September 28, 2000
UTS Global, LLC Announces
46x5 Hardware Maintenance
Santa Clara, CA - September
28, 2000- UTS Global, LLC new owner of UTS system
software, is pleased to announce an extended support
service offering to customers who continue to use the
Amdahl 4635 Communications Processor and the 4655
Front-end-Processor products.
In December 1999,
Amdahl Corporation sent letters to UTS customers on
active maintenance contracts for the Amdahl 4635 and
4655 communication processors that announced
end-of-life for support and maintenance for those
processors effective December 31, 2000. Amdahl will
discontinue maintenance of the 4635 and 4655
equipment as of December 31, 2000.
Several of the UTS
customers who are still using the 4635 and 4655
communication processors to run their network
applications have contacted UTS Global with inquiries
regarding continued support. In response, UTS Global
has acquired the 4635 and 4655 product line from
Amdahl and will take over the maintenance of the
installed 4635 and 4655 communication equipment
effective January 1, 2001. Therefore, UTS Global will
continue to provide the software support and will now
provide hardware maintenance beginning on January 1,
2001.
At the present time,
UTS Global is planning to continue support of the
4635 and 4655 communication equipment through
December 31, 2002. However, UTS Global will work with
the remaining active users as they assess their
situations and will consider further extensions of
the support program as may be required.
As the UTS users
review their alternatives for eventual migration from
the 4635 and 4655 equipment, UTS Global is prepared
to work with them to determine the most appropriate
replacement plan for their network. Resources
knowledgeable with the 4635/4655 technology are
available to help with network migration planning,
replacement product selection, and hardware and
software configuration of the replacement network.
In the near future,
UTS Global will have more details regarding contract
terms, support coverage and pricing for the extended
support service for the 4635 and 4655 communication
processors. At this time, you will be contacted to
ascertain your interest in this new UTS Global
support service offering in order to reflect your
support requirements in our network service planning
process.
For further
information, please contact UTS Global at www.utsglobal.com or at (408) 496-4200.
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