GENERAL DATACOMM TO SUPPLY APEX ATM EQUIPMENT TO FRANCE TELECOM.MIDDLEBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 1995--General DataComm, Inc., (NYSE-GDC), the leader in providing real business solutions based on Asynchronous Transfer Mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. (ATM) products and services, today announced that France Telecom, the French telecommunications carrier, has selected General DataComm's APEX ATM equipment as the edge node product for service provisioning on its ATM national pilot network. This project is conducted in partnership with Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom AG (ISIN: DE0005557508, FWB: DTE, NYSE: DT, LSE: DEU, TYO: 9496 ) (abbreviated DTAG) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Germany and in the EU. . This equipment will be installed as the edge node product at the central office and also as a service access device on the customer's premises to deliver a number of new high-speed ATM-based business services targeted at larger corporate users. Following an in-depth technical review of the ATM equipment on the market, France Telecom chose GDC GDC Game Developers Conference GDC General Dental Council GDC Gouvernement du Canada GDC Georgia Department of Corrections GDC Global Data Center GDC Guglielmi Detachable Coil GDC Global Development Center GDC Institute for Genetic Disease Control in Animals APEX for its network switching capabilities and its integrated support of non-ATM data, voice and video applications. With GDC APEX, applications such as LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. interconnection, PABX (Private Automatic Branch eXchange) Same as PBX. PABX - Private Automatic Branch eXchange communications, multimedia applications like distance learning and videoconferencing can co-exist on a single, unique ATM platform. "This agreement strengthens GDC's leadership in the ATM service provisioning system market and follows on GDC's success with other carriers such as MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. , Sprint, Bell Canada, Ameritech, US West, Telecom Finland, Telia and MFS MFS Medicare fee schedule Communications who are deploying ATM-based high speed services using the GDC APEX switch," said Michael Thurk, GDC's senior vice-president of marketing and services. General DataComm is the leader in providing real business solutions for enterprise and telecommunications networks based on ATM products and services. Its extensive product line includes the APEX family of ATM switches, LAN internetworking products, multiplexers, digital data sets and high-speed dial-up modems. Based in Middlebury, Connecticut, USA, GDC provides communications solutions worldwide. CONTACT: General DataComm Laura Bradshaw, 203/574-1118 or The Weber Group Kathy Wilson/Eric Eddy, 617/661-7900 |
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