VANCOUVER, Wash., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Electric Lightwave, Inc.
(Nasdaq: ELIX) today announced an agreement with Sonoma Systems to purchase
Sonoma Access unit, for use in its Transparent LAN services offering.
The three-year agreement, expected to be worth more than $1 million over
the next year, allows ELI to use the Sonoma Access System's ATM broadband
access unit for Transparent LAN service applications throughout ELI's network.
Transparent LAN provides wide area network data connectivity as a
networking solution for businesses seeking reduced equipment and
administrative costs.
"We chose the Sonoma Access system because it provides the ease of use,
price point and multiple LAN interfaces ELI requires to offer complete
transparent LAN service to our customers," said Shimizu, ELI's manager of
video and data services. "Business owners will be able to select any type of
LAN interconnection they need whether they're creating an Intranet, connecting
to the Internet, or both."
"Transparent LAN services offer wide area networking in terms that LAN
managers are familiar with," said Beth Gage, Broadband Consultant with
TeleChoice, Inc. "This eliminates the need to learn a new telecom technology
such as ATM in order to connect remote LANs."
Electric Lightwave Transparent LAN services offers the following benefits
to customers:
* A seamless migration to ATM and improved data throughput.
* Network architecture for enhanced data security.
* 24-hour customer service, seven-days-a-week.
* Flexible bandwidth that eliminates the bottlenecks of traditional LAN
support.
* A custom designed network to match business needs, while reducing
equipment costs.
"ELI is recognized as the leader in data connectivity in the Western U.S.,
and their selection of the Sonoma Access reaffirms our belief that we have
built the most outstanding product available for Transparent LAN
applications," said Gregory Koss, president and chief executive officer of
Sonoma Systems.
ELI will use the Sonoma Access on the customer premises connected to
Ascend CBX 500 ATM switches to offer transparent LAN services to seamlessly
connect remote sites. ELI will deliver native 10 Mbps Ethernet, 100 Mbps Fast
Ethernet, 4 Mbps and 16 Mbps Token Ring and Fiber Distributed Data Interface
(FDDI) local area protocols over ATM fiber optic links.
About Electric Lightwave
Based in Vancouver, Washington, Electric Lightwave, Inc. (ELI) is a
full-service integrated communications services provider offering local and
long-distance telephone service, videoconferencing, prepaid services, data and
Internet access services to business customers throughout the western United
States. Visit Electric Lightwave on the World Wide Web at http://www.eli.net.
About Sonoma Systems
Sonoma Systems enables Service Providers to cost-effectively leverage
their new and existing broadband infrastructure to offer differentiated and
profitable value-added services. Sonoma Systems is a quickly-emerging vendor
focused on the service provider and ISP market with a mission to provide
complete high performance, low cost connectivity for multimedia broadband
access with price, performance and ease-of-use leadership. Sonoma Systems is
headquartered in Marina del Rey, California with a technology center located
in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and sales and support offices located
throughout North America and in the UK. Additional information on products is
available on the Sonoma Systems website at http://www.sonoma-systems.com.
NOTE: Sonoma Access and MetroLAN are registered trademarks of Sonoma
Systems. All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies.
SOURCE Electric Lightwave, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.eli.net and
http://www.sonoma-systems.com
CONTACT:
Jack Hardy of Electric Lightwave, Inc.,
360-816-3602, or jack_hardy@eli.net; or John F. Mazzaferro of
Sonoma Systems, 310-827-8000, ext. 552, or
john_mazzaferro@sonoma-systems.com
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