Clarent Corporation Selected to Build Nationwide IP Telephony Network Connecting Universities in Taiwan for National Broadband Experimental Network Project.HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1999-- Clarent(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:CLRN CLRN California Learning Resource Network CLRN Community Legal Resources Network CLRN Chemical Laboratory Response Network ), a worldwide leader in providing carrier-grade, phone-to-phone Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP) telephony solutions, has been selected by the Taiwan National Telecommunication Programme Office (NTPO) to build a nationwide IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. network connecting the universities in Taiwan The following is a list of universities in Taiwan, categorised by city and county: Changhua County
This IP telephony network is intended to provide a number of benefits to Taiwan. It is planned to be a test bed for Internet phone (1) See IP phone and softphone. (2) (Internet Phone) The first VoIP telephone service in the U.S., introduced in early 1995 by VocalTec Communications Ltd., Fort Lee, NJ (www.vocaltec.com). Using a Windows softphone, calls could also be made to a regular phone. associated with the testing programme in universities. Also, it is planned to provide the foundation for new communications features that could be made available to the students, faculty and administration at these universities. Most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , it places a significant application of next generation network technology into the research infrastructure of one of the world's leading countries involved in manufacturing high technology products. The converged voice, fax and data traffic in this university-based network will run across the NBEN -- the high speed network used for research activities in Taiwan. "Clarent is very honoured to have this opportunity to provide our products to the universities in Taiwan," said Jerry Chang, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president, Clarent Corporation. "We have focused on providing our technology to carriers around the world, with a particular initial focus on the Asia Pacific region. We are very pleased to extend the benefits of Clarent products to the universities in Taiwan and see this as the potential foundation for implementation of our products with other national university networks around the world. Universities play a key role in the development and advancement of new technologies, particularly technologies related to the Internet. This is a very exciting application for Clarent products." "We are looking forward to bringing this next generation network technology to our universities and research centers in Taiwan," said Dr. Chi Fu Den, the Principal Investigator Noun 1. principal investigator - the scientist in charge of an experiment or research project PI scientist - a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences of the National Telecommunication Development Program. "Taiwan, through its public, private and university sectors, is committed to implementing state of the art products in our communications infrastructure. We consider Clarent products to be among the best products in this industry." The implementation of Clarent products in this network is being managed through a next generation telecommunications program established by the Taiwan NTPO. The initial phases of this network are planned to turn up in the first quarter of 2000. Forward Looking Statements This release may contain forward-looking statements regarding Clarent's products, business, customers or other factors that may affect future earnings or financial results. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to potential issues relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc interoperability, inability to introduce new products, ability to retain key customers, changes in market conditions, government regulations, the international communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. , technological changes and other factors, which could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are described further in the risk factors discussed in Clarent's recent Prospectus, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Nov. 23, 1999. About Clarent Corporation Clarent Corporation is a premier provider of scalable, IP telephony products to carriers and Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. around the world. Clarent's intelligent, open architecture and the Clarent Command Center enable Clarent products to route, manage, inter-connect and terminate high volumes of calls for service provider customers including the world's largest long distance telecommunication companies. More minutes travel across Clarent-enabled IP telephony networks worldwide than those of any other equipment supplier(1). Founded in July 1996 and publicly owned since July 1999, Clarent is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif. and has offices in major cities in Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America. Additional information about Clarent is available at http://www.clarent.com. Note to Editors: Clarent is a registered trademark of Clarent Corporation in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other company or product names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. (1) "IP Telephony Clearinghouses - A New Business Model." Published November 1999 by iLocus. iLocus, a division of Cape Saffron Ltd., is a UK-based research group focused on the IP telephony industry. http://www.ilocus.com |
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