Orchestream Unveils Juniper Networks Driver At Supercomm.Business/Technology Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2001 SUPERCOMM Booth 1168-- Marks World's First Carrier Class Network Management Platform for Delivering Multi-Vendor IP VPNs and QoS Services Orchestream(TM) Holdings plc (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor : OCH, NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : OCHS), a leading provider of service activation and performance management software to global telecommunications network A telecommunications network is a of telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes. operators, today announced demonstrable support for Juniper Networks Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) is an information technology company based in Sunnyvale, California and founded in 1996. The company designs and sells Internet Protocol network products and services. in addressing the management and provisioning of the full range of Juniper Networks M-series Internet backbone (communications, networking) Internet backbone - High-speed networks that carry Internet traffic. These communications networks are provided by companies such as AT&T, GTE, IBM, MCI, Netcom, Sprint, UUNET and consist of high-speed links in the T1, T3, OC1 and OC3 ranges. routers. The introduction of Juniper Networks(R) support into Orchestream's new software has created the world's first automated, multi-vendor activation platform for switching on IP VPNs and Quality of Service (QoS) based services. "Orchestream is delighted to be the first to ably demonstrate a market ready solution featuring CCC CCC A very speculative grade assigned to a debt obligation by a rating agency. Such a rating indicates default or considerable doubt that interest will be paid or principal repaid. Also called Caa. provisioning, QoS, and cross platform VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. provisioning based on Juniper Networks RFC (Request For Comments) A document that describes the specifications for a recommended technology. Although the word "request" is in the title, if the specification is ratified, it becomes a standards document. 2547; all delivered on a highly scalable, stable platform," said Ashley Ward, 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. Orchestream. " This is a powerful combination which allows us to effectively address the challenges of the new network." John Wheeler, NeosNetworks CEO, comments "as a customer of Orchestream, we are delighted to see this level of progress. We provide scalable, carrier class solutions and the use of Orchestream products allows us to rapidly deploy these services to our customers." "Juniper Networks is optimizing the service provider infrastructure with smart IP services. Orchestream's development of a live offering to provision our MPLS VPN solution is a vital component in delivering these services," said Carl Showalter, Vice President of Marketing at Juniper Networks. " We look forward to working together with Orchestream to deliver the new revenue-generating opportunities and lower costs that service providers have come to expect." All Juniper Networks routers run the JUNOS(TM) operating system, ensuring full compatibility across all platforms. JUNOS incorporates a suite of Internet scale routing protocols including MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. support. Orchestream Service Activator device drivers are the components that configure individual network elements. Each device driver converts the abstract expression of service - such as definitions of VPNs and QoS - into the appropriate commands required to configure each device. Juniper Networks and Orchestream together offer a number of key benefits to the service provider: --Increasing service revenues Circuit Cross Connects and MPLS deliver efficient point-to-point transport and fully meshed connection-oriented services --Reducing operational cost Automated service activation significantly reduces the time and effort required to configure sophisticated services --Configuring, maintaining and scaling the network Automated provisioning of IP services on platforms that support high density, low and high speed interfaces and with common software across all devices --Ensuring network availability Modular software running in protected memory delivers exceptional reliability and scalability. Traffic prioritization ensures network stability in all conditions. About Orchestream Orchestream is a leading provider of service activation and performance management software to the telecommunications industry. The company enables telecommunications carriers to deliver Internet Protocol (IP) based, e-commerce, data, video and voice-over-IP services. Orchestream's award-winning software, a major component of the Operations Support System (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. ), is the leading activation and provisioning solution for configuration of IP virtual private networks (IP-VPNs), facilitating Quality of Service (QoS) and performance monitoring of key network services, enabling profitable end-to-end Service Level Agreement (SLA (1) (StereoLithography Apparatus) See 3D printing. (2) (Service Level Agreement) A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service expected during its term. ) management. Orchestream's customers include, Telstra, Global Crossing, AT&T, Interoute, NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform and Energis. For more information visit www.orchestream.com, or call: Europe +44 (0) 20 7348 1500; North America: (212) 629 3134. About Juniper Networks Juniper Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of purpose-built systems that meet the scalability, performance, density, and compatibility requirements of rapidly evolving, optically-enabled IP networks. The company's systems provide new IP infrastructure solutions for the world's leading service providers. Juniper Networks service, manufacturing teams, and IP engineers work closely with customers to build and support customer networks. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, please visit the Web site at http://www.juniper.net. Juniper Networks is a registered trademark of Juniper Networks, Inc. Internet Processor II and JUNOS are trademarks of Juniper Networks Inc. All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks may be the property of their respective owners. |
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