Asante Launches $10,000 Education Grant At NECC; ``Network 2 Win'' Helps K-12 Schools Acquire Award-Winning Network Equipment.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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)--June 20, 2001 Asante Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: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 .OB) will launch its new $10,000 "Network 2 Win" (N2W N2W Not to Worry ) education grant at the National Education Computing Conference (NECC NECC National Educational Computing Conference NECC Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (Norfolk, VA) NECC Net-Enabled Command Capability NECC Northeast Mississippi Community College NECC North Equatorial Counter Current ) tradeshow in Chicago June 25-27. "Asante is committed to providing great networking solutions for schools," said Brian Barrett, K-12 education representative at Asante. "This is a wonderful opportunity for a K-12 school to implement or upgrade networking equipment with Asante's award-winning products." Committed to Better Networking for Schools "Productivity would greatly improve in many schools if they could just get the appropriate resources," continued Barrett. For example, schools could use the Asante "Network 2 Win" education grant to: -- Install a wireless network -- Upgrade their backbone to Gigabit Ethernet -- Upgrade classrooms or libraries with Fast Ethernet switches In addition to the grant dollars, the winner will receive a free onsite consultation with an Asante networking expert. Building Better Networks In booth No. 592 at NECC, Asante will also highlight its affordable, powerful Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. switches. The new IntraCore(TM) 65120-12G 12-port all GBIC (GigaBit Interface Converter) A hardware module used to attach network devices to fiber-based transmission systems such as Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet. The GBIC converts the serial electrical signals to serial optical signals and vice versa. switch offers network managers a very flexible way to distribute Gigabit Ethernet over a variety of media. The IntraCore 8000 is a 24-port 10/100 stackable switch with 3 switch expansion slots, 1 stacking slot, and 1 MII 1. (body) MII - A consortium of Microsoft, IBM, and Intel. 2. (storage) MII - A broadcast component video tape format licensed by Panasonic. slot. The IntraCore 6524 is a 24-port 10/100 stackable switch with 2 GBIC Gigabit Ethernet expansion module ports. In addition, Asante will display its award-winning cable/DSL router See broadband router. : the FriendlyNET(R) FR3004LC. Recipient of numerous awards and accolades -- including "Best Buy" from PC World -- this router has a 4-port 10/100 switch, back-up modem port, and network print server for parallel port printers. "Network 2 Win" Guidelines More details regarding the $10,000 N2W education grant are on Asante's website: www.asante.com. About Asante Asante Technologies, Inc., is a leading provider of network solutions for the education, enterprise, and service provider marketplaces. The company's FriendlyNET products simplify networking and provide Internet access for mobile and office professionals. Asante's IntraCore products support multi-service applications for large enterprises. For additional information, visit www.asante.com or call 408/435-8401. Note to Editors: Asante and FriendlyNET are registered trademarks; IntraCore is a trademark of Asante Technologies, Inc. |
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