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Gandalf Technologies Signs World-Wide Frame Agreement with Oracle for ISDN Remote Access Equipment

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Gandalf Technologies, a leading supplier of remote access networking products, has signed a world-wide frame agreement with Oracle, a leading information management company. The agreement makes Gandalf the preferred supplier of ISDN remote access equipment for Oracle's teleworking trials in the U.K. The trials are part of a major teleworking project to provide Oracle's worldwide employees with workplace flexibility and effectiveness from home and on the move. The agreement was signed between Oracle's information technology director Chris Farmer and Gandalf's international marketing director Paul Brandwood.

Key Takeaways:

  • Gandalf Technologies has signed a world-wide frame agreement with Oracle, making it the preferred supplier of ISDN remote access equipment for Oracle's teleworking trials in the U.K.
  • The agreement was signed between Oracle's information technology director Chris Farmer and Gandalf's international marketing director Paul Brandwood.
  • The trials are an integral part of a major teleworking project to provide Oracle's worldwide employees with workplace flexibility and effectiveness from home and on the move.
  • Gandalf's Xpressway Central concentrator and RLAN sub-system have been installed at Oracle's Bracknell headquarters, and employees are being equipped with XpressConnect LANLine 5242i remote ISDN bridges.
  • The 5242i was chosen for its economic use of ISDN resources, featuring data compression and integrated voice and data channels.
  • Gandalf's vision is to provide people with access to information through technology, connecting remote locations to central resources and designing and supplying high-speed backbones for data, video, and voice transmission.
  • Gandalf markets its range of communications solutions in 75 countries through subsidiaries and distributors, including Gandalf Canada Ltd. and Gandalf Systems Corporation in the U.S.

Statistics:

  • Gandalf Technologies has operations in 75 countries.
  • Gandalf's Xpressway network infrastructure solutions are being installed at Oracle's Bracknell headquarters.
  • 5242i remote ISDN bridges are being equipped for Oracle employees taking part in the trials.
  • The agreement makes Gandalf the preferred supplier of ISDN remote access equipment for Oracle's teleworking trials.

Sources:

  • BUSINESS WIRE, Nov. 28, 1995
  • Oracle U.K. press release
  • Gandalf Technologies Inc. press release

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