Ascend Joins Forces with Bell Atlantic Network Integration to Deliver Remote Access Solutions to the Corporate Market; BANI Selects Ascend to Deliver World Class Remote Access Solutions.ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 1997--Ascend Communications, Inc. (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 :ASND ASND A Streetcar Named Desire (play) ) today announced a strategic partnership with Bell Atlantic Network Integration (BANI) to provide comprehensive remote access solutions for the corporate marketplace. BANI, one of the leading network integrators in the U.S., will market Ascend's end-to-end remote access product line. The agreement covers Ascend's Pipeline bridges and routers and MAX and MAX TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. WAN access switches. BANI plans, implements and supports complex enterprise networks for the corporate marketplace, in which remote access is rapidly emerging as one of the largest components. The partnership with Ascend gives BANI access to both best-of-breed products and the expertise in remote access that corporate customers are demanding. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Sam Mathan, assistant vice-president of carrier marketing, "Ascend's partnership with BANI is a major step in both companies' strategies to serve the remote access needs of the corporate marketplace. We intend to work closely with BANI to promote the exceptional capabilities that this partnership brings to the corporate customer - world class network integration expertise and world class remote access products and experience." "The Ascend/BANI partnership offers customers a best-of-breed solution where the strengths of each company are leveraged to support fully managed networking solutions," said Liza Henderson, Broadband Consultant at TeleChoice, Inc., a telecommunications consulting firm based in Verona, NJ. "By combining Ascend's market leading remote access products with BANI's planning, implementation and management services, we offer our customers a solution which is second to none," said Bill Jefferis, program manager of Access Services at BANI. "Together we are shaping the future of remote access." About BANI Bell Atlantic Network Integration, a subsidiary of Bell Atlantic Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BEL), offers services covering the Network Lifecycle of enterprise networks. This includes the planning, implementation, management and ongoing support of enterprise networks. In addition, BANI is the first network integrator to receive company-wide ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certification. About Ascend Communications Ascend Communications, Inc. is a leading, worldwide provider of remote networking solutions for corporate central sites, Internet Service Providers' points of presence, remote offices, mobile workers and telecommuters. Ascend develops, manufactures, markets, sells and supports products which utilize bandwidth on demand to extend existing corporate networks for applications such as remote 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. access, Internet access, telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. , SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. connectivity and videoconferencing/multimedia access. Detailed information on Ascend products, news announcements, seminars, service and support is available on Ascend's home page at the World Wide Web site http://www.ascend.com Ascend is headquartered at One Ascend Plaza, 1701 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, California 94502. Phone: 800/ASCEND4; Fax 510/747-2300; E-mail: info@ascend.com. CONTACT: Gallagher PR Shannon Malliet, 510/747-2254 smalliet@ascend.com or Bell Atlantic Network Integration Kate Burns, 610/407-2036 kate.burns@bani.com |
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