B&B Electronics Licenses Digi RealPort COM Port Redirector Patent; B&B Joins Growing List Of Licensees.MINNETONKA, Minn. -- Digi International Digi International was founded in 1985 as DigiBoard and is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA. The company went public as Digi International in 1989 and is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol DGII. (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 : DGII DGII Dirección General de Impuestos Internos DGII Directorate General of Human Rights (EU) DGII Deutschsprachige Gesellschaft für Intraokularlinsen-Implantation und refraktive Chirurgie (German) ) today announced that B&B Electronics has licensed its Digi RealPort(R) COM port A serial communications port on a PC. See COM1 and serial port. com port - communications port redirection patent, U.S. patent number 6,047,319 entitled "Network Terminal Server with Full API Implementation." The patent allows the company to develop its COM port redirection software for use in its device server product line. COM port redirection enables remote network-attached serial devices to function in exactly the same way, and use the same application software, as if they were directly connected to a PC or server. "A patent license is required of most companies developing, using or planning to develop COM port redirection technology," said Larry Kraft, vice president of America's sales and global marketing, Digi International. "As the leader in device networking Using an Ethernet LAN to interconnect sensors, instruments, machine tools, medical monitors, restaurant appliances, POS terminals and other devices. In the mid-1990s, Comtrol Corporation created the first "device server," which converts serial transmission to Ethernet, enabling , Digi has a strong and growing portfolio of intellectual property." The patent license to develop COM port redirection technology consists of a one-time fee and a volume scaleable per port royalty fee. For companies that want to get to market fast, Digi also offers two RealPort development kits for the NetOS environment. The first option allows licensees to utilize any RealPort driver that Digi provides. The second option enables manufacturers to work with Digi to privately brand the drivers. To save manufacturers substantial time and expense, all Microsoft WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) A Microsoft facility that provides testing services for hardware and drivers for compliance with its operating systems. WHQL administers various logos that compliant vendors may reprint on their packages. certification and electronic signature are performed and maintained by Digi. Digi's patented RealPort technology easily allows virtually any computer application that uses COM Port or TTY (TeleTYpewriter) See teletypewriter and TDD/TTY. (hardware) tty - /tit'ee/ (ITS pronunciation, but some Unix people say it this way as well; this pronunciation is not considered to have sexual undertones), /T T Y/ 1. teletypewriter. 2. communications to connect securely to a serial device across an IP network. Requiring minimal network overhead, the low latency RealPort technology allows users to locate serial devices anywhere on an IP network without having to change application programs that are expecting locally host-connected COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. or TTY ports. This creates an easy migration path for moving serial devices to fully Ethernet-enabled devices with no application changes required. About Digi International Digi International, based in Minneapolis, makes device networking easy by developing products and technologies that are cost effective and easy to use. Digi markets its products through a global network of distributors and resellers, systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). About B&B Electronics B&B Electronics (www.bb-elec.com) is a leading manufacturer of data communication products for industrial automation, retail services and building control fields. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Illinois. They serve over 50,000 customers from all parts of the world. A wholly-owned sales and service facility is located in Ireland, serving Europe, Africa and the Middle East. B&B Electronics is a subsidiary of Avtek Corporation, a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. in Providence, RI. For more information, visit Digi's Web site at www.digi.com, or call 877-912-3444. All brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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