Diamond.Net to install one of the first ever OC3 connections to the Internet for Planet Digital Network Technologies' national Intranet; Diamond.Net to provide a high-speed connection to the Internet via its managed private ATM network.ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1996--Diamond.Net, a provider of Internet and Intranet broadband network solutions, won a multiyear, multimillion dollar contract to provide a full fiber 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. (ATM) OC3 network connection, one of the largest single connections to the Internet today, to Champaign, Ill.-based Planet Digital Network Technologies (PDNT), the largest online Intranet distributor of more than 100,000 CD-ROMs, video games See video game console. and software for corporations worldwide. PDNT will use the connection to gain access to the Internet using Diamond.Net's privately managed advanced ATM-based network. This connection will allow PDNT to build an online distribution Intranet for their clients as well as provide Internet access See how to access the Internet. . "We researched all of the major national network providers thoroughly before finalizing our decision to purchase an ATM OC3 network connection from Diamond.Net," said Fred Medrano, vice president of operations for PDNT. "The other companies could not offer the same high level of service, bandwidth and speed to support our anticipated growth in the future. Diamond.Net's national network offered us the best solution for providing multiple access points to the Internet from a single location, without fighting traffic on the congested con·gest·ed adj. Affected with or characterized by congestion. congested ENT adjective Referring to a boggy blood-filled tissue. See Nasal congestion. public network." PDNT turned to Diamond.Net because its business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets require a complex and secure Intranet network with large bandwidth capacity in order to deliver and distribute CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). titles to nationwide customers through PDNT's virtual Intranet store. This global access to the virtual store will support online ordering, updates, upgrades, title licensing, fulfillment and eventually, video-on-demand for educational training, ranging from title installation to application usage. "By using fiber optic circuits from Diamond.Net's own ATM-based national network, we are able to provide PDNT with a single source of seamless, secure and fast solutions for its Internet and Intranet networking requirements," said Andrew Gladney, president and chief executive officer at Diamond.Net. "With an ATM OC3 network connection from Diamond.Net, PDNT is ensured the cleanest, fastest and most reliable network connection necessary for their bandwidth-intensive applications including real-time audio and video." Diamond.Net, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a provider of secure full service global Intranet and Internet broadband data network solutions for businesses. Diamond.Net is using full, clear channel DS3/OC3 fiber optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber and satellite connectivity to create its own private ATM network. Utilizing self healing The ability to restore a failure situation such as a broken transmission line or a missing program file that is part of a software application. See self-healing network. sonet technology with traffic relief pipes in each city to the other major private networks representing 90 percent of the Internet, Diamond.Net can provide a diverse, fully redundant network for corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. . Diamond.Net's national network will be fully completed by the end of 1996. Diamond.Net offers the fastest and cleanest routing system for the transfer and delivery of voice, video and data streams at speeds ranging from 128 Kbps to 622 Mbps (OC12). -0- Editors' Note: An electronic version of this news release is available through Edelman Public Relations' World Wide Web home site at http://www.edelman.com., or view the Diamond.Net home page at http://www.dmnd.net. EDITOR'S NOTE: There is an "at" symbol following "broberts," "mprofeta," and "asoden," in the E-mail addresses below. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: Diamond.Net Burton Roberts, 314/727-5596 broberts@dmnd.net or Edelman Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Marni Profeta or Amie Soden, 312/240-3000 mprofeta@edelman.com asoden@edelman.com |
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