Coactive Networks and Diverse Networks Team to Deliver End-to-End Infrastructure for Enabling the Digital Home.Business Editors & High Tech Writers SAUSALITO, Calif. & HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2000 Coactive co·ac·tion n. 1. An impelling or restraining force; a compulsion. 2. Joint action. 3. Ecology Any of the reciprocal actions or effects, such as symbiosis, that can occur in a community. Connector(R) Residential Gateway Links with Diverse Operations Center The facility or location on an installation, base, or facility used by the commander to command, control, and coordinate all crisis activities. See also base defense operations center; command center. Coactive Networks, the leading provider of gateways for connecting the Internet to all devices in homes and businesses, today announced a strategic alliance with Diverse Networks (DNI See Do Not Increase. ), a leading network services firm specializing in the design and operation of all types of wireless and wireline 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 companies will offer an end-to-end infrastructure solution for providing remote Internet access See how to access the Internet. to all the control systems and devices in homes and businesses, including wired and wireless access to climate controls, security systems, and appliances. "Coactive's unique gateway technology promises to deliver a new class of telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. e-services to millions around the world, a killer application Killer Application Killer application or "killer app" is a buzzword that describes a software application that surpasses all of its competitors. Notes: The term is sometimes used to describe a type of software. in particular for wireless Internet devices," said Mel Goldman, president and chief executive officer of Diverse Networks. "This alliance gives Coactive customers access to DNI's networking services and secure facilities without having to build their own infrastructure." Under terms of the agreement, Coactive and DNI will work cooperatively to offer service providers end-to-end network solutions that include network deployment and operational services, such as physical infrastructure, network operation center hosting, and wireless data centers. "Linking the Coactive Connector residential gateway with DNI's network design and operations expertise gives our customers a complete turnkey solution for rolling out a new class of e-services," said David Gaw, president of Coactive Networks. "The strategic alliance between Coactive and DNI will help to realize the mass-market deployment of residential gateways by enabling service providers, such as utilities, telecom and cable companies, to ensure the safe, scalable, and reliable exchange of data with their customers." About Diverse Networks Diverse Networks Inc. (DNI), headquartered in Houston, monitors, manages and operates the Palm.Net(TM) Internet Portal and Wireless Service for Palm Inc. The Company is a major provider of operational, engineering and network management services to companies providing content or transporting data over wireless, wired or hybrid networks In communications, a network made up of equipment from multiple vendors. . The Company also provides wireless system integration and services to simplify wireless data solutions for enterprise customers. DNI maintains an Operations Center to offer network providers and enterprise customers a hardened infrastructure for hosting and outsourcing all types of applications and services. DNI's services include IP network design and deployment, wireless network design and deployment, project management, network management system design and development and network engineering. About Coactive Networks Coactive Networks extends Internet access to every device, appliance, control system and computer -- Connecting Networks to the Real World(TM). By providing a central link from these devices to the Internet in homes and business, the Coactive Connector and Coactive Router product families deliver a new class of telemetry e-services. The leader in Internet telemetry, Coactive Networks delivers affordable, scalable connectivity with a highly integrated third-generation residential gateway platform and the patent-pending distributed object Distributed objects are software modules that are designed to work together, but reside either in multiple computers connected via a network or in different processes inside the same computer. technology of the IOConnect Architecture(TM). Coactive is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation based in Sausalito, California Sausalito is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area situated in Marin County, California, United States. The population was 7,330 as of the year 2000 census. Viña del Mar, Chile, home to "Sausalito" stadium and "Sausalito" lagoon, is a sister city of Sausalito, which features a . More information on Coactive can be found at http://www.coactive.com. Coactive, the Coactive Logo, Connecting Networks to the Real World, Coactive Connector, and IOConnect Architecture are trademarks or registered trademarks of Coactive Networks, Inc. in the US and other countries. All other brands and names are the property of their respective owners. |
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