Com21 and Millennium Digital Media Contribute to Michigan Holiday Assistance Program.Business & City Editors MILPITAS, Calif. & ST. LOUIS, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2000 Local Salvation Army Salvation Army, Protestant denomination and international nonsectarian Christian organization for evangelical and philanthropic work. Organization and Beliefs The Salvation Army has established branches in 100 countries throughout the world. Holiday Assistance Program Will Benefit from Com21 Committed To Community Holiday Program Com21, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMTO CMTO College of Massage Therapists of Ontario ), a global supplier of system solutions for the broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. market, is partnering with Millennium Digital Media Millennium Digital Media, based in St. Louis, Missouri, is a cable company. Founded in 1997, it provides service to parts of Maryland, Michigan, Washington, and Oregon. Based on pending industry acquisitions, Millennium is currently ranked among the twenty-five largest cable to help needy families in the greater Lansing, MI area. As part of Com21's Committed To Community Holiday Program, the two companies will donate $5 to the Salvation Army's Holiday Assistance Program for each new cable modem installation between now and December 15. The Salvation Army of Mid-Michigan has been in the business of helping the less fortunate of the area for over 114 years. During the 1999 Holiday Season, The Salvation Army assisted 3,932 area families with some type of Holiday Assistance. In all 17,897 individuals received assistance from The Salvation Army during the 1999 Holiday Season. This assistance took many forms including Food Vouchers for families, the distribution of 18,172 toys to 12,184 children, holiday visits and gifts to more than 1,700 shut-ins and the list continues. During 1999, The Salvation Army provided more than 164,000 units of service to the needy of Mid-Michigan, which includes lodging, grocery orders, utility assistance, rent assistance and more. "We are proud to support local communities and organizations in the central Michigan region," said Dave Harwood, Millennium's VP and General Manager, Central Region. "We believe providing community support helps build a strong future for all of us, and we are glad to see that Com21 shares that view." "Helping needy individuals during the holidays is a fitting way to repay the communities we serve," said Craig Soderquist, Com21 president. "Our Committed To Community Holiday Program is one of the many ways that we demonstrate our active partnership with our customers and meet our goal of enhancing educational and vocational opportunities for all." About Millennium Digital Media Millennium Digital Media is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. in the business of providing cable television, high-speed and traditional Internet access, and other broadband telecommunications services on a national basis. The company is aggressively rolling out new markets, and currently provides services to more than 275,000 customers in Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia, Washington and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . Millennium Digital Media's Central Region provides cable and Internet service to over 50,000 subscribers in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Millennium Digital Media offers more than 200 channels of quality television and music via its digital cable service. The company also offers Millennium CableSpeed, a high-speed Internet service delivering up to 768kbps of constant Internet access. More information about Millennium can be found on the Web at www.mdm.net. About Com21 Com21, Inc. is a leading global supplier of system solutions for the broadband access market. The Company's DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. , DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) An international digital television (DTV) standard that is the European and Far Eastern counterpart of the North American ATSC standard. , and ATM-based products enable cable operators and service providers to deliver high-speed, cost-effective Internet and telephony applications to corporate telecommuters, small businesses, home offices, and residential users. To date, Com21 has shipped over 900,000 cable modems worldwide, along with over 1,300 headend controllers. Com21 systems offer commercial service in cable systems passing 16 million households worldwide. Com21 is an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 registered company with over 500 employees worldwide. The Company's corporate headquarters is located in Milpitas, California, USA, with its European headquarters in Delft Delft (dĕlft), city (1994 pop. 91,941), South Holland prov., W Netherlands. It has varied industries and is noted for its ceramics (china, tiles, and pottery) known as delftware. Founded in the 11th cent. , The Netherlands. In addition, Com21 maintains engineering development centers in Ireland, Israel, Maryland, and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , as well as sales and support offices in the United States and Canada, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Com21 is a registered trademark of Com21, Inc., Milpitas, California, U.S.A. |
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