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SAN JOSE, Calif. - April 17, 1997 - Cisco Systems, Inc. announced today thatFreeside Communications, Inc. has selected the Cisco AS5200 universal accessserver as its platform to meet the demands of high-bandwidth services such asIntegrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) and multimedia. Freeside is now ableto provide maximum Internet access and reliability for its customers with highbandwidth needs.
Freeside and Cisco are working together to deploy an end-to-end, scalable accesssolution that provides high-performance dialup and dedicated access and enables avariety of value-added network services through the Cisco IOS(TM) softwareplatform. The scalability of this solution will enable Freeside to keep itsconnectivity/user ratio high, deliver reliable access, and provide a higher levelof service to customers with intensive bandwidth requirements.
"Freeside is committed to providing a higher-quality service by increasing thereliability and redundancy of our network," said Freeside's CEO, Jeremy Porter. "When choosing a vendor, we decided on the market leader Cisco, which is focusedon customer satisfaction and innovative service provider solutions, to ensurethat our customers will always get the best service."
Freeside is a full-service Internet service provider (ISP) in the Austin, Dallas,Houston and San Antonio, Texas metropolitan areas. Freeside provides customerswith high-bandwidth services such as ISDN, Internet, T1 and Web hosting. Freesideis a founding member of MAE-Houston and Austin MAP which helps local ISPs providehigh-bandwidth capabilities by keeping communications within a locally controllednetwork. By using the maximum potential of the Cisco AS5200, Freeside has becomeone of the first ISPs to offer dialup ISDN that takes advantage of dynamicbandwidth allocation. This feature allows customers to switch back and forthbetween 64K and 128K of bandwidth automatically.
"Freeside will be positioned to scale its services as its customers' bandwidthdemands grow," said Kevin Kennedy, vice president and general manager of theAccess Business Unit at Cisco Systems. "The AS5200 gives service providers ahigh-performance, reliable solution and enables Freeside to provide theirsubscribers with quality Internet access to enable networked applications such aselectronic commerce and multimedia. Cisco is making it easier for customers tocommunicate over the Internet by delivering interoperable platforms thatincorporate the latest Cisco IOS software features."
About Freeside
Freeside Communications, Inc. is dedicated to bringing the Internet to businessesand home users with the best technology and know-how, at competitive prices, andwith great customer service. Freeside is also a local leader in expanding thespeed and usefulness of the Internet in Texas.
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