Asante Turns Up Heat On Fast Ethernet Promotions; Offers Adapter Giveaway On Fast Ethernet Hub.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. 7, 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 Fast Ethernet promotion -- offering a free 10/100 PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). adapter card See adapter and expansion board. to customers purchasing the AsanteFAST 100 TX Hub. Designed to promote the company's extensive new line of Fast Ethernet products, the offer entitles customers to a free 10/100 network adapter A printed circuit board that plugs into the bus of both user machines (clients) and servers in a local area network (LAN). Also commonly called a "network interface card" (NIC) or "LAN card," the network adapter transmits data onto the network and receives data from the network. 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 Macintosh computers with the purchase of the AsanteFAST 100 TX Hub. To qualify, customers can call Asante at 800/662-9686 to receive a coupon entitling them to the free card with proof of purchase of Asante's Fast Ethernet hub. The program is effective immediately and runs through Jan. 16, 1996. The AsanteFAST 100 TX Hub is the flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. in the company's Fast Ethernet product line, which includes a 10/100 bridge, management module, a second Fast Ethernet hub with both TX and FX fiber optic connections, as well as 10/100 NuBus and PCI network adapter cards. Both the TX hub and PCI card are available now, with the release of the other products scheduled to begin with the NuBus card later this month, followed by the bridge in December, and the management module and TX/FX hub in January. Asante also has announced a 10BASE-T switched hub with a Fast Ethernet "Fat Pipe," which will be available next month. AsanteFAST Fast Ethernet Product Line o Bridge. The AsanteFAST 10/100 Bridge is a "speed matching" bridge for integrating 100Mbps Fast Ethernet with 10Mbps networks. The product is ideal for segmenting high-bandwidth workgroups while providing continued access to e-mail, printing and other services on the 10BASE-T LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. . With support for NWay(TM) auto-negotiation, the bridge automatically configures at 10 or 100Mbps without jumpers or switches. It also is designed to maximize network throughput and reduce network congestion by using full wire-speed forwarding and source address filtering. o Management Module. The AsanteFAST 100 Management Module is a high-speed Fast Ethernet network management module. Designed to add intelligence to Asante's 100BASE-TX stackable hub, the module has the same sleek, compact design as the hub and fully integrates with the shared backplane of the hub using a unique expansion card feature. The card enables the module to stack on top of the Asante hub. The module monitors network performance, collisions and other vital signs, and is easily controlled from Asante's network management software, AsanteView, or any other SNMP-compatible device. o Hub. Released in July, the AsanteFAST 100 TX Hub is the first stackable and manageable 12-port hub on the market. It supports up to 15 hubs in a "stack" and a maximum of two stacks. This represents a total of 358 ports and the largest Fast Ethernet collision domain on the market. Providing an easy migration path to 100BASE-TX networking and speeds up to 10 times faster than standard 10BASE-T Ethernet, the hub offers a cost-effective way to upgrade as network congestion "hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. " arise. At $166 per port - it offers the lowest price per port on the market. The AsanteFAST 100 TX/FX Hub is a nine-port manageable hub designed with eight 100BASE-TX ports and one 100BASE-FX port, allowing high-speed networking over Category 5 unshielded twisted pair See twisted pair. (hardware) unshielded twisted pair - (UTP) Normal telephone wire (in the USA). It may be used for computer to computer communications, e.g. using a version of Ethernet or localtalk. It is much cheaper than standard "full-spec" Ethernet cable. and longer-distance fiber optic wire. The integrated FX port offers a reliable and easy solution for high-speed networking over greater distances - a total of 308 meters over a fiber optic backbone. This compares with 205 meters over Fast Ethernet. o Adapters. Released in June, the AsanteFAST 10/100 Adapter for PCI is a high-speed adapter card featuring plug-and-play installation, NWay auto-negotiation, and unique support for multiple platforms - including PCI-based IBM PC-compatibles and Power Macintosh computers running at 10Mbps or 100Mbps. It is priced at $269 list. Asante also offers a 10/100 adapter for NuBus-based Macs, including Quadras, Mac IIs, and most Power Macintosh computers. It is priced at $399 list and about $335 street. 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 PC and Macintosh 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., San Jose Jennifer C. Doettling, 408/435-8401 x282 jdoettli@asante.com or Golin/Harris Technologies Dawn Harris, 415/904-7000 x212 dharris@hi-tech.com |
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