hes@ecsvax.UUCP (Henry Schaffer) (12/06/85)
<>The December issue of "Teleconnect" (a telephone interconnect industry publication - Harry Newton, Publisher) has a roundup on Data PBXs. They are enthusiastic about these things, and after a general discussion (semitechnical) they have short discussions (~1-2 pages each) about a number of data PBX manufacturers. The discussions briefly discuss the origin of the company and the type of products made. The companies covered are: M/A-COM - developed data pbxs to support their data comm/microwave MICOM - also does stat muxes, have acquired Interlan DEVELCON - old timer in data pbx; will switch synch and asynch GANDALF - started with port selectors in 1972, broad product line INFOTRON - high aggregate data rate data pbxs WESTERN TELEMATIC - very small data pbxs There are a number of new active companies which they didn't cover (like Network Products and Equinox.) I found it interesting that *both* M/A-Com and Infotron claim to have the largest (in terms of number of lines) data PBX on the market. (M/A-Com's IDX 3000 has a capacity of 3,072 lines, while Infotron's INX4400 has a capacity of 4,000 lines.) Teleconnect makes a point of the price advantage of data pbxs (often as low as $100-$150 per channel) vs. either LANs or voice/data pbxs. --henry schaffer n c state univ (Standard Disclaimer)