Broadwing's eClass IP VPN Solution Lets Customers Track Usage at Internet Speed; XACCT to Empower Customers With Accurate and Timely Billing Data.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2000 Broadwing Communications, 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 Broadwing Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BRW BRW Business Review Weekly (business magazine; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) BRW Business Report Writer BRW Barrow, AK, USA - Barrow (Airport Code) BRW Business Requirement Worksheet ), today announced it has paired with XACCT Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent business infrastructure solutions for IP networks, as part of its mission to deliver a best-in-class IP Virtual Private Network (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. ) solution. Broadwing's eClass(TM) offering combines the speed and reliability of the company's award-winning, next-generation IP network with sophisticated VPN security, traffic management, and dynamically modifiable packet prioritization capabilities. Entirely network based, eClass will deliver true business-grade IP VPN performance for small to medium sized businesses as well as traditional large network users. General availability of eClass is scheduled for June 1, 2000. XACCT's multi-source, multi-layer network usage metering and mediation solution, XACCTusage(TM), will be integrated into Broadwing's IP network to support the eClass IP VPN services suite. XACCTusage will allow Broadwing to provide customers with highly accurate usage-based billing, while giving Broadwing the ability to deliver smart web Customer Network Management (CMN CMN Common CMN Children's Miracle Network (since 1983; Salt Lake City, Utah) CMN Certificate of Medical Necessity CMN Canadian Museum of Nature CMN Community Mapping Network CMN Common Information ) for IP. "Broadwing's selection of XACCT illustrates our commitment to upholding one of our most important principles -- accountability," said David A. Torline, chief information officer of Broadwing Communications. "With XACCT's back-end expertise, customers can be assured that we'll provide accessible, highly accurate usage and network performance metrics Performance metrics are measures of an organizations activities and performance. Performance metrics should support a range of stakeholder needs from customers, shareholders to employees [1]. to support eClass' industry-leading SLAs." Eric Gries, president and chief executive officer at XACCT added, "Broadwing's IP backbone provides businesses with the speed and reliability they need to succeed. With the support of XACCTusage, Broadwing is offering a cutting-edge VPN solution that focuses squarely on customers' needs." About Broadwing Broadwing Communications is a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadwing Inc. Broadwing Inc. (NYSE:BRW) is an integrated communications powerhouse A fourth-generation language from Cognos that was introduced in the late 1970s for midrange computers. It supports both character-oriented, terminal-based applications as well as Windows clients. Applications developed under PowerHouse can be imported into Cognos' Axiant client/server environment. delivering voice, data and Internet solutions to a variety of customers nationwide. Broadwing combines unparalleled customer service with a premier next-generation fiber network and award-winning IP backbone, to create data and Internet solutions that are innovative, reliable, and provide businesses a competitive advantage. Broadwing sets the standard for customer accountability with its first-in-the-industry Installation Guarantee. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio “Cincinnati” redirects here. For other uses, see Cincinnati (disambiguation). Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. with 6,000 employees in 38 cities, Broadwing can be found on the Web at broadwing.com. |
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