Alan Higgins

Increased network performance and the ability to proactively manage the network resource through the Visual UpTime Wan service management system will assist in making businesses more competitive in their respective markets , said Alan Higgins , president Interlink Communication Systems , Inc. , a Visual Networks distributor.We believe the Trade Up program will be viewed as a unique and timely program by enterprises..

Market StatisticsA 2001 Vertical Systems Group study , entitled ENS 2001 , shows the industry trend to higher-speed networks.According to Vertical Systems Group , in 1999 , 65 percent of all new U.S. frame relay circuits were low speed ( 56/64K or below ).By 2002 , Vertical Systems reports an estimated 62 percent of new frame relay circuits will be high speed ( T1/FT1 and above ).