ASCEND EXPANDS PRODUCT LINE TO REACH HOME MARKET FOR ISDN DIAL-UP TO THE INTERNET; New NetWarp Family Of Internet-Ready Terminal Adapters Deliver Low-Cost, Easy-To-Use ISDN Connectivity.ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 1996--Ascend Communications, Inc. (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 :ASND ASND A Streetcar Named Desire (play) ) today announced that it is expanding into another segment of the remote access marketplace: single-user ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. dial-up. The NetWarp family of high performance terminal adapters (TAs) addresses the burgeoning market of home users who want high-speed ISDN access to the Internet. The new ISA-bus cards are designed to address the three primary end-user requirements for ISDN dial-up: performance, low cost and easy installation. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Bernie Schneider, Ascend's vice president of strategic business development, "Ascend has had tremendous success in the SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. router market. In a little over a year we have gained 20 percent marketshare(1) with our Pipeline family of remote access routers. The introduction of the NetWarp products will address the next logical market segment of single-user ISDN dial-up. With the addition of the NetWarp family, Ascend offers a complete remote access solution, from PC cards to SOHO routers and bridges to POP remote access concentrators and backbone IP switches." The NetWarp ISDN terminal adapters support all three Windows environments: Windows 3.x Windows 3.x can refer to either an individual or all of the following versions of Microsoft Windows:
Price and Availability The NetWarp U Model sells for $229, single unit price. The NetWarp S Model (European and Japanese version) sells for $169, single unit price. Product shipments begin October 30. About Ascend Communications Ascend Communications, Inc. is a leading, worldwide provider of remote networking solutions for corporate central sites, Internet Service Providers' points of presence, remote offices, mobile workers and telecommuters. Ascend develops, manufactures, markets, sells and supports products which utilize bandwidth on demand to extend existing corporate networks for applications such as remote LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. access, Internet access, telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. , SOHO connectivity and videoconferencing/multimedia access. Detailed information on Ascend products, news announcements, seminars, service and support is available on Ascend's home page at the World Wide Web site http://www.ascend.com. Ascend is headquartered at 1275 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, California 94502. Phone: 800/621-9578; Fax 510/814-2300; E-mail: info@ascend.com. -0- (1) Source: First half, 1996 The Dell'Oro Group CONTACT: Gallagher PR Kevin Gallagher, 510/743-7830 kevin@gpr.com |
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