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LOS ALTOS NETWORKS IS PLEASED TO PRESENT THE FOLLOWING
NEW PRODUCTS INFORMATION:
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 combination 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 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 available 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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respective holders.
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DISTRIBUTOR PROVIDING UNIX DATA COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS AND ALL TELEBIT PRODUCTS, PLEASE
CALL 1-415-941-8031.