03/25/2008
Sycamore Introduces New SILVX Offerings to Enhance Service Management in Metro and Regional Networks
SilvxManager® for Windows and Layered Services Management Tools Simplify Provisioning, Reduce Costs, and Improve Partitioning Views for Ease of Multi-Layer Service Management
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Chelmsford, Mass. - Sycamore Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMR), a leader in intelligent bandwidth management solutions for fixed line and mobile network operators worldwide, today introduced SilvxManager for Windows and Layered Services Management features to augment its recently introduced SN 9000 Intelligent Multiservice Switch. Designed to help network operators reduce costs and complexity, these innovative new offerings enhance management of diverse services and improve overall operational efficiencies in metro and regional multiservice networks.
Both SilvxManager for Windows and Layered Services Management leverage Sycamore's embedded ASON/GMPLS control plane intelligence and distributed network awareness for automated end-to-end service provisioning and enhanced performance management. Highlights of these offerings are summarized below: SilvxManager for Windows A Windows-based platform for Sycamore's carrier-class SILVX® network and performance management system, SilvxManager for Windows delivers cost-effective service management for multiservice metro and regional networks while maintaining the full suite of SILVX management features proven in Tier 1 networks around the world. With the introduction of SilvxManager for Windows, Sycamore now provides customers with flexible system support for UNIX or Windows environments. SilvxManager for Windows, which includes enhanced security features and a simple to use graphical user interface, interoperates seamlessly with other UNIX-based SILVX networks and existing OSS systems. Layered Services Management Sycamore's Layered Services Management is a unique set of SILVX-based operational tools specifically designed to address the challenges of managing the increasingly diverse and complex mix of circuit and packet services in metro and regional networks. Empowered by intelligent multi-layer service correlation software, Layered Services Management tools allow network operators to mask the complexity of the infrastructure and simplify service views, resulting in improved service management and increased operational efficiencies. Multi-layer services include Ethernet and optical, as well as low-order and high-order services. With the ability to translate complex data into proactive and usable information – independent of topology – Layered Services Management provides logical service partitioning and multi-layer resource management within a single, easy-to-use platform. "These new offerings reflect Sycamore's continued focus on delivering carrier-class solutions that help our customers simplify the provisioning and management of services, while optimizing networks for scalability, reliability, and circuit-to-packet convergence," said Jim Mooney, vice president of product management and marketing. "The complexity of service management is particularly acute in metro and regional networks, environments where SilvxManager for Windows and Layered Services Management can offer operators compelling benefits as their networks evolve to support a diverse mix of traffic." Together, SilvxManager for Windows and Layered Services Management increase operational efficiencies and simplify service management with advanced capabilities that include:
Availability Layered Services Management is immediately available for the SN 9000. SilvxManager for Windows will be generally available in April 2008. About Sycamore Networks Sycamore Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMR) is a leading provider of intelligent bandwidth management solutions for fixed line and mobile network operators worldwide. From multiservice access networks to the optical core, Sycamore products enable network operators to lower overall network costs, increase operational efficiencies, and rapidly deploy new revenue-generating services. Sycamore's global customer base includes Tier 1 service providers, government agencies, and utility companies. For more information, please visit www.sycamorenet.com. Copyright © 2008 Sycamore Networks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. We wish to caution you that certain matters discussed in this news release constitute forward-looking statements regarding future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that actual results or events could differ materially from those stated or implied in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the findings, including possible tax liabilities and penalties resulting from the audit of certain of the Company's income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service; risks relating to the formal investigation commenced by the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as a civil proceeding which may seek, among other things, injunctive relief and a civil penalty, with respect to certain stock options granted by the Company; the investigation by the U.S. Attorney's office with respect to stock option matters; and other additional actions and findings that may result from the ongoing investigation into such stock options and the accounting therefore, including the restatement of previously issued financial statements and certain purported shareholder derivative actions filed against the Company and certain of its current and former officers and directors; the Company's reliance on a limited number of customers; variation in the company's quarterly results; industry pricing pressures and competitive factors including new product introductions impacting customer orders; the consolidation of both suppliers and customers in the telecommunications marketplace and general economic conditions. Certain additional risks are set forth in more detail in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future results or otherwise. |
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