Broadwing Expands Distance Insensitive DataProduct Family.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2003 New Enhancements to Award-Winning Product Offer Simple, Cost-Effective Solutions for Disaster-Recovery and Business Continuity, Frame Relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. Integration, International Private Line Connections The "new" Broadwing Communications -- a fully consolidated subsidiary of Corvis Corporation (Nasdaq:CORV) -- today announced the launch of three enhancements to its award-winning MultiConnect product. These first-in-the-industry enhancements provide enterprises with new, simple and cost-effective solutions for disaster-recovery and business continuity, frame relay integration and international private line connectivity. The new Connect Family of products and product extensions include: MultiConnect, MultiConnect ReDirect re·di·rect tr.v. re·di·rect·ed, re·di·rect·ing, re·di·rects To change the direction or course of. n. A redirect examination. re , MultiConnect International Extension and FrameConnect. "Once again, Broadwing is setting the standard for data networking," said Rod Woodward, industry analyst at Frost & Sullivan. "Through this product line extension, Broadwing brings compelling networking solutions to both existing and potential customers. We fully expect to see Broadwing generate new, incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. revenues from the Connect Family." Providing distance-insensitive, point-to-multipoint private line solutions, the original MultiConnect was created and launched by Broadwing last year. The product is inherently secure and protocol-agnostic, and can link hundreds of remote locations seamlessly for a flat monthly fee. Since launching MultiConnect, Broadwing has activated activated a state of being more than usually active. In biological systems this is usually brought about by chemical or electrical means. Commonly said of pharmaceutical and chemical products. thousands of locations for customers in various industries including banking, insurance, retail, legal, media, manufacturing, transportation and health care. "The Connect Family offers our customers tested and field-proven technologies for wide-area networks Wide-area networks Communication networks that are regional, nationwide, or worldwide in geographic area, with a minimum distance typical of that between major metropolitan areas. Smaller networks include metropolitan and local-area networks. that are ultimately easier to support and deliver greater value than other options available on the market today," said Richard Putt, president of national accounts for Broadwing. "We believe this family of innovative products will further position us to win additional business in a market where efficiency and economy remain the rule, not the exception." MultiConnect ReDirect Designed on the basis of trends noted in actual customer requests, MultiConnect ReDirect is a powerful disaster-recovery tool. Its introduction comes at a time when enterprises of all shapes and sizes are expanding their investments in outsourced network security services Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of libraries designed to support cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications. NSS provides a complete open-source implementation of crypto libraries supporting SSL and S/MIME. -- a market that is expected to continue to grow at an annual rate of more than 25% through the end of 2004, 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. Gartner Inc., an industry research and advisory firm. ReDirect allows customers to cost effectively add a secondary, backup host location to their hub-and-spoke MultiConnect network. In the event the customer needs to activate its disaster recovery plan, authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: company officials notify Broadwing's Enterprise Management Center and a Broadwing technician See PC technician and software technician. switches the host connection from the primary to the secondary location. MultiConnect International Extension MultiConnect International Extension allows customers to broaden their network footprint The amount of geographic space covered by an object. A computer footprint is the desk or floor surface it occupies. A satellite's footprint is the earth area covered by its downlink. See form factor. 1. overseas via Broadwing's best-in-breed international private line partners, which include major carriers in all regions of the world. Customers simply designate des·ig·nate tr.v. des·ig·nat·ed, des·ig·nat·ing, des·ig·nates 1. To indicate or specify; point out. 2. To give a name or title to; characterize. 3. one or more of the T1 lines from their MultiConnect bundle as the U.S. component of their international private line. Because Broadwing prices MultiConnect at a flat rate, customers bypass the domestic T1 per-mile charges (or U.S. backhaul costs) that are typically associated with connecting host locations to an international carrier's gateway point of presence. FrameConnect FrameConnect offers another robust business-continuity option. A multi-homed, flat-rate, pre-packaged WAN solution, FrameConnect fills a void in the industry by giving corporations -- especially those with multiple data centers or a regional host architecture -- the simplicity of MultiConnect plus the flexibility and built-in redundancy of frame relay. Customers can purchase a bundled solution -- from one of six pre-configured standards -- with two host locations, plus the appropriate number of remote locations (14, 28 or 50 sites). The remotes can have either 512Kbps or 1,536Kbps ports, each with a standard of two PVCs (Permanent Virtual Circuits See PVC. (networking) Permanent Virtual Circuit - (PVC, or in ATM terminology, "Permanent Virtual Connection") A virtual circuit that is permanently established, saving the time associated with circuit establishment and tear-down. ), which terminate respectively at the two host locations, providing "always-on" connectivity to those locations. This always-on connectivity allows customers to load-balance their data traffic between the two host locations in real time, and automatically withstand the loss of either of the two hosts, in the event of a catastrophic event. Additional Connect Family products are currently in development and scheduled for launch in 2004. Investor Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated as a result of a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed under "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis Management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) A report from management to shareholders that accompanies the firm's financial statements in the annual report. It explains the period's financial results and enables management to discuss topics that may not be apparent in the financial of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Corvis, Broadwing and the Corvis and Broadwing logos are trademarks and/or service marks of Corvis Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. About Broadwing Broadwing Communications is an innovative provider of data, voice and video solutions to carriers and large enterprises. Enabled by its one-of-a-kind, all-optical network A communications network that works completely in the optical domain. It uses optical switches connected by optical fibers. See optical switch and optical computer. and award-winning IP backbone, Broadwing offers a full suite of the highest quality communications products and services, with unparalleled customer focus and speed. Broadwing is a fully consolidated subsidiary of Corvis Corporation, a leading supplier of all-optical solutions to service providers and government agencies worldwide. For more information, visit www.broadwing.com. |
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