Xyplex Networks Announces Technology Partnership With PairGain.LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 1997-- Integration of PairGain's HDSL See DSL. HDSL - High bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line technology with Xyplex's EdgeBlaster offers customers fast access to high-speed data, video and voice services Xyplex Networks, a Whittaker Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :WKR WKR Wrecker WKR Watchkeeping Receiver (maritime) ) company and leading provider of network access solutions, announced today that it has signed a technology partnership agreement with PairGain Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :PAIR). Under the terms of the agreement, PairGain will integrate their HDSL (High-bit rate Digital Subscriber Line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and ) modules into Xyplex's EdgeBlaster, the industry's first wide area network edge server. HDSL is a high-performance technology that allows customers to transmit data at T1 or E1 speeds (1.544 Mbps./2.048 Mbps.) over existing copper telephone lines. HDSL is used by network service providers to deliver high speed data, video and voice services to business customers. Utilizing CopperOptics technology, PairGain's HDSL products are built with a simple "drop-in" design which will provide quick and easy integration in the EdgeBlaster with no supervision required after installation. EdgeBlaster is the industry's first wide area network edge server featuring a stackable, open architecture using PCI bus PCI bus - Peripheral Component Interconnect technology and industry standard components. The server is targeted at the enterprise edge: the seam where corporate networks meet the wide area public network and the service provider edge. EdgeBlaster meets the demands of the enterprise edge through its hardware architecture, allowing the company to build on its leadership in access serving and leverage its expertise in software integration of key edge technologies: routing, access serving, switching and remote access. The hardware architecture also enables the company to partner with the best providers of transmission technologies, for quick and efficient integration of those technologies. EdgeBlaster WANScape software architecture meets the demands of the enterprise edge by helping customers leverage the economic benefits of the public network infrastructure by optimizing their WAN service costs. "PairGain is the HDSL market leader. By integrating HDSL into EdgeBlaster, we can provide customers with an affordable means to access high speed data, video and voice services. Corporate and public networks are requiring high speed services that go beyond ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. (Integrated Services Digital Network Integrated services digital network (ISDN) A generic term referring to the integration of communications services transported over digital facilities such as wire pairs, coaxial cables, optical fibers, microwave radio, and satellites. ). Offering HDSL capabilities will answer this need as a highly reliable solution," said Michael Thurk Michael Thurk (born 28 May 1976 in Frankfurt am Main) is a German football player. Biography The offensive player Thurk went from Hessian Oberliga club SV Jügesheim in to Mainz 05 in 1999 on advice of Django Mann who already connected a transfer of Abderrahim Ouakili. , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Xyplex Networks. "EdgeBlaster's open architecture allows the integration of HDSL and combined with our built-in management capabilities, provides customers with hassle-free operation. We are pleased to extend our capabilities to Xyplex's customers," said Howard Flagg, president, PairGain Technologies. About PairGain PairGain Technologies, Inc., designs, manufactures and markets high-speed Digital Subscriber Line (xDSL) products and systems that allow telecommunications carriers, network service providers and organizations with private networks to efficiently and quickly deploy high-speed data, video and voice service to end users over the existing infrastructure of ordinary copper telephone lines. PairGain's HiGain, PG-Flex, PG-Plus and Campus systems are marketed under the trademark CopperOptics, indicating their ability to provide fiber optic quality transmission over the "last mile" in both public and private networks worldwide. Additional information can be obtained on PairGain's web site at http://www.pairgain.com . About Xyplex Networks Xyplex Networks is a leading provider of network access solutions for the enterprise edge, the seam where corporate networks meet the wide area public network and the service provider edge. The company provides customers with network access solutions based on the WANScape software architecture and a range of cost-effective modular and standalone platforms. Headquartered in Littleton, Mass., Xyplex Networks is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Whittaker Corporation. The company operates offices throughout 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. , Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Europe, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. . Whittaker Corporation (NYSE:WKR) based in Simi Valley, Calif., provides products and services with a high technology and engineering component to the aerospace and communications industries, through its three principal operating segments: Whittaker Aerospace Group, Xyplex Networks and Aviant Information. For more information on Xyplex Networks' product portfolio, please contact 508-952-4700, the toll-free sales line at 800-338-5316, send electronic mail through the Internet at info@xyplex.com or visit their web site at http://www.xyplex.com . Xyplex Networks is headquartered at 295 Foster Street, Littleton, MA 01460 USA. -0- WANScape and EdgeBlaster are trademarks of Whittaker Corporation. HiGain, and CopperOptics are registered trademarks of PairGain Technologies, Inc. PG-Flex, and PG-Plus are trademarks of PairGain Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective companies. CONTACT: PairGain Technologies, Inc. Kim Gower 714-730-2330 or Xyplex Networks Rachel Winett Lamont 508-952-5702 rwinett@xyplex.com or Copithorne & Bellows Bill Brikiatis 617-450-4300 bill.brikiatis@cbpr.com |
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