Paradyne Expands Its Highly Successful DSL Interoperability Program to Focus On End-to-end Service Delivery Solutions.Business Editors LARGO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2000 Several industry leaders join Paradyne's Hotwire Connected(TM) interoperability program to enable total system interoperability and manageability Paradyne (Nasdaq: PDYN) today announced the expansion of its Hotwire Connected interoperability program as part of its industry-leading initiative to accelerate 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 deployment by addressing broader system-level interoperability and manageability issues. The Hotwire Connected program originally enabled interoperability with third-party customer premises equipment See CPE. (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ) and Voice over DSL gateway See cable/DSL gateway. providers. The program received an overwhelmingly positive response from the industry -- estimates of third-party vendor participation in 2000 were exceeded in the first few months of the program. Prompted by positive customer feedback, Paradyne has expanded the objective of the Hotwire Connected program so that it encompasses a business-level service delivery view. The program will include industry-leading companies that specialize in key network management, operations support and back office systems areas such as subscriber management, loop qualification, network inventory, provisioning and service activation, surveillance and trouble management, performance reporting and billing. The program will enable customers to easily integrate best-in-class elements to form cost-effective, manageable solutions that deliver world-class services. New partners in the expanded program include CommTech (provisioning and service activation); Corning Cable Systems, formerly Siecor (splitters and filters); Syndesis (provisioning and service activation) and Turnstone (Nasdaq: TSTN TSTN Triple Supertwisted Nematic TSTN Touchstone (stock symbol) TSTN Triple Super Twisted Nematic TSTN tangential signal to tangential noise ) (loop qualification). "Paradyne's delivery of nearly 2,000 Hotwire(R) DSLAMs with approximately 500,000 ports of capacity in just the first quarter of this year got a lot of people's attention," said Frank Wiener, vice president of broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. solutions for Paradyne. "Our Hotwire Connected partners have realized that Paradyne is serious about DSL interoperability and committed to ensuring total system manageability. Together with our interoperable partners, we can provide best-in class-solutions that are not only interoperable but more importantly are also fully manageable to meet the requirements of next-generation DSL services." Paradyne has established itself as a leader in the development of standards-based, interoperable network solutions. In the weeks before the SuperComm trade show, Paradyne's multiservices DSL Access Multiplexer (DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexor) A central office (CO) device for ADSL service that intermixes voice traffic and DSL traffic onto a customer's DSL line. It also separates incoming phone and data signals and directs them onto the appropriate carrier's network. See DSL. ), the Hotwire GranDSLAM, interoperated with 100 percent of the more than 30 endpoints it was tested with at the University of New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). testing laboratories. Leading CPE and voice gateway providers that have already achieved certification as interoperable under the Hotwire Connected program include Accelerated Networks, CopperCom, Efficient Networks, Jetstream Communications, Netopia, Polycom, Tollbridge Technologies and Woodwind Communications. A number of other CPE and voice gateway providers are currently undergoing certification for interoperability with the Hotwire GranDSLAM. ABOUT PARADYNE Paradyne is a leading developer of carrier-class high-speed network access solutions. A recognized market-share leader in DSL and Service Level Management solutions, the company markets its award-winning Hotwire(R) DSL and FrameSaver(R) Service Level Management systems to service providers and business customers. Paradyne's Hotwire Connected(TM) program accelerates DSL deployment by facilitating system-level interoperability and manageability. More than 7,000 Hotwire DSL Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs) have currently shipped, for a total capacity of more than 1.8 million lines. Paradyne is headquartered in the Tampa Bay area. More information is available by calling 1-800-PARADYNE (U.S. and Canada), 1-727-530-8623 or visiting www.paradyne.com. A corporate video is available at http://www.paradyne.com/corpview. (Requires Real Player) "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Paradyne Corporation's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 1999 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release. Editors Note: Visit Paradyne's virtual pressroom at www.paradyne.com/news_n_events/press_room for product images and/or additional information. Product availability and pricing subject to change without notification. Hotwire Connected, MVL MVL Multiple-Valued Logic MVL Multiple Virtual Line MVL Montavista Linux MVL Moshannon Valley League (Pennsylvania high school baseball) MVL Mercury Vapor Light MVL Minimum Vector Length MVL Musikverein Lustenau , NextEDGE, OpenLane, Smart Room, Tripleplay and TruePut are trademarks of Paradyne Corporation. ACCULINK, COMSPHERE, ETC ETC - ExTendible Compiler. Fortran-like, macro extendible. "ETC - An Extendible Macro-Based Compiler", B.N. Dickman, Proc SJCC 38 (1971). , Hotwire, FrameSaver, Paradyne, the Paradyne logo and Performance Wizard are registered trademarks of Paradyne Corporation. 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