Asante Announces Dramatically Reduced Prices on Selected Fast Ethernet Products; Recent Favorable Press, Awards Help Increase Demand; Prompt Price Reductions By Up To 30 Percent.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1996--Asante Technologies, 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 :ASNT ASNT American Society of Non-destructive Testing ASNT American Society for Neural Transplantation ASNT Astrological Association of North Texas (Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex) ASNT Application Sharing Nt ), a leading provider of Ethernet and Fast Ethernet An earlier name for 100Mbps Ethernet. See 100Base-T. (networking) Fast Ethernet - A version of Ethernet developed in the 1990s(?) which can carry 100 Mbps compared with standard Ethernet's 10 Mbps. It requires upgraded network cards and hubs. networking products, today announced major price cuts on some of its Fast Ethernet products -- making migration to 100BASE-TX networking a more cost-effective and practical solution for users who need higher network bandwidth. Increased product demand -- in part driven by recent major product awards -- has enabled Asante to lower its prices by up to 30 percent. "We are proud to have received awards recently from Network Computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. and MacUser for some of our Fast Ethernet products," said Paul Smith, vice president of marketing at Asante. "These prestigious awards, combined with a multitude of favorable product reviews, have helped increase demand recently for our Fast Ethernet products. This, in turn, has enabled us to offer a complete migration solution to Fast Ethernet at a significantly reduced cost." Reduced prices for Asante's Fast Ethernet products include: -0- Product Type New List Price Street
Asante Fast 100TX Hub Manageable,
stackable $1,895 (from $1,995) $1,599
Asante Plug-and-Play Unmanaged, 100TX/12 Hub non-stackable $1,650 (from $1,795) $1,299 Asante Plug-and-Play Unmanaged, 100TX/6 Hub non-stackable $ 895 (from $1,095) $ 699
ReadySwitch 5104 TX 4 port 10 Mbps
switch w/100
Mbps TX uplink $1,595 (from $2,195) $1,399
ReadySwitch 5104 FX w/100 Mbps
FX uplink $1,745 (from $2,495) $1,529
Asante Fast 10/100 10/100 NuBus NuBus Adapter card $ 350 (from $399) $ 269 Asante Fast 10/100 10/100 NuBus NuBus Adapter 5 Pack card $1,625 (from $1,750) $1,295-0- The Asante Fast 100 TX Hub, a high-speed, stackable, Fast Ethernet hub with twelve 100BASE-TX ports, received the Editor's Choice award from Network Computing magazine, as noted in the August 15, 1996 issue. The hub received high marks due to its already low cost, excellent management capabilities, expandability and its Class II repeater (1) A communications device that amplifies (analog) or regenerates (digital) the data signal in order to extend the transmission distance. Available for both electronic and optical signals, repeaters are used extensively in long distance transmission. functionality. Network Computing noted that the Asante Fast 100 TX hub is "one of the best-priced hubs we've seen." The Asante Fast 10/100 Adapter for PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , one of the most affordable, high-performance PCI cards that offers all-in-one compatibility to 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX Ethernet networks, received MacUser's Best Buy award, along with the highest rank of four stars for price, speed, features, and support, 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. the October 1996 issue of MacUser. The list price for Asante's 10/100 PCI card is $239 and comes bundled with Asante's NetDoubler network acceleration utility, which offers dramatically improved performance in 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T networks on PowerMac systems. NetDoubler increases network speeds by up to nine times, according to Fremont, California-based LANQuest test labs. About Asante Products In addition to the Fast Ethernet products mentioned above, Asante also provides a version of the Asante Fast 100 Hub that supports 100BASE-FX fiber optic uplinks, as well as a bridge product that connects 100 Mbps workgroups to 10 Mbps networks. Asante's switch line, in addition to the ReadySwitch products, includes the Asante 5216 and 5216xp 16-port segmentation switches with two 100 Mbps "fat pipes" connections. Asante also offers a complete line of 10 Mbps Ethernet networking products, including the AsanteHub 2072, a chassis-based managed hub A network hub that has intelligence built into firmware. Typically an Ethernet hub, it responds to management queries for statistics and to commands for setting the configuration. Managed Ethernet hubs evolved into managed Ethernet switches. Contrast with unmanaged hub. See intelligent hub. ; the NetStacker(TM) stackable hub A type of Ethernet hub that can be expanded by daisy chaining additional hubs together via dedicated ports for that purpose. They are designed to stack vertically and be treated as a single domain by the network management software. with optional management capability; network adapter A printed circuit board that plugs into the bus of both user machines (clients) and servers in a local area network (LAN). Also commonly called a "network interface card" (NIC) or "LAN card," the network adapter transmits data onto the network and receives data from the network. cards, such as the FriendlyNet(TM) PC Card; and Asante's Plug-And-Play unmanaged 10BASE-T hubs in eight-port, 12-port and 24-port configurations. About Asante Founded in 1988, Asante Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ASNT) designs, manufactures and markets a full line of high-performance products for Ethernet and Fast Ethernet networks, including adapter cards, intelligent and non-intelligent hubs, bridge products and network management software. Asante products are available through a worldwide network of VARs, system integrators and distributors. For additional information, contact Asante Technologies at 800/662-9686 or browse the company's World Wide Web home page at http://www.asante.com. CONTACT: Asante Technologies, San Jose Jennifer C. Doettling, 408/435-8401 ext. 282 jdoettli@asante.com or Walt & Company Communications, Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. Erin Curtis or Sandy Turner, 408/496-0900 ecurtis@walt.com or sturner@walt.com |
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