Australian IBM SNA engineering firm Metaplex enters development partnership with Cisco Systems.SYDNEY, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 1995--Cisco Systems (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 ) and Metaplex Pty. Ltd., of Sydney, Australia, have formed a multi-year partnership to develop software that enhances the ability of Cisco's router and switch platforms to provide connectivity solutions for IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) networking. Metaplex, a five-year-old firm specializing in IBM SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. software, will dedicate its 19-member engineering staff to development efforts conducted under the auspices of Cisco's recently formed IBM Internetworking Business Unit. Based primarily in Sydney, Metaplex engineers will work closely with the Cisco business unit's staff in Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C., and 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. The three key areas of product focus specified by the pact are LAN switching
LAN switching is a form of packet switching used in local area networks. Switching technologies are crucial to network design, or to that minority of LANs that are used outside the home. , access protocol technology and mainframe connection. Products developed under the agreement will be marketed and sold by Cisco's worldwide sales force. Metaplex and Cisco have worked together since December 1993 on a number of projects including gateway, bisync tunneling, and network management service point support. Metaplex has also worked under contract to IBM and Novell. Paul Wood, Metaplex president, said, "The agreement with Cisco is a direct result of the strategy defined by Metaplex management at the company's formation five years ago: to market our development skills to industry leaders worldwide. This serves as undeniable proof that Australian firms can compete in the world market, providing innovative products to leading international organizations." Cliff Meltzer, engineering director for Cisco's IBM Internetworking Business Unit, said, "Cisco has established itself as the leader in IBM internetworking, with a two-thirds market share. Metaplex, whose engineers average more than a decade of IBM SNA development work, is one of the world's most experienced development organizations in this arena. Metaplex in effect will serve as an additional development arm of Cisco, allowing us to quickly expand our engineering bandwidth and accelerate the rate at which we can bring new products to this rapidly growing market." Richard Freemantle, managing director, Cisco Systems Australian and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , commented, "We at Cisco Australia are very proud of this relationship. Cisco's philosophy has always been to partner with leading development organizations to bring the best possible product to market. The fact that Metaplex is an Australian company is especially pleasing and is an indication of the commitment that Cisco has not only to sales, but also to R&D, in this region." Metaplex Pty. Ltd. was formed in Sydney in late 1990. The company offers network engineering services specializing in the IBM SNA data communications market. In its five years, Metaplex has carried out contract projects for organizations including Cisco Systems, IBM and Novell. Cisco Systems Inc. is the leading global supplier of enterprise networks, including routers, 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. and ATM switches, dial-up access servers and network management software. These products, integrated by the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS(TM)) link geographically dispersed LANs, WANs and IBM networks. Cisco is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and in the U.S. is traded under the NASDAQ symbol CSCO. CONTACT: Metaplex Pty. Limited, Sydney Peter Haig, (02) 954-4374 or Media Solutions (Agency Contact - Australia) Heather Caulfield, (02) 202 8354 or Cisco Systems Inc. Scott Anderson, 919/472-2323 |
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