TOKYO and OCEANPORT, N.J. -- NEC Corp.(Nasdaq: NIPNY - News) and Tellium (Nasdaq: TELM - News), today announced they have jointly developed the industry's first commercially available multi-vendor integrated transport-switch designed to simplify optical wavelength networks by eliminating redundant electronic components.This integrated system enables carriers to save significantly on capital and operating expenses, power consumption and floor space compared with traditional multiple-vendor equipment.The system combines Tellium's Aurora(TM) product platforms of optical switches and the StarNet(TM) Wavelength Management System (WMS), with NEC's SpectralWave® DWDM systems and SpectralWave Network Management System (NMS). Combining proven leading technology, this first multi-vendor system integrates a transceiver from Tellium with a dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) transponder from NEC, creating an ITU-compliant DWDM optical wavelength transport-switch. A transponder is a transmit/receive subsystem used in converting light signals into electrical signals and back to light again in optical communication systems."We are pleased to be able to demonstrate our integrated solution just a year after announcing our joint marketing and development agreement," said Botaro Hirosaki, Associate Senior Vice President and Executive General Manager, NEC Corporation. "By using the Tellium/NEC transport-switch, our global carrier customers experience a dramatically reduced total cost of ownership, with savings in both capital expenses and power consumption. Moreover, their operations and network management staff experience significant time savings thanks to a simplified network interface."NEC Corp.Tellium Inc.