WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Atoga Systems, a developer of intelligent Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) solutions, today introduced AppDirector, an easy-to-use network-management system for harnessing metered application services on intelligent optical networks. AppDirector and Atoga's first product, Optical Application Router 5 (OAR 5), form a complete provisioning solution for metropolitan service providers, enabling them to pursue higher-margin revenues through broadened service offerings. The Atoga solution will be demonstrated in Booth 750 at COMNET 2001, continuing through Feb. 1 at the Washington D.C. Convention Center.

"AppDirector gives service providers a simple tool for marketing and retailing their assets in new ways. More customers are encouraged to buy services because they are able to choose the service package that most closely fits their particular business needs to run applications," said Debasish Biswas, founder and vice president of software with Atoga Systems. "For example, with AppDirector, a service provider could define 'Platinum,' 'Gold' and 'Silver' service packages -- each with graduated specifications for network resources such as guaranteed bandwidth and latency and for other attributes such as number of mailboxes, allowed storage space and security factors. AppDirector communicates the service policies to the OAR 5 network; OAR 5's tunable lasers regulate the bandwidth to satisfy the service-provider requirements spelled out in the various SLAs."

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