Asante Technologies Ships First Network Acceleration Tool for Windows NT Servers; NetDoubler Boosts Performance of Pentium and DEC Alpha Servers.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)--Feb. 3, 1997--Asante Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of high-speed networking solutions, today announced the release of NetDoubler for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. Servers, the first network acceleration utility to provide a performance boost for network file functions on NT servers. Ideal for accelerating copies, opens and saves of large files over 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. networks, NetDoubler is available at a list price of $495 for Pentium/Pentium Pro servers; $1,295 for DEC Alphas. Originally released in May 1996, NetDoubler has become the premier acceleration tool for publishing and prepress, available on all major server platforms utilized in this market. Created and sold as a partner solution with the company's switching and Fast Ethernet products, NetDoubler has prompted dramatically increased sales of Asante's 10/100 cards over the past six months. In beta benchmark tests, NetDoubler for Windows NT more than doubles the performance of network file functions such as desktop drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. , file open and file saves. For example, a 20 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. Photoshop file reads in 3.3 megabytes per second (unit) megabytes per second - (MBps, MB/s) Millions of bytes per second. A unit of data rate. 1 MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes per second (not 1,048,576). from a Gateway Pentium Pro The sixth generation of the Intel x86 family of CPU chips. The term may refer to the chip or to a PC that uses it. Introduced in 1995 as the successor to the Pentium, models from 150 MHz to 200 MHz were released. equipped with NetDoubler networked over Fast Ethernet, in comparison to 1.7 megabytes per second without NetDoubler. Improved file transfer rates eliminate the need for traditional "sneakernet" and data compression data compression Process of reducing the amount of data needed for storage or transmission of a given piece of information (text, graphics, video, sound, etc.), typically by use of encoding techniques. technologies, thus providing significant work productivity advantages to customers working with large graphics files, such as service bureaus, prepress shops, ad agencies, and others. "With the use of NetDoubler, we have seen a significant improvement in our 100BASE-T network performance," said Jared Stupar, a beta tester and Imaging Network Administrator at Quad/Graphics, Inc., the eighth largest "prepublishing" company in the country 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. Pre Magazine. "The move from 10BASE-T to 100BASE-T provides minimum results without the addition of NetDoubler," Stupar said. Prior to using NetDoubler, Quad/Graphics had considered other options such as FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) Often pronounced "fiddy," it was a LAN and MAN access method that had its heyday in the mid-1990s. FDDI was an ANSI standard token passing network that transmitted 100 Mbps over optical fiber up to 10 kilometers. and fiber switching to the desktop; however, with more than a three-fold improvement in network performance, the company is now ready to implement a combined Fast Ethernet and NetDoubler solution. Pewaukee, Wisconsin-based Quad/Graphics provides electronic prepress The use of computers to prepare camera-ready materials up to the actual printing stage. It includes drawing, page makeup and typesetting, all performed electronically rather than by drafting or mechanical cut and paste methods. and printing services for some of the largest magazine publishers in the country, including Time Magazine. Windows NT is the fastest growing server platform for PC-based local area networks, with annual shipments expected to nearly triple by the year 2000 to 1.5 million, according to a recent report from IDC/InfoWorld (Sept. 2, 1996). The report projects Windows NT server market share to reach 22 percent by the turn of the century. System Compatibility and Availability NetDoubler for Windows NT supports versions 3.5.1 and 4.0 of Windows NT, and runs on any Pentium, Pentium Pro or DEC Alpha server. For existing NetDoubler customers, a simple maintenance update of the NetDoubler client to version 1.3 allows their existing client to also communicate with NT servers. The maintenance update is now available to download for free from the Asante Web site at www.asante.com . Two NetDoubler client licenses are included with the purchase of the Pentium version and five client licenses are included with the DEC Alpha version. About Asante Founded in 1988, Asante Technologies offers a full line of high-speed networking solutions, including Ethernet and Fast Ethernet adapters, hubs, and switches, as well as network management and network acceleration software products. 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 . CONTACT: Asante Technologies Jennifer C. Doettling, 408/435-8401 ext. 282 jdoettli@asante.com or Walt & Co. Communications Melissa Deagman or Paige Burgess, 408/496-0900 mdeagman@walt.com pburgess@walt.com |
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