DENVER, Nov. 12, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- ONI Systems Corp. (Nasdaq:ONIS), a leading provider of optical telecommunications systems for metropolitan and regional markets, today announced that the ONLINE(tm) transport platform will serve as the intelligent metro DWDM backbone for SCinet, the global infrastructure at SC2001, the conference for high-performance networking and computing, held on November 12-16, 2001 in Denver, Colorado. Participating with Government agencies, ONI will provide the critical linkage to extend the distance of distributed supercomputer applications and will drive the testing of a prototype TeraGrid distributed facility, which utilizes high-bandwidth connections (such as 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet and OC-192 services) between high-performance computing applications-offering researchers an opportunity to collaborate and push the envelope of networking.
ONI will place an ONLINE7000 sub-network in the core of the SCinet infrastructure at the Colorado Convention Center and an ONLINE7000 at the STARLIGHT exchange point in Chicago, Illinois, both of which will interface with other high-end networking equipment, such as routers and switches typically found in today's high-performance networks. In Chicago, ONI's ONLINE7000 transport platform will utilize the ONWAVE(tm) Gigabit Rate Data Mux (GRDM) to multiplex Gigabit Ethernet streams into an OC-48 wavelength for delivery to the SC2001 exhibit floor in Denver. In Denver, the ONLINE7000 transport platform will aggregate several OC-48 wavelengths coming into the SCinet network from national exchange points in Sunnyvale, California and Seattle, Washington. The demonstration will also highlight ONI's OC-192 DWDM transport between SCinet core routers.
"We are pleased that ONI could join us in this important demonstration," said Linda Winkler, a member of the SCinet architecture team and senior network engineer at Argonne National Laboratory. "We examined ONI's transport platform closely and knew it would be a perfect fit for the SCinet high-end network. The transport platform is extremely flexible, scalable and can easily handle the complex operations and scalability of today's supercomputer network demands."
Andy Page, vice president of Business Development at ONI, added, "SC2001 presents ONI with a unique opportunity to work with leading Government agencies and other organizations focused on R&D for networks of the future. Testing of these new technologies and procedures will enhance supercomputing networks and applications, furthering the development of the next generation Optical Internet."
The SCinet demonstration and ONI Systems are located at the SCinet Booth #655 at the SC2001 Conference.
About SC2001
The SC2001 Conference is unique in its combination of a state-of-the-art technical program and premier industry and research exhibition. At the conference, SC2001 attendees can see new products and learn about emerging applications, as well as make contacts with the world's leading computer experts in industry, academia and Government. The SC2001 Global event will use Access Grid technology and an advanced network infrastructure to link the core of SC2001 activities at the Denver Convention Center Complex (USA) with SC Global Constellation Sites distributed across North America and throughout the world including Antarctica, Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Italy, Japan and the U.K.
About ONI Systems
ONI Systems (Nasdaq:ONIS) develops, markets and sells optical networking equipment specifically designed to address bandwidth and service limitations of regional and metropolitan networks. Our products allow communication service providers to rapidly build high-capacity networks that are flexible, scalable and able to support multiple services on a single platform. Our products include the ONLINE11000, ONLINE9000, ONLINE7000, and ONLINE2500 transport platforms; the ONWAVE(tm) OC-48 and OC-192 SONET/SDH Add/Drop Multiplexers and the ONWAVE Data Multiplexer; and OC-192/STM-64 (10 gigabits per second) interface. The ONLINE(tm) transport platforms are complemented by our OPTX(tm) Software Suite for end-to-end wavelength and service management capabilities. The OPTX Software Suite includes the OPTX Network Manager, OPTX Network Designer, OPTX Management Portal, OPTX Network Operating System (NOS) and more, as well as the OLMP(tm) optical link management protocol suite for standards-based internetworking. ONI's new headquarters is located at 5965 Silver Creek Valley Road, San Jose, CA 95138. For additional information about ONI and its products, visit the company Web site at www.oni.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the safe harbor created by this section. Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, our limited operating history which makes forecasting our future revenue and operating results difficult, our ability to develop and to achieve market acceptance of new products, our dependence on a small number of customers, our ability to add additional customers, our dependence on sole or limited source suppliers for several key components, and current economic and market conditions. These and other risks and uncertainties are described from time-to-time in ONI Systems' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including ONI Systems' quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001, ONI Systems' annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and other documents on file with the SEC.