Cabletron ATM Solution Captures Network Computing "Best Value" Award; Solution's Advanced Features Praised Within Industry Comparison Article.ROCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 1999--Cabletron Systems (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CS) announced today that it has won Network Computing's "Best Value" award for its industry-leading SmartSwitch ATM solution. Cabletron's solution received high marks within Network Computing's industry comparison of vendors' enterprise ATM robustness, scalability, software features and price. Network Computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. also highlighted Cabletron's Multiprotocol over ATM (MPOA (MultiProtocol Over ATM) An ATM Forum standard that provides routing of legacy protocols (IP, IPX, etc.) over ATM networks. MPOA separates the routing processing from the actual forwarding. ), Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. routing (SmartSwitch Router) and management (SPECTRUM ATM Services Manager) capabilities in its evaluation. Within the Network Computing test, vendors were asked to design an ATM network at the University of Hawaii (body, education) University of Hawaii - A University spread over 10 campuses on 4 islands throughout the state. http://hawaii.edu/uhinfo.html. See also Aloha, Aloha Net. that would enable distance learning, simultaneous transmission of data and video, guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) and fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. wide area connections. Cabletron competed with Bay Networks (Nortel), FORE Systems See Marconi. , Hitatchi, Olicom and 3Com in the evaluation. "Cabletron is pleased to receive top honors for this important ATM challenge, not only from Network Computing but also from its sister publication InternetWeek," said Kevin Brown The name Kevin Brown can refer to several different people, including the following:
"Cabletron's solution showed that the vendor had invested considerable development effort in ATM technology during the past year. MPOA was up and running on the Cabletron network, and we were impressed to see how well Cabletron had integrated Gigabit Ethernet into its solution. In addition, Cabletron's surprisingly competitive hardware pricing should help level the playing field against competitors," according to Network Computing's "Putting Enterprise ATM Solutions to Work" article. Network Computing also commented, "We found the SPECTRUM (ATM Services Manager) package to be more intuitive than 3Com's Transcend offering. Likewise, SPECTRUM offered far more functionality than the ForeView software we tested...." For the ATM test, Cabletron deployed its SmartSwitch 6500 for the ATM backbone, the SmartSwitch Router for high-speed routing, its SmartSwitch 2500 for workgroup ATM switching and the SmartSwitch 2000 for Ethernet/Fast Ethernet switching at the edge of the network. To read the Network Computing article in its entirety go to http://www.techweb.com/se/directlink.cgi?NWC NWC Network Computing (Magazine) NWC Northwest College (Powell, Wyoming) NWC Northwestern College (Orange City, IA, USA) NWC Northwestern College (St. 19990111S0011 on the World Wide Web. About Cabletron's ATM Solutions Program Cabletron offers ATM solutions for all areas within a corporate network as well as key products for Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. environments, delivering a comprehensive set of feature rich, low cost, high performance ATM solutions to its customers. Cabletron's ATM solutions set new standards for performance, reliability and scalability, and make implementations significantly easier. Key offerings within the ATM Solutions Program include: -- SmartSwitch 9500 - For the Large Enterprise and Service Provider -- SmartSwitch 6500 - For the Campus Backbone/Data Center and WAN Edge -- SmartSwitch 2500 - For the Wiring Closet/Workgroup and Customer Premise (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ) -- SmartSwitch ATM Uplink Modules and Switch Modules -For ATM Access -- SPECTRUM ATM Services Manager and ATM Administrator - For ATM Management About Cabletron Cabletron Systems, the premier provider of enterprise and carrier-class networking solutions, offers dependable network access and communications to millions of people throughout the world under its Smart Networking architecture. With scaleable products designed for Fortune 1000 enterprise networks, service providers and small businesses, Cabletron provides simple, reliable and cost-effective business solutions for the information age. Cabletron's World Wide Web site can be reached at http://www.cabletron.com Cabletron, SmartSwitch, SmartSwitch Router and SPECTRUM are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cabletron Systems |
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