Cabletron integrates Cisco IOS throughout entire line of intelligent hubs; products unveiled for end-to-end enterprise routing.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 1995--Cabletron Systems (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CS) today unveiled new products resulting from the integration of Cisco's Internetwork Operating System operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. (Cisco IOS) into Cabletron's complete line of intelligent switching hubs. The new internetworking products significantly strengthen Cabletron's long-standing, five-year relationship with worldwide router market leader Cisco Systems (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ). Resulting from a pre-existing Cisco IOS technology licensing agreement, the Cabletron designed and manufactured products address the low-end, mid-range and high-end router market segments. The new products leverage technology partnering through Cisco IOS and Cabletron's Synthesis framework to deliver scalable, best-of-class routing solutions and integrated hub/router network management. Cabletron's low-end offerings, the CR-BRIM and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. 2 Media Interface Module, provide remote office Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity for the MicroMMAC and MMAC-FNB Token Ring and Ethernet intelligent hubs. The products are based on Cisco's 2500 Series routing technology. To address regional, mid-range applications, Cabletron's CRM3 integrates Cisco 4000 Series modular routing technology in the MMAC-FNB providing Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) Often pronounced "fiddy," it was a LAN and MAN access method that had its heyday in the mid-1990s. FDDI was an ANSI standard token passing network that transmitted 100 Mbps over optical fiber up to 10 kilometers. , ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and WAN internetworking to Cabletron's installed base of over 80,000 MMAC MMAC Multimedia Mobile Access Communication MMAC Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce MMAC Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center MMAC Mutated in Multiple Advanced Cancers MMAC Multi Media Access Center (Cabletron) chassis. For high-end, centralized routing, Cabletron is delivering the 9W111-08 WAN Router Module, the first in a series of solutions for the MMAC-Plus based on Cisco's 4500 Series technology. "With the incorporation of Cisco IOS, Cabletron now has an industry-leading enterprise routing technology and has even further strengthened its Synthesis framework," said John McConnell, president of McConnell Consulting. As part of Cabletron's Synthesis framework to migrate customers to switched virtual networks, Cabletron and Cisco have also announced the intent to cooperate in the development of interoperable, standards-based virtual network architectures. These architectures will leverage both companies unparalleled internetworking expertise and collective experience in developing distributed object-oriented network management. Already resulting from the joint interoperability efforts is Cabletron support of Cisco's LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. Extension (LEX) technology, which enables remote office bridges to communicate directly with centralized routers, reducing network configuration and addressing complexity. "It is imperative that both companies work closely to provide customers with immediate world-class connectivity and internetworking solutions," said Craig Benson, Cabletron's chairman and COO. "The extremely successful Cabletron/Cisco partnership will continue to provide customers with the freedom to choose the pace and the path to next-generation virtual networks." "Cisco remains firmly committed to further advancing its strategic partnership with Cabletron because of their market-leading presence and global service and support capabilities," said John Chambers, Cisco's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Over the last five years, few companies have more successfully cooperated to deliver end-to-end networking infrastructures to meet users' continuously evolving needs." Product pricing/availability Product Description Price Availability (U.S) 9W111-08 WAN Router Module $25,500 90 days (MMAC-Plus) (Based on Cisco 4500) CRM3 Cisco Router Module Beginning Immediate (MMAC-FNB) (Based on Cisco 4000) at $6,200 CRM2 WAN Cisco Router Module Beginning 90 days (MMAC-FNB) (Based on Cisco 2500) at $3,250 CR-BRIM WAN Cisco Router BRIM Beginning 90 days (MicroMMAC/ (Based on Cisco 2500) at $2,695 MMAC-FNB) Cisco Systems Inc. is a leading global supplier of enterprise networks, including routers, LAN and ATM switches, dial-up access servers and network management software. These products, integrated by Cisco's Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS) link geographically dispersed LANs, WANs and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) networks. Cisco is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and in the U.S. is traded under the NASDAQ symbol CSCO. Headquartered in Rochester, N.H., Cabletron Systems employs over 4,900 people and is the worldwide modular hub market leader (a). Cabletron is ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001-certified and develops, manufactures and markets Ethernet, FDDI, Token Ring and ATM internetworking products and enterprise network management software based on its Synthesis framework. Cabletron now directly services more than 70,000 customer sites around the globe and provides 7 x 24 support coverage, with free phone support during normal business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a . Cabletron's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol CS. The company recently reported record revenue of $810.7 million and earnings of $162 million for the fiscal year 1995. (a) Source: Dataquest; July 1994 -0- Cabletron Systems, Synthesis, MMAC, MMAC-Plus and MicroMMAC are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cabletron Systems. Cisco and Cisco Internetwork Operating System are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems. All other products or services mentioned in this document are identified by the trademarks or service marks of their respective companies or organizations. CONTACT: Cabletron Systems, Las Vegas Darren Orzechowski, 603/337-3364 E-mail: darreno@ctron.com or Cisco Systems, San Jose Adam Stein, 408/526-7388 E-mail: astein@cisco.com |
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