Redback Networks Participates in BCD Forum's Interoperability Demonstration at SUPERCOMM 2003.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUPERCOMM 2003 Booth No. 10327 ATLANTA & SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 2003 Redback Networks Inc. (Nasdaq:RBAK RBAK Redback Networks Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) rBAK Remote Backup ), a leading provider of next-generation networking equipment, today announced that it would participate in an interoperability demonstration as part of the BCD (Binary Coded Decimal) The storage of numbers in which each decimal digit is converted into binary and is stored in a single character or byte. For example, a 12-digit number would take 12 bytes. See binary numbers. Forum at SUPERCOMM 2003 in Atlanta, June 2nd - 5th. The demonstration will take place at the BCDF BCDF B cell differentiation factors. Booth # 10327 in exhibit hall C. Redback will be interoperating within a multi-vendor network with equipment such as Wi-Fi access points, video encoders, set-top boxes and VDSL See DSL. VDSL - Very high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line DSLAMs to exhibit the ability to deliver high-bandwidth media services such as multicast video over broadband networks. In the interoperability testing, Redback's newly introduced SmartEdge(R) Service Gateway platform will be one of the core service insertion points in the network, enabling QoS, IGMP (Internet Group Multicast Protocol) The protocol that governs the management of multicast groups in a TCP/IP network. To sign up for a multicast group, a Host Membership Report is sent by a user's machine to its nearest routers, which forward that data to termination for multicast, policy management, packet classification and queuing. "This real life demonstration showcases how Redback's SmartEdge platforms can deliver content-rich services like broadcast video, video-on-demand and other content services with high QoS and service guarantees to the subscribers, that will enable service providers to deliver revenue generating IP services of today and the future," said Shailesh Shukla, vice president of marketing and business development at Redback. "The requirements of delivering these high bandwidth services, namely high performance multicast, scalable IGMP and fast zap rates, represent the basis for Redback's Service Gateway platforms and will be highlighted at this demonstration." BCDF Booth 10327 at SUPERCOMM 2003 The BCDF interoperability demonstration will be held at the SUPERCOMM trade show in Atlanta, GA from June 2nd - 5th, 2003. Additional information on the BCD Forum's demo is available at http://www.bcdforum.org/supercomm2003/ The BCD Forum is an independent, non-profit trade association that addresses the business of broadband. Members, which include some of the most important players in the broadband industry, work collaboratively to identify the issues, options and opportunities associated with monetizing broadband networks and to demonstrate that multi-vendor solutions can profitably deliver content-rich consumer and business services across both wireline and wireless networks. The membership consists of network service providers, content delivery providers, content developers and hardware and software developers. To learn more, visit the BCD Forum's Web site, www.bcdforum.org. About Redback Networks Inc. Redback Networks enables carriers and service providers to build profitable next-generation broadband networks. The company's User Intelligent Networks(TM) (UIN UIN Unique Identification Number UIN University Identification Number UIN User Identification Number (ICQ) UIN Quincy, IL, USA - Baldwin Field (Airport Code) UIN Unit Identification Number ) product portfolio includes the industry-leading SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. (TM) family of subscriber management systems, and the SmartEdge(R) Router and Service Gateway platforms, as well as a comprehensive user-to-network operating system software, and a set of network provisioning and management software. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales and technical support centers located worldwide, Redback Networks maintains a growing and global customer base of more than 500 carriers and service providers, including major local exchange carriers (LEC (1) (LAN Emulation Client) A software driver that provides LAN emulation (LANE) in an ATM network. It resides in an ATM end station or in a computer system that provides the LAN to ATM conversion, often known as a LAN access device. See LANE. ), inter-exchange carriers (IXCs), PTTs and service providers. Recent news releases and other information can be found on Redback's website at www.redback.com. REDBACK and SmartEdge are trademarks registered at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and in other countries. SMS, NetOp and AOS (Alternative Operator Services) Operator services provided by a third-party organization. See operator services. 1. AOS - /aws/ (East Coast), /ay-os/ (West Coast) A PDP-10 instruction that took any memory location and added 1 to it. are trademarks or service marks of Redback Networks Inc. All other products or services mentioned are the trademark, service marks, registered trademarks or registered service marks of their respective owners. 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. 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Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and other risks relating to Redback Networks' business are set forth in the documents filed by Redback Networks with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the most recent 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. , Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. , and the other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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