Cisco Unveils Dial-Up Initiative and New Products For Universal Access to the Enterprise and the Internet; Announces ISDN and Asynchronous Unit Shipments, Leadership Strategy.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 1995--Cisco Systems, Inc., the leading global supplier of internetworking solutions, today unveiled its three-phase universal dial-up initiative and announced new dial-up access products that provide mobile professionals and telecommuters A person who does telecommuting. See telecommuting, telecity, virtual company and hoteling. with access to the enterprise network and the Internet. The three phases of the dial-up access initiative are phase one: market engagement; phase two: end-to-end solutions; and phase three: enhanced network services An umbrella term for advanced communications services. Until the mid 1990s, everybody knew what "enhanced services" meant. They were voicemail, "one number follow me," prepaid calling card or voice-actuated call control, all offered by a carrier or service provider in a circuit-switched environment. If you had a cellphone, you may have had access to a short messaging service (SMS). and scalability. The initiative and new product announcements are aimed at significantly extending Cisco's leadership in both the asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. The ability to store and forward messages. Starting the next operation before the current one is completed. Contrast with synchronous. and ISDN dial-up market segments. (Editors note: see separate releases announced today entitled: Cisco Introduces New 750 Router Series and Cisco Enters Desktop Software Market). "Cisco's successful completion of the first phase, market engagement, is evidenced by the breadth and depth of our access product portfolio and our strong market leadership position in dial-up markets," said Don Listwin, vice-president of Cisco's Access Business Unit (ABU). "Today's announcements advance our phase two commitment to provide customers with end-to-end solutions and set the stage for future scalable deployment of enhanced network services." Through the successful completion of the first phase, Cisco has affirmed its market leadership by achieving: -- unit shipments of more than 25,000 Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)- equipped access units per quarter and more than 100,000 asynch ports shipped per quarter; (these unit shipments make Cisco the only vendor to lead both ISDN and asynchronous dial-up market segments). -- and unmatched breadth and depth of ISDN and asynchronous product offerings, offering the most platform options and protocol support. Since mid-1994, Cisco has delivered on its commitment to engage the market with the introduction of new central and remote site platforms and key Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS) capabilities that meet the market requirements for extending the boundaries of the enterprise network. This includes delivering products that provide universal dial-up access for single users and remote LANS; simple, secure and manageable dial-up access products that are scalable and integrate with other central and remote access products; dial-up products that offer the lowest-cost of ownership through breadth of WAN options supported and bandwidth management; and the capabililty to support emerging applications such as multimedia. New Dial-Up Products Round Out Phase Two In phase two, Cisco's strategy is to deliver end- to-end solutions by developing products internally or through partnerships and acquisitions. In the last six months, Cisco has released ISDN support for the 1000 remote access series; partnered with U.S. Robotics for modem integration; and completed the acquisition of Combinet for low-cost ISDN products. With today's product announcements, Cisco is driving to complete its offering of end- to-end, dial-up solutions with: the new Cisco 750 series of low-cost ISDN routers for telecommuters; the new low-cost, high-performance CiscoRemote Desktop software; and new IOS features such as multilink PPP See PPP. and IP address negotiation for ISDN. In summary, today's announcements solidly position Cisco as the market leader in dial-up access with the most complete ISDN and asynchronous solutions for the telecommuter, remote workgroup user, and mobile professional. In the future, Cisco will continue to deliver solutions that extend the enterprise through a combination of internal product development, partnerships and acquisitions. The Access Business Unit is the market leader in providing dedicated and dial-up access solutions for remote LAN and single-user connectivity. Today, Cisco ships more than 30,000 access units a month, more than all other vendors combined. Cisco Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ:CSCO) is the leading global supplier of enterprise networks, including routers, LAN and ATM switches, dial-up access servers, and network management software. These products, integrated by the Cisco IOS software, link geographically dispersed LANS, WANs and IBM networks. Cisco Systems news and product/service information are available at World Wide Web site http://www.cisco.com. Cisco Systems is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. CONTACT: Stirling & Cohan JoAnn Johnston, 415/513-0978 joann@sandcjj.batnet.com |
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