UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934
Date of Report: February 18, 1999
(Date of earliest event reported)
Allen Organ Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 0-275 23-1263194
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
150 Locust Street, P.O. Box 36, Macungie, Pennsylvania 18062-0036
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
610-966-2200
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Item 5 Other Events
The Allen Organ Company (NASDAQ - AORGB) Macungie, PA
today announced that its data communications subsidiary
Eastern Research, Inc., Moorestown, NJ has entered into an
OEM agreement to supply Lucent Technologies with its DACS
product line. The Companies joint press release follows.
Lucent Technologies today launched, under an OEM
agreement with Eastern Research, Inc., a new solution for
digital cross-connect applications. Called the DACS(R) II
Access Cross-Connect (DACS II AX), this newest addition to
Lucent's DACS II family of products is the most compact and
cost-effective product in its class and is designed to meet
the growing needs of service providers for rapid deployment
of new and existing services.
The AX supports data interfaces, DS3 interfaces and
internal test signal generation capabilities, providing an
ideal solution for Competitive Local Exchange Carriers
(CLECs), International Exchange Carriers (IXCs), Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) and wireless applications. Combined
with the other products in Lucent's DACS II family-the
larger DACS II ISX, an Integral Shelf Cross-Connect system,
and the CEF system, a Capacity Expansion System--the AX
provides a complete end-to-end network solution to service
providers.
"This OEM agreement further strengthens Lucent's
leadership position in the digital cross-connect market,"
said Hubert Kostal, director, data networking offers,
Lucent. "The AX bridges the present line of DACS II Digital
Cross-Connect Systems with the family of DACS II Integrated
Access Devices, enabling us to provide a total array of
cross-connect solutions for service providers ranging from
CLECs, ISPs and wireless providers to the largest IXCs and
PTTs in the world."
There are currently more than 3,700 DACS II systems
deployed in 100 different networks around the world.
"The agreement with Lucent is a critical step in
supporting our goal to deliver cross-connect fabric to the
service providers of the 21st century," said Michael Doyle,
president of Eastern Research. "This alliance is a powerful
marriage of the latest generation cross-connect technology
from Eastern with the expertise of Lucent, which has the
industry's deepest experience in providing digital cross-
connect solutions."
When installed at the network's edge, the DACS II AX
remotely grooms traffic before it reaches a Point of
Presence (POP) or Hub Central Office. This enables network
service providers to expedite service to their customers,
while making the most efficient use of outside plant
facilities. Deployed in wireless networks, the DACS II AX
provides high density in wireless hubs or cell sites and end
offices, meeting the demands of wireless providers for a
compact, cost-effective and highly reliable cross-connect
solution.
The DACS II AX can scale from DS-0 to DS-3, offering
the capabilities of a much larger system at a lower cost and
with a smaller footprint. The product also integrates test
functionality and supports up to 88 DS1 or E1 interfaces.
Placed at either the core of the network or at the edge, the
DACS II AX is a powerful resource for POP, co-locate and
customer premise environments.
Pricing for a typically configured DACS II AX ranges
from $15,000-$40,000. The product is currently shipping.
Eastern Research Inc., a subsidiary of Allen Organ
Company (NASDAQ: AORGB), located in Moorestown, New Jersey,
designs, manufactures, markets and supports a broad line of
products for wide area network access and internetworking
solutions. Eastern was an industry pioneer in identifying
the market for single-port CSU/DSUs with management
capabilities. More information about Eastern Research is
available at its Web site, http://www.erinc.com, or by
contacting 1-800-337-4374.
Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, New
Jersey, designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public
and private networks, communications systems and software,
data networking systems, business telephone systems and
microelectronics components. Bell Laboratories is the
research and development arm of the company. For more
information about Lucent Technologies, visit its website at
http://www.lucent.com.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
ALLEN ORGAN COMPANY
Date: February 18, 1999 /s/STEVEN MARKOWITZ
Steven Markowitz, President