Asante Beats Intel Price on 10 100 PCI Card; Announces New PC Edition of Fast Ethernet Adapter at 33 Percent Lower Price.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)--Nov. 20, 1995--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 a new PC Edition of the AsanteFAST 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). at a price 33 percent lower than the current version -- pricing it under Intel's 10/100 PCI card. To meet customer demand, Asante is offering the new 10/100 adapter at $159 list -- a decrease from $239 on Asante's current multi-platform 10/100 PCI adapter. The new 10/100 PC Edition card is available immediately. Asante is taking a bold step to not only match but also beat Intel's 10/100 on price following recent third-party benchmark tests in which AsanteFAST matched Intel's card on performance. In benchmark tests conducted by PC Magazine Labs, AsanteFAST was the only adapter that performed as well as Intel's 10/100 PCI card and matched it in terms of low 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 on the server. AsanteFAST matched Intel's card "every step of the way" on the lab's client and server versions of the NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. Throughput test, according to the First Looks review appearing in the November 7 issue of PC Magazine. "Both cards performed well during server testing, peaking at just under 70 megabits per second (unit) megabits per second - (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of bits per second. A unit of data rate. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576). E.g. Ethernet can carry 10 Mbps. . Unlike most other 100Base-T cards, the AsanteFAST 10/100 showed admirable CPU utilization, matching the PRO/100 on (the lab's) CPU Utilization test." "Move over Intel, there's a new Fast Ethernet adapter in town, and it's fast," the review stated. "By matching Intel on both performance and price, we are now able to offer the highest-quality, most affordable 10/100 PCI card available anywhere," said Paul Smith, vice president of marketing at Asante. "Fast Ethernet is rapidly approaching 10Mbps Ethernet pricing and Asante is leading the way in the push to make 100BASE-T a viable solution for workgroup networking." The table below shows Asante's new 10/100 PC Edition -- including new 5- and 20-pack options -- in comparison to the price of Intel's 10/100 card: -0-
Asante Intel
Single Unit (List) $159 $169
5 Pack (unit price) $149 $159
20 Pack (unit price) $139 $149
The AsanteFAST 10/100 Adapter PC Edition is a high-speed adapter card for PCI-based 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) PC-compatibles and is targeted at workgroups using speed-intensive programs such as client server applications, CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. , desktop publishing, pre-press, medical imaging and multimedia. The adapter offers plug-and-play installation, four LED lights for troubleshooting network diagnostics and support for NWay(tm) Auto-Negotiation. Using NWay, the adapter is equipped to provide instant migration from 10Mbps to 100Mbps networking at half or full duplex mode. Asante continues to provide and support the multi-platform AsanteFAST 10/100 Adapter for PCI-based Power Macintosh computers and IBM PC-compatibles. This version, released in June, is targeted at customers in mixed platform environments. About Asante Founded in 1988, Asante Technologies Inc. manufactures and markets a full line of high-performance products for Ethernet and Fast Ethernet networks, including adapter cards, intelligent and non-intelligent hubs, bridges, and network management software. Asante products are available through a worldwide network of VARs, system integrators, computer retail stores and distributors. For additional information, contact Asante at 800/662-9686 or browse the company's World Wide Web home page at http://www.asante.com. CONTACT: Asante Technologies, Inc. Jennifer Cochran Doettling, 408/435-8401 Ext. 282 or Golin/Harris Technologies Dawn Harris, 415/904-7000 Ext. 212 |
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