FastComm Communications' CEO Peter Madsen Talks to the Wall Street Transcript.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2000 The Wall Street Transcript A generic term for any kind of copy, particularly an official or certified representation of the record of what took place in a court during a trial or other legal proceeding. A transcript of record has published an in-depth interview with Peter Madsen Peter Planch Madsen (born April 26, 1978) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a forward for Danish club Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. He has played 13 games and scored three goals for the Danish national team, and Madsen was part of the Danish squad at the , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of FastComm Communications (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). :FSCX), in which he talks at length about the company's future. The entire 2,300-word interview is available free online at http://www.twst.com/ceos.htm Madsen gives an overview of the company. "We provide Voice-over-IP, and Voice-over-frame products, for both carrier and enterprise businesses. We provide signaling conversion equipment used by traditional carriers, as well as the new class of Voice-over-IP for long-distance carriers. And, we're also in the IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) data center space with a replacement product for IBM front end processors. Our market position is that we have products that are easy to use and very affordable." Madsen explains, "Two years ago, IBM was marketing 12 versions of their front end processor. Now they're down to two, which gives the appearance that they're scaling back. Cisco is also a player in that space, but their product doesn't perform all the functions of a traditional front end processor. Our technology works both in a mode that both emulates the Cisco capabilities, and incorporates IBM's full suite of functionalities. We believe that we're uniquely positioned." Looking forward, Madsen states, "We expect to show significant year-over-year revenue growth, both this year and next year. We have existing relationships with the traditional communications equipment manufacturers such as Nortel, Siemens, Ericsson, and Lucent. We intend to grow the networking business. The enterprise networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. business that we're in with our Voice-over-Frame, Voice over IP, and 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 product lines is growing rapidly internationally. So the combination of products that we have and the synergies between those products will allow us to show good top-line growth and very high gross margins." This interview is part of an 18-page Storage Networks Industry Issue available at http://www.twst.com/info/info191.htm or by calling 212/952-7433. The Wall Street Transcript is a premier weekly investment publication serving serious long-term investors Long-term investor A person who makes investments for a period of at least five years in order to finance his or her long-term goals. for over 37 years. The Wall Street Transcript has launched a new free service where investors can ask FastComm Communications (or any public company) a question at http://www.qawire.com. The Wall Street Transcript does not endorse the views of any interviewees nor does it make stock recommendations. For subscription information call 800/246-7673. |
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