Founded in 1999 and based in Dayton, Ohio, the Stratacache Family of Acceleration products enables fast, bandwidth-efficient delivery of web content, rich multimedia, streaming audio/video and high performance electronic commerce sessions via state-of-the-art caching, content distribution, and enhanced edge content delivery solutions. For more information about Stratacache, visit the company's web site at www.stratacache.com, or contact Chris Riegel at 1-937-224-0485. Information Concerning Trademarks LuxPath Networks, LuxConnect, and MetroSolution Partners are trademarks of Applied Innovation Inc. IPSX, InVision, InGage, and SHARC are trademarks of CoSine Communications. Foundry Networks and BigIron are registered trademarks of Foundry Networks, Inc. IronWare and IronCore are trademarks of Foundry Networks, Inc. |
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