The Access Cornerstone of Bay Networks' Adaptive Networking strategy reinforces its commitment to delivering IP optimised networks, by initiating a strategy that delivers more value at the edge of both the service provider and enterprise networks. Through the Access Cornerstone initiative, Bay uses its enterprise expertise to help service providers understand the critical end-to-end connection that is essential to the delivery of value-added IP Services to the corporate network. Bay will provide non-proprietary internetworking solutions to traditional and emerging service providers under the Access Cornerstone, while continuing its commitment to the enterprise by providing standards-based, industry-leading CPE access equipment that will enable them to use new Internet-based services. The company will assist service providers to capture business customers with profitable end-to-end value-added services that seamlessly run over multi-vendor infrastructures. In doing this, Bay enables service providers to continuously offer end-to-end IP Services such as a broad Virtual Private Networks (VPN) solution set and Voice-over-IP applications, without excessive replacement costs of the existing infrastructure. Under the Access Cornerstone initiative, service providers can bring value to the enterprise and generate business by using the Internet for innovation. Bays' strategy to deliver end-to-end IP Services over multi-vendor networks offers service providers a choice of the best technologies because they are not locked into one vendor. Deploying new services over existing infrastructures while building their enterprise customer base is a critical issue for service providers. The solution lies at the network edge with value-added and flexible platforms such as the high performance, flexible Versalar remote access platforms at the edge of the service provider network. As important, CPE equipment such as the Bay Networks Extranet Switch or Advanced Remote Node (ARN) branch office router in the enterprise are critical to the delivery of IP Services. By building interoperable edge devices that run IP Services over any existing core infrastructure, Bay enables growing service providers to experience immediate return on investment. Carriers are continually seeking new ways of adding value and uncovering new revenue opportunities. Bay understands this market dynamic and appears committed to providing solutions that work amid multi-vendor networks. This affords service providers the agility to deploy the best products within their network, without being restricted to a single vendor. Bay Networks develops and sells solutions that migrate business applications from today's private networks to the Business Class Internet that is optimised for running mission-critical applications. The company is providing its leading internetworking technologies in CPE, broad and dense concentrator devices, Dial, Dedicated, xDSL and Cable, and IP services such as VPNs, VoIP, Directory/Policy, Traffic Management and Security. These complete solutions are enhanced by Bay Networks' leadership in professional services, business case analysis, and joint marketing and sales initiatives.
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