2Wire's HomePortal 1000 Series Awarded Best in Show Honors At CES.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CES 2000 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2000 First-Ever DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary Broadband Residential Gateway Wins For Best Integrated Home Systems Product; Also Cited As Innovative Online/Internet & Computer Hardware Product The Consumer Electronics Association, organizer and host of the annual Consumer Electronics Show, today awarded 2Wire's HomePortal series of DSL residential gateways multiple honors at CES 2000 here, including Best in Show in the Integrated Home Systems product category. Overall, 2Wire's HomePortal series was recognized with three significant honors. In addition to Best of Show, the HomePortal series received two Innovations 2000 Awards as one of the most innovative Online/Internet and Computer Hardware products of the show. "We believe -- and these awards confirm -- that the residential gateway represents a major new category of consumer electronics product," said Brian Hinman, 2Wire's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "These awards reinforce that the HomePortal 1000 series sets the standard for residential gateways through its support for multiple services over DSL, including data, voice and entertainment." At CES, 2Wire unveiled two HomePortal DSL residential gateway product lines: HomePortal 100 for customers who already have a DSL or cable modem cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. installed in their homes, and HomePortal 1000, which includes a DSL modem ADSL modem or DSL modem is a device used to connect a single computer or router to a DSL phone line, in order to use an ADSL service. The acronym NTBBA (network termination broad band adapter, network termination broad band access) is also common in various countries. supporting speeds up to 8Mbps. Both product lines combine a home networking hub, a router, a web server and 2Wire software that brings the wide spectrum of broadband services See broadband and broadband service provider. to life. To learn more about the HomePortal 1000 Series, the HomePortal 100, and 2Wire's DSL adapter and filter products, visit 2Wire at Booth No. 6139, in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. . About 2Wire, Inc. 2Wire delivers a full suite of broadband products and services to the residential marketplace. The HomePortal family is the first intelligent residential gateway to integrate the wealth of options available through the Internet and create a complete home data, voice, and entertainment network. 2Wire's website offers comprehensive, impartial information on DSL, the future of broadband services, and home networking, and the most complete and accurate DSL look-up service in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. : www.2wire.com Venture-funded 2Wire was awarded Investors' Choice by Technologic Partners as one of 10 privately held companies privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. "most likely to succeed" among 93 firms presenting at its December Technology Outlook conference. Note to Editors: 2Wire and the 2Wire logo are trademarks of 2Wire, Inc. |
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