SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Extreme Networks, Inc. today announced its membership within the newly formed Triple Play Alliance (TPA). The TPA is an independent association of worldwide leading network equipment vendors, software vendors and service providers with the common goal to accelerate the world-wide adoption of triple play technology in carrier and enterprise networks.
To achieve this, the TPA has built the Triple Play Lab, a best-of-breed interoperability test and demonstration lab near Munich, Germany. The lab, designed to serve as an international competence center for triple play technology, allows TPA members to test and demonstrate triple play scenarios in a real-world environment. The Triple Play Lab will host a media open house on April 25, 2006 and will be officially inaugurated with a public tour on April 26, 2006. For more information, or to RSVP for either event, please contact Nadia Sadeghian at
"It is our philosophy to work closely with influential organizations all over the globe such as the Triple Play Alliance to help accelerate the adoption of converged triple play networks based on Ethernet technology," said Suresh Gopalakrishnan, vice president of marketing for Extreme Networks. "The Triple Play Alliance helps dispel the myths about triple play by providing carriers a realistic view of the technology, the requirements and the business benefits, thus helping them to build a reliable infrastructure for delivering voice, video and data."
Extreme Networks is providing the core switching solution in the Triple Play Lab: next-generation Multidimensional Ethernet performance with superior quality of service capabilities, carrier-grade availability and resiliency, and scalability. Products on display are: BlackDiamond(R) 12804R, Summit(R) X450, Summit 400 with PoE, Summit 200, and Summit WM for wireless access. Furthermore Extreme Networks' Sentriant(TM) Virtual Security Resource (VSR) is deployed to enforce network security at gigabit speeds and to help counter day zero attacks without slowing down network performance.
The nine members of the TPA act together to promote deployment of triple play networks by helping both carrier and enterprise customers to gain a better understanding of the underlying technologies, interoperability and security requirements, and business issues.
More information on Extreme Networks' Multidimensional Ethernet for carrier networks can be found at: http://www.multidimensionalethernet.com/ .
Extreme Networks, Inc.
Extreme Networks is a leader in open converged networks. Its innovative network architecture provides Enterprises and Metro Service Providers with the resiliency, adaptability and simplicity required for a true converged network that supports voice, video and data over wired and wireless infrastructures while delivering high-performance and advanced security features. For more information, please visit http://www.extremenetworks.com/ .
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including without limitation statements as to, performance and functionality of the Extreme Networks products are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date. Because such statements deal with future events, they are subject to risks and uncertainties, including network design, actual product performance, and use of the products in different environments and configurations. We undertake no obligation to update the forward-looking information in this release. Other important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially are contained in the Company's 10-Qs and 10-Ks which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (http://www.sec.gov/ ).
NOTE: Extreme Networks, BlackDiamond, Summit, and Sentriant are trademarks of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries
Triple Play Lab
Triple Play Lab is a vendor-independent interoperability laboratory which specializes in convergent network solutions for data, telephony, broadband and audiovisual services, including television, video on demand and streaming video, as well as other real-time applications running on one and the same network. Vendors and user companies can utilize the laboratory to test various triple play scenarios in a real-world environment. Please visit http://www.triple-play-lab.com/.
Triple Play Alliance
The Triple Play Alliance is an association of nine industry vendors and service providers. The TPA was formed in 2005 with the goal of globally advancing the development and deployment of triple play network solutions and technologies.
Currently, the TPA's member organizations are Allied Telesyn, Avaya, Colt Telecom, ComLoc, Comptel, Extreme Networks, Kerpen, Power PLUS Communications, Schroff. Please visit http://www.triple-play-alliance.com/.
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