Asante Technologies' NetDoubler Receives MacWorld 1997 World Class Award; Network Acceleration Tool Honored at Macworld Expo.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 1997--Asante Technologies (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 that NetDoubler, the company's network accelerator, has been awarded the 1997 World Class Award from Macworld magazine. The 1997 World Class Awards honor the best Macintosh products and technologies in the industry. Products were chosen for their design, implementation, innovation, quality and value. To qualify for the award, products had to be shipping to customers as of November 29, 1996, and be recommended by Macworld's expert panel of editors, authors and users. Members of Macworld's expert panel have hands-on experience with each nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. product to ensure that selections were based on merit. "We developed NetDoubler to help our customers in the graphics, prepress and publishing industries to limit productivity losses from computer downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. during the routine transfer of large files. With NetDoubler, our customers can take full advantage of the speed of high performance technologies such as Fast Ethernet," said Paul Smith, vice president of marketing at Asante Technologies. "Macworld's recognition of NetDoubler reaffirms our position as a leading provider of solutions for Macintosh users." NetDoubler network acceleration software enables Power Macintosh See Power Mac. (computer) Power Macintosh - Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintosh systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. users to realize increased bandwidth on multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. . Designed for Apple Power Mac systems using Open Transport (OT), NetDoubler multiplies file transfer speeds during opens, copies and saves by up to six times. NetDoubler is a critical performance enhancing tool for users in the prepress, graphics, desktop publishing desktop publishing, system for producing printed materials that consists of a personal computer or computer workstation, a high-resolution printer (usually a laser printer), and a computer program that allows the user to select from a variety of type fonts and sizes, and newspaper publishing industries that regularly face productivity losses from computer downtime during the routine transfer of large 5-100 megabyte One million bytes, or more precisely 1,048,576 bytes. Also MB, Mbyte and M-byte. See mega and space/time. (unit) megabyte - (MB, colloquially "meg") 2^20 = 1,048,576 bytes = 1024 kilobytes. 1024 megabytes are one gigabyte. files. NetDoubler is currently available for all major server platforms: -0-
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-0- Winners of the World Class Award were honored at a celebration "A Celebration" was a non-album single released by U2 between the October and War albums in 1982. It is probably better known for its B-side, "Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl" (later shortened to "Party Girl"), which has become a fan favorite throughout the on January 6 at San Francisco's Center for the Arts Theater, Yerba Buena Gardens Yerba Buena Gardens is the name for two blocks of public parks located between Third and Fourth, Mission and Folsom Streets in downtown San Francisco, California. The first block bordered by Mission and Howard Streets was opened in 1993. . Featured attendees included Apple's chief technology officer, Ellen Hancock Ellen Hancock is a long-time technology manager from the United States who has worked for IBM and Apple, among others. Hancock was born in the Bronx, New York City and raised in Westchester. , plus a special appearance by Macworld's popular columnist, David Pogue David Pogue (born March 9 1963) is a technology writer, journalist and commentator. He is a personal technology columnist for the New York Times, an Emmy-winning tech correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, and tech guest reporter for NPR's Morning Edition. . Winners and finalists were spotlighted live during the ceremony on Macworld Online at www.macworld.com. About Macworld Macworld provides essential buying information to over 1.4 million readers monthly and consistently delivers the latest purchasing information through feature stories, Editors' Choice ratings, Star Ratings, and the Mac Superguide. In addition, the new "Real Products, Real Ratings" logo clarifies real shipping products from beta products. Macworld is published by Macworld Communications, Inc. (MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. ), a business unit of International Data Group (IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) ), the world's leading IT media and research company. MCI, the world's largest Macintosh buyer resource, has a diverse product line of integrated media including 25 local-language Macworld editions around the world, domestic and international Macworld Expos, Macworld Online (www.macworld.com), reference books, CD-ROMs and international market research. IDG publishes more than 275 computer magazines and newspapers and 430 book titles, produces 90 expositions, and provides IT market analysis through 41 research centers worldwide. Company information and access to more than 125 IDG World Wide Web sites is available at http://www.idg.com. About Asante Founded in 1988, Asante Technologies offers a full line of high-performance products for Ethernet and Fast Ethernet networks, including adapters, intelligent and non-intelligent hubs, switches, bridge products and network management. Asante products are available through a worldwide network of VARs, system integrators and distributors. For additional information, contact Asante at 800/662-9686 or browse the company's Web site at www.asante.com . -0- Note to Editors: NetDoubler is a trademark or registered trademark of Asante Technologies Inc. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such. CONTACT: Asante Technologies Jennifer C. Doettling, 408/435-8401, ext. 282 jdoettli@asante.com or Walt & Company Communications Melissa Deagman/Paige Burgess, 408/496-0900 mdeagman@walt.com/pburgess@walt.com |
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