Ariel Corp. Appoints Charles Strauch To Its Board Of Directors.CRANBURY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1999-- Ariel Corp. (Nasdaq:ADSP ADSP - AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol ), a leading supplier of remote access solutions for ISPs and OEMs, today announced that it has appointed Charles Strauch to its board of directors. Strauch brings more than 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry to Ariel, with particular expertise in applying broadband technology to the service provider market and international carrier businesses. "Mr. Strauch is a welcome addition to Ariel's board of directors," remarked Tony Agnello, chairman of the board at Ariel. "His experience in the telecommunications industry and success building international companies should prove invaluable as Ariel ramps up its ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and efforts, both domestically and internationally." "Ariel has already developed breakthrough economics and the technology base needed to succeed in the remote access marketplace with an open systems platform," said Strauch. "I look forward to helping Ariel translate that economic and technology position into market leadership." Strauch is currently chairman of the board of directors for PairGain Technologies (Nasdaq:PAIR), the world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of 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 (Digital Subscriber Line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and ) networking systems. Strauch served as chairman and chief executive officer of PairGain from 1991 to 1998. Prior to that, he was chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of MSI Data Corp., president and COO of Memorex, and executive vice president for the electronics and electrical group at Gould. Strauch is a founding trustee, a major benefactor, and the current chairman of the board at Landmark College, a leading internationally-recognized college exclusively dedicated to the education of adults with learning disabilities. He holds a bachelor's of science in engineering from Lehigh University and an honorary Doctorate degree in education from Landmark College. More on Ariel Ariel Corp. is a leading provider of high-density remote access plug-in cards for applications such as Internet access, corporate Intranet/Extranet access, on-line services, telecommuting, transaction processing, and unified messaging. Ariel's remote access products make it easy for OEMs and system integrators targeting ISPs, corporate enterprises and other service providers to add high-density remote access to open systems platforms running a variety of popular operating systems, including Windows NT and Linux. Ariel's high-density remote access cards provide V.34, V.90-compatible 56K, and basic rate ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. remote dial-in, 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. dial-out, and Internet back-haul. Available in ISA, PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). and CompactPCI formats, the cards connect to T1, E1, ISDN, and POTS lines. Ariel's remote access products run Windows NT and Linux out of the box. An SDK is available for OEMs who want to use Ariel's remote access products with other operating systems. For more information on Ariel products, please contact Ariel Corp. at 2540 Route 130, Cranbury, N.J. 08512. Phone 609/860-2900. Fax 609/860-1155. Email: info@ariel.com. World Wide Web: www.ariel.com. |
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