Allied Telesyn expands adapter card lineup; ships new Ethernet products in volume: High-speed PCI bus adapter and Plug and Play ISA adapter round out complete line of industry-standard Ethernet adapter cards.BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 1995--Allied Telesyn International Corp. Wednesday introduced two new series of Ethernet adapter cards: a high-performance PCI bus adapter card for Ethernet networks that dramatically improves throughput speeds for server-based and high-end desktop applications; and a Plug and Play ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. Ethernet adapter card to simplify installation. Both product series begin volume shipments immediately. "These two products meet the diverse needs found in today's networking environment and underscore Allied Telesyn's commitment to providing a complete line of high-quality, cost-effective components for our customers," said Fernando Corona, vice president and general manager of ATI's Adapter Card Division. High-Speed PCI Bus Adapter and Plug and Play ISA Adapter Allied Telesyn's AT-2450 Series PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Ethernet Adapter Cards use a 32-bit PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect See PCI. (hardware) Peripheral Component Interconnect - (PCI) A standard for connecting peripherals to a personal computer, designed by Intel and released around Autumn 1993. PCI is supported by most major manufacturers including Apple Computer. ) bus architecture. The enhanced throughput greatly improves the performance of systems using high-bandwidth applications. Both adapters employ direct memory access (DMA (1) (Digital Media Adapter) See digital media hub. (2) (Document Management Alliance) A specification that provides a common interface for accessing and searching document databases. ) bus mastering architecture, minimizing CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. utilization and enabling multiple tasks to be performed concurrently. This frees the PC for today's demanding applications and results in an exponential increase in the amount of data that can be processed. The adapters will also support full-duplex operation, allowing them to transmit and receive data simultaneously. Ease of installation is a major feature of both adapter series -- both are auto-configurable on power-up. When used with Plug and Play-compliant hardware or software, the system automatically configures the correct settings, greatly simplifying installation. Compatibility Both the AT-1500 Plug and Play Series and AT-2450 PCI Series support the most popular network operating environments, including: Microsoft Windows '95, Windows for Workgroups A version of Windows 3.1 introduced in 1992 that added peer-to-peer networking. See Windows. (operating system) Windows for Workgroups - (WFW, WFWG) A version of Windows 3.1 which works with a network. Although stand-alone 3. and Windows NT; Novell NetWare and Personal NetWare; IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) OS/2 and LAN Manager; DEC PathWorks; Banyan Vines; SCO (The SCO Group, Lindon, UT, www.sco.com) A leading vendor of Unix operating systems for the x86 platform. SCO had also offered Linux, but abandoned the line in the spring of 2003. The SCO Group is the combination of two companies: Utah-based Caldera, Inc. and Univel UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). . Both adapters provide broad support for current network media including UTP UTP (uridine triphosphate): see uracil. (Unshielded Twisted Pair) See twisted pair. UTP - unshielded twisted pair , AUI, BNC and Fiber and have auto-sensing media connectors. They support Boot ROM for centralized or remote booting, and a TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. transport and SNMP agent are shipped free with every adapter. Both series of adapter cards have four LEDs and CardAssistant diagnostic software for easy troubleshooting by IS managers and other systems personnel. Allied Telesyn offers free technical support and lifetime warranties for both the AT-2450 PCI Series cards and the AT-1500 Plug and Play Series adapters. Models, Cost and Availability The AT-2450 Series PCI and the AT-1500 Plug and Play Ethernet Adapter Cards are available in four models: -- AT-2450T AT-1500T Plug and Play for 10Base-T -- AT-2450BT AT-1500BT Plug and Play for 10Base-T and 10Base-2 -- AT-2450AT AT-1500FT Plug and Play for 10Base-T and 10Base-5 -- AT-2450FT AT-1500AT Plug and Play for 10Base-T and 10Base-FL The AT-2450 Series PCI Ethernet Adapter Cards are available immediately and have a promo price starting at $139. The AT-1500 Plug and Play Ethernet Adapter Cards are also available immediately and have a promo price starting at $89.95. For more information, customers can call 800/424-4284. Corporate Background Incorporated in 1987, Allied Telesyn International (ATI) is a leading supplier of Ethernet products for local area networks (LANs). The industry's largest supplier of Ethernet media products such as transceivers and micro repeaters, ATI entered the market for interface cards and hubs in 1992. The company provides a component- based "building block" approach to designing and implementing LANs. Revenues for ATI and its affiliates exceeded $180 million in 1994. The company has development and manufacturing facilities in the United States and the Pacific Rim, including IC design capability that allows it to offer highly cost-effective and reliable products in the fast-growing 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. market. ATI has affiliates in Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. NOTE: This release is also available in the "Press Room" at http://www.millercom.com. CONTACT: Allied Telesyn, Bothell Andrea Clement, 206/481-3784 or Miller/Shandwick Technologies, Los Angeles Chris Gunning, 310/822-4669 cgunning@millerwest.com |
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