Hershel Enterprises, Inc.

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Dallas, TX Dulles, VA Mountain View, CA Hershel signed a database server support contract in 2005. Hershel provided system support, trouble shooting, data fixes, query tools, and ultimately, the data migrations to replacement systems.

Couer dAlene, Idaho In 1999, Hershel was asked to install, customize and support a new point of sale system for Oxyfresh, a direct sales organization. The system was written in Visual Basic, ASP and used SQL Server. Additionally, Hershel provided IT support, hired and trained staff, and supported the marketing and customer service teams.

Toronto, Canada In 1991, Hershel signed a contract with Bell Canada for a Video Network Controller software package. The software controlled 28 digital cross connects and created pathways through the network to carry video traffic. The pathways were 45 Mbps T3 circuits. Bell Canada used the system to sell video feeds to news stations and sporting events throughout Canada. The system allowed broadcasters to transfer feeds on private fiber to centralized control centers, where commercial advertising was added prior to broadcast. The system remained in use through 2001....

Copenhagen and Aarhus Denmark In 1999, Hershel signed a series of contracts for enhancements and upgrades to the Danish telephone company's SDP network. Firstly, the SDP hardware was upgraded, and all software systems were recompiled, tested and brought online prior to the Y2K deadline. Secondly, Hershel performed VOIP testing and integration using the Ericsson system. Finally, Hershel designed an extension to Teledanmark's very successful Duet product. The Duet system utilized web based access to the SDP network to allow subscribes to setup time of day and activity based call routing. Duet provided...

Stamford, CT Hershel signed contracts for a series of network surveillance systems for use by Network Operations Center personnel. The software maintained connections to 7 digital cross connects and gathered alarms and performance data. The system was used for manual command control of the network, as well as supporting uploaded batch command processing.

Baltimore, Maryland In 1992, Hershel developed a Video Pathway Controller for use with digital cross connects. The Video Controller allowed the carrier to provide a high-speed (45 Mbps) private video service to over 150 schools in Maryland. The system was known as the Interactive Distance Learning System, IDLS. An IDLS client included 3 video cameras, and 3 television feeds in one classroom. Each camera could be broadcast to one or more (including all) the other classrooms. The students and teacher in any classroom could simultaneous view up to three other classrooms. The typical configuration...

Richardson, Texas In 1990, Rockwell Transmission Systems was purchased by Alcatel. Many of Hershel's contacts at Rockwell moved to the new company. Alcatel's main product was the digital cross connect. This device performed a break-out and consolidation of channels in T1s and T3s. Later, Alcatel built optical transmission systems that extended the cross connect functionality to the OC3 (150 Mbps) up to OC192. The cross connect device was critical to the success of telephone carriers during the early 90s when T1 circuits for internet connectivity, and for cellular telephone tower access were exploding...

Dallas, Texas St. Louis, Missouri San Antonio, Texas Hershel translator systems were used by SBC to quickly bring into service various systems including testing, cross connect and performance monitoring systems. Hershel provided Central Office monitoring systems that allowed system administrators to monitor and control a wide range of floor systems. The primary economic advantage of this was to eliminate the various alarm printers located on the floor, reducing paper waste and allowing for faster response times to alarms....

Plano, Texas In 1992, Hershel's Video Network Controller product was used by Digital Switch in several sales of their digital cross connect product. In 1981, Henry Clark wrote the terminal handler and several user applications for use in the Class 5 switches sold to newly formed long distance companies MCI and Sprint. In 1983, Clark wrote the X25 line protocol handlers used in the credit card authorization system sold to MCI. Clark provided several design ideas for internal queueing and message handlers. In 1993, Hershel was asked to solve some critical issues related to the alarms processing in...