Chipcom signs nationwide reseller agreement with Bell Atlantic Network Integration.SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Feb. 6, 1995 -- Chipcom Corp. (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 :CHPM CHPM Center for High Performance Manufacturing ) today announced it has signed an agreement with Bell Atlantic Network Integration (BANI) whereby BANI will resell, install and support Chipcom's complete line of intelligent switching system products nationwide. Under the agreement, BANI will market 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 Network Switch and ONsemble StackSystem product lines, 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. Bell Atlantic Network Integration is a full-service, enterprise network integrator that provides a core program of unbiased network design and infrastructure solutions to help businesses in a variety of industries. In addition to its core program of networking services, the company offers professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. such as outsourcing, consulting and network management services. "Chipcom has a very expansive product mix, rapidly increasing market awareness and penetration and a proven history of knowing how to effectively partner with its resellers," said Kevin DeNuccio, president and chief executive officer of BANI. "The company's reliable, fault-tolerant solutions allow us to offer our customers a solid foundation upon which they can build and manage their current and future network information needs." Chipcom was rated number one by its resellers in VAR Business magazine's 1994 Annual Report Card issue, published last October, in which VARs were asked to provide a comprehensive review of their vendors' product and distribution channel strategies, and also surveyed resellers' satisfaction with leading vendors in various categories. In addition to receiving the highest overall score among networking hardware Networking hardware typically refers to equipment facilitating the use of a computer network. Typically, this includes routers, switches, access points, network interface cards and other related hardware. vendors surveyed, Chipcom finished first in four primary categories of Products, Pricing, Support and Partnership, and the company also finished first in 14 out of the 16 sub-categories in which companies were measured and evaluated by their VARs. 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. 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. , Chipcom's senior vice president, worldwide field operations, "We believe Bell Atlantic Network Integration is an extremely strong addition to our channel, and is the type of organization that is very consistent with our overall and ongoing distribution strategy to ally ourselves with highly effective and quality regional, national and worldwide resellers and systems integrators." Bell Atlantic Network Integration is a top-tier network integrator that designs, builds and manages enterprise-wide information networks using world-class technical talent and an unbiased view of technology. Headquartered in Frazer, Pa., the company serves customers in a variety of industries, including healthcare, finance, insurance, education, telecommunications, utilities, aerospace and government. BANI was created as the consolidation of the network integration expertise throughout Bell Atlantic Corp. Bell Atlantic Corp., based in Philadelphia, is the parent of companies which provide a full array of local exchange telecommunications services in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. and Washington, D.C. The corporation is at the forefront of developing a variety of new products, including video, entertainment and information services See Information Systems. . Founded in 1983, Chipcom Corp. designs, manufactures, markets, and supports fault-tolerant 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. , including hub, internetworking and network management products, for remote site, facility and enterprise network computing environments. The Southborough, Mass.-based company reported record revenue of $185 million for the first nine months of its 1994 fiscal year, ended Sept. 24, a 65 percent increase over the same period of 1993. Together with its resellers, Chipcom has a presence in more than 40 countries, and the company employs over 850 people worldwide. Chipcom was ranked Number 16 on Financial World magazine's 1994 list of America's best 200 growth companies, Number 81 on Fortune magazine's 1994 list as one of the 100 fastest-growing companies in the United States, Number 150 on Forbes magazine's 1994 list as one of the 200 best small companies in America. -0- Chipcom and ONcore are registered trademarks and the Chipcom logo, ONline, Galactica, StarBridge, ONsemble, StackSystem and ONdemand are trademarks of Chipcom Corp. CONTACT: Chipcom Corp. John H. Ricciardone, 508/624-6840 e-mail: jricciar(at)chipcom.com 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 Glen M. Zimmerman, 603/436-6690 e-mail: gzimmer(at)beaupre.mv.com or Bell Atlantic Network Integration Kate Burns, 610/993-6678 |
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