Internet Gateway Service Named Best Of Show At
Networld+Interop Trade Show Business Editors
Networld+Interop
ATLANTA, Oct. 22, 1998 --
MCI WorldCom announced today that it had received the prestigious
Networld+Interop Best of Show award for its Frame Relay Internet
Gateway service announced earlier today. Two weeks ago, MCI
WorldCom's PeerMaker service for Internet Service Providers was
named Best of Show at the Internet World trade show in New York.
Frame Relay Internet Gateway, available in the U.S., empowers
businesses to increase use of the Internet for critical new
applications by leveraging the benefits of frame relay and
capitalizing on existing legacy data network investments. It is the
first security-enhanced commercial offering for companies to link
frame relay networks with the public Internet to deploy seamless
networking applications, including VPN-based intranets and
extranets.
"This award is a great illustration of the new team at MCI
WorldCom and the innovative new services that our customers can
expect," said John Scarborough, director of Virtual Data
Services. "Frame Relay Internet Gateway signals the marriage of
frame relay and the Internet and securely extends private networks
beyond corporate boundaries."
The Networld+Interop Best of Show competition recognizes the most
outstanding new products, product enhancements and product upgrades
unveiled at Networld+ Interop '98, being held in Atlanta.
Sponsored by Data Communications and LAN Times publications, the Best
of Show awards' program is one of the most highly visible and
successful programs in the telecommunications industry. Entries were
evaluated based on innovation, how product advances the art of
networking, importance of product to businesses, and how product
compares to competitive offerings of other carriers.
Get On-Net
MCI WorldCom Frame Relay Internet Gateway is part of the complete
suite of on-net products and services which provide strong incentives
for companies to combine all of their telecommunications services
with MCI WorldCom to benefit from the company's worldwide,
facilities-based presence. Customers can take advantage of a number
of services and product discounts, all integrated onto a single
invoice with standardized service level and contract agreements
unparalleled in the industry. MCI WorldCom On-Net offers the widest
breadth of communications services on one network including local,
long distance and global voice, virtual data and Internet services
and Conferencing. In addition, MCI WorldCom On-Net is the first
full-service, Web-enabled product that features invoicing, payment,
customer support and call detail all online. Through MCI WorldCom
Interact, e-billing presents an invoice and allows for online remit.
MCI WorldCom Interact also provides real-time monitoring and powerful
traffic and usage analysis tools.
About the Company
MCI WorldCom is a global telecommunications company with revenue
of more than $30 billion and established operations in over 65
countries encompassing the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific
regions. MCI WorldCom is a premier provider of facilities-based and
fully integrated local, long distance, international and Internet
services. MCI WorldCom's global networks, including its
state-of-the-art pan-European network and transoceanic cable systems,
provide end-to-end high-capacity connectivity to more than 35,000
buildings worldwide. MCI WorldCom is traded on NASDAQ under WCOM. For
more information on MCI WorldCom, visit the World Wide Web at
www.mciworldcom.com
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