Frost & Sullivan Presents Turnstone Systems with its Prestigious Market Engineering Product Differentiation Innovation Award.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2001 Turnstone Systems is the Market Leader for Central-Office xDSL Test Equipment Frost & Sullivan announced today that Turnstone Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:TSTN TSTN Triple Supertwisted Nematic TSTN Touchstone (stock symbol) TSTN Triple Super Twisted Nematic TSTN tangential signal to tangential noise ) is the recipient of the 2000 Market Engineering Product Differentiation Product Differentiation A source of competitive advantage that depends on producing some item that is regarded to have unique and valuable characteristics. Innovation Award. Turnstone Systems is the market leader for central-office xDSL test equipment and is the first in the test and measurement market to introduce an integrated remote automated testing (testing) automated testing - Software testing assisted with software tools that require no operator input, analysis, or evaluation. solution, the Copper CrossConnect(R) CX100. The Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Product Differentiation Innovation Award is bestowed to companies demonstrating the ability to develop and/or advance products with more innovative capabilities than their competitors within a specified industry. Award recipients must meet specific criteria such as benefit to end-users and positive impact on sales directly related to the product differentiation. 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. new strategic research by Frost & Sullivan, "xDSL Test Equipment Market," Turnstone Systems entered the market with an innovative loop management system that integrates a test head and switch functionality into one unit, enabling xDSL service providers to remotely qualify and manage digital subscriber lines (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 ). The Copper CrossConnect CX100 offers a comprehensive solution that automates the test and management process and maintains test and configuration information in a central database, reducing the cost and delay incurred when experienced technicians must be dispatched to manually test and manage copper loops. "Turnstone Systems' Copper CrossConnect CX100 offers a comprehensive testing solution that completely automates testing processes and maintains information in a database. The integrated test unit enables service providers to reduce truck rolls and rapidly deploy DSL service to subscribers. Fueled by strong market demand for DSL services and service-provider migration away from manual test and management processes to automated solutions, Frost & Sullivan expects the market for central-office xDSL test equipment to grow from $448.7 million in 2000 to $2.1 billion in 2007. Turnstone's commitment to developing loop management systems that ensure efficient and rapid deployment of service is likely to allow the company to continue to dominate this market," says Sailaja Vepa, Frost & Sullivan analyst. Eric Andrews Eric Montgomery Andrews (born 1933) is an Australian historian, academic and author. He was born in London and gained his first degree at Oxford University. He did his PhD at the Australian National University and since 1967 has taught history at the University of Newcastle. , vice president of marketing with Turnstone, added, "Frost & Sullivan's Market Engineering Product Differentiation Innovation Award is a strong endorsement of Turnstone's understanding of the challenges that carriers face deploying and managing DSL and of our expertise in delivering industry-leading solutions to address those challenges. The Copper CrossConnect CX100 has proven itself in service-provider infrastructures globally. It's the solution of choice to manage the evolution of the local loop from telephony to DSL and value-added services. We appreciate Frost & Sullivan's recognition of this work." About Turnstone Turnstone Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:TSTN) is a leading provider of hardware and software products that enable local exchange carriers to rapidly deploy and efficiently maintain DSL services. Turnstone's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , the Copper CrossConnect(R) CX100, is a loop management platform that is deployed in central offices to enable automation and remote control of physical layer tasks related to DSL installation, qualification and maintenance. Turnstone's Smart Splitter(tm) SX500 platform enables comprehensive loop management solutions for residential DSL services. Turnstone's CrossWorks(tm) software enables service providers to integrate these loop management functions into back-office Operational Support Systems (OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. ), enhancing their ability to efficiently scale their DSL service offerings to meet demand. Turnstone is based in Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif., and has sales offices worldwide. For more information about Turnstone, visit www.turnstone.com, e-mail info@turnstone.com or phone the toll-free number 877.8.COPPER. About Frost & Sullivan Frost & Sullivan, a global leader in international strategic market consulting and training, presents Market Engineering Awards to companies that demonstrate the diligence, perseverance and dedication required to develop a successful business plan and excel in the increasingly competitive global marketplace. Frost & Sullivan rigorously analyzes specific criteria to determine Market Engineering Award recipients in a variety of regional and global market landscapes. Founded in 1961, Frost & Sullivan is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with offices located worldwide: New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. , London, Paris, Frankfurt, Beijing, Tokyo, Singapore, Mumbai and Kuala Lumpur. For further information, visit http://www.frost.com. |
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