Teleglobe, INTELSAT to Beta Test First Public Internet 'Push' System.GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 1998-- System Delivers Popular Internet Content via Globeinternet(SM) to Registered Sites Teleglobe, one of the largest international telecommunications carriers and Internet backbone (communications, networking) Internet backbone - High-speed networks that carry Internet traffic. These communications networks are provided by companies such as AT&T, GTE, IBM, MCI, Netcom, Sprint, UUNET and consist of high-speed links in the T1, T3, OC1 and OC3 ranges. providers, and INTELSAT, a leading provider of international satellite services, today announced that they will jointly beta test A test of new or revised hardware or software that is performed by users at their facilities under normal operating conditions. Beta testing follows alpha testing. Vendors of packaged software often offer their customers the opportunity of beta testing new releases or versions, and the a Multicast Internet Caching and Replication System. This first commercial implementation of a true "push" system, developed by A&T Systems of Silver Spring, Md., under contract to INTELSAT, will simultaneously deliver the most frequently accessed Internet content to correspondent sites worldwide. "Push" technology, a growing trend among Internet content providers, sends information automatically to the user, versus content that the user or server must actually seek and retrieve. The announcement was made during INET INET Internet INET Intranet INET International Networking (conference) INET Institutional Network (Hawaii Department of Education) INET Instinet LLC iNET Integrated Network Enhanced Telemetry , the Internet Society's annual conference, for which Teleglobe is providing 4 Mbps of its Internet access See how to access the Internet. service, Globeinternet(SM), for conference attendees, via its Frankfurt Globeinternet Point of Presence (POP). In the beta test phase of this development, Teleglobe will operate a content "warehouse," which will be physically operated as a part of one of its INTELSAT earth stations. Web-based content will be multicast from a hub cache at the warehouse to ISP-operated "kiosks" worldwide, which, in turn, will cache and offer content to local users. This dual caching architecture is unique because the "push" mode takes advantage of the multicast protocol, versus the more typical "pull" approach used by other caching systems operating in a unicast mode. In the first release of the system, the warehouse will contain and manage popular pre-selected content, websites wishing to offer their content via the warehouse, and content requested from kiosk operators or users. Teleglobe, INTELSAT and A&T Systems plan to initiate the beta test in November. "The marriage of our global Internet backbone service, Globeinternet(SM), with the caching and replication system will allow ISPs and other online providers worldwide to improve service quality and reduce costs by locally hosting popular content," said Bob Collet, vice president and general manager of Teleglobe's data services division. Teleglobe's NxSTM-1 (Nx155 Mbps) backbone is a Cisco Powered Network, which includes POPs in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada, and Europe, via its international transmission infrastructure -- the third largest in the world. Teleglobe is directly connected to other U.S. backbone networks, other networks by Network Access Points (NAPs) throughout the United States and Europe, and soon to other major content sites. Teleglobe's Cisco Powered Network status reflects the company's commitment to using industry leading, state-of-the-art technology from Cisco in order to deliver a high level of network interoperability, reliability and performance, as well as new, advanced and differentiated services Offerings that can be classified by type, or quality, of service. For example, a differentiated services network could prioritize real time traffic for a higher fee. . Tom Eaton Tom Eaton is the self proclaimed "second best" working prop comic. He was featured in the 2002 Comedy Central Roast of Chevy Chase as well as several other comedy specials. Tom Eaton was born in Orange County, California. , vice president of sales and marketing at INTELSAT, said, "INTELSAT is gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to be working closely with Teleglobe, as well as many other INTELSAT Signatories, to utilize the benefits of satellite-based transmission to bring Internet connectivity to more and more people and places throughout the world. "Our caching and replication service platform was designed around the natural ability of satellite to multicast data traffic. We believe it can be a true innovation in the global delivery of Internet services, so helping to make the World Wide Web truly worldwide." Teleglobe is recognized as a world leader in the intercontinental telecommunications industry. The Teleglobe network includes submarine cable and satellite facilities linking North America with over 240 countries and territories, meeting global connectivity needs of established and emerging carriers from around the world, as well as those of Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISPs), multinational corporations and broadcasters. Teleglobe Inc. is listed on the NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange , the Montreal Exchange Montreal Exchange A Canadian derivatives exchange that facilitates the trading of stock options, interest rate futures and options, as well as index options and futures. Located in Montreal, Quebec, it is the country's main financial derivative market, while the Winnipeg and the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. under the symbol "TGO TGO Togo (ISO Country code) TGO Tarifverbund Ortenau GmbH (German) TGO The Great One (Wayne Gretzky) TGO Toxic Gas Ordinance TGO Total Gross Output ." More news and information is available at http:// www.teleglobe.com. INTELSAT owns and operates a global communications satellite system. With 1997 revenues of more than US$ 960 million, the INTELSAT system provides voice/data and video services to over 200 countries and territories via satellite. For more information on INTELSAT, visit the INTELSAT web site at www.intelsat.int. A&T Systems Inc. is a high technology computer engineering firm specializing in software development, systems integration and management, and performance engineering. 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