Cabletron's SPECTRUM management empowers Continental Cablevision to lead the industry in bringing video and data to the home; SPECTRUM is the only management platform designed to fully handle Continental Cablevision's far-reaching plans.

ROCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 1996--Continental Cablevision has leveraged the enterprise management expertise of Cabletron Systems (NYSE:CS), the leading provider of high-performance intranet solutions, to become one of the first in its marketplace to provide integrated video and data services to its customers.

Unique to the industry, SPECTRUM is providing end-to-end management of Continental Cablevision's new services, which extends from the cable box in the home, to network devices that deliver the technology, through to the central office and the company's enhanced customer service system (formerly called CONCERT, now named C2IT (see-to-it)).

SPECTRUM is functioning as Continental Cablevision's eyes and ears within an expanding multivendor environment. SPECTRUM is currently managing LANCity cable modems (for high speed internet access to the home), Lightstream ATM switches (which serves as the cable network backbone), AT&T Paradyne modems (non-SNMP devices for cable data), Cisco routers, Compaq servers, along with Cabletron hubs. SPECTRUM's architecture is also designed to manage Continental Cablevision's future endeavors as they explore bringing services such as telephony and digital data to its subscriber base.

"SPECTRUM is the only management platform on the market today that is distributed, scalable and customizable enough to meet our expanding management requirements," said Tom Roskowick, Director of Networking Services at Continental Cablevision. "SPECTRUM's ability to manage multi-vendor, multi- protocol environments make it continually prepared to meet the challenges of our growth."

Within the C2IT customer care environment, SPECTRUM will oversee a suite of applications that run the customer service process flow. The applications include Superior Electronic's Cheeta Net for broadband environment analysis, Remedy's ARS for trouble ticket notification, Arrowsmith's FLEETCON for work order dispatches, and CSG's Phoenix for customer billing information. With this suite in place, trouble spots can be detected and fixed without customer involvement.

"SPECTRUM is an integral part of C2IT, our new subscriber management system," said Robert Strickland, Continental's Senior Vice President for Information Systems. "Our goal is to have a system in place that informs us of problems first so we can take immediate corrective action before the customer experiences any loss of services. We believe SPECTRUM can help us bring better and more reliable services to our customers."

"Cabletron's work with Continental Cablevision showcases the breadth and depth of SPECTRUM's capabilities," said Patricia Chrystycz, director of systems and network management marketing for Cabletron. "No other product can offer such expansive management."

Continental Cablevision is now offering high speed internet access along with cable services to the home to selected New England cities, and will have the ability to offer this nationally within the year. Roll out schedules will be determined individually by region according to their own network upgrades. The communications giant will have 14 SpectroSERVERS distributed across the United States this fall, and plans to have up to 100 in cable head-end locations.

Continental Cablevision, the third largest cable television company in the U.S., serves more than 4.3 million subscribers in 20 states. In addition to its interest in Optus Vision, Continental is also part owner of companies providing cable television service in Singapore and Argentina.

Cabletron Systems is the recognized leader in providing high- performance intranetworking solutions, including LAN and ATM switches and advanced network and systems management software. Under its Synthesis product framework, Cabletron markets products throughout the world for linking and managing enterprise-wide networks. With corporate headquarters in Rochester, NH, Cabletron employs over 5,700 people worldwide. Cabletron's common stock is traded over the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CS. Over the last four quarters, the company has reported record revenue of $1.1 billion.

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