New Internet Edge Begins to Take Shape;
Innovative Service Providers Lead the Way
WESTFORD, Mass., and DENVER, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisphere Solutions,
a Siemens Innovations Company, announced today that RMI.NET, Inc.,
(Nasdaq: RMII), has deployed the Unisphere ERX-1400 with Subscriber Access
Feature Pack(TM) to enable its nationwide roll-out of Digital Subscriber Line
(DSL) service. RMI.NET will deploy multiple units to provide value-added
services to its DSL customers.
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"Unisphere's equipment combines a rich set of software features with an
advanced application-specific integrated architecture," said Douglas H.
Hanson, chairman and chief executive officer for RMI.NET. "Its density,
wire-speed performance and carrier-class reliability will provide RMI.NET a
crucial competitive edge as it expands its geographic reach, scope of services
and number of customers. Unisphere has delivered the first aggregation and
subscriber management solution capable of scaling to the proportions that we
will need for our DSL efforts."
The Unisphere ERX-1400 is placed between DSL Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs)
and Internet Backbone Routers, providing termination and aggregation for as
many as 32,000 DSL connections, nearly ten times the density of current
offerings. A wide range of encapsulation schemes are supported. This allows
service providers to purchase DSL transport from different carriers with
complete interoperability.
"We're pleased that the ERX-1400 is such a key part of the aggressive DSL
roll-out planned by RMI.NET, a company that is becoming increasingly known for
its innovative service offerings said Martin Clague, president and chief
executive officer of Unisphere Solutions. "By building upon the ERX-1400,
RMI.NET can rapidly deploy new services while benefiting from greater overall
performance when compared to similar competitive offerings."
The Unisphere ERX product family includes two models -- the high capacity
1400 and the mid-range 700. The ERX-1400 provides scalable capacity for
thousands of users, making it ideal for service providers that operate high
capacity Points of Presence (POPs). The ERX-700 is designed for applications
that require mid-range capacity and has the same features and performance of
the 1400 in a more economical 7-slot package.
About RMI.NET
Denver-based RMI.NET, Inc., formerly Rocky Mountain Internet, is a
national commerce solutions provider focusing on turnkey e-business
applications and convergent communications. RMI.NET has developed and
provides small and medium-sized companies with scalable e-business
capabilities; customized web page development and hosting; nationwide Internet
dialup and dedicated access; Digital subscriber line (DSL) service; and
traditional communication services, including Internet telephony. The
company wholly owns a proprietary portal site and search engine, Infohiway, at
http://www.infohiway.com. For more information on RMI.NET, call (800) 864-4327, or
visit the company's web site at http://www.rmi.net.
About Unisphere Solutions, Inc.
Unisphere Solutions, Inc., based in Burlington, Mass., designs, markets
and services converged networking solutions to Service Provider customers.
Founded in March 1999 by Siemens, the company brings together the know-how of
more than 500 people, concentrating assets from both Siemens Information and
Communication Networks (ICN) Group and several technology companies it has
acquired in the United States. The Company leverages its relationship as a
subsidiary of Siemens to access a channel of 26,000 sales and support people
worldwide. Further information on Unisphere Solutions can be found on the
Internet at http://www.unisphere.cc.
This press release might contain forward-looking statements about RMI.NET.
These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties.
Actual results may differ materially from such forward-looking statements as a
result of risks and uncertainties which are described in the cautionary
statements section of the company's 10K dated December 31, 1998, and may
include other risks described in all Securities and Exchange Commission
filings submitted as of this date. Unisphere Solutions is a trademark of
Unisphere Solutions Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE RMI.NET, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Michelle Chase, Public Relations, Unisphere
Solutions, 978-848-0406, mchase@unisphere.cc; or Mark Stutz,
Public Relations, RMI.NET, Inc., 303-313-0672,
mark.stutz@corp.rmi.net
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