Paradyne Showcases Its Total Business DSL Solution for Fortune 1000 Businesses At DSLcon Fall 2000.Business Editors DSLcon 2000 Booth No. 301 BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 2000 Paradyne Networks Inc. (Nasdaq:PDYN), a leading broadband network solutions innovator, will feature its most recent and innovative 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 solutions at DSLcon Fall 2000 at the World Trade Center in Boston, Mass. in Booth No. 301 from Sept. 18-21, 2000. INFORMATION FAST TRACK Monday, Sept. 18: Paradyne, in conjunction with Kaufman Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) ., is hosting a pre-opening welcoming reception at Anthony's Pier 4 Restaurant (located one block from the World Trade Center and the Seaport Hotel), from 6-10:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19: Frank Wiener, vice president of broadband access solutions for Paradyne, will present "Voice Over DSL for Residential Use" in session M-201 from 9:15-10:00 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19: Eric Vallone, director of network management business development for Paradyne, will present "Is DSL Smart Enough for Enterprise Networks?" in session B-216 from 2-3:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19: Mark Housman, vice president of corporate marketing for Paradyne, will participate as a panelist in "DSL Beyond 18,000 Feet" in session T-222 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20: Robert Balsamo, vice president of DSL business management, will participate as a panelist in "Visions of the Next Generation 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. " in session D-319 from 3:15-4:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21: Ron Stein, vice president of emerging markets for Paradyne, will present "DSL Services Manageability Imperatives" in session M-401 from 9:15-10:00 a.m. PARADYNE'S TOTAL BUSINESS DSL SOLUTION Visit Paradyne's booth to learn more about the Total Business DSL solution, which enables inter-exchange carriers (CLECs) to gain independence from LEC's central offices and begin deriving high margin DSL-based services to Fortune 1000 business for the first time. Paradyne's comprehensive approach to services, market coverage and management provides IXCs and their large enterprise business customer base with the industry's first viable alternative to using conventional leased lines from an incumbent local exchange carrier ILEC, short for incumbent local exchange carrier, is a local telephone company in the United States that was in existence at the time of the break up of AT&T into the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) also known as the "Baby Bells". (ILEC (Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier) A traditional local telephone company such as one of the Regional Bell companies (RBOCs). Contrast with CLEC. See ELEC and TELRIC. ). Total Business DSL, which will include both currently available products and future enhancements, will enable the delivery of IP, frame relay, ATM, TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. and POTS services for voice, video and data. The services are all delivered via ATM to the endpoint, which is then converted and presented to the enterprise end-user as the same service type they're familiar with. The new solution includes the full ATM Quality of Service attributes necessary to support a variety of service classes to meet the requirements of both the IXCs and their Fortune 1000 business customers. While these ATM-based services will be delivered to most locations via DSL transport, the few locations that cannot be served via DSL will be served via T1 through the Hotwire(R) GranDSLAM. Support for T1 in addition to DSL is essential to assure ubiquitous service coverage of all the enterprise's locations. THE LATEST HOTWIRE DSL SOLUTIONS While at the booth ask about the new Hotwire 8620 GranDSLAM. Its space-saving design is ideal for multi-tenant unit and small market or early-stage CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) DSL deployments. Like the Hotwire GranDSLAM, Paradyne's small-chassis DSLAM uses an ATM switching fabric. It has a compact four-slot design that can accommodate up to 48 ports, which will be increased to 72 ports of capacity in 2001. The Hotwire GranDSLAM, which began shipping in November 1999, supports the broadest range of DSL-based network services available including IP, ATM, Frame Relay, TDM, MAC and Voice over DSL (VoDSL). A true multiservices platform, the GranDSLAM supports the broadest range of service coverage opportunities to optimize addressable Reachable. When something is addressable, it can be identified and manipulated independently of its surroundings. For example, screen pixels and RAM memory are addressable. Each of the screen's picture elements can be individually turned on and off, and each of the memory's bytes can be market, utilizing the broadest range of DSL transports including ReachDSL, SDSL See DSL. SDSL - Single-line Digital Subscriber Line , Rate Adaptive DSL, M/SDSL, M/HDSL, IDSL See DSL. , DMT See DSL. and G.Lite. The Hotwire GranDSLAM supports all existing Hotwire services plus the latest ATM switching technology and advanced architectural design to support emerging broadband service deployment capabilities. 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 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 10,500 Hotwire DSL Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs) have currently shipped, for a total capacity of more than 3 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 , 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, NextEDGE, Paradyne, the Paradyne logo and Performance Wizard are registered trademarks of Paradyne Corporation. All other service marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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