Excel Inc. unveils Developers' Program.SAGAMORE sag·a·more n. A subordinate chief among the Algonquians of North America. [Eastern Abenaki s  BEACH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 1995-- Excel Inc.
announced today the unveiling of its strategic alliance program, dubbed dub 1 tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs 1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood. 2. To honor with a new title or description. 3. the Excel Developers' Program, and released the first in a series of announcements related to specific key relationships that have been established as part of the program. The program was established to focus and build upon the strategic nature of Excel's relationships with its customers including OEMs, systems integrators An individual or organization that builds systems from a variety of diverse components. With increasing complexity of technology, more customers want complete solutions to information problems, requiring hardware, software and networking expertise in a multivendor environment. , software developers and industry service providers. The Developers' Program consists of technical support, joint marketing and other strategic programs that will improve and promote the solutions that are offered by Excel and its Partners. "The Excel family of products were designed to provide an open architecture, so that any company in the business of developing software for telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. switching could program Excel products to execute their particular application," said Bob Madonna, president of Excel. "Excel switches are, by design, based on an open architecture in order to offer this level of programmability, and as a result, require software to run the switch and provide the application-level code." The company has historically depended upon third party channels of distribution to develop and supply the applications particular to a segment of the telecommunications industry. "Excel is growing at a very fast pace, and we recognized the need to develop a strong, comprehensive, mutually beneficial Adj. 1. mutually beneficial - mutually dependent interdependent, mutualist dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture" program to support our partners. This announcement is the first in a series of news releases related to our key strategic partners, and we're very excited about it." Excel's switches are sold into a wide variety of emerging and rapidly expanding telecommunications markets, including Advanced Intelligent Networks (AIN Ain, in the Bible Ain (ā`ĭn), in the Bible. 1 Town, N ancient Palestine. 2 See En-rimmon. Ain, department, France Ain (ăN), department (1990 pop. ), Personal Communications Services See PCS. (PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. ), wireless local loop, wireless base stations, and a myriad of enhanced services Enhanced service is service offered over commercial carrier transmission facilities used in interstate communications, that employs computer processing applications that act on the format, content, code, protocol, or similar aspects of the subscriber's transmitted information; , long distance services, call center and service bureau operations. "Telecommunications service providers A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. are making decisions today that will bring the networks of the nineties into the twenty-first century, and the switching fabric is a crucial component of that global strategy. Excel wants to ensure that its product strategy parallels the needs of the industry, and with the Developers' Program, we believe that we can combine our strengths to provide the solutions the industry seeks. OEMs, systems integrators and software developers who have net yet selected a strategic partner for the switching component will expect the vendor of choice to provide not only the best switching architecture available, but it must provide both the engineering infrastructure and marketing commitment to its developers that is necessary in this dramatically changing market," Madonna said. The Excel Developers' Program includes the following elements: Partner participation in strategic opportunities, market-driven pricing and discount schedules, extensive product training and development assistance, aggressive sales programs, and a variety of joint marketing programs. The Program is enhanced by the noted acceptance of Excel switches in the marketplace, and the company's comprehensive customer service and support program. About Excel Inc. Excel Inc. designs, manufactures, markets and supports a family of open architecture, programmable switching systems Switching systems (communications) The assemblies of switching and control devices provided so that any station in a communications system may be connected as desired with any other station. used in a wide variety of telecommunications applications, including Advanced Intelligent Networks (AIN), Personal Communications Services and Networks (PCS/PCN), wireless local loop, base stations and global deployment, a wide variety of enhanced services, and call/center and service bureau operations. The company markets it products primarily to OEMs, system integrators, application developers and service providers, for deployment worldwide. Founded in 1988, Excel is based in Sagamore Beach, MA. CONTACT: Excel Inc., Sagamore Beach Paula Foster, 508/833-1144 |
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