Chipcom and Digital Equipment sign European cooperative marketing agreement; New joint program with Digital's Network Services Organization covers Europe, Africa and the Middle East.SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 1995--Chipcom Corp. (NASDAQ/CHPM) today announced it has signed a European cooperative marketing agreement with Digital Equipment Corp. This new agreement leverages Chipcom's expertise in intelligent switching systems Switching systems (communications) The assemblies of switching and control devices provided so that any station in a communications system may be connected as desired with any other station. hardware and software products and Digital's strength as a world-class network value-added integrator addressing desktop and local area network/wide area network (LAN/WAN LAN/WAN Local Area Network/Wide Area Network ) connectivity. Today's announcement builds on the existing, 10-year-old worldwide reseller relationship that has existed between the two companies to now include joint marketing, sales and education collaboration in Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. ). Under the expanded agreement, Digital will integrate Chipcom's ONcore Switching System, ONline System Concentrator, Galactica Network Switching Hub A device that acts as a central switch or PBX, connecting one line to another. In a local area network (LAN), a switching hub gives any two stations on the network the full bandwidth of the line. , StarBridge Turbo Switch and ONsemble StackSystem product families, plus the company's ONdemand NCS (Network Call Signaling) CableLabs version of MGCP. See MGCP/MEGACO. NCS - Network Computing System: Apollo's RPC system used by DEC and Hewlett-Packard.The protocol has been adopted by OSF. network management software and related applications. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Graeme A. Shorter, Digital's vice president, Network Services, "As a worldwide leader in multivendor network integration services, this agreement provides an opportunity for Digital's Network Services Organization to reach a whole new set of networking customers in Europe." "Our two organizations share a common vision for the technologies, products and services required by customers to build today's sophisticated enterprise networks," said Bruce L. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , senior vice president, worldwide field operations, at Chipcom. "This agreement is more than selling and installing products; it's a commitment by Chipcom to fully support Digital's Network Services in their ongoing efforts to actively market our products as part of a total infrastructure and business solution in an important part of the world for us." Digital Equipment Corp. is the world's leader in open client/server solutions from personal computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. to integrated worldwide information systems. Digital's scalable Alpha platforms, storage, networking, software and services, together with industry-focused solutions from business partners, help organizations compete and win in today's global marketplace. Founded in 1983, Chipcom Corp. designs, manufactures, markets and supports fault-tolerant intelligent switching systems, including hub, internetworking and network management products, for remote site, campus and enterprise network computing environments. The Southborough, Mass.-based company reported record revenue of $268 million for its fiscal year, ended Dec. 31, a 67 percent increase over 1993. According to the market research firm Dataquest Inc., Chipcom is the world's third largest supplier of intelligent hubs. Together with its resellers, Chipcom has a presence in more than 40 countries, and the company employs over 925 people worldwide. For the third year in a row, Chipcom has been cited by Fortune magazine as one of the 100 fastest-growing companies in America. -0- Chipcom, the Chipcom logo, Galactica, ONcore, ONsemble and StarBridge are registered trademarks and ONdemand, ONline and StackSystem are trademarks of Chipcom Corp. Digital is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corp. CONTACTS: Chipcom Corp. John H. Ricciardone 508-624-6840 E-mail: jricciar@chipcom.com or Digital Equipment Corp. Bott bott n. Variant of bot1. Ikeler Multivendor Customer Services 508-496-9981 or Beaupre & Co. Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Inc. Glen M. Zimmerman 603-436-6690 E-mail: gzimmer@beaupre.mv.com |
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