Chengdu PTA Expands N.E.T. Multiservice Network Serving Capital City of China's Most Populous Province.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sept. 22, 1997--N.E.T. today announced that the Chengdu Post and Telecommunications Administration (PTA PTA or parent-teacher association: see parent education. ), the telecommunications authority for the capital city of the Sichuan province, has expanded its N.E.T.(TM) multiservice wide area network. Chengdu PTA originally installed the digital data network (DDN (Defense Data Network) An Internet-based global communications network created by the U.S. Department of Defense. In April 1996, users were moved to the more modern Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) made up of NIPRnet (Non-classified IP Router Network) and ) in 1995. The network expansion, valued at nearly $1 million, was part of a contract awarded to Datacraft, an N.E.T. distribution partner with offices throughout the Asia-Pacific region. "N.E.T.'s highly reliable and flexible multiservice network continues to allow PTAs to provision services quickly and efficiently," said Mr. Emmy Wu, managing director, Datacraft China. "Datacraft's office in Chengdu serves the entire Southwestern portion of China, including the Sichuan PTA network, that is also based on N.E.T. multiservice systems." The N.E.T. multiservice network enables the Chengdu PTA to extend advanced voice and data services to its subscribers to address the growing demand for business communications services for the Sichuan province. The N.E.T. multiservice network provides intelligent networking with the ability to integrate N.E.T. FrameXpress(TM) frame relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. switching, and N.E.T. PrimeVoice(TM) compression and ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. switching capabilities for network efficiency. The multiservice systems include internal Datacraft Network Terminating Units, which allow the DDN solution to offer dual loop capability that enables the provisioning of high resilience network services. This capability is especially critical to the financial sector, and the N.E.T. multiservice nodes are being added to the sites of several financial institutions. Datacraft China and N.E.T. have been very successful in China's DDN market winning more than 30 DDN projects based on N.E.T. multiservice networks, for Chinese provinces and cities. The N.E.T. family of multiservice systems offer sophisticated networking functions that combine intelligent call-routing, advanced voice compression Same as speech compression. , ATM access, frame relay switching, 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. internetworking, ISDN signaling and network management. Datacraft China is a highly successful and established subsidiary of Datacraft Asia Datacraft Asia Limited SGX: D06 is a programming services provider based in the city-state of Singapore in Asia. It is part of the Straits Times Index of the SGX, the stock exchange of Singapore. It is a subsidiary of Dimension Data. , the region's leading communications and networking systems integrator. Besides offering extensive support and sales services covering Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Fuzhou, Xian and Chengdu, Datacraft China is reputed for its excellent technical know-how and after-sales services. N.E.T., headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., is a leading worldwide supplier of multiservice wide area networks used by enterprises, government organizations and carriers in more than 50 countries. N.E.T. multiservice WANs and ATM products integrate voice, data, and video traffic with ATM, frame relay, LAN internetworking and ISDN capabilities for today's mission-critical applications. The company is certified to the worldwide 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 standard for design, manufacturing and servicing. Join us at our worldwide web site: http://www.net.com for further information. -0- Note to Editors: N.E.T., PrimeVoice and FrameXpress, are trademarks, and the N.E.T. logo are registered trademarks of Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: N.E.T. Jo Minola, 415/780-5177 |
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