Clearnet Selects Tekelec's Sentinel(TM) for Network Monitoring and Diagnostics.Business Editors/High Tech Writers Morrisville, N.C--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2000 Canadian Digital Wireless Company Able to Prevent Network Problems Before They Occur Tekelec (Nasdaq: TKLC) announced today that Clearnet Communications Inc. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : NET.A; Nasdaq: CLNT CLNT Concordant Literal New Testament (translation) ) has selected the Sentinel network monitoring The term network monitoring describes the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing systems and that notifies the network administrator in case of outages via email, pager or other alarms. and diagnostic system. Using a combination of wireless network monitoring and proactive testing capabilities, Sentinel will enable Clearnet to perform fault management, including problem identification, analysis, and resolution verification on a single platform. "We are proud that Clearnet, with its wireless industry-leading quality and service standards, has confidence that the Tekelec Sentinel monitoring and diagnostic system will help the company achieve its goals while containing costs," says Danny Parker, vice president and general manager of the Network Diagnostics Division of Tekelec. "With Sentinel, Clearnet can quickly assess the overall health of its network services with the real-time status feature as well as proactively prevent problems with the network monitoring and test call generation features." Stephen Howe, Clearnet's vice president, Technology Development, explains, "Clearnet's clients trust that we will stay on the leading edge of digital wireless technology and strive to provide the utmost in network dependability and functionality. Tekelec's Sentinel will help us prevent network problems before they occur, making it a critical diagnostic tool." The diagnostics agreement continues a relationship between Tekelec and Clearnet that dates back to 1997, when Tekelec provided Clearnet with a pair of EAGLE(R) STPs. About Sentinel The Sentinel system enables service providers to monitor, maintain, and ensure the reliability of services implemented across public switched telephone networks and next-generation wireline and wireless networks. It detects and reports network-wide signaling problems from a central location. Sentinel's many features enable service providers to ensure that their customers receive reliable, high-quality services. The Sentinel protocol analysis feature provides real-time filtering, trapping, and network-wide call tracing In telecommunication, call tracing is a procedure that permits an entitled user to be informed about the routing of data for an established connection, identifying the entire route from the origin to the destination. There are two types of call tracing. . Sentinel also offers default traffic recording scripts to convert raw traffic data into clear text traffic reports. About Clearnet Clearnet is a leading Canadian wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. company that operates two state-of-the-art digital wireless networks, Clearnet PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. and The Mike Network. Clearnet now has more than 600,000 digital clients across Canada Across Canada was an afternoon program that formerly aired on The Weather Network. The segment ran from early 1999 until mid 2002. The show ran from 3:00PM ET until 7:00 PM ET. . Founded in 1984 and public since 1994, Clearnet is an independent Canadian controlled and managed company. For more information, please visit www.clearnet.com. About Tekelec Tekelec, a leading supplier of signaling and control systems, develops innovative network switching and diagnostic solutions that enable the convergence of traditional and converged wireline, wireless, and IP voice and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. networks. The company also provides products and solutions for call center and other telecommunications markets. Tekelec has its headquarters in Calabasas, California Calabasas is a city in Los Angeles County, California, in the western United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 23,123. The city was formally incorporated in 1991. , and divisions in Morrisville, North Carolina Morrisville is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 5,208 at the 2000 census. A Special Census was conducted by the United States Census Bureau in March 2004, when the population was enumerated at 11,915. , and Richardson, Texas. For more information, please visit http://www.tekelec.com. The Tekelec logo and EAGLE are registered trademarks and Sentinel is a trademark of Tekelec. All other products are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies. |
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