[comp.protocols.tcp-ip] TELEBIT NETBLAZER

lan@cup.portal.com (Los Altos Networks) (10/26/90)

          LOS ALTOS NETWORKS IS PLEASED TO PRESENT THE FOLLOWING
          NEW PRODUCTS INFORMATION:   	


			T E L E B I T   N E W S   R E L E A S E

                 TELEBIT ANNOUNCES DIAL-UP INTERNETWORKING
              NetBlazer(tm) is the first in a family of products 


SUNNYVALE,  Calif.,  INTEROP '90, October 8, 1990  --  Telebit Corporation,
pioneer of the high-speed dial-up modem, introduced today the  industry's
first automated dial-up TCP/IP router.   The  NetBlazer(tm)   integrated
communications server is the first product to use modems and the  public
switched telephone network (PSTN) to automatically provide virtual  wide
area networking for TCP/lP-based ethernets.  By automating the modems'
connection establishment, the NetBlazer offers seamless wide area  network
connections between diverse computers and/or local area networks (LANs).

In addition to its virtual  routing functions, NetBlazer also integrates
traditional terminal server capabilities, LAN-based modem sharing,  a  56K
bps leased line connection, dial back-up, and ethernet to ethernet routing
functions, all in a single product.

The introduction of the NetBIazer represents the next major step in
Telebit's strategic diversification and fuels the new dial-up
internetworking marketplace.

NetBlazer Answers Customers' Demands

Prior to NetBlazer, expanding networks was a time consuming  and  costly
process due to technical obstacles.  NetBlazer, however, represents  the
marriage of the power of internetworking to the flexibility of the PSTN.  
As a result, the enterprise wide network has greatly increased  flexibility
because the PSTN offers immediate, low-cost, on-demand access.  NetBlazer
enables an organization to expand its network to any location in the  world
where there is a public telephone system. This flexibility creates a number
of applications including telecommuting, which is the ability of NetBlazer
to bring the network into the users' home, allowing them to become a node
on the network using their personal computer or workstation in cobination
with a  modem.  Yet another application is the ability to  cost effectively
connect remote sites on the PSTN as opposed to incurring the expense of a
leased  line.  This, for example, enables large companies to tie their
smaller offices together in a virtual wide area network.

"We chose to begin with support for TCP/IP and Ethernet because  our
customers asked for a product that combines open systems standards in high-
speed  modems with today's most widely installed open system  networking
protocols, TCP/IP, and media, Ethernet.  NetBlazer's open architecture will
allow support for other networking protocols and media as the  market
demands," said Michael Ballard, Director of Telebit's Network Systems unit.

Cost Effectiveness is Major Benefit to Customers

NetBlazer is a cost-effective wide area networking tool with  combined
functionality that offers numerous additional features to the end-user.
Some of these include three levels of security, multi-vendor connectivity,
and on-board SNMP network management software. "Our aim with this new dial-
up internetworking product is to provide the customer with more  solutions
within a single product (NetBlazer), easing the expense and  technical
obstacles associated with using different devices to provide these
communications services," said Ballard.

Telebit is introduced NetBlazer at Interop '90,  a  major  conference  and
exhibition for the internetworking industry.

Prices for the NetBlazer begin at $2,995, not including modem(s), and increase
depending on the configuration. The product includes a one-year warranty on
parts and labor. NetBlazer will be avaiiable by the end of November 1990.  

Telebit  Corporation designs,  manufactures and markets advanced high-speed
products for dial-up networking and wide-area communications. The company's
proprietary digital signal processing technologies provide  extremely
reliable error-free communications across the worldwide switched telephone
network.  Telebit markets its products worldwide through distributors,
original equipment manufacturers and value-added resellers.

Located in Sunnyvale, California, Telebit is a publicly held corporation and
is  traded on the National Association of Security Dealers  Automated
Quotations (NASDAQ) OTC market under the symbol TBIT. 


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Telebit and NetBlazer are registered trademarks or credits of  Telebit
Corporation.  Other trademarks or credits used are those of their respective
holders.

LOS ALTOS NETWORKS IS AN AUTHORIZED AND STOCKING TELEBIT
VALUE-ADDED DISTRIBUTOR PROVIDING UNIX DATA COMMUNICATIONS
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS AND ALL TELEBIT PRODUCTS, PLEASE
CALL 1-415-941-8031.

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