Siemens Stromberg-Carlson announces software Release 14.E on the EWSD switch and introduces new value-added services.BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 1996--Siemens Stromberg-Carlson will introduce software Release 14.E on the EWSD EWSD Elektronisches WaehlSystem Digital (German: Electronic Worldwide Switch Digital) EWSD Electronic Worldwide Switch Digital central office switch in the fourth quarter of 1996. This latest software upgrade adds new revenue generating capabilities, implements features demanded by regulatory and legislative bodies, and reduces operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales . "The telecommunications market place is going through dynamic changes as a result of opportunities opened up by the Telecommunications Reform Act, and the ever growing demand for state-of-the-art technologies and service. A telecommunications service In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. provider's biggest challenge today is not only to have the right technology, but also to deliver the right solutions at the right time to their customers. With Release 14.E we have responded to changing market conditions by including a range of value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. services that comprise an innovative package of real solutions for today's service providers," said Eve Aretakis, vice president of the EWSD Business Unit. Highlights of the software Release 14.E features include: Provision of the First and Most Robust Local Number Portability "LNP" redirects here. For the airport in Virginia with that IATA code, see Lonesome Pine Airport. For the compound InP, see Indium phosphide. Local number portability, (LNP) for fixed lines, and full mobile number portability Offering In Release 14.E, Siemens Stromberg-Carlson will provide the first Local Number Portability offering on the market today designed to enable service providers to meet regulatory and legislative demands. Deployment of this capability is essential to allow a number of the existing local service providers to enter other lucrative lines of business, such as long distance service. Advanced Centrex Capabilities, Including Improved Remote Access for Work-at-Home Applications As the workplace continues to evolve to include telecommuters and business people working on the road, service providers are required to offer advanced Centrex services such as Remote Access to Business Facilities to provide effective communication solutions. Release 14.E introduces Remote Access to Private and Public Facilities which enables an authorized caller to access the facilities and capabilities of a Centrex group located at the EWSD switch. New State-of-the-Art Centrex Attendant Console An attendant console is a telephone station that is generally part of a private branch exchange (PBX) or Centrex or other private telephone system. An attendant console generally is a regular PBX telephone station with one or more additional modules each bearing numerous buttons Platform and Capabilities New generation attendant call handling CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment is being built on an ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. EKTS EKTS Electronic Key Telephone Set/System (Electronic Key Telephone System) environment to take advantage of the inherent call handling flexibility, standardization and economies of the EWSD ISDN interface. Beginning with Release 14.E, the EWSD will further enhance its capability to support this new generation attendant call handling CPE by providing for additional call handling and business group interworking (standard) interworking - Systems or components, possibly from different origins, working together to perform some task. Interworking depends crucially on standards to define the interfaces between the components. capabilities. These additional capabilities will provide for full-functioned attendant handling capabilities on a state-of-the-art platform. Enhanced EKTS Business Group Applications Even as National ISDN EKTS becomes more widespread in business environments, the continued predominance of analog instruments in the business groups makes the need for ISDN-analog interworking increasingly important. Among the new EKTS service options offered in Release 14.E is Calling Number Display on Analog Member which allows an EKTS analog user to receive the calling number for call terminations. Other new features include Calling Name Delivery on Analog Member and Visual Message Waiting Indication on Analog Member. Command and Control Workstation Enhances Ability to Control Centrex Facilities Siemens Stromberg-Carlson's new Centrex Command and Control Workstation provides a graphical interface See GUI. to the Centrex user for access and control of their facilities. Capabilities include collection of traffic, maintenance and Message Detail Recording data, trunk testing and control of Authorization Codes, Outgoing Facility Queuing, Time of Day Redirection, Alternate Facility Restriction and Automatic Flexible Routing. Both economical and flexible, this IBM-compatible, PC-based platform provides excellent revenue opportunities to the local service provider. Enhanced TR303 to Support Central Office Consolidation As service providers move to cut network and operating costs through central office consolidation and the use of Next Generation Integrated Digital Loop Carriers In telephone communications, a technology that increases the number of channels in the local loop by converting analog signals to digital and multiplexing them back to the end office. , TR303 is playing an important role. Release 14.E provides for a unique virtual Integrated Digital Terminal concept that allows for a graceful and economic expansion of TR303 applications. New ISDN Provisioning and Maintenance Capabilities to Accelerate ISDN Deployment To meet the explosive demand for ISDN service, Siemens Stromberg-Carlson has added enhanced ISDN provisioning and maintenance capabilities to Release 14.E. These new capabilities improve reliability and provide local service providers with a more efficient and less costly ISDN implementation. In addition, Release 14.E introduces an ISDN Basic Rate Digital Line Testing feature which significantly decreases the time and cost associated with ISDN line maintenance and trouble isolation by enabling the technician to isolate a problem on an ISDN line without ever leaving the test center. Enhanced Remote Protocol Monitoring capability provides for additional ISDN trouble isolation and testing from a centralized location. Siemens Stromberg-Carlson, headquartered in Boca Raton, is a leading provider of telecommunications equipment to the public network service providers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The company designs and manufactures digital central office switching equipment, broadband switching systems Switching systems (communications) The assemblies of switching and control devices provided so that any station in a communications system may be connected as desired with any other station. , wireless solutions, end-to-end multimedia solutions, Internet solutions, customer premise equipment, and transmission products. Siemens Stromberg-Carlson is a subsidiary of Siemens AG Siemens AG German electrical-equipment manufacturer. The first Siemens company, Siemens & Halske, was founded in Berlin in 1847 to build telegraph installations. , which has annual revenues of $61 billion and is present in 190 countries. -0- Note to Editors: EWSD is a registered trademark of Siemens AG. INTERNET USERS: Additional information on Siemens Stromberg-Carlson can be found on the company's home page (http://www.ssc.siemens.com). In the World Wide Web address noted in this news release, there is a double slash between http: and www.ssc.siemens.com. In the Internet/email addresses noted, there is an "at" symbol between jayne.scott and ssc.siemens.com and between robert.bartolotta and ssc.siemens.com. These symbols may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: Siemens Stromberg-Carlson, Boca Raton Jayne Scott, 407/942-5707 jayne.scott@ssc.siemens.com or Robert Bartolotta, 561/955-3140 robert.bartolotta@ssc.siemens.com |
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