Network hardware industry
WinStar Communications, Inc. and Ascend Communications, Inc. have announced a partnership to provide data networking solutions to expand WinStar's rapidly-growing broadband network. The contract, valued at over $30 million in 1999, involves the deployment of Ascend's GX 550TM "Smart" Core ATM switches and CBX
Network hardware industry
Ascend Communications, a leader in wide area networking solutions, announced that its MultiVoice for MAX and MAX TNT VoIP solution is interoperable with Microsoft's forthcoming Windows NetMeeting 3 conferencing software. This solution will enable PC users to be notified and answer incoming voice calls while connected to the
Network hardware industry
The US Army is facing a financial challenge as it pushes to fulfill its goal of "digitizing" its first division by late 2000. To keep the project on track, the Army needs to find $22 million in its fiscal 2000 research budget for the Force XXI Battle Command
Network hardware industry
As part of a major deal, Microsoft, the US software giant, will acquire a 29.9% stake in Telewest, Britain's second-largest cable operator, as part of a broader agreement with AT&T, the American long-distance telephone operator. This move comes on the heels of Microsoft's
Network hardware industry
AT&T Corp. has successfully outbid Comcast Corp. for MediaOne, the nation's fourth-largest cable TV company, in a high-stakes takeover battle that will give AT&T control of the largest cable provider in metro Atlanta. The deal, valued at nearly $62 billion, makes AT&T
Network hardware industry
Austin, Texas-based VCON Inc. has announced the release of MeetingPoint 4.0, a groundbreaking technology that enables one-way streaming video using two-way interactive videoconferencing systems. For the first time, users can multicast audio and video to hundreds or thousands of viewers while allowing any participant to fully interact during the
Network hardware industry
BroadVision, Inc., a leading supplier of one-to-one e-business applications, has announced its participation in Cisco Systems Inc.'s Hosted Applications Initiative. This partnership aims to provide small to medium-sized businesses with access to sophisticated Internet applications through application service providers (ASPs). BroadVision's e-commerce, financial services, and knowledge
Network hardware industry
Level 3 Communications has placed an order for 115 units of American Access Technologies' LP-series zone cabling enclosures. These units will be installed in two out of six facilities at Level 3's campus in Denver, CO as part of a plan to standardize all telecommunications systems. The
Network hardware industry
Netplex Group, Inc. has earned Premier certification from Cisco Systems, Inc. This recognition highlights the company's significant investment in Cisco's training and technology, as well as its commitment to delivering top-notch internetworking solutions to its clients. The Premier certification allows Netplex to access the U.S.
Network hardware industry
California-based systems integrator Core Technology Group, with 125 employees, has set a new record for rapid implementation by adopting Oracle Corp.'s Business OnLine (BOL) with a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection. The move aimed to address integration and functional limitations in their previous financial applications, allowing for better
Network hardware industry
Cisco Systems, Inc. has announced a definitive agreement to acquire publicly-held GeoTel Communications Corp. of Lowell, Mass. This strategic move underscores Cisco's commitment to a New World communications network where data, voice, and video traffic will travel over a single network infrastructure based on the open, standards-based Internet
Network hardware industry
A major partnership has been formed between @Home Network and leading technology and communications companies, including 3Com, Cisco Systems, Inc., Motorola, and Falcon Communications, to deploy high-speed Internet services to small- and mid-sized cable operators and systems. This alliance will bring broadband Internet services to approximately 1.2 million homes
