Cabletron Unveils Attractive ATM Buyback Program; Offers Customers Up to $300 Per Port in Trade-In Incentives.ROCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 1998--Cabletron Systems (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CS) today launched an aggressive buyback program, offering customers up to $300 in discounts for every ATM port that is upgraded to Cabletron's next-generation ATM SmartSwitch before November 30, 1998. Available through Cabletron's 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: Synergy-Plus resellers or its direct sales representatives, customers will receive a $100 to $300 SmartTrade discount for each port that is upgraded to a Cabletron ATM solution. Under the program, resellers will receive a SmartRebate for each Cabletron ATM SmartSwitch sold. Cabletron's "Make the Switch to Smart ATM!" promotion is the third in a series of extensive channel incentive programs introduced to resellers within the last 45 days, demonstrating the company's steadfast channel commitment. Synergy Plus partners are currently taking advantage of promotions for Cabletron's industry-proven SmartSwitch Router solution and its high- performance SmartSTACK workgroup switches A network switch designed for LAN traffic within an enterprise. Contrast with carrier-class switch. . "Cabletroncontinues to do the right thing by giving its reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. partners the 6 proper tools to sell its solutions," said Rich Brewer, Senior Analyst with IDC. "Its new "tron's suite of ATM solutions is designed to adwithin a high-speed network. Participants of Cabletron's "Make the Switch to Smart ATM!" buyback prograone standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. switch --SmartSwitch 6500 Campus/Data Center switching chassis --SmartSwitch 9500 six slot or fourteen slot enterprise and service provvide from 2.5 Gbps to over 75 Gbps of switching capacity, high performance LAN Emulation See LANE. (LANE) services fore 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 Wis adv. 1. Certainly; really; indeed. v. t. 1. To think; to suppose; to imagine; - used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis. .
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