BANGG and SMC Giving Computer Users Another Way to Party.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 1999--SMC Networks Inc., Thursday announced its sponsorship of Bay Area Network Gaming Group's (BANGG BANGG Bay Area Network Gaming Group ) Annual Networked Gaming Marathon. This year, with over 200 registered attendees, BANGG challenges computer game enthusiasts to battle for hi-tech prizes in a party setting. Complete with an MC, broadcast music, big screen TVs, Sony Play Stations, and other entertainment, players have a chance to battle it out for great prizes and free giveaways. One of the largest social events of its kind, BANGG, a non-profit San Francisco-based organization promotes the blending of the Internet with multi-user action play in a party local area network setting. This event provides a fun, relaxing setting for people to meet, laugh, and bout for hi-tech prizes through the interactive play of popular computer action games (Quake II Quake II, released on December 6 1997, is a first person shooter computer game developed by id Software and distributed by Activision. It is not a sequel to Quake; it merely uses the name of the former game for commercial purposes. , StarCraft, StarSeige, Tribes). Now in its third year, this event which grew from a garage setting has more than doubled in size each year; a sign that networking and the Internet are here to stay. As the Internet becomes as standard as a microwave in the American home For the American mortgage lender, see . The American Home is a center of intercultural exchange located in Vladimir, Russia. The home is designed to model a typical American suburban home and its main focus is the ESL school that provides lessons for Russian students. and leisure time dwindling dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. , a growing number of people are gaming online to relax and safely socialize so·cial·ize v. so·cial·ized, so·cial·iz·ing, so·cial·iz·es v.tr. 1. To place under government or group ownership or control. 2. To make fit for companionship with others; make sociable. without having to leave home. SMC SMC Saint Mary's College SMC Santa Monica College SMC Solaris Management Console SMC Smooth Muscle Cell SMC Small Magellanic Cloud (also see LMC) SMC Safety Management Certificate (maritime shipping) supports the need for online entertainment as a way to socialize and has helped BANGG design a make shift local area network which computer gamers can easily plug and play their PCs. The BANGG network has been constructed with 20-SMC 9432TX adapters, 24-SMC3608TAC-EZ Ethernet hubs, SMC5208 dual-speed 10/100 hubs, and 2-SMC6724TX Tiger Switches 10/100 Gigabit Managed Switch in an Ethernet/Fast Ethernet collapsed backbone A network configuration that provides a backbone in a centralized location, to which all subnetworks are attached. A collapsed backbone is implemented in a router or switch that uses a high-speed backplane that can handle the simultaneous traffic of all or most of its ports at full wire topology. SMC, an official sponsor of BANGG, offers free product evaluations with your online request. Visit www.smc.com for more information. BANGG runs April 2-4 at the Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. Convention Center (Great America Ballroom). Admission is $15. Whether you want to play or watch, BANGG welcomes you to catch the spirit of innovation. Win Vodoo II Card Prizes, Computer Games, Gaming Peripherals, and maybe even some AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. computers. BANGG is also hosting a similar event in Hamar, Norway with 4,000 registered attendees. About SMC SMC, a leading provider of reliable and compatible network interface cards, hubs, and switches with a low cost of ownership, is a private joint venture between Standard Microsystems Corporation and Accton Technology Corporation. Specializing in 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. solutions for the small and medium-sized business sector, SMC satisfies customer needs through personalized and responsive customer service and support. With headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., the company maintains offices worldwide including North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Japan. Visit SMC on the World Wide Web at http://www.smc.com or call 800/SMC-4-YOU for a product evaluation or press kit. You can trust the company that VAR Business Magazine rated as the number one networking vendor in the country and Canadian Dealer News nominated runner-up for the 1998 Resellers' Choice Award. SMC's networking solutions offer industry-leading performance backed by its world famous quality and ease of installation. Top that off with the company's award winning technical support and superior customer service and you'll realize the difference. SMC is a registered trademark of SMC Networks Inc. All other names are the property of their respective titleholders. |
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