Asante is the First to Ship 3rd Generation Gigabit Ethernet Adapters; GigaNIX 10/100/1000BaseT Adapters Now Available.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)--Dec. 20, 2000 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) today announced that as expected, the company is now shipping GigaNIX(TM), its new 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. adapters for Apple Mac OS, Windows and Linux systems. Asante is leading the way with a family of 3rd generation Gigabit Ethernet adapters, starting at an unheard of Not heard of; of which there are no tidings. Unknown to fame; obscure. - Glanvill. See also: Unheard Unheard low price of $149. Asante carries the most complete line of 10/10/1000BaseT Gigabit network adapters for all popular systems, with 32/64-bit, 32/66 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. PCI bus PCI bus - Peripheral Component Interconnect . Asante GigaNIX Surpasses 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. The Asante(R) FriendlyNET(TM) GigaNIX 1000TA adapters provide exceptional performance in Apple Mac OS 9 environments. Based upon testing by Asante Labs, the GigaNIX 1000TA even outperforms the Gigabit Ethernet port integrated into the latest Apple PowerMac G4 systems. Simulated "real world" tests also show substantial performance improvements for the GigaNIX adapter. Compared with Apple's integrated Gigabit Ethernet port, the Asante GigaNIX was an average of 16% faster; the GigaNIX was as much as 18% faster in Apple Thru Put tests. Compared with the industry-standard AsanteFAST 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet adapter, the Asante GigaNIX was an average of 204% faster and as much as 248% faster. "With the Apple PowerMac G4's Gigabit Ethernet controller integrated into the system chipset, it is easily the standard bearer for Gigabit Ethernet performance for high performance workstations and server," says Kevin Li, Software Manager at Asante. "Running Apple's Thru Put utility, the PowerMac G4 delivers a maximum of 33.3 MBytes/second -- an impressive 3X performance over Asante's popular AsanteFast 10/100 PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). adapter (11.3 MBytes/second) in Asante Lab tests. The new Asante GigaNIX 1000TA with Asante performance-tuned algorithms and drivers delivered even better performance than Apple's G4: a whopping 39.3 MBytes/second!" Mac OS X Beta Drivers As the leader in Macintosh network connectivity, Asante is now making its Mac OS X beta drivers available for qualified technical evaluators. Download these drivers from www.asante.com. Windows Performance Benchmark In tests conducted with eTesting Labs Inc. (formerly ZD Labs) NetBench(R) 7.0 benchmarking application, the GigaNIX adapters delivered outstanding performance under Microsoft Windows 98. With a test suite of older Pentium II-450 and Pentium II-550 client and server, one NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. test showed a total throughput of a whopping 238.498 Mbits/second. A traffic load of 3,577.32 MBytes was transferred in less than 2 minutes. Newer Windows systems with higher performance CPUs, PCI bus and memory systems should deliver substantially greater performance. Complete details are available on the Asante website. Market Demand Overwhelming "Ever since Asante's announcement of the new GigaNIX adapters with National Semiconductor (Nasdaq:NSM (Network and System Management) Running and controlling the networks and computer systems in an enterprise. See network management. ) at the COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). show last month, orders for our gigabit adapters have far exceeded Asante's own optimistic targets," says Rusty Callahan, Vice President of Sales at Asante. Priced from $149, the new GigaNIX adapters have taken the industry by storm, and undercutting competitive offerings from 3Com, Netgear, Alteon and Farallon by as much as $514. "With advanced network monitoring tools like 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. Inspector for Windows and ADLS ADLS Auckland District Law Society (New Zealand) ADLS Advanced Disaster Life Support ADLS Aeronautical Data Link System ADLS Activities of Daily Living Skills (developmental disabilities) for Mac OS, Asante has clearly set the standard for Gigabit Ethernet adapters," Callahan elaborated. Asante 1000BaseT Gigabit Adapters, Switches and Accessories -- FriendlyNET GigaNIX 1000TPC Third generation 10/100/1000BaseT Gigabit Ethernet PCI adapter for Windows 98/NT/2000 Professional and Linux. $149 North American Estimated Street Price (NA-ESP). -- FriendlyNET GigaNIX 1000TA Third generation 10/100/1000BaseT Gigabit Ethernet PCI Adapter Drivers for Mac OS, Windows 98/NT/2000 Professional and Linux. $249 NA-ESP. -- FriendlyNET GX4-400 A four-port, 100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Switch (RJ-45) $1,149 NA-ESP. -- FriendlyNET GX4-224 Complete with two, 100/1000 Mbps Gigabit ports and 24 10/100 ports. $1,499 NA-ESP. -- Certified Gigabit Cables FriendlyNET Gigabit Cable 5: Certified 16.6 foot/5 meter cable (RJ-45): $19.99 NA ESP. FriendlyNET Gigabit Cable 10: Certified 33.2 foot/10 meter cable (RJ-45): $29.99 NA ESP. All models are now shipping, via Asante resellers, e-commerce sites, system integrators, and www.buyasante.com. Supplies of the new GigaNIX adapters may be limited. About Asante Asante Technologies is the leading provider of network solutions for small offices/home offices, education (K-12 and higher education) and enterprises. The Company's FriendlyNET products simplify networking and provide Internet access for mobile and office professionals. The Company's IntraCore products support multi-service applications for large enterprises. For additional information, visit www.asante.com or call 800/566-6680 for FriendlyNET products or 800/303-9121 for IntraCore products. Note to Editors: Asante is a registered trademark; GigaNIX, FriendlyNET and IntraCore are trademarks of Asante Technologies, Inc. |
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