MCI WorldCom Unites Frame Relay And Internet To Deliver Seamless Networking Solutions For The Enterprise
Frame Relay Internet Gateway Leverages Private Network Benefits
and Features To Deliver Secure Inter-Networking Applications
ATLANTA, (Networld + Interop), October 21, 1998 -
MCI WorldCom today unveiled Frame Relay Internet Gateway, 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. 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.
With Frame Relay Internet Gateway, MCI WorldCom is furthering its
on-net virtual data strategy of delivering interoperable solutions -
through a single "super port" of entry to the MCI MCI
WorldCom global network -- to meet a wide range of
local-to-global-to-local data networking needs for small to large
businesses.
"We have officially liberated frame relay by introducing
managed security gateways to the Internet" said John
Scarborough, MCI MCI WorldCom director of Virtual Data Services.
"The marriage of frame relay and Internet extends private
networks beyond corporate boundaries to enable inter-enterprise
VPNs."
According to Vertical Systems Group (
www.verticalsystems.com
), 77% of Fortune 1000 companies use Frame Relay Services, and 96%
plan to increase their internet use and/or add Internet applications
during the next year.
How It Works
With Frame Relay Internet Gateway, companies can view and manage
frame relay and Internet applications across one seamless network
facility. MCI WorldCom is able to deliver an integrated platform to
customers by interconnecting MCI WorldCom's frame relay network
to UUNET's award-winning, global IP network.
Using security-enhanced network-to-network interfaces (NNIs),
Frame Relay Internet Gateway connects a customer's frame relay
network to the Internet, creating a truly integrated networking
solution and providing an alternative to additional access facilities
or ports for dedicated Internet connections. With Frame Relay
Internet Gateway, companies can move data securely and efficiently
between frame relay networks and the Internet through permanent
virtual circuits (PVC) directed to geographically dispersed managed
security gateways physically located within the MCI WorldCom
network.
Customer Benefits
Frame Relay Internet Gateway eliminates the need for access loops
associated with large, shared corporate Internet gateways. Since
Frame Relay Internet Gateway is a network based, geographically
dispersed connection to the Internet, customers need only one Frame
Relay Internet Gateway gateway port. Customers save costs associated
with multiple dedicated access links to the Internet otherwise
required for remote corporate locations. In addition, customers
realize greater bandwidth efficiencies by using a single data access
loop for multiple applications and network on-ramps.
MCI WorldCom Frame Relay Internet Gateway customers benefit from
service level guarantees as part of MCI WorldCom's
"Enterprise Assurance" program.
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 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 or
www.wcom.com
.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
MCI WorldCom today at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern) will host a press
conference live from Networld +Interop. Reporters can remotely attend
via audioconference at 800-857-7423, passcode: "MCI
WorldCom." An audio replay will be available for 48 hours
immediately following the live conference at 888-562-2763.
