DEXTER 3000 Sophisticated Performance Now Available to Regional, Branch and Small-Office End Users.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2000 Eagerly Anticipated Customer Premises IAD (Integrated Access Device) A device that multiplexes a variety of communications technologies in the customer's premises onto a single telephone line for transmission to the carrier. It also demultiplexes the incoming streams into their respective channels. with eXpedite(TM) Technology Sets New Broadband Performance and Functionality Benchmarks Mariner Networks, a subsidiary of Odetics Inc. (Nasdaq:ODETA) (Nasdaq:ODETB) Tuesday announced the general availability of the DEXTER(R) 3000 high-performance, multiservice, scalable access concentrator based on Mariner Networks' proprietary eXpedite technology. The DEXTER 3000 functionality and flexibility are unprecedented. Designed with a 3-slot chassis and various network and user modules, the DEXTER 3000 can be configured with any of the following ATM interfaces: T1/E1 IMA (Interactive Multimedia Association, Annapolis, MD) An earlier trade association founded in 1988 originally as the Interactive Video Industry Association. It provided an open process for adopting existing technologies and was involved in subjects such as networked services, scripting , DS-3, E3 and fiber-optic STM (Scanning Tunneling Microscope) A microscope that can image down to the atomic level. An STM uses a piezoelectric tube with a tiny sharp tip at the end that is moved within nanometers of the object being sampled. 1 and OC-3, plus a 10BaseT Ethernet interface for connections to local Ethernet hubs or switches. Developed to achieve wire-speed bridging, routing and interworking (standard) interworking - Systems or components, possibly from different origins, working together to perform some task. Interworking depends crucially on standards to define the interfaces between the components. due to Mariner Networks' proprietary eXpedite architecture, the DEXTER 3000 applies advanced ATM QoS traffic shaping and scheduling to all processed flows and protocols including IP, ATM and Ethernet. Also, the DEXTER 3000 offers Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (protocol) Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - (DHCP) A protocol that provides a means to dynamically allocate IP addresses to computers on a local area network. The system administrator assigns a range of IP addresses to DHCP and each client computer on the LAN has its TCP/IP (DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Software that automatically assigns temporary IP addresses to client stations logging into an IP network. It eliminates having to manually assign permanent "static" IP addresses. DHCP software runs in servers and routers. ) and Network Address Translation (NAT (Network Address Translation) An IETF standard that allows an organization to present itself to the Internet with far fewer IP addresses than there are nodes on its internal network. ) capabilities. "Enterprises and carriers are replacing TDM-based IADs with ATM IADs. These new IADs enhance delivery of IP and other services to the end user while using ATM tools to maximize the value of the local loop. Annual deployment expenditures for T1/E1 ATM-based multiservice devices is expected to reach $1.8B by 2004," said Tracy Earles, vice president of marketing for Mariner Networks. "Mariner Networks has created a CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment platform that enables regional, branch and small offices to acquire scalable, low-speed, multiservice access at a price point that, at the same time, allows service providers to profitably deliver broadband services without having to wait for fiber deployment," Earles added. Other integrated access devices are difficult to configure because the need to process multiple flows on multiple connections requires the user to track many network settings. Configuring a DEXTER 3000 is simple because it is designed with intrinsic logic that progressively sets out the steps needed to quickly achieve network configuration the first time. The DEXTER 3000 comes equipped with Messenger(TM), a platform- independent, (Java-based) SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. management application and an easy-to-use graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to for configuring, managing and monitoring. Public or private network operators can remotely configure and manage properties of network nodes, links, bridge connections, subnets and gateways. Price and Availability The DEXTER 3000 system basic configuration is now available to customers worldwide for $2,795. About Mariner Networks Mariner Networks Inc. is an innovative supplier of broadband access concentrators for the Wide Area Networking (WAN) communities. The company's products enable small, branch and regional offices to economically access broadband services. Mariner Networks' technology developments are creating IP delivery-enhancement products that will allow public and private network operators to integrate their separate voice, data and video networks onto a single, high-performance WAN backbone. Mariner Networks' products are sold to OEMs, service providers and end users through offices in the United States and Europe. For more information about Mariner Networks, visit the company's Web site at www.dexteraccess.com. About Odetics Inc. Odetics is a California-based, high-technology incubator with a mission to nurture and develop its businesses to be spun off to its stockholders. Odetics' current companies develop software- and hardware-based solutions for the television broadcast, video security, telecommunications and intelligent transportation systems markets. Odetics headquarters are located in Anaheim, with additional operations in Europe and Asia. Important Notice: This release contains statements, which may be deemed to be forward looking. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of risk factors such as: short product lives, technological shifts, current technical issues that cannot be resolved on a timely basis, component availability, competition (including new and directly competitive products from others), pricing pressures, incorrect assumptions regarding market demand and the significant uncertainty of market acceptance of new products by both distributors and end-user customers. Investors are strongly encouraged to review the risk factors set forth in Odetics Inc.'s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and Quarterly Report for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 1999, on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. filed with the SEC. |
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