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Cordell announces new features in ISD4000 - Syslog, DNS, SMTP, FTP, HTTP, and Radius server verification and enhanced security
Cordell Begins 30th year
Cordell enhances EWSD Interface Software (Smart Commander™ replacement) for its Customers
Cordell becomes MetaSwitch Partner Certified
Boeing selects Cordell for its Traffic System
Cordell Caribbean Project - Virgin Islands & Cayman Islands
Cordell uses new World Headquarters in La Verne, CA for training in Feb '09
Cordell invited to National User Group (NUG)
New ISD software includes softswitch, SNMP, TL1, ASCII monitoring with more alarm delivery options
Cordell announces NEBS 3 Certification on Model 1800
Cordell adds MetaSwitch and Cedarpoint traffic features to eTraffic Solutions
New Battery Monitoring features added to the 1800
TCT West Selects Cordell - Alarms & Network Management
Codetel expands in the Dominican Republic
Cordell major exhibitor at MetaSwitch Forum 2009
Nokia-Siemens and Cordell Inks 2nd Longterm Contract to Replace SmartCommander
Cordell Begins 30th year
"We anticipate 2009 to be a banner year for us at Cordell Inc. Everyone is excited about the move into our new U.S.
headquarters building. Cordell is now scheduling User Group meetings and multiple training courses to bring synergy to
our products. We will be using these meetings to build an open source platform to incorporate enhancements brought
forth by the users." states William E. Mathews III, Cordell's CEO.
"We are slated to introduce significant features in the next product releases of both the CiNAS product family and our
cornerstone, the ISD3000", Bill Mathews continues. The new ISD4000 will feature an upgraded operating system, a
web interface for programming/alarm management, a rich SNMP interface, and new storage options for today's networks."
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Cordell invited to National User Group (NUG)
Cordell has been invited to the 2009 National Users group in Orlando. Cordell will be presenting its updated EWSD (Nokia-Siemens)
interface and Nortel interface into the CS1500 and CS2000 series switches. It will also introduce its new Radius interface software.
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New ISD4000 software includes softswitch, SNMP, TL1, ASCII monitoring with more alarm delivery options
The ISD4000 feature pack grows with software enhancements. In addition to larger (160GB) drives, larger processor (2.4GHz) and an increase in RAM, there are hooks for multiple softswitch suppliers that include
SNMP alarm collection, UDP messages, TCP/IP sockets, and telnet connections. Alarm delivery options include TCP/IP sockets,
SNMP, SMS messaging, e-mail delivery, POTS dialout, and external connections. These features are tightly tied to the CiNAS
Network Management product but integrates well with NetCool, NetSmart, and Harris NOC solutions.
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Cordell becomes MetaSwitch Partner Certified
Cordell has been approved by MetaSwitch as a Partner-Certified Interoperability Solution Provider. After successfully
passing a set of MetaSwitch tests in their Alameda Lab, the ISD4000 has been approved for use with their network
products. Cordell's LINUX based server will pre-process information, store data, manage SNMP traps and collect
statistics. Qualified traps or information will be designated for alarm notification and/or report generation.
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Cordell major exhibitor at MetaSwitch Forum 2009
The Cordell ISD4000 and Model 1800 have been partner-certified by MetaSwitch for use on their switching systems.
The ISD4000 can receive and distribute alarms, collect traffic using its new database management software and furnish information
on network performance.
Cordell has expanded its role in the MetaSwitch User's group and will be celebrating its 30th year with a major
sponsorship at their show. Cordell is a Partner-Certified Solution provider with its new ISD4000 and Model 1800.
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Cordell Adds Training Classes to the new World Headquarters.
Cordell has its staff prepard for two sets of training classes in its new complex.
"For 30 years, our Customers have relied on Cordell products, engineering and support. In turn,
Cordell relies on these items and its customer service to generate repetitive business, which is why we have
been so successful in the past years. Our new facility has
been customized to accomodate a growing Customer Service group and the training required for our new products. This
will insure that Customer Service remains at the forefront of everything that we do" says President William Mathews.
"We've got some exciting new products that are best suited to a new, ever evolving telco/data environment and we're
building that support into our new facility to insure that it is perfect."
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Cordell/Nokia-Siemens Installs Latest EWSD Command Interface Software (Smart Commander™ replacement) at Nokia-Siemens Training Facility in Dallas
In 2009, Cordell released its latest version of its Command Interface Module (CIM) for replacement of Siemens's Smart Commander™
product. Cordell's XP based GUI interface is now being used in there training facility. The Command Assistant
software using Extended Man Machine Language (EMML) can interface to multiple EWSD switches from the same workstation
or laptop, connecting via Cordell's multi-port ISD4000™ LINUX server. The Windows NT and X.25 facilities used for this
purpose will no longer be required. In addition, the ISD4000 can monitor SNMP traps, TL1, ASCII and other network
elements, reporting alarm conditions to various entities such as: control centers, pagers, e-mail, cell phones, etc.
with the ability to escalate and schedule.
See your Siemens or Cordell representative for more information.
