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August 27, 1996 CONTACT: NYNEX Glen Brandow, 212/395-0500 or Lotus Paul LaBelle, 617/693-1028 or Westell Garrick Case, 813/286-1620 NYNEX, Lotus and Westell announce high-speed ADSL trial NEW YORK--Aug. 27, 1996--NYNEX, Lotus Development Corporation and Westell began a trial that allows Lotus software designers and developers to gain high-speed access from their homes to Lotus corporate networks and to the Internet using Westell's FlexCAP ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) modems. Using a standard residential telephone line equipped with ADSL, participants in the trial can make telephone calls while simultaneously accessing Lotus' corporate networks or the Internet. ADSL is a rapidly developing technology that provides high-speed data transmission over existing copper telephone lines. It provides a dedicated 1.5 megabit link from NYNEX's central office facilities to the homes of the 60 Lotus employees who will participate in the trial. With ADSL, for example, a typical web page can be downloaded up to 50 times faster than a 28.8 kilobit modem. "ADSL technology turns the copper in our network into gold," said Cas Skrzypczak, president, NYNEX Science and Technology. "It's an exciting breakthrough that will help us to mine the full potential of the NYNEX network." "ADSL offers our customers a high-speed method of accessing mission-critical data," said Brian Lane, group vice president, Marketing, for NYNEX. "Our business is making sure the businesses we serve have timely access to the information they need to stay competitive." "The greatly expanded data pipeline allowed by ADSL holds tremendous potential to Lotus both as an employer and as a leading provider of corporate intranet and communications software solutions," said Dan Rosen, Chief Network Architect for Lotus. "ADSL enhances home user access to Lotus Notes intranets and databases from virtually any personal computer via any standard browser." "The NYNEX/Lotus trial will demonstrate the power of ADSL to offer broadband networking capabilities that enable high-speed work-at-home and Internet applications," said Gary Seamans, chairman and chief executive officer, Westell Technologies, Inc. "Furthermore, the fact that ADSL utilizes one of NYNEX's most valuable resources, the existing copper infrastructure, makes the business case for this type of service extremely compelling." Lotus and NYNEX are evaluating ADSL's potential to support work-at-home products and applications for corporate intranets, and residential and business Internet access. Lotus Notes provides an ideal communications infrastructure by combining enterprise-ready client/server, e-mail/messaging and the global access and distribution of the World Wide Web, together with a platform for rapidly developing and deploying strategic groupware intranet applications. Notes enables individuals and organizations to communicate with colleagues, collaborate in teams, and coordinate business processes within and beyond their organizational boundaries to achieve improved business results. Lotus Development Corporation, founded in 1982, is a subsidiary of IBM Corporation. Lotus offers high-quality software products and support services that reflect the company's unique understanding of the new ways in which individuals and businesses must work together to achieve success. Lotus' innovative approach is evident in a new class of applications which allow users to access and communicate information in ways never before possible, both within and beyond organizational boundaries. Lotus now markets its products in more than 80 countries worldwide and provides numerous professional consulting, support and education services through the Lotus Services Group. Westell was the first company to provide commercially available ADSL products and has the leading market share worldwide. The company has corporate and international headquarters based in Oswego, Ill. and Tampa, Fla., respectively. Westell also has offices in Hong Kong, London, Singapore and Toronto. In addition to developing, manufacturing and marketing DSL and non-DSL data and telecommunications products, Westell also owns Conference Plus, Inc., a teleconferencing and broadcast fax service provider. Further Westell information is available at http://www.westell.com. NYNEX is a global communications and media corporation that provides a full range of services in the northeastern United States and high-growth markets around the world, including the United Kingdom, Thailand, Gibraltar, Greece, Indonesia, the Philippines, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The corporation is a leader in telecommunications, wireless communications, directory publishing and video entertainment and information services. FAX copies of recent NYNEX news releases are available free of charge, 24 hours a day. Call 1-800-331-1214 and an automated system will provide instructions. return to news archive