Global Crossing Offers Unprecedented Reliability of Audio Conferencing; Global Crossing Deploys Additional Conferencing Bridges for Ready-Access.Business/Technology Editors Telecon West 2000 Booth No. 501 ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 6, 2000 -- Additional conferencing system ensures Ready-Access(R) users unmatched reliability and redundancy -- Global Crossing Conferencing is first to offer geographical redundancy of audio conferencing bridges -- The bridging technology used is highly scalable and supports intelligent call routing Global Crossing Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : GX) has installed an additional conferencing system in Newark, NJ, to ensure Ready-Access users unmatched reliability and redundancy. Introduced in 1998, Ready-Access, Global Crossing's flagship conferencing product, is the industry's first reservation-free on-demand teleconferencing service. "Thanks to the ease and convenience of the service, customers have come to rely heavily upon Ready-Access," said Jay Homola, Vice President of Marketing, Global Crossing Conferencing. "Since the initial launch of Ready-Access we've taken steps to ensure quality of service and reliability. Now we're taking on-demand audio conferencing See audioconferencing. to the next level by adding multiple systems in geographically dispersed locations therefore improving upon the reliability which was already unmatched in the industry." The new system adds significantly more capacity. It also makes Global Crossing the first to offer geographical redundancy. Other Ready-Access systems are located in Denver, Colorado; Toronto, Canada; and Monroe, NY. The newest Ready-Access system in Newark plays an important role in disaster recovery - serving as additional backup in case of network or hardware complications. If problems occur within the Denver-based system, calls can be quickly routed to the new system in Newark. Global Crossing is also setting itself apart by co-locating the systems with Global Crossing's DMS (1) (Document Management System) See document management. (2) (Defense Messaging System) An X.500-compliant messaging system developed by the U.S. Dept. of Defense. 500 switches. This allows for direct connectivity from the system to the switch, therefore eliminating several possible points of failure. The technology used to deliver Ready-Access is highly scalable. "In this climate of mergers and acquisitions, corporations find their conferencing needs can literally double overnight," said Homola. "Our ability to scale allows us to meet the demands of such rapid growth." The bridging technology also supports intelligent call routing using the Global Crossing SS7 network. Direct access to that network coupled with geographic distribution of Ready-Access systems allow Global Crossing Conferencing to seamlessly route and re-route calls, ensuring customers are connected to their Ready-Access conferences quickly and reliably. Ready-Access puts the user in control of the audio conference. Each chairperson is assigned a permanent phone number and a seven-digit access code that are dialed anytime they want to meet. The chairperson can use simple touch-tone commands to control the meeting. Participants simply dial into the phone number and enter the seven-digit access code to join the meeting. The chairperson can also use the Ready-Access "Web Moderator" for point-and-click control of the conference using a web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . Reservations are not needed, although operators are always available to assist with the calls. About Global Crossing Global Crossing Ltd. (NYSE: GX) is building and offering services over the world's most extensive global IP-based fiber optic network, which will have more than 101,000 route miles The number of miles that are spanned by a telecommunications network. It does not include combined wire mileage due to multiple wires or fibers within a single cable or by overlapping segments, just the total geographic distance between cities or other terminal points. , serving five continents, 27 countries and more than 200 major cities. Global Crossing's operations are headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, with principal offices in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , California; London, England; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Madison, New Jersey Madison is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 16,530. It also is known as, "The Rose City. ; Rochester, New York This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. For the town in Ulster County, see Rochester, Ulster County, New York. Rochester, once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City or ; Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. ; 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 , New York; and Miami, Florida “Miami” redirects here. For the Native American tribe, see Miami tribe. Miami is a major city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is a gamma world city with an estimated population of 404,048. . Visit Global Crossing at www.globalcrossing.com on the Web. Statements made in this press release that state the Company's or management's intentions, beliefs, expectations, or predictions for the future are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. These risks, assumptions and uncertainties include: the ability to complete systems within currently estimated time frames and budgets; the ability to compete effectively in a rapidly evolving and price competitive marketplace; changes in the nature of telecommunications regulation in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries; changes in business strategy; the successful integration of newly-acquired businesses; the impact of technological change; and other risks referenced from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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