newsbytes@clarinet.com (02/04/90)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, U.S.A., 1990 JAN 30 (NB) -- Northern unveiled the Meridian 1 business communication systems product line, a set of phone switches, private branch exchanges, phones, modems, and data communications gear it says has double the capacity of any other system available in the United States. The Meridian 1 is compatible with communications standards for more than 70 countries, and can display operating instructions on a visual panel in six languages -- English, Spanish, German, Dutch, along with two versions of French, one for France and one for Canada. Meridian 1 uses stackable modules than can be updated easily for applications ranging from 30 to 60,000 lines. Existing Meridian SL-1 and Meridian SL-100/SuperNode systems can be updated with the latest features. British Telecom will distribute the system in the United Kingdom. (Dana Blankenhorn/19900202/Press Contact: Northern Telecom, Linda Henson, 615/734-4251)