Asante Launches Workgroup Gigabit Ethernet Switches; New Series Features Flexible Advanced Options.SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Asante Networks Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). :ASTN ASTN Automatic Switched Transport Network (optical networks) ASTN Automatically Switched Transport Network (ITU-T) ASTN Automotive Satellite Television Network ASTN Astern ASTN Astronomic ) today announced the release of new Gigabit Ethernet switches. The IntraCore(TM) 3624 and 3648 Series are the most powerful, flexible family of workgroup switches. This series gives user's greater flexibility by letting them configure the switch exactly how they want it--to fit either a new or existing network infrastructure. Bina Patel, VP of Sales and Marketing, commented, "We are excited to announce the availability of the IC3624 and 3648 series, which enhances our already expansive product line. These products will bring additional revenue to the Company while still continuing to provide high end solutions to our customers." Protecting Network Investments The Intricate 3624 and 3648 Series switches can be tailored with hardware and software to precisely match a network manager's needs--today and in the future. --Start with a base configuration of a 24-port or 48-port 10/100 switch and 2 combo copper/SFP gigabit uplinks. --Choose from 2 different auto selecting dual gigabit uplinks with copper or small 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. for fibre connections. --Deploy multimedia services (voice, video, audio, and telephony) throughout the network with multi-service technologies: IP multicast with IGMP (Internet Group Multicast Protocol) The protocol that governs the management of multicast groups in a TCP/IP network. To sign up for a multicast group, a Host Membership Report is sent by a user's machine to its nearest routers, which forward that data to , multiple priority queues, and 64 VLANs. --Prioritize traffic via various means including 802.1P, VLAN See virtual LAN. VLAN - Virtual Local Area Network , etc. In addition, the management capabilities let users choose telnet, SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. , or web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. interfaces over in-band Ethernet or out-of-band serial communications. Availability Available in Q1 07. About Asante Networks Inc. Asante, based in San Jose, CA, is a leading provider of networking solutions for the small-medium business (SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. ) market. Asante designs, markets, and sells a full line of networking solutions that provides high-performance, reliable, and value-based solutions. The company's IntraCore(R) and FriendlyNET(R) product families offer a full breadth of products - from the edge to the core of networks that integrate voice, data, and video over wireless and wired networks with unified management and authentication. Asante Networks is a subsidiary of TechnoConcepts Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :TCPS TCPS Tissue Culture Polystyrene TCPS Transportable Collective Protection Shelter TCPS Telemetry and Command Processing System TCPS Tcp for Ssl ), a fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. specializing in wireless communications and networks. For additional information, visit www.asante.com or call 800-662-9686. Forward-looking statements in this release do not constitute guarantees of future performance. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such statements may relate, among other things, to the anticipated availability of products, the expected financial and operating results, the expected acceptance of the company's products, the usefulness and benefits of the company's products generally and the acceptance of the company's technological solutions and its ability to achieve its goals, plans and objectives. The risks and uncertainties that may affect forward-looking statements include among others: difficulties in designing and developing new products, difficulties providing solutions that meet the needs of customers, difficulty in relationships with vendors and partners, difficulty in introducing products in the marketplace and gaining acceptance of the same, difficulty gaining necessary governmental approvals, difficulty facing the intense competition present in the wireless communications industry, the company's limited operating history, its inexperience in operating internationally, and difficulty managing rapid growth. For a more detailed discussion of the risks and uncertainties of Asante's TechnoConcepts' business, please refer to the TechnoConcepts' Annual Report on Form 10K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, and as may subsequently be amended. The companies assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement contained in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein. |
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