NHC Communications Inc. Has Been Awarded a Two-Year Contract for the Supply of Token Ring LAN Extension Products by British Telecom Plc.MOUNT ROYAL, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 1997--NHC Communications Inc. (NHC NHC National Hurricane Center NHC Naval Historical Center NHC National Housing Conference NHC National Hurricane Conference NHC National Healthcare Corporation NHC No Homers Club (Simpsons cartoon) ), a leading manufacturer of switching and fiber solutions, has signed a two-year contract with British Telecom Plc. to supply NHC's Token Ring 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. extension products. The LES3 Service of British Telecom provides seamless LAN interconnection at 4/16 Mbps for 802.5 networks. "By extending the environment, LES3 gives the necessary bandwidth, reliability and transparency up to 40km in distance, just like connecting to the next office along." The CityLAN16 of NHC is designed specifically for the LAN Extension applications -- providing Cross-City Links at Native LAN speeds for private backbone, Metropolitan Corporate fiber rings and Service Provider remote points of presence. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. Management is provided both in-band and serially out-of-band. CityLAN16 offers the most reliable, efficient data transfer available, consistently delivering the resilience required by a demanding marketplace. NHC markets a range of LAN Protocol Extenders that provide a set of solutions for seamless LAN extension, under the CityLAN banner, notably CityLAN10 and CityLAN100, in addition to 16. Further product announcements for ATM, with the CityLAN155, are anticipated early in 1998. British Telecom is a world-renowned Supplier of Telecommunications and Data Communications Services. NHC Communications Inc. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :NHC) specializes in developing products that increase the competitive edge of its customers by applying innovative technology to the delivery of high-speed mixed media networks. NHC is committed to its customers by delivering superior solutions for physical layer network infrastructures. NHC sells through leading resellers supported by sales locations in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Montreal, 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 and Singapore. Its European headquarters are Paris and York, U.K. NHC may be contracted through its Web site: www.nhc.com . CONTACT: NHC Communications Inc. VP North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Sales Peter Benisti, 800/361-1965 pr@nhc.com or S & S Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Inc. Emily Armanetti, 847/291-1616 www.hightechpr.com |
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