Ascend Eases Remote Access to the Enterprise; New MAXLink software allows faster, easier remote connectivity.ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 1995--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) ) today announced MAXLink, a remote access client software package that enables a remote PC to become a node on an enterprise network connecting to any MAX WAN access product. The user-friendly MAXLink software eases network access for remote users who connect over any public dial service to any MAX WAN access switch. "With the MAXLink client software, Ascend's MAX product family provides a total remote networking solution for our corporate customers," said Bernie Schneider, vice president of marketing at Ascend. "MAXLink allows any remote DOS- or Windows-based PC with an analog modem or an ISDN terminal adapter A device that adapts a computer to a digital ISDN line. Like a modem, it plugs into the serial port of the computer or into an expansion slot. Some terminal adapters use the parallel port for higher speed. to connect to any MAX product and become a node on the enterprise network." "Ease-of-access and ease-of-use translate into greater productivity," Schneider added. "MAXLink eliminates cumbersome setup instructions that exist in other client software products, and ensures complete compatibility between the remote user and the central site. It is a single vendor plug-and-play solution to access any network via a MAX WAN access switch. By pre-defining over 300 modem configurations, MAXLink provides true point-and-click ease-of-use. This integrated solution makes it easy for any remote user on a computer at home, at a small office, or on the road to connect to the corporate network." MAXLink supports PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) The most popular method for transporting IP packets over a serial link between the user and the ISP. Developed in 1994 by the IETF and superseding the SLIP protocol, PPP establishes the session between the user's computer and the ISP using , IP and IPX (Internetwork Packet EXchange) The network layer protocol in the NetWare operating system. Similar to the IP layer in TCP/IP, it contains a network address and allows messages to be routed to a different network or subnet. , and its graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to allows remote users operating in DOS or Windows (ver. 3.x) to easily connect to a MAX WAN access switch. The new client software also supports ISDN terminal adapters that connect to asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. serial ports and use standard AT commands. MAXLink's support for IP and IPX enables users to log in to a NetWare file server on the corporate 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. while concurrently browsing the Internet, all on a single call. Support for PPP includes comprehensive security features such as PAP and CHAP, all designed to work with the entire family of MAX WAN access switches. Available now, MAXLink comes bundled with the MAX 200, and costs $500 with the MAX 1800, $1,500 with the MAX, and $2,500 with the MAX 4000, and includes a license to distribute unlimited copies of the MAXLink client software to remote users accessing the MAX WAN access switch. Ascend Communications, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports a broad range of high-speed digital wide area network access products. These products use bandwidth-on-demand to enhance existing corporate networks for applications such as remote LAN access, telecommuting, 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. and Internet access, and videoconferencing/multimedia access. -0- Note to Editors: Ascend is headquartered at 1275 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, Calif., 94502. Phone: 800/621-9578; fax 510/214-2300; E-mail: info@ascend.com. Ascend's World Wide Web address is http://www.ascend.com. CONTACT: Gallagher PR Kevin Gallagher, 510/743-7830 Kevin@GPR.com |
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