Diamond Lane and Object-Mart Partner to Develop TMN Compliant CORBA/Java Based Speedlink Element Management System.PETALUMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 1998-- Companies Deliver Web Browser Accessible GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. and CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) A software-based interface from the Object Management Group (OMG) that allows software modules (objects) to communicate with each other no matter where they are located on a private network or the global IIOP (Internet Inter-ORB Protocol) The CORBA message protocol used on a TCP/IP network (Internet, intranet, etc.). CORBA is the industry standard for distributed objects, which allows programs (objects) to be run remotely in a network. based OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. Interface; See Speedlink(TM) System at: SUPERCOMM, June 9-11, Atlanta, Booth No. 4155 Diamond Lane(TM) Communications, a technology leader in 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 multi-service data access systems, and Object-Mart, an Internet/Intranet distributed object-oriented management applications provider for the telecom industry, today announced a partnership to co-develop a TMN compliant Element Management System (EMS) for the SpeedLink(TM) system. Diamond Lane and Object-Mart will develop DiamondView TMN, a CORBA/Java based EMS platform that is accessible through the Internet. It will be platform independent and scalable to meet the needs of the service provider. DiamondView TMN will support the TMN management functional areas including fault, configuration, performance and security management. The DiamondView TMN EMS will address the needs of medium to large scale service providers that require interoperable and open machine-to-machine (used by OSS) interfaces along with the convenience of a Web Browser accessible GUI. "Object-Mart is pleased to be working with Diamond Lane, a company at the forefront of DSL industry," said Rao Arimilli, president of Object-Mart. "This partnership allows both companies to meet the needs of our customers by providing scaleable, open platform, management solutions based on CORBA and Java technology." "DiamondView TMN's CORBA middleware technology provides mission critical interoperability between network elements in today's complex, heterogeneous networks," says John Stehman, Diamond Lane director of network management. "The bottom line is that CORBA provides the capability to develop distributed network management applications essential to the service provider environment. Mission critical applications include: service provisioning, fault management, and performance monitoring. DiamondView TMN and its industry leading CORBA implementation provide the necessary software hooks for service providers to differentiate themselves and their services in a very competitive environment. With these features DiamondView TMN incorporates all the essential requirements for distributed network management." Object-Mart and Diamond Lane will demonstrate DiamondView TMN in Diamond Lane's booth (no. 4155) at SuperComm 98 in Atlanta, GA, June 9-11, 1998. Technology Background Diamond Lane Communications is the first supplier to offer an ATM based digital subscriber line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and , multi-service access multiplexer (DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexor) A central office (CO) device for ADSL service that intermixes voice traffic and DSL traffic onto a customer's DSL line. It also separates incoming phone and data signals and directs them onto the appropriate carrier's network. See DSL. ) in the commercial marketplace. The company markets the Speedlink ADSL-ATM (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (communications, protocol) Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line - (ADSL, or Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Loop) A form of Digital Subscriber Line in which the bandwidth available for downstream connection is significantly larger then for upstream. ) system, enabling users to access data 200 times faster than with conventional modems. The Speedlink system currently supports CAP (Carrierless Amplitude and Phase Modulation). Next generation products will support other delivery platforms and line codes including DMT See DSL. . Diamond Lane's Speedlink system utilizes the existing copper line bandwidth and allows the voice and data signal to coexist without any spectrum constraints. SpeedlLink is capable of transmitting user data downstream at speeds up to 6.2 Mbps. and upstream at speeds up to 1.1 Mbps. CORBA is a Common Object Request Broker Architecture (standard, programming) Common Object Request Broker Architecture - (CORBA) An Object Management Group specification which provides a standard messaging interface between distributed objects. The original CORBA specification (1. developed by Object Management Group (OMG). This object-oriented technology provides a highly scalable, interoperable, portable and open platform environment for developing and supporting network management applications. OMG Reference model provides Object Request Broker See ORB. (programming) Object Request Broker - (ORB) Part of the OMG CORBA specification, an ORB's basic function is to pass method invocation requests to the correct objects and return the results to the caller. (ORB), Object Services and Common Facilities that enable development of portable interoperable code. Telecommunications management applications must be highly scaleable (network growth), portable (multi-platform), interoperable (multi-vendor) and flexible (new service support). CORBA platform has been architected and designed to meet these needs and therefore is an ideal platform for heterogeneous management applications. Diamond Lane Communications Corporation, based in Petaluma, Calif., is one of the first companies in the world to commercially offer DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) data access. Privately held, the company is a worldwide technology leader in xDSL solutions, enabling a variety of high-speed data applications via its Speedlink system, a DSLAM (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer A Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) allows telephone lines to make faster connections to the Internet. It is a network device, located near the customer's location, that connects multiple customer Digital Subscriber Lines (DSLs) to a high-speed Internet ) based on ATM standards. Its mission is to enable network and service providers to offer today's NetSet power users, corporate telecommuters and small businesses economical, high-speed access to the Internet, as well as other data services. For more information contact Diamond Lane: 707/793-7000; Web site: http://www.dlcc.com. Diamond Lane and Speedlink are trademarks of Diamond Lane Communications Corporation. For more press information, please contact Anne Watkins of Imagio Technology Advertising & Public Relations at 206/625-0252 or anne@imagio.com. Object Mart, Inc. is a telecommunications management solutions provider that develops internet/intranet-accessible distributed object-oriented management applications based on CORBA and Java technology for the telecom industry. Object Mart also provides network management consulting and software development services. Object-Mart's expertise includes the following industry standards: ITU-T/TMN, NMF NMF An abbreviation for "no meaningful figure". You'll often see this when comparing financial data among companies where a certain ratio or figure isn't applicable. Notes: For example, if company has negative earnings, it cannot have a P/E ratio. & Bellcore based development of Element and Network Management solutions for DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing , SONET, ATM, and xDSL technologies. For more information, contact: Object-Mart at 408/278-1923; Web site: http://www.objectmart.com.
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