ikon GmbH Supports Performance Technologies' Wide Area Networking Products with Primary Rate EuroISDN.ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 1999-- "...provides multi-platform WAN datacom and telecom solutions to German marketplace..." Performance 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 :PTIX) today announced that ikon Gmbh, a custom provider of communications, systems integration and consulting services for the German marketplace, has added ikon's Primary Rate EuroISDN software support to PTI's T1/E1 Wide Area Network intelligent communications controllers. Offering EuroISDN, QSIG QSIG Q-Signaling protocol (European Computer Manufacturers Association) and DPNSS-1 functionality significantly enhances PTI's reputation as a world class provider of "Total WAN Solutions" for high performance telecommunications and datacommmunications applications. Based on Motorola's PowerQUICC(R) Communications Processor, PTI's T1/E1 intelligent controllers for CompactPCI(R) (CPC (1) (Central Processing Complex) An IBM mainframe that has two or more central processors (CPs) that share memory. It is the collection of processors, memory and I/O subsystems manufactured with a single serial number, typically all contained in one cabinet. 37xPQ), PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). (PCI37xPQ) and PMC (PMC37xPQ) architectures are ideal as a Primary Rate ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. Solution. The PTI T1/E1 controllers are currently used for Frame Relay, SS7 or any channelized Refers to an architecture that transmits data in channels. It often refers to the 64 Kbps channels in T1 lines, which were originally developed to handle digitized voice streams (TDM). See TDM. protocol connection to telco switches, wireless nodes, AIN nodes or remote access multiplexers. Each adapter is supported by up to 16 MBytes of onboard memory, a DMA capable high performance host bus interface, and onboard DSU/CSUs for direct connection to each T1/E1 span for full, fractional and channelized operation. PTI's integrated protocol software includes support for Frame Relay, X.25, HDLC (High-level Data Link Control) A data link protocol from ISO for point-to-point communications over serial links. Derived from IBM's SDLC protocol, HDLC has been the basis for numerous protocols including X.25, ISDN, T1, SS7, GSM, CDPD, PPP and others. , LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. and Synchronous Bit Stream. With PTI's WAN software architecture, customers can execute single or multiple protocols on any of the PTI WAN communications controllers, while a well defined common Application Programmers Interface (API) provides an efficient environment for the development of WAN applications. "Our company specializes in the development of high-speed ISDN networks. PTI's broad range of Wide Area Network controllers significantly expands our product breadth," said Karl Judex, general manager of ikon GmbH. "We are looking forward to providing these high performance products to the German market." "Working with an established, experienced and proven partner such as ikon GmbH represents a strategic effort to expand our WAN hardware and software products to the German marketplace," said John J. Grana grana /gra·na/ (gra´nah) dense green, chlorophyll-containing bodies in chloroplasts of plant cells. , vice president and general manager of PTI's Controller Products Group. "This relationship enables us to deliver high performance communications solutions, along with the local engineering and service support required and expected by ikon's customers." ikon GmbH, headquartered in Ulm, Germany, specializes in high performance network communications hardware and software solutions for many of Germany's largest corporate enterprises, including Daimler Chrysler Aerospace, AEG Mobile Communications, Dornier GmbH, Siemens, Alcatel SEL and Nortel Dasa. ikon also provides information systems, systems engineering and process control services. Visit ikon's World Wide Web site at www.ikon-gmbh.de. Performance Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Rochester, New York This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. For the town in Ulster County, see Rochester, Ulster County, New York. Rochester, once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City or , designs, manufactures and markets a wide variety of high performance WAN communications solutions, which include WAN protocol software and hardware, and networking and data storage adapters and controllers. PTI's products are targeted towards high performance, mission-critical networking solutions in industries such as telecommunications, datacommunications, financial services, transportation and defense industry applications. PTI is a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. (NASDAQ:PTIX). Visit PTI's World Wide Web site at www.pt.com. Brand or product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. North American Sales Contact: Martin McFadden, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Performance Technologies, Inc. at 716-256-0200 ext. 257; E-mail: info@pt.com; Web site: www.pt.com. European Sales Contact: Nigel L. Offley, Vice President of European Sales, Performance Technologies, Inc. at (44) 1491-410066; E-mail: nlo@pt.com; Web site: www.pt.com. |
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