CrossComm announces industry's first off-the-shelf intranet exchange; New business focus on opportunities in emerging campus/metropolitan intranet market.MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 1996--CrossComm Corp. today introduced the CrossLAN Exchange -- the industry's first off-the-shelf product designed to attach industrial-strength corporate intranets to a company's existing network infrastructure. CrossComm also announced it will direct its new business efforts toward the high growth opportunities in the emerging market for corporate intranets. The CrossLAN Exchange is the first complete packaged solution that gives customers the ability to easily and transparently add high-speed access to their intranet servers -- while still preserving their existing network. The Exchange allows access to users of both 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. and Ethernet LANs, and also provides access for remote users who are connected to the original network via WANs or through the public Internet. It features a rich set of management capabilities, provides for industrial-strength reliability and availability, and offers a reliable platform for a wide range of intranet services. (See detailed product announcement release.) "The explosive growth in intranet applications and internal Web sites creates a number of architectural and connectivity problems that network managers must solve if the corporate network is to perform effectively," explained CrossComm President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. William ("BJ") Johnson. "With the CrossLAN Exchange, we offer a single, integrated product that solves these problems. It enables customers to quickly build their intranets by adding high-speed Web servers; it shields their existing network; and it provides essential services, along with the capacity to add new intranet services as the needs arise. It is an 'instant intranet connection.' No one else offers anything like it." The rich set of capabilities called Corporate Intranet Services (CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.) (1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe. (2) (Card Information S ) lies at the heart of the CrossLAN Exchange. CIS features support for LAN emulation See LANE. (LANE 1.0), virtual LANs Also called a "VLAN," it is a logical subgroup within a local area network that is created via software rather than manually moving cables in the wiring closet. It combines user stations and network devices into a single unit regardless of the physical LAN segment they are attached to and (VLANs), switched virtual circuits See SVC. switched virtual circuit - virtual circuit , conventional and ATM routing, translation and adaptation services, high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. and reliability, firewalls and an extensive set of advanced network management capabilities. Together, they offer network managers the most highly integrated and cost effective method to build and manage industrial-strength intranets. "We give network managers powerful tools to monitor, diagnose and re-configure their networks, to increase their control over the network, and to identify and solve problems -- further increasing the reliability and availability required for mission-critical operation," said Johnson. "The CrossLAN Exchange provides -- in a single box -- the key elements a company needs to deploy industrial strength intranets: high-speed access, management capabilities and value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. ," said Nicholas J. Lippis III, president of Strategic Networks Consulting. "The ability to effectively manage these increasingly complex networks is crucial," continued Lippis. "Since over two-thirds of the cost of any network is in operations, better management immediately translates to increased cost savings, as well as higher user satisfaction." "This new direction is a logical extension of our philosophy," explained Johnson. "The new focus marries CrossComm's traditional strengths -- in router router Portable electric power tool used in carpentry and furniture making that consists of an electric motor, a base, two handle knobs, and bits (cutting tools). A router can cut fancy edges for shelving, grooves for storm windows and weather stripping, circles and ovals technology, Ethernet and Token Ring environments, and network mangement in large mission critical networks -- to its innovative ATM technologies, providing a complete and cost-effective solution to today's intranet needs." "We believe ATM is the best enabling technology for ensuring the bandwidth needed for intranet servers that will typically handle data, voice and video," he continued. "We also believe that we need to overcome the lingering lin·ger v. lin·gered, lin·ger·ing, lin·gers v.intr. 1. To be slow in leaving, especially out of reluctance; tarry. See Synonyms at stay1. 2. perception in the marketplace that ATM is high-risk, difficult to deploy, and lacks sufficient management tools to support industrial-strength intranets. We have a number of success stories showing that ATM can and does work today -- and we have put together a product that lets companies deploy it simply and cost-effectively for building their intranets." "We have demonstrated these abilities with solutions that satisfy such diverse and demanding customers as Rogers Network Services, I3S I3S Integrated Immigration Information System Inc., United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Cellular and Comdisco. With the new CrossLAN Exchange, we are confident that we are strengthening CrossComm's position to grow along with the intranet market," concluded Johnson. Pricing and availability The CrossLAN Exchange is available in pre-configured packages and custom configurations. Pre-configured systems range from $50,000 to $150,000. Products will be available in September. About CrossComm Corporation CrossComm Corp. (NASDAQ/XCOM), founded in 1987, designs, develops, manufactures and sells high-performance intranet and networking solutions, enabling customers to integrate the benefits of ATM technology, while preserving their legacy LAN An older local area network. It typically refers to Token Ring and FDDI, but may also refer to a slow 10 Mbps Ethernet. See legacy network. environments. The company also offers complete, high performance, scaleable LAN switching
LAN switching is a form of packet switching used in local area networks. Switching technologies are crucial to network design, or to that minority of LANs that are used outside the home. solutions that can grow as bandwidth demands increase. Worldwide headquarters are located at 450 Donald Lynch Boulevard, Marlborough, Mass. 01752. -0- All CrossComm product names herein are trademarked by CrossComm Corp. All other product or company names are trademarked by their respective companies. CONTACT: Media Boston International Cynthia Mollus, 617/266-5969 mediainatl@aol.com or CrossComm Corp. Nancy Baptiste, 508/229-5341 nbaptist@crosscomm.com |
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