LAS VEGAS -- March 27, 1995 -- Cabletron Systems (NYSE: CS) todayunveiled new products resulting from the integration of the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS) into Cabletron'scompleteline of intelligent switching hubs. The new internetworking productssignificantly strengthen Cabletron's long-standing, five-year relationshipwith worldwide router market leader Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO).
Resulting from a pre-existing Cisco IOS technology licensing agreement,the Cabletron designed and manufactured products address the low-end,mid-range and high-end router market segments. The new products leveragetechnology partnering through Cisco IOS and Cabletron's Synthesistframework to deliver scalable, best-of-class routing solutions andintegrated hub/router network management.
Cabletron's low-end offerings, the CR-BRIM and CRM2 Media InterfaceModule, provide remote office Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity for theMicroMMAC[r] and MMAC-FNB[r] Token Ring and Ethernet intelligent hubs. Theproducts are based on Cisco's 2500Series routing technology. To address regional, mid-range applications, Cabletron's CRM3integrates Cisco 4000 Series modular routing technology in the MMAC-FNBproviding Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, ISDN and WAN internetworking toCabletron's installed base of over 80,000 MMAC chassis. For high-end,centralized routing, Cabletron is delivering the 9W111-08 WAN RouterModule, the first in a series of solutions for the MMAC-Plusr based onCisco's 4500 Series technology.
"With the incorporation of Cisco IOS, Cabletron now has anindustry-leading enterprise routing technology and has even furtherstrengthened its Synthesis framework," said John McConnell, president ofMcConnell Consulting.
As part of Cabletron's Synthesis framework to migrate customers toswitched virtual networks, Cabletron and Cisco have also announced theintent to cooperate in the development of interoperable, standards-basedvirtual network architectures. These architectures will leverage bothcompanies unparalleled internetworking expertise and collective experiencein developing distributed object-oriented network management.
Already resulting from the joint interoperability efforts isCabletron support of Cisco's LANExtension (LEX) technology, which enablesremote office bridges to communicate directly with centralized routers,reducing network configuration and addressing complexity.
"It is imperative that both companies work closely to providecustomers with immediate world-class connectivity and internetworkingsolutions," said Craig Benson, Cabletron's chairman and COO. "The extremelysuccessful Cabletron/Cisco partnership will continue to provide customerswith the freedom to choose the pace and the path to next-generation virtualnetworks."
"Cisco remains firmly committed to further advancing its strategicpartnership with Cabletron because of their market-leading presence andglobal service and support capabilities," said John Chambers, Cisco'spresident and CEO. "Over the last five years, few companies have moresuccessfully cooperated to deliver end-to-end networking infrastructures tomeet users' continuously evolving needs."
Product Pricing/Availability-----------------------------------------------------------------------------PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PRICE (U.S.) AVAILABILITY=============================================================================9W111-08 WAN Router Module $25,500 90 Days(MMAC-Plus) (Based on Cisco 4500)CRM3 Cisco Router Module Beginning at $6,200 Immediate(MMAC-FNB) (Based on Cisco 4000)
CRM2 WAN Cisco Router Module Beginning at $3,250 90 Days(MMAC-FNB) (Based on Cisco 2500)
CR-BRIM WAN Cisco Router BRIM Beginning at $2,695 90 Days(MicroMMAC/ (Based on Cisco 2500)MMAC-FNB)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Headquartered in Rochester, NH, Cabletron Systems employs over 4,900people and is the worldwide modular hub market leader**. Cabletron is ISO9001-certified and develops, manufactures and markets Ethernet, FDDI, TokenRing and ATM internetworking products and enterprise network managementsoftware based on its Synthesis framework. Cabletron now directly servicesmore than 70,000 customer sites around the globe and provides 7 x 24support coverage, with free phone support during normal business hours.Cabletron's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under thesymbol CS. The company recently reported record revenue of $810.7 millionand earnings of $162 million for the fiscal year 1995.
**Source: Dataquest; July 1994
Posted: Mar 27 11:06:26 1995
