Progress teleCOM Places $1-Million Order With Digital Lightwave.Business Editors and High Tech Writers CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 29, 1999 Telecommunications Provider Deploys Digital Lightwave's Integrated Test Solution Enabling End-to-End Monitoring, Maintenance and Management of its 50,000 Mile Fiber Optic Network Digital Lightwave(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:DIGL DIGL Device Independent Graphics Layer ), a leading provider of innovative optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. products and technology, today announced that Progress teleCOM Corporation, a subsidiary of Florida Progress Corporation Florida Progress Corporation a.k.a. Florida Progress was a utility holding company based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company was the parent company for Florida Power Corporation which distributed power over many parts of central and north Florida. , has placed an order for the company's Network Information Computers(R) (NICs(TM)) and Network Access Agents(TM) (NAAs(TM)). The order, valued at over $1 million, will begin shipping this quarter. Progress teleCOM is a carrier's carrier providing local loop and long haul Long distance. Long haul implies traversing a state or a country. Contrast with short haul. wholesale telecommunication services throughout Florida and the Southeast. Progress teleCOM began deploying Digital Lightwave's high-speed portable OC-48 NICs in the third quarter of 1999 for installation and maintenance testing Maintenance testing is that testing which is performed to either identify equipment problems, diagnose equipment problems or to confirm that repair measures have been effective. It can be performed at either the system level (e.g., the HVAC system), the equipment level (e.g. of its expanding optical-based network. The NAAs will complement the NICs by providing 7 x 24 performance monitoring capabilities, enabling network-wide remote visibility from a centralized network operation center (NOC (Network Operations Center) A central or regional location for monitoring a large network. Also called a "network management center" (NMC), "service management center" (SMC) or "network control center" (NCC), a NOC may be used to manage a large enterprise network, ). "Our commitment to our customers is to prevent potential problems before they reach them," said Elizabeth Walker Elizabeth Rotter is an American author of romance novels. She has been published under the pseudonyms Elizabeth Walker, Elizabeth Neff Walker, and Laura Matthews. As Laura Matthews, she has released over 30 Regency romance novels. , Director Network Services Division for Progress teleCOM. "Digital Lightwave's integrated test and monitoring products help us provide a comprehensive preventative maintenance program that quickly resolves network problems, but more importantly, enables us to anticipate network performance issues before they occur." "We're pleased to support Progress teleCOM by supplying them with a full line of innovative and integrated solutions, designed to satisfy a full spectrum of testing requirements," said Gerry Chastelet, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Digital Lightwave. "With the combination of products chosen by Progress teleCOM, technicians can now carry the lightweight, easy-to-use NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. in dispatch calls or for onsite deployment, while the NAAs are permanently embedded in the network, enabling proactive network performance monitoring. With network outages becoming increasingly intolerable in a highly competitive environment where quality of service and network reliability are key differentiators, we see an opportunity to provide the testing technology needed by carriers to maintain and build out their optical networks." About Digital Lightwave Products The NIC product family provides comprehensive analysis of fiber-optic based networks. Truly portable, the NIC is easy to use and intuitive, enabling test technicians of any experience level to install and maintain complex network technologies. The flexible, multi-functional platform also upgrades easily meeting the needs of the evolving optical network. The NAA NAA Nomina Anatomica Avium. product family consists of network systems that provide centralized performance monitoring and analysis of broadband networks  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. , as well as remote DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing diagnostics. NAAs are used by communications service providers to more easily and cost effectively monitor, test and resolve network issues for optical-based networks. About Digital Lightwave, Inc. Digital Lightwave serves the growing fiber-optic networking industry--high-speed telecommunications networks based on fiber-optic technology--with products and technology that monitor, maintain and manage communications networks. Digital Lightwave customers include leading telecommunications service providers and equipment manufacturers. The company is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida Clearwater is a city located in central Pinellas County, Florida, USA, nearly due west of Tampa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 108,787; however, according to the 2005 U.S. Census Bureau's estimates, the city's population fell slightly to 108,687. , and can be located on the Internet at http://www.lightwave.com About Progress teleCOM Founded in 1998, Progress teleCOM is a carrier's carrier providing wholesale telecommunications services throughout Florida and the Southeast. Progress teleCOM incorporates approximately 50,000 fiber miles in its network including approximately 70 Points-of-Presence ("POPS") throughout Florida. Progress teleCOM's parent company, Florida Progress Corporation, is a strong and growing electric utility holding company founded in 1982. A sister subsidiary, Florida Power Corporation Florida Power Corporation was the generation, transmission, and distribution sector of Florida Progress Corporation. The company distributed power over much of central and north Florida. Today the company operates as Progress Energy Florida. , is the state's second-largest investor-owned electric utility, serving 1.3 million customers in 32 counties. For more information about Progress teleCOM contact Tony Woods at 727-820-5300 Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time or on the Internet at http://www.progresstelecom.com/. Except for the historical statements made herein, this release contains certain forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include: the company's limited operating history; quarterly fluctuations in its operating results; control by a majority shareholder; dependence on a limited number of products; rapid technological changes; its ability to compete effectively with other companies; its dependence on a limited number of major customers; its dependence on contract manufacturing and limited source suppliers; delays in product development and delivery schedules; its success in relocating its production and assembly operations; its ability to manage its growth; its ability to enter into strategic relationships; its dependence on key personnel; its dependence on proprietary technology; its success in defending significant litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. ; liquidity risk and future capital needs; general business conditions; and other factors described in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including its 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. and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The company assumes no obligation to update information contained in this release. Editor's Note: Digital Lightwave(R), Network Information Computer(R), Network Access Agent(TM), NIC(TM), and NAA(TM) are trademarks of Digital Lightwave, Inc. Progress teleCOM is a service mark of Progress Telecommunications Corporation. |
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