Anixter signs distribution agreement to partner with Interphase.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 1995--Interphase Corp. (NASDAQ/NMS:INPH) and Anixter Inc. have signed a distribution agreement, whereby Anixter will have distribution rights to resell all current and future Interphase interphase /in·ter·phase/ (in´ter-faz) the interval between two successive cell divisions, during which the chromosomes are not individually distinguishable. in·ter·phase n. ATM products worldwide. ``We are pleased to partner with Anixter, a $2-billion, value- added provider of integrated communication systems and services,'' said Jim Gleason, vice president of sales and operations. ``This partnership is of strategic importance to Interphase because of Anixter's unique position in the marketplace. Anixter offers a wide range of integration services and support for voice, data and video applications.'' Gleason explained that Anixter will provide Interphase additional markets and exposure within the local and wide area network arena for the company's high-performance ATM products. ``The Interphase and Anixter partnership will provide a total ATM networking solution for all of our high-performance networking customers,'' said Sergio Gemo, vice president of marketing for enterprise networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. at Anixter. ``Interphase offers the broadest line of ATM adapters available in the market today. Their extensive ATM product line complements our existing products designed to meet highly specific application requirements for the industrial, commercial, military and government markets.'' By signing with Interphase, Anixter joins the growing list of Interphase's currently established network of international distributors and resellers, including: CHIP TECHnologies (France); LANdis B.V. (the Netherlands and Belgium); MACNICA Co. Ltd. (Japan); MegaByte One million bytes, or more precisely 1,048,576 bytes. Also MB, Mbyte and M-byte. See mega and space/time. (unit) megabyte - (MB, colloquially "meg") 2^20 = 1,048,576 bytes = 1024 kilobytes. 1024 megabytes are one gigabyte. (Germany); NORVA NORVA Norfolk, VA Pte. Ltd. (Singapore); Saga Sistemas E Computadores S.A. (Brazil); Taesan Systems Co. Ltd. (Korea); and Westcon Inc. (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ). The company expects to announce several more distribution agreements in the near future. Anixter is a value-added provider of integrated networking A network that supports both data and voice and/or different networking protocols. See converged network and new public network. and cabling solutions that support business information and network infrastructure requirements. Anixter teams with customers to implement these solutions by combining a variety of customized pre- and post-sale services, products from the world's leading manufacturers and accurate and prompt delivery through a global network of 165 locations. Founded in 1957, Anixter has headquarters in the Chicago area. Interphase, based in Dallas, is a leading supplier of desktop and server I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output products for high-speed networks. The company has pioneered performance adapter processing in client/server environments for more than 20 years, leading the industry in SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. , FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) Often pronounced "fiddy," it was a LAN and MAN access method that had its heyday in the mid-1990s. FDDI was an ANSI standard token passing network that transmitted 100 Mbps over optical fiber up to 10 kilometers. and ATM technologies. Interphase sells to OEMs, distributors, systems integrators and value-added resellers through a worldwide sales and service network. CONTACT: Interphase Corp. Alison Golan, 214/919-9120 alison@iphase.com or Anixter Inc. Jackie Drake, 708/677-2600 jackie.drake@anixter.com |
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