24 Hours in Cyberspace selects U.S. Robotics Total Control Enterprise Network Hub for historic global online project; Real-time Web publishing project documents life on information superhighway using U.S. Robotics chassis at Mission Control.SKOKIE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 1996--U.S. Robotics (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :USRX) today announced that its Total Control Enterprise Network Hub See hub and hub vs. switch. has been selected by 24 Hours in Cyberspace to help document the online digital revolution. 24 Hours in Cyberspace, a real-time World Wide Web publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. project which began at midnight today, is using the Total Control Enterprise Network Hub to provide remote access to 100 of the world's top photojournalists The is a list of notable photojournalists from throughout history:
"We selected the Total Control Enterprise Network Hub because of U.S. Robotics' strong reputation for quality products, global presence and leadership in the remote access industry," said Rick Smolan, project director and creator of the Day in the Life book and CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). series. "We wanted the best computer and data communications products that we could find to ensure the success of the project. U.S. Robotics fit the bill." Enterprise Network Hub Receives Data Transmissions From Across the Planet When photographers around the world finish shooting later today, they will download their images directly into notebook computers with captioning information. Their notebooks will dial directly into the Total Control Enterprise Network Hub at Mission Control headquarters in San Francisco's China Basin Landing to transmit their photographs digitally. The chassis' V.Everything/V.34 modems will receive the images, sent via both analog and cellular remote devices. U.S. Robotics' Total Control Enterprise Network Hub cellular access support includes both the ETC ETC - ExTendible Compiler. Fortran-like, macro extendible. "ETC - An Extendible Macro-Based Compiler", B.N. Dickman, Proc SJCC 38 (1971). and MNP (Microcom Networking Protocol) A family of communications protocols from Microcom, Inc., Norwood, MA, that have become de facto standards for error correction (classes 2 through 4) and data compression (class 5). In 1997, Compaq acquired Microcom. 10 protocols, providing flexible mobile access to information. This approach ensures the highest speed connections and best possible throughput, and enables cellular service providers to connect a wider variety of customers to their networks. After the photographs are transmitted, a team of editors, designers and programmers at Mission Control will assemble an "instant" World Wide Web site, which will be updated throughout the day as new material arrives. Six weeks after the live February 8th event, a permanent World Wide Web site will be unveiled, featuring even more in-depth stories, photo essays and commentaries. A 24 Hours in Cyberspace book and CD-ROM will follow. internetMCI Handles Peering for Project Using Enterprise Network Hub When the Web site is ready for publication, the project's output will be routed to "Mae East" and "Mae West," the two largest Internet nodes in the world where networks meet to exchange information. internetMCI, the Internet communications powerhouse, will handle "peering," or routing, for the project at both locations. MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. , one of the world's largest carriers of Internet traffic, uses the Total Control Enterprise Network Hub for dial access to internetMCI. "Our selection of U.S. Robotics' Enterprise Network Hub was based on the product's ability to meet our needs for performance, features and functionality, as well as management," said Lance Boxer, senior vice president of MCI's Data Services Division. "Its high-bandwidth architecture also accommodates the integration of technologies such as ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and Frame Relay, providing flexibility in meeting growing customer requirements." U.S. Robotics Donates Modems to Illinois Schools in Student Underground Project 24 Hours in Cyberspace: Student Underground, a separate parallel project, will enable thousands of students and amateurs to also participate in documenting the culture of Cyberspace. U.S. Robotics will donate Sportster Sportster may refer to several things, such as:
About the Total Control Enterprise Network Hub U.S. Robotics' Total Control Enterprise Network Hub allows service providers, as well as corporations, to provide access to a wide variety of resources. For service providers, the product allows dial-in Internet access, managed remote access services (communications) Remote Access Services - (RAS) A service provided by Windows NT which allows most of the services which would be available on a network to be accessed over a modem link. , transaction processing capabilities, cellular access and the flexibility to be used in Frame Relay, X.25, Ethernet, Token Ring and ISDN environments. For universities, financial institutions, health care companies and other corporations, the product is primarily used for remote access to information. The Enterprise Network Hub allows remote users to access mail systems, the Internet, databases and other corporate resources, integrating dial capabilities with NETServer remote access servers for flexible, secure network access. Smolan's series includes A Day in the Life of Day in the life of is a device often used by films, plays and TV shows showing the events that happen to the character over a day. Examples
U.S. Robotics is one of the world's leading suppliers of products and systems that provide access to information. The company designs, manufactures, markets and supports remote access servers, enterprise communications systems, desktop/mobile client products and modems and telephony products that connect computers and other equipment over analog, digital and switched cellular networks, enabling users to gain access to, manage and share data, fax and voice information. Its customers include Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , regional Bell operating companies and a wide range of other large and small businesses, institutions and individuals. The company's 1995 sales were $889.3 million; sales for the first quarter of fiscal 1996 were $364.8 million. CONTACT: U.S. Robotics Lauri Lentz, 847/982-5230 (Media Relations) C. David Hall, 847/982-5162 (Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. ) or 24 Hours in Cyberspace: Tom Melcher, 415/331-6300 |
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