Excel and Vicorp Interactive Systems enter strategic alliance.SAGAMORE sag·a·more n. A subordinate chief among the Algonquians of North America. [Eastern Abenaki s  BEACH, Mass. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 1995 -- Following Excel's recent launch of their new strategic Developers' Program, Excel Inc. and Vicorp Interactive Systems Inc. announced today the establishment of a strategic marketing alliance, in which Excel's programmable switching platforms, along with Vicorp's BETEX Enhanced Services Platform (BETEX-ESP), will be used to support networked-based enhanced services and large scale interactive customer service solutions. "The agreement with Vicorp is representative of the strategic alliances we seek in a Developer's Program," said Bob Madonna, president of Excel. "It enables Excel to Focus on its strengths: building open, reliable, high-performance programmable switches for integration with our developers' solutions. The combination of Excel's switching technology and Vicorp's integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. platform helps customers bring new revenue-generating enhanced services to market quickly and cost-effectively. We have already seen remarkable market acceptance of the combined solution during 1994 and we think the Developers' Program will position both companies to achieve continuing growth." Vicorp is considered a leader in the delivery of enhanced services solutions for network-based service providers. "Vicorp's solutions are based on the seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. of multiple resources: computer hardware, multi-media devices, switching platforms, telephone and cellular infrastructures, and our software and systems integration technology. The Excel switching architecture is an important part of the solutions we offer," said Stuart Patterson, co-founder and managing director of Vicorp. "We have been working with Excel for almost two years; we are pleased with our success, and we look forward to fast-paced growth for both organizations in the year to come." Vicorp's BETEX-EXP software utilizes a layered architecture An architecture in which data moves from one defined level of processing to another. Communications protocols are a primary example. See OSI model. to provide integrated support for a wide range of media services, switches, network protocols and databases. The products have been used for more than 10 years by major telecommunications suppliers on a worldwide basis, as a platform for a variety of interactive network-based services such as short message service, enhanced 800 services, call completion and message delivery, and prepaid calling cards. The BETEX-EXP software operates on Tandem Computers (company) Tandem Computers - A US computer manufacturer. Quarterly sales $544M, profits $49M (Aug 1994). Inc.'s NonStop and Integrity systems. Vicorp also provides the systems integration expertise that is required for large-sale deployment of sophisticated, multi-vendor platforms and services. Excel designs a family of programmable switches, including the 512-port PCX (1) A bitmapped graphics file format that handles monochrome, 2-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit and 24-bit color and uses RLE to achieve compression ratios of approximately 1.1:1 to 1.5:1. Images with large blocks of solid colors compress best under the RLE method. See PC Paintbrush. , operating in a PC chassis where the host computer, switch and other voice resources can be co-located; the high performance 2,048-port LNX LNX Linux (operating system) LNX Links switching platform offering fault tolerant operations, and the just announced EXS EXS Expandable Switching System (Lucent) EXS Executed Schedule , a distributed switching architecture that enables multiple 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. and LNX switches, as well as other telecom and voice resources, to be distributed over a high bandwidth fiber-optic network supporting up to 16,000 non-blocking ports. The Developers' Program, including key developers, systems integrators and OEMs, establishes both a technical and marketing infrastructure in which Excel and their partners can focus on strategic product offerings and marketing programs. As part of the Excel Developers' Program, the companies will execute joint marketing programs to promote their products in the enhanced services marketplace. About Excel Inc. Excel Inc. designs, manufactures, markets and supports a family of open architecture, programmable switching systems used in a wide variety of telecommunications applications, including Advanced Intelligent Networks (AIN), Personal Communications Services See PCS. and Networks (PCS/PCN), wireless local loop, wireless base stations, global wireless deployment, a wide variety of enhanced services, long distance services and applications, call center and service bureau operations. The company markets its products primarily to OEMs, systems integrators, application developers and service providers, for deployment worldwide. Founded in 1988, Excel is based in Sagamore Beach, Mass. About Vicorp Interactive Systems Inc. Vicorp Interactive Systems develops and markets the BETEX-EXP for the interactive voice, data, fax and video applications used by North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. communications service providers and large corporations. Based in Boston, with offices in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and the San Francisco Bay area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay , Vicorp also provides custom application development, systems integration, training and maintenance. Vicorp Interactive Systems is a member of the Vicorp Group, a privately-held, multinational company founded in 1980 and based in Paris. Vicorp has offices in Europe, North America and Asia, and is supported by a network of distributors worldwide. CONTACT: Excel Inc. Paula Foster, 508/833-1144 or Vicorp Interactive Systems Laurie Gooding 617/425-2110 |
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