ACT Networks' product marketing director selected to head Frame Relay Forum's Voice Over Frame Relay sub-working group; ACT Networks pioneers voice over frame relay applications

Business Wire, July 17, 1995

CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 1995--Ross Kocen, director of product marketing at ACT Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:ANET), has accepted an appointment as chair of the Frame Relay Forum's Technical Committee's Voice Over Frame Relay sub-working group.

The Voice Over Frame Relay sub-working group is developing an interoperability specification to encompass compression algorithms, signaling interfaces and header information, and expects to complete the details of the Implementation Agreement in several months.

"We are delighted that Mr. Kocen has agreed to chair our group," said Doug O'Leary, chair of the Technical Committee. "As a founding member of the Frame Relay Forum, he has the experience and expertise needed to drive the work on the Implementation Agreement. We are fortunate to have his insight and support," he said.

"I am honored to have been asked to chair the Voice Over Frame Relay group, an important sub-group of the Frame Relay Forum," said Kocen. "I am excited to represent ACT Networks as a part of this ground-breaking group, and hope that our contribution will speed the completion and adoption of the Implementation Agreement," he said.

Kocen joined ACT Networks in 1994 and brings years of experience in frame relay standards development. Within ACT Networks' marketing group, Kocen is responsible for the company's Public Networks line of business and is instrumental in the company's development of frame relay and point-to-point products.

Kocen had previously chaired the Interoperability group that focused on frame relay test development. Open to vendors and users, the Frame Relay Forum is dedicated to promoting the acceptance, implementation and interoperability of Frame Relay based on national and international standards.

The Forum was incorporated in May 1991 as a non-profit mutual corporation, and has over 300 members worldwide. The Forum's main offices are located in Foster City, Calif., and may be reached at 415/578-6980.

With headquarters in Camarillo, ACT Networks is a leading global provider of cost-effective wide area networking solutions. The company's frame relay and point-to-point integrated access products are utilized for the integration and transmission of voice, data and facsimile communications traffic using standards-based transmission protocols.

ACT Networks markets and sells it products through OEMs and a global network of more than 120 reseller organizations. The company has delivered over 7,500 integrated network access devices to customers in more than 50 countries.

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