Cisco and Philips/TRT take top honors at third annual European Networking Innovation Awards.

PARIS, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 22, 1995--Cisco Systems and Philips Communication Systems/TRT took the top spots in the third annual European Networking Innovation Awards at Networld+Interop 95 Paris.

The prestigious awards are presented by Data Communications International and the show's organizers. Winners were named in eight categories, including Best of Show and Best European Product/Service, and were chosen from over 100 entries.

Cisco Systems walked away with Best of Show for its 7500 Router. The 7500 delivers three times the performance of Cisco's current platform and opens a migration path to switched LANs. It's also one of the first products on the market to implement the "route server" architecture that many believe will dominate by the end of the century.

Philips Communication Systems/TRT was named Best European Product/Service for its ATM Node 10000 multimedia switch and its MPEG/2 ATM module. Working in tandem, the switch and module deliver the very-high-quality video compression needed for videoconferencing and multimedia applications.

The winners were chosen by a panel of judges from Data Communications International. According to executive editor Lee Keough: "We were very impressed with the number and quality of truly innovative networking products. Over half our finalists were European companies. To me, this proves that networking innovation is flourishing in Europe and that the networking industry is truly global."

The winners in the remaining categories of the European Networking Innovation Awards are:

Best Startup -- Netwiz

Best LAN Product/Service -- Ascom Nexion, for its Nexen 2200

iso-Ethernet hub

Best Internetworking Product/Service -- Cisco Systems for its

Cisco 7500 Router

Best WAN Product/Service -- Philips Communication Systems/TRT for

its ATM Node 10000 multimedia switch and MPEG/2 module

Best Networking Software -- Advanced Graphics Systems for its

Visionael Net Design package

Best Price/Performance -- Cray Communications for its Matchbox

Ethernet switch

Sponsored by Data Communications and Networld+Interop 95 Paris, the European Networking Innovation Awards honor new products announced at the show that significantly advance the state of networking technology.

Data Communications is the global enterprise networking magazine of the McGraw-Hill Companies. Each month it is read by 110,000 corporate network managers around the world.

The Networld+Interop shows are the most comprehensive networking events in the world, addressing business, technology, products, and services from the desktop to the data center to the Internet.

CONTACT: Barbara A. Devaney

Director of Marketing

Data Communications Magazine

212/512-2861

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Lee Keough

Executive Editor

Data Communications Magazine

212/512-4627