Ascend Announces Java-Based Configurator for Popular Pipeline Family of Remote-Site Bridges and Routers; Free Utility With Graphical, Point-and-Click Interface Is Distributed on Ascend's New Pipeline Companion CD-ROM.ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1996--Ascend Communications, 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 :ASND ASND A Streetcar Named Desire (play) ) announced today a new Java-Based Pipeline Configurator (JBPC JBPC Journal of Biological Physics and Chemistry ) utility that allows end-users and network administrators to configure Ascend's award-winning Pipeline family of Ethernet-to-ISDN bridges and routers over their local Ethernet segment. By running inside of a Java-capable browser, the JBPC attains complete cross-platform compatibility with Macintosh, Windows 3.1x
Windows 3.1x is a graphical user interface and a part of the Microsoft Windows software family. , WIN95, 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. , and UNIX operating systems. The utility is now bundled free of charge with all Pipeline products on "The Pipeline Companion CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). ," which also includes a number of other useful software products. "Configuration with the Java-Based Pipeline Configurator is a breeze," said Bert Forbes, Pipeline product manager. "Users can configure their Pipeline products over Ethernet in an easy-to-use, graphical, point-and-click environment. In fact, the JBPC is so easy that even the most non-technical end-users can benefit from it, making it ideal for small offices/home offices, remote offices, and power Internet users, as well as for corporate central sites." Easy Pipeline Configuration Because the JBPC is based on Java, the popular internet software technology developed by Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Pipeline end-users and network administrators can configure, save, and restore configurations from a PC or a Mac over an Ethernet 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. connection. The JBPC includes a comprehensive, easy-to-use Quick Start utility that guides users through their configuration and offers comprehensive on-line help, thus allowing users to get up and running in less than 15 minutes. "Unless you were technically sophisticated, previous methods of configuring bridges and routers were a major headache," said Bert Forbes. "You had to work on a VT100 terminal directly connected via a serial cable and do configurations line by line. Hypertext-based, menu-driven configurators run on Windows, but they lack the ease of use and Quick Start utility included with Ascend's JBPC." The JBPC can be used with Ascend's Pipeline products, including the Pipeline 25-Px, the first router to use network address translation and the only router approved for ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. access on the Microsoft Network; the Pipeline 25-Fx, which supports up to four users; the popular Pipeline 50, the first Ethernet/ISDN router for a small LAN; and the Pipeline 75, which has the functionality of the Pipeline 50 with the added feature of two analog ports. Everything Users Need for Remote Networking In addition to the JBPC, "The Pipeline Companion CD-ROM" includes all the software users need for remote and LAN-based networking. MAXDial allows users who do not have modems at their desktops to send faxes via the modem in Ascend's MAX line of WAN access switches. A new Networking Glossary allows non-technical end users to find answers to their most commonly asked questions about networking. The glossary, which is linked by hypertext to the JBPC, is also available as a standalone product. Also included in the CD-ROM is a front-end setup utility, MAXLink Pro, Adobe Acrobat Reader, and product demonstrations from Netmanage and Funk Software. "The Pipeline Companion CD-ROM" is now bundled free-of-charge with all Ascend's Pipeline products. Customers can download all of the components found on "The Pipeline Companion CD-ROM" via anonymous ftp at ftp.ascend.com. About Ascend Communications Ascend Communications, Inc., is a leading, worldwide provider of remote networking solutions for corporate central sites, Internet Service Provider's points of presence, remote offices, mobile workers and telecommuters. Ascend develops, manufactures, markets, sells and supports products which utilize bandwidth on demand to extend existing corporate networks for applications such as remote LAN access, Internet Access, telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. , SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. connectivity and videoconferencing/multimedia access. Detailed information on Ascend products, news announcements, seminars, service and support is available on Ascend's Home page at the World Wide Web site http:www.ascend.com. Ascend is headquartered at One Ascend Plaza, 1701 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, California 94502. Phone: 800/ASCEND4; Fax: 510/747-2300; E-mail: info@ascend.com. CONTACT: Gallagher PR Shannon Malliet, 510/747-2254 smalliet@ascend.com |
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