Comverse And Deutsche Telekom Start Pilot Project With Wydeband's Content-On-Demand Platform.Business Editors & Technology Writers CeBIT 2001 WOODBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2001 Wydeband's Services Platform Running On The Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom AG (ISIN: DE0005557508, FWB: DTE, NYSE: DT, LSE: DEU, TYO: 9496 ) (abbreviated DTAG) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Germany and in the EU. ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Network Will Be Demonstrated At Comverse's CeBIT 2001 Booth, Hall 25, Stand A17 March 22-28, 2001 Comverse (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CMVT CMVT Converse Technology ), the world's leading supplier of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia enhanced communications services, announced today at CeBIT 2001 a showcase for a content-on-demand service that enables distribution, hosting and management of applications such as, video-on-demand, games-on-demand, e-learning, business broadband applications, and other bandwidth demanding applications over Deutsche Telekom's ADSL broadband network infrastructure. Wydeband, a joint venture between Comverse and Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR RDWR Read and Write ) a leading provider of Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. management solutions, is dedicated to providing broadband access networks with carrier-grade solutions for the management and the deployment of broadband value-added services. Using Deutsche Telekom's broadband infrastructure, the Wydeband Services Platform (WySP*) for this showcase offers an intelligent content selection portal, allowing content that is interactive and up-to-date with real-time additions and edits. The portal may include: movies, games, live TV channels, interactive media, video conferencing, shopping, e-learning and more. WySP is a carrier-grade platform that enables multiple content providers to efficiently manage the upload and distribution process of their content to Telekom's broadband subscribers. WySP allows service providers and content providers to generate additional revenue by offering interactive content, according to their subscribers' profile. WySP is an open solution that includes advanced load balancing and security hardware from Radware. "We are excited to evaluate Wydeband's Service Platform which will demonstrate the cutting-edge for broadband delivery of multimedia content that we are able to offer our subscribers," said Michael Rinschen, Director Business Development, Deutsche Telekom. "CeBIT will give us the opportunity to introduce our open broadband platform to a key audience," said Dov Levanon, President of Wydeband. "We believe, through this relationship with Deutsche Telekom, Wydeband's platform will prove to be a robust, scalable and high throughput infrastructure in a live environment." About Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom - Europe`s largest telecommunications company offers comprehensive integrated telecommunications solutions worldwide. Deutsche Telekom is one of the driving forces in its industry. Deutsche Telekom's products and services set standards not only in Germany, but around the world as well. Deutsche Telekom ensures access to state-of-the-art solutions in all areas - including fixed network telephony, mobile telephony, Internet or system solutions. With about 226,000 employees worldwide, Deutsche Telekom generated Group revenues of around EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 41 billion according to preliminary figures. With its four core business areas, Deutsche Telekom covers the entire spectrum of modern telecommunications: -- Online / Internet (T-Online) -- Mobile communications (T-Mobile) -- IP data communications / system solutions (T-Systems) -- Broadband fixed network access (T-Com) About Wydeband Wydeband is a joint venture of Comverse (NASDAQ: CMVT) and Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR), which provides the Wydeband Services Platform (WySP) to broadband access providers. WySP is a flexible, scalable, secure, carrier-grade platform that eliminates the need for multiple vertical integrations and includes all of the necessary tools to efficiently manage broadband value-added services. Wydeband is establishing itself as a leader in addressing the needs of access providers (DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary , CATV (Community Antenna TV) The original name for cable TV. It used a single antenna at the highest location in the community in order to deliver a quality signal to homes in areas with hilly terrain or other interference. , LMDS (Local Multipoint Distribution Service) A digital wireless transmission system that works in the 28 GHz range in the U.S. and 24-40 GHz overseas. It requires line of sight between transmitter and receiving antenna, which can be from one to four miles apart , FTTH (Fiber To The Home) See FTTP. ) and broadband services by offering a portfolio of applications and services that allow providers to differentiate themselves from competitors and maximize profits. About Comverse Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMVT) is the world's leading provider of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia enhanced communications services with over 360 customers, in more than 100 countries. Comverse provides a wide range of solutions enabling multimedia messaging, multi-protocol mobile Internet platforms, wireless data and short messaging services, speech-controlled portal, wireless prepaid services, interactive voice response and other personal communications services See PCS. . Other Comverse Technology business units include: Comverse Infosys which provides multiple channel, multimedia digital recording, logging, and quality monitoring systems marketed to contact centers, and law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). ; and Ulticom, a leading provider of network signaling software for wireless, wireline, and Internet communications services. Comverse Technology is an S&P 500 and NASDAQ-100 Index company. For additional information, visit the Comverse web site at http://www.comverse.com. All product and company names mentioned herein may be registered trademarks or trademarks of Comverse or the respective referenced company(s). |
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