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Joint Effort Provides
Auto-Installation
and Open
Access
Solution for
DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS
Cable Modems
and Gateways
ATLANTA, Ga. – June 11,
2001 –
Netsurfer,
Inc., a
leading
provider of
advanced
subscriber
provisioning
and management
solutions for
broadband and
dialup
Internet
access
providers
worldwide,
today
announced a
relationship
with Broadcom
Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM)
to provide a
solution for
DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS
Cable Modem
and Broadband
Gateway Cable
Modem
auto-installation
and
open-access
requirements.
NetKit® from
Netsurfer
provides a
straightforward
solution for
self-provisioning
and subscriber
management,
which reduces
cable data
providers’
operational
and support
costs while
opening new
marketing
opportunities.
NetKit also
addresses open
access
requirements,
permitting
cable
operators to
manage and
provision
multiple
Internet
Service
Providers
(ISPs) on
their cable
networks.
As part of this
agreement,
Broadcom will
offer NetKit
as an option
to
Broadcom’s
complete line
of DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS
reference
designs,
provided to
OEM cable
modem
manufacturers.
“Broadcom is the clear
leader in
DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS
cable modem
and Cable
Modem
Termination
System (CMTS)
chip
technology and
we are pleased
to enter into
this strategic
relationship,”
said Stephen
J. Walden,
President and
CEO of
Netsurfer.
“Together we can offer high
speed data and
broadband
gateway
solutions that
help the cable
industry
expand its
reach and
market share
by making it
easier for
customers to
be connected
and stay
connected,
whether in a
single or a
multiple ISP
environment.”
“Cable operators have
been seeking
ways to make
modem
installation
easy enough to
be handled by
the
subscriber,
and also give
their
customers a
choice of
ISPs,” said
John Gleiter,
Director of
Marketing,
Cable Modem
and VoIP
Products for
Broadcom.
“Netsurfer
has developed
excellent
software to
address these
important
customer
requirements,
and we are
pleased to
team with them
to provide
this
highly-effective
and
simple-to-use
solution to
our DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS
cable modem
and Broadband
Gateway
customers. In
addition, our
relationship
with Netsurfer
broadens the
market for
cable modems
by encouraging
growth of
retail
channels for
DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS
cable modem
and Broadband
Gateway
distribution.”
Netsurfer
NetKit 5.1 -
Product
Benefits
Netsurfer’s
NetKit 5.1, an
advanced
fifth-generation
software
solution,
provides cable
operators:
-
Complete
self-provisioning,
so the
need for a
data
technician
at the
subscriber’s
home is
eliminated
-
Reduced
call
volume to
customer
support
by
automatically
qualifying
and
configuring
a
subscriber’s
PC for
broadband
access
-
Reduced
long-term
support
costs by
automatically
updating
end
users’
PCs with
new
configuration
settings
and new
files
-
Support
for
branding
and
marketing
efforts, including
co-branding,
by
providing
a
completely
configurable
customer
interface
-
An
open door
to new
revenue
by
facilitating
the
downloading
and
installation
of new
applications,
such as
VoIP
-
Open
Access
facilitation
by
managing
subscribers
to
multiple
ISPs on a
single
network
Netsurfer’s NetKit
5.1 Cable
Edition will
be
demonstrated
with Broadcom
at the
National Cable
Television
Association’s
trade show in
Chicago.
About
Netsurfer,
Inc.
Netsurfer,
founded in
1994, is a
leading
developer of
software and
related
services for
broadband and
dial-up
Internet
access
providers.
Netsurfer
products
provide MSOs
and ISPs
customized
subscriber
provisioning
and management
tools for
their user
base. The
company's
fifth
generation
technology is
currently used
by over 500
Internet
access
providers in
over fourteen
countries
worldwide with
over 4,000,000
product
licenses sold.
Netsurfer's
offices are
located in
Atlanta,
Georgia, USA.
For more
information,
visit www.netsurfer.com.
Netsurfer NetKit® is a
registered
trademark of
Netsurfer,
Inc.
Broadcom®
and the pulse
logo® are
trademarks of
Broadcom
Corporation
and/or its
affiliates in
the United
States and
certain other
countries. All
other
trademarks
mentioned are
the property
of their
respective
owners.
Contact:
Chris Bernat
Netsurfer,
Inc.
770-956-7873 x
3108
cbernat@netsurfer.com
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