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General DataComm and Digital Equipment Corporation Collaborate on ATM Solutions

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General DataComm Inc. and Digital Equipment Corporation have signed a comprehensive agreement to offer customers integrated Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networking solutions. The agreement includes a joint sales and marketing program targeting network integrators focused on federal, education, and financial markets. The companies will exchange key technologies to accelerate the deployment of ATM solutions, combining General DataComm's strengths in wide area networking (WAN) with Digital's expertise in local area networking (LAN). This collaboration aims to ease customers' migration to ATM and facilitate the deployment of leading-edge solutions such as telemedicine and distance learning.

Key Takeaways:

  • The agreement focuses on a joint sales and marketing program targeting network integrators in federal, education, and financial markets, as well as a collaboration to exchange key technologies for accelerating ATM solution deployment.
  • General DataComm and Digital Equipment Corporation will combine their expertise in WAN and LAN to provide customers with complete end-to-end ATM solutions.
  • The companies will help ease customers' migration to ATM and facilitate the deployment of solutions such as telemedicine and distance learning.
  • The collaboration includes sharing technology in key areas, specifically the General DataComm-developed ATM Frame UNI (User Network Interface) and Digital-developed FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface).
  • Digital will grant a royalty-free license to General DataComm for its congestion avoidance patent and flow-control technology.
  • The agreement includes extensive intra-company interoperability testing to ensure the total ATM solutions offer excellent performance and reliability.

Statistics:

  • The agreement covers a joint sales and marketing program targeting network integrators in federal, education, and financial markets.
  • The companies plan to accelerate the deployment of ATM solutions by combining their expertise in WAN and LAN.
  • General DataComm's APEX-ATM product family supports data, voice, and video traffic and provides easy access to a public or private ATM network.
  • The GDC APEX-ATM product family is fully scalable and can be easily upgraded to accommodate incremental network growth.
  • The agreement includes extensive interoperability testing to ensure the total ATM solutions offer excellent performance and reliability.

Sources:

  • [1] "General DataComm and Digital Equipment Corporation Expand ATM Solutions Offerings." (Source: General DataComm Inc. and Digital Equipment Corporation announcement, no date provided)
  • [2] "Digital's GIGAswitch/ATM Switch Provides Improved Network Stability." (Source: Digital Equipment Corporation press release, no date provided)

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