Corporate Profile for CrossComm Corp., dated March 21, 1997.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services. -0-
Published Date: March 21, 1997
Company Name: CrossComm Corp.
Address: 450 Donald Lynch Blvd.
Marlborough, MA 01752-4728
Main Telephone
Number: 508/481-4060
Chief Executive
Officer: Nigel Machin
Chief Financial
Officer: Douglas Bryant
Investor Relations
Contact: Barbara Goldsmith
Business number: 508/229-5356
Public Relations
Contact: Beverly McNamara
Business number: 508/229-5246
URL Address: http://www.crosscomm.com
Trading Symbol: NASDAQ: XCOM
Industry: Communications
Company description: CrossComm Corp. (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 : XCOM XCOM Exterior Communication System XCOM External Communications ) was founded in 1987 as a provider of routers, network management software and routing software for mission-critical IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. environments. Building on this base, CrossComm has kept pace with the demands of network designers and end-users over the years. As networks have grown, new applications and technology requiring higher bandwidth (e.g. Intranets and client/server applications) have put continued strain on an organization's network infrastructure -- especially the network backbone -- over which 80 to 90 percent of an organization's traffic passes. Applying solutions to make this network backbone -- truly the core of any network -- as efficient and reliable as possible is where CrossComm focuses its resources. Strategic Direction and Product Focus Today, CrossComm concentrates on applying ATM switching and edge devices, routing and network management and high-availability design features to IBM SNA/Token Ring networks, environments with mixed LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. technologies and Wide Area Networks. Our unique combination of high-speed, mission-critical technology and network management allows medium to large organizations to build high-speed backbones, centralize data using high-speed server farms, connect remote sites using scalable campus to wide area backbones and roll-out a wide range of applications that require a high-speed, highly reliable networking infrastructure. Product Overview At the core of CrossComm product offerings is our knowledge of ATM (a high speed networking topology See topology. for transporting data, voice and video over both local and wide area networks), our knowledge of edge routing (combining existing legacy Ethernet or Token Ring A local area network (LAN) access method developed by IBM. Conforming to the IEEE 802.5 standard, Token Ring uses a token ring access method and connects up to 255 nodes in a star topology at 4, 16 or 100 Mbps. LANs and ATM), our track record of building fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. solutions, our proven network management software and our highly rated service organization. CONTACT: CrossComm Corp. |
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