cyamamot@kilroy.jpl.nasa.gov (Cliff Yamamoto) (11/21/90)
Greetings!
Hayes announced last week of its intentions to support V.32bis. The best
part for Ultra 96 owners is there WILL be an upgrade path. This text was
obtained from the Hayes BBS at 1-800-US-HAYES under file V32BIS.TXT. Hope
someone finds this informative.
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HAYES MICROCOMPUTER PRODUCTS, INC.
P.O. Box 105203
Atlanta, Georgia 30348
404/449-8791 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sharon O'Brien/Peggy Ballard H-1990
HAYES ANNOUNCES CCITT V.32bis SUPPORT
Atlanta, GA, 12 November 1990 -- Hayes Microcomputer Products,
Inc. today announced future support of CCITT V.32bis. The company also
announced that it will offer an easy upgrade path for current ULTRA 96
owners requiring the new standard.
CCITT V.32bis, which is an extension to the original CCITT V.32
standard adopted in 1984, was unanimously agreed to by CCITT Study
Group XVII on 23 October 1990. The standard is expected to be formally
adopted in February 1991. Hayes, an active member of and contributor
to Study Group XVII, has participated in V.32bis discussions since they
began in late 1988.
In addition to supporting speeds of 9600 bps and 4800 bps, the
new standard provides additional modem line speeds of 14,400 bps,
12,000 bps, and 7200 bps to that of the current CCITT V.32 standard.
V.32bis offers backward compatibility with the V.32 standard by
automatically negotiating a common modulation speed during the initial
handshake.
"V.32bis is on the horizon, and we will release our
implementation when it meets our standards for performance, reliability
and quality," said Hayes President Dennis C. Hayes. "The main issue
of high speed communications is performance throughput and data
integrity rather than whether the modem line speed is 9600 bps or
14,400 bps. We have taken the total system approach to high-end
customer applications by providing a solution for high speed
communications that includes ULTRA 96, Hayes ESP, and Smartcom
software."
Designed for use in over 30 countries, ULTRA 96 implements a
combination of advanced features including V.42bis data compression for
throughput speeds up to 38,400 bps, X.32 (Dial X.25) multiple session
communications, and Hayes AutoSync. Hayes ESP is a dual-port
communications co-processor for PCs which off-loads the system's
responsibility of managing the high speed flow of data for external
serial devices. When used with DOS communications software or
multi-tasking operating system environments such as OS/2 and Windows,
ULTRA 96 combined with Hayes ESP provides a complete systems solution
for high speed communications with maximum data throughput and no data
loss.
ULTRA 96 and Hayes ESP are distributed through more than 15,000
dealers and value added resellers (VARs) worldwide. All registered
users of ULTRA 96 will automatically receive notice of the upgrade
availability.
Best known as the leader in microcomputer modems, Hayes
develops, supplies and supports computer communications equipment and
software for personal computer and computer communications networks.
The company distributes its products through an international network
of authorized distributors, dealers, and original equipment
manufacturers.
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