Excel Switching Corporation, Corporate Quality Division Receives ITAA*2000 Certification.ARLINGTON, VA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 1999--The Information Technology Association of America See ITAA. (ITAA (Information Technology Association of America, Arlington, VA, www.itaa.org) Formerly the Association of Data Processing Service Organizations (ADAPSO). A membership organization founded in 1960 that defines performance standards, improves management methods and monitors government ) today announced Excel Switching Corporation, Corporate Quality Division of Hyannis, Massachusetts Hyannis is the largest of seven villages in the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. It is the commercial and transportation hub of Cape Cod and was designated an urban area as a result of the 1990 census. received ITAA*2000 certification. ITAA*2000 is the industry's century date change certification program. The program examines processes and methods used by companies to perform their Year 2000 software conversions. Excel Switching Corporation participated in a rigorous evaluation of its approach to date conversion, with extensive analysis in eleven discrete process areas deemed necessary to a successful Year 2000 conversion. Excel Switching Corporation developed: Switch Software, version 3.1 and greater, CSN-EXS-LNX; Programmable Protocol Language, version 3.1 and greater, CSN-EXS-LNX; using certified processes and methods. Certification indicates that Excel Switching Corporation has the core capabilities needed to address the Year 2000 challenge. ITAA is the IT industry's leading trade group on the Year 2000 software conversion issue. The ITAA Year 2000 Task Force conducts a full program of Year 2000-related activities, all aimed at helping customers in government and the private sector respond quickly and effectively to the software conversion challenge. A separate white paper, vendor directory, buyer's guide and other materials on the Year 2000 issue are available on the ITAA home page. ITAA also publishes Year 2000 Outlook, a weekly Internet-based newsletter dedicated to coverage of this issue. The Software Productivity Consortium, Herndon, Va., performs the technical evaluation The study and investigations by a developing agency to determine the technical suitability of material, equipment, or a system for use in the Military Services. See also operational evaluation. of program applicants. ITAA consists of 11,000 direct and affiliate members throughout the U.S. which produce products and services in the IT industry. The Association plays a leading role in public policy issues of concern to the IT industry, including taxes, intellectual property, telecommunications law, encryption, securities litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. reform, and human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. policy. ITAA members range from the smallest IT start ups to industry leaders in the software, services, systems integration, telecommunications, Internet, and computer consulting fields. Learn more about ITAA and its positions on the issues by connecting to its home page at http://www.itaa.org. About Excel Switching Corporation According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Excel Switching Corporation, it is a leading provider of open switching platforms for telecommunications networks A telecommunications network is a of telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes. worldwide. Excel develops, manufactures, markets and supports a family of open, programmable, carrier-class switches that address the complex enhanced services and wireless and wireline infrastructure needs of network providers. Excel's products are currently deployed in telecommunications networks in approximately 60 countries throughout the world. Visit Excel's website at http://www.xl.com . |
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