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Newbridge Sponsors the Internet Society's INET'98 Summit
Contact:
Gladys Elia +44 1628 413 600
gelia@newbridge.com
Peter Sive / Jon Todd
Catalysis +44 171 935 0666
jon.todd@catalysis.co.uk
Geneva, 22-24 July 1998 – Newbridge Networks has provided multifaceted support to the Internet Society’s summit in Geneva, INET’98. In addition to sponsoring the Developing Countries Networking Symposium, Newbridge has worked with the Internet Society to deliver a multimedia-capable network for the summit. Newbridge will also be exhibiting on stand 1404.
The two papers Newbridge will be delivering to the Developing Countries Networking Symposium are entitled: "Creating sustainable service advantage" and "Making a commitment to delivering in the delivery of IP QoS." Both speeches will expand on the key operational and technological issues facing ISPs in developing countries, now that these markets are maturing.
In developing countries, competition to deliver quality and depth of service has overtaken the initial start-up issues. Newbridge will cite Kenya PTC as an example of an ISP which has adopted a turnkey Newbridge solution to provide a competitive platform for now and the future. Newbridge’s focus on ensuring developing countries can develop and operate competitive services is entirely congruent with the goal of the Internet Society to expand and further the Internet.
Newbridge has also supplied the multimedia-capable network that will provide Ethernet connectivity throughout the conference enabling delegates to send and receive emails and browse the web. Newbridge Networks will assist the organisers in providing access points throughout the exhibition and associated workshops, facilitating fast and convenient access to IP services for all delegates.
"Newbridge is delighted to support the Internet Society’s INET’98 summit," commented Len Parsley, Director of ISP Marketing, Newbridge Networks. "With the phenomenal success of the Internet and IP, there is growing excitement over the notion of a universal network layer on which applications can be built and communications enabled among all users. This technology will continue to flourish, enabling markets and services to grow.
"Newbridge is actively involved in the growth of the Internet phenomenon," added Parsley. "Newbridge is delivering Internet infrastructure development projects such as ATM backbones that support the Internet protocol. More recently, Newbridge has been developing next generation technology to provide latency and performance guarantees for multimedia Internet traffic."
About INET’98 and Internet Society (ISOC)
INET'98 conference details and registration information are available at the Internet Society web site http://www.isoc.org. Since 1992, the Internet Society has served as the international organisation for global co-ordination and co- operation on the Internet, promoting and maintaining a broad spectrum of activities focused on the Internet’s development, availability and associated technologies. ISOC is a non- governmental, international organisation and its members include private companies, government agencies, foundations, entrepreneurial organisations and more than 6,000 individual members.
INET’98 is the annual conference of the Internet Society. Since the event is held in Geneva, INET’98 is rapidly gaining world interest from all sectors of Internetworking, including international organisations such as the International Telecommunications Union. This year, INET’98 is expected to attract a record audience of 4,000 attendees.
About Newbridge
Newbridge Networks (NYSE: NN; TSE: NNC) designs, manufactures, markets and services networking solutions to organisations in more than 100 countries. Newbridge leverages its relationship with 15 Affiliate companies and strategic alliances with Siemens and 3Com Corporation to deliver seamless, end-to-end solutions. Newbridge customers include the world’s 250 largest telecommunications service providers and more than 10,000 corporations, government organisations and other institutions. Founded in 1986, the Company employs more than 6,000 people on five continents. News and information are available at www.newbridge.com.