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Cordell adds new Soft-Switch Traffic features to eTraffic Solutions
In addition to updating our existing traffic modules (5ESS ™, Nortel DMS100 ™, DMS10™
and GTD5 ™), Cordell's software group has added the EWSD, MetaSwitch, and Cedar Point to
its growing line of traffic engineering studies group. In addition to offering this
system as a product, our Missouri office headed by Mary McDonald, also conducts studies
for customers as an optional service using Cordell's traffic server in California.
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New Battery Monitoring features added to the 1800
Link to Midpoint Battery Monitoring page where you can learn when it's time to equalize
your battery strings or you can see when a single cell is failing.
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Cordell Atlantic/Caribbean Project - Bermuda Telephone, TeleBermuda, TeleCaymans and Virgin Islands
Cordell has added contracts with TeleBermuda™ and Bermuda Telephone™
to its existing projects with Virgin Island Telephone & TeleCaymans ™
with its Vertical Alarm Solution (VAS) including the new CiNAS ™ Browser
based network control center, ISD4000 Element Managers, the Centurion II
and the WS1800 discrete contact closure devices. These systems will allow
for continual growth within their respective Countries.
Bermuda Telephone will be using Cordell's new ISD4000 to concentrate a large
number of Cordell Model 1800 RTU devices for discrete alarm reporting.
TeleCayman LLC has interfaced its new Nortel CS1500 soft switch and multiple
radio sites to create an easy-to-manage network using Cordell's CiNAS system.
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TCT West Selects Cordell - Alarms & Network Management
TCT West, a major entity in Wyoming telecommunications, has selected Cordell's CiNAS NOC
and ISD4000 to monitor and manage its vast network covering thousands of square miles.
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Codetel expands in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic - Codetel expanded its Cordell unit population to more than 350 devices with its latest purchase
of the ISD3000c NightWatch alarm servers. This smaller (shoebox) version of the full size ISD3000 reports to two
(2) Cordell concentrators via IP and dial out for alarm correlation and historical storage.
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Cordell adds Battery Monitoring and NEBS 3 Certification on Model 1800
 Figure: 1800 Remote Monitoring Interface
La Verne CA - The 1800 is a very cost effective solution designed to meet the growing need for smaller and more flexible
remote monitoring solutions.
Features:
- Battery Monitoring - Voltage, etc.
- Fully tested with all Cordell Element Manager products
- SNMP, TL-1 and TABS reporting
- Serial ports can be configured for pass through
- Ethernet and Modem support (autonomous or dial-in)
- Traps containing point description, severity, current state and timestamp
- Rackmount (1 U rack height 1.75”, 19” rack mount) pictured above
- Wall mount enclosure (dimensions 10” x 8” x 1.25”) not shown
- Compatible with HP OpenView®, Micromuse, Netcool®, Ipswitch®, WhatsUpGold®, Castlerock SNMPc®, and most other
SNMP Host systems
- 16 Opto-isolated Inputs / 2 Relay Outputs in the base unit (NO/NC)
- Expandable to 32 inputs / 4 outputs
- 50 pin AMP connector
- 1 x RJ45 Ethernet Connection 1 x RJ45
- Serial Connection for local console access
- 1 x RJ11 Serial or Modem Connection
- Status display on faceplate, 16 input, 2 outputs, LAN activity, power
- Local and remote (via Telnet) configuration, text-menu driven
- Local firmware upgrade capability through serial port
- Standard -48VDC Telecom power requirement
- Extended temperature range of -40° to +70° Celsius
- Analog inputs
- Remote configuration
- Remote firmware upgrade
- Temperature, AC Power, Humidity, & Water Sensors
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Boeing Selects Cordell for its Traffic System
Seattle, WA - Boeing has selected Cordell's "e Traffic Solution" as its traffic system of the future. with the use of
Cordell's ISD3000 LINUX server, Boeing will be able monitor network elements and collect data from their legacy Lucent
and Nortel switches for report generation. In the second phase of the project, Cordell will work with VoIP network
elements and soft switches to produce reports for their new VoIP network. Boeing has been a Cordell customer for more
than 10 years.
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ISD4000 enhancements including syslog logging, DNS, SMTP, FTP, HTTP, and Radius server verification and enhanced
security
In addition to the monitoring of network elements and soft switches, Cordell has also introduced the following items in the new
ISD4000:
Advanced Pinging Test - Individual and (in case of ultiple elements) Network Alarm reporting (based on multiple elements involved.)
Syslog Alarm Collection and Delivery -
- Deliver alarms to a remote syslog server
- Collect alarms from syslog clients
Network Service (daemon) Testing -
Queries server (Unix/Linux/Windows) to verify service/daemon funtionality.
- DNS server testing
- SMTP server testing
- Radius server testing
- FTP server testing
- HTTP server testing
Enhanced Security -
- Clear text passwords are a thing of the past with SSH connectivity
- Simplify your User and Password management with the Radius client. All ISD3000 menu logins are controlled by your own Radius
Server.
Thresholding (Time and Occurrence) - This feature has been enhanced and expanded.
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Nokia-Siemens and Cordell Inks 2nd Longterm Contract to Replace SmartCommander
November, 2008 - Cordell and Nokia-Siemens agreed to a longterm contract giving Cordell the rights to replace
the existing EWSD SmartCommander hardware/software platforms with Cordell's new Command Assistant. This product
has now gone through engineering certification for approval.
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