Chapter 2 Receives Cisco Powered Network Designation for Application Infrastructure Providers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2001 Mark Validates World-Class Infrastructure and Highlights Provisioning Capabilities for Application Service Providers Chapter 2, the ASP infrastructure company(TM), today announced it is offering application service providers its secure, "instant-on" infrastructure and operations services in a fully managed environment based on best-in-class technologies from Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Inc. Chapter 2 is one of nine Application Infrastructure Providers (AIPs) to receive the Cisco Powered Network AIP AIP acute intermittent porphyria. AIP Acute intermittent porphyria designation. As a Cisco Powered Network AIP, Chapter 2 provides differentiated service Differentiated Service is a design pattern for business services and software, in which the service varies automatically according to the identity of the consumer and/or the context in which the service is used. offerings to its ASP customers by creating a high performance, reliable and secure integrated technology infrastructure that is optimized for the management of multiple hosted applications. In addition, Chapter 2 speeds time to market for ASPs by offering a revenue sharing revenue sharing Funding arrangement in which one government unit grants a portion of its tax income to another government unit. For example, provinces or states may share revenue with local governments, or national governments may share revenue with provinces or states. model to build a hosting environment See hosted environment. without set-up fees, while lowering total operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales to supply 24x7 monitoring of business applications. "Cisco shares our view that ASP networks comprise the foundation for delivering mission-critical, core business solutions," said Ritu Raj, 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. of Chapter 2 e-services. "Cisco's high performance, reliable and scalable networking solutions enable us to provide our ASP customers with an enhanced back-office backbone and e-services delivery infrastructure that allows them to deliver at the service levels their customers demand." "As a Cisco Powered Network AIP, Chapter 2 has demonstrated its commitment to building a superior hosting infrastructure to give their customers high quality of service levels," said Eugene Lee Eugene Lee may refer to:
To receive the Cisco Powered Network AIP designation, Chapter 2 underwent a complete assessment of its end-to-end network architecture based on Cisco's data center, Wide Area Network (WAN), "Last Mile" and Customer Premise Equipment (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ) solutions. Chapter 2's architecture was audited to ensure it was well integrated to achieve a unified and unique platform that addresses the performance and availability requirements of its end-to-end application delivery infrastructure. Components of Chapter 2's Cisco Powered Network infrastructure include Cisco CSS (1) See Cascading Style Sheets. (2) (Content Scrambling System) The copy protection system applied to DVDs, which uses a 40-bit key to encrypt the movie. 11800 series content services switches, Cisco 12000 series Internet routers, Cisco 3600 series modular multiservice routers, and Cisco Catalyst 6500 series switches. As a Cisco Powered Network designated AIP, Chapter 2 is committed to maintaining high levels of network quality by building its services with Cisco solutions and will be authorized to use the Cisco Powered Network brand logo and have access to joint marketing programs and promotions. About Chapter 2 Chapter 2 e-services, Inc. is the first company built specifically to provide enterprise-class infrastructure and managed operations services to meet the unique requirements of ASPs. The company's vision extends beyond 'power, pipe and ping' to offer a global platform with Fortune 50-caliber security, stability and scalability. Founded in March 2000, Chapter 2 is based in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and has secured financing from Convergence Partners, Sand Hill Capital and Hewlett-Packard Company. It capitalizes on solutions from Cisco Systems and has formed strategic partnerships with Exodus and Oracle. Call 415/956-8000; or visit online at http://www.chapter2.net. Note to Editors: Chapter 2 and the Chapter 2 logo are trademarks of Chapter 2 e-services, Inc. All other company or product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. |
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