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Published Date: Feb. 21, 1997
Company Name: ADC Kentrox
Address: 14375 NW Science Park Drive
Portland, OR 97229
Main Telephone
Number: 503/643-1681
President: Rick Gilbert
Chief Financial
Officer: Rob Walther
Investor Relations
Contact: Aimee Gallogly
Business number: 612/946-3630
Public Relations
Contact: Lynn Epstein
Business number: 503/526-6153
Home number: 503/241-8629
URL Address: www.adc.com/invest/
Trading Symbol: NASDAQ: ADCT
Industry: Telecommunications
Company description: ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. Kentrox, the Network Access Co., is the world's leading provider of high-speed access equipment for global networks. It offers voice, video and data access solutions for service providers, large business networks and remote/home offices. The company was founded in 1967 and acquired by ADC Telecommunications (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 : ADCT ADCT Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform ) of Minneapolis in 1989. The ADC Kentrox headquarters and manufacturing facilities are located in Portland, Ore. The company has achieved a significant number of market firsts and leadership positions. Changes in the telecommunications market have been swift and significant. Having earned broad market leadership for its flagship digital access products, ADC Kentrox has now expanded its focus to provide innovative and widely accepted solutions for broadband multiplexing and multimedia access and transport. For example, it was the first to market with cell-based DSU/CSUs and with ATM (asynchronous transfer mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. ) access concentrators, where it is now the market-share leader. To meet its leadership responsibility to the industry, ADC Kentrox is active in industry standards committees such as ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. , the ATM Forum, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. and the ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Forum. The company also maintains its leadership and innovative focus through a combination of internal product development, strategic acquisitions and equity positions. For the latest financial information, please visit www.adc.com/invest/ CONTACT: ADC Kentrox |
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