W8SDZ@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL (Keith Petersen) (11/10/88)
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From: Henry Senk
To: All Msg #33, 21-Sep-88 02:31pm
Subject: USR's stance on the HST
Future Looks Brighter Than Ever
for Courier HST Modem
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by Casey Cowell
President, U.S. Robotics, Inc.
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In little more than a year, U.S. Robotics' Courier HST modem
has established itself as the price/performance value leader
among high-speed modems.
Courier HST is a success today because it delivered on
its very straightforward promise -- to radically improve dial-up
data communications by using the best ideas and most affordable
mix of technology.
And it will be a success tomorrow as it evolves to meet ever-
growing demands for power, speed, reliability, economy and ease
of use.
Courier HST's success must be framed in the context of a
marketplace rife with unsubstantiated product claims, announced-
but-undelivered products, a variety of incompatibility problems
and very unstable pricing.
As the smoke finally begins to clear, Courier HST
emerges as the strongest "proprietary" product in the high-speed
modem market, with tens-of-thousands of highly satisfied users
and a litany of praise from oft-skeptical industry observers and
product reviewers.
Even PC Week, last of the nay-sayers on proprietary high-speed
modems, admits the Courier HST is "here to stay." Courier HST
occupies the leading edge of a revolution in modem design that
has simply outpaced the formal standards process.
The standards-setting community (CCITT) is slow to
confer formal recognition upon new technology. For example,
CCITT's V.29 and V.32 recommendations pre-date the market for
high-speed personal computer modems. Consequently, for many
applications, V.29 and V.32 modems deliver too little or too much
technology. But Courier HST was conceived specifically for the
PC marketplace, with a combination of features, performance and
price that have made it a winner.
We continue working within the U.S. modem standards committee
on a new, asymmetrical modem standard that will be submitted in
early 1989 for CCITT consideration. If approved, the new
recommendation (V.34) would establish Courier HST as a world
standard.
Formal recognition notwithstanding, we remain totally committed
to supporting and further developing our Courier HST technology
throughout the remaining lifetime of the analog telephone network
(which will almost certainly survive through the turn of the
century).
In addition, all future versions -- regardless of improvements
and possible supplementary modulation techniques -- will offer
high-speed compatibility with all previous Courier HST models.
For more than a decade, modem users have looked to U.S.
Robotics for the best solutions to their data commuications
needs. And for more than a decade, we've met their needs for
productivity, reliability, compatibility, service and value. We
pledge to continue our tradition of excellence as we meet the
challenges and changes of a dynamic marketplace.
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