Ascend announces ISDN video adapter upgradable to full inverse multiplexer; low-cost Multiband VSX supports scalable bandwidth.ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 1995--Ascend Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASND ASND A Streetcar Named Desire (play) ), market leader in video access equipment, today introduced an entry-level ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. video adapter that is upgradable to a full inverse multiplexer. The new Multiband VSX (Verification Suite for X/Open) A testing procedure from X/Open that verifies compliance with their endorsed standards. VSX3 has over 5,500 tests for compliance with XPG3. See XPG. VSX - Verification Suite for X/open. , which supports scalable bandwidths for single-session videoconferencing, is the latest member of Ascend's industry-leading Multiband product family. "The Multiband VSX creates a new price point for scalable inverse multiplexing," said Robert Ryan, Ascend's chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The flexible, modular design of the VSX makes it ideal for sites that are planning ahead for their video access needs and want to maximize their equipment investment. The VSX allows users to construct economical video networks for applications such as videoconferencing, distance learning, electronic banking and publishing and telemedicine." The Multiband VSX is available in a T1 and a BRI See ISDN. BRI - Basic Rate Interface model. Both units are built on a modular hardware platform that consists of a base unit and a plug-in module that provides additional functionality. Each unit provides flexible bandwidth on demand for a single videoconferencing application and conforms to BONDING (Bandwidth On Demand Interoperability Group) and AIM (Ascend Inverse Multiplexing) inverse multiplexing standards that allow interoperability with other vendors' inverse multiplexers. Ascend Multiband VSX is available now in North America. Prices for the BRI base model start at $1,495; Fractional T1 at $5,495; and the T1 model at $6,495. Ascend Communications, Inc. develops, manufactures, sells and supports a broad range of high-speed digital wide area network access products. These products use bandwidth on demand to enhance and extend existing corporate networks for applications such as remote 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. access, Internet access, bulk file transfer, videoconferencing, imaging and integrated voice, data and video access. Ascend is headquartered at 1275 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, California 94502. Phone: 510/769-6001; Fax: 510/814-2300; E-mail: info@ascend.com. Ascend's home page on the World Wide Web is HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. ://WWW.ASCEND.COM. CONTACT: Ascend Communications Jerri Emm, 510/814-2325 or jemm@ascend.com or Gallagher PR Kevin Gallagher, 510/743-7830 or 552-0989@mcimail.com |
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