Boca Research announces plans to ship 56 Kbps analog modems.BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 1996--Boca Research 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 :BOCI BOCI Bank of China International BOCI Buckner Orphan Care International ) Wednesday announced that it plans to lead the pack of modem manufacturers with a new 56 Kbps analog modem A common device that converts the computer's digital pulses to tones that can be carried over analog telephone lines. See modem. . Yesterday, Rockwell Semiconductor Systems announced it has developed this new modem technology, enabling Internet connections at rates up to 56 Kbps bits per second across standard phone lines. Tony Zalenski, president and chief executive officer of Boca BOCA Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. BOCA Bird Observers Club of Australia BOCA Business Object Component Architecture BOCA Borland Object Component Architecture (Borland) , stated: "This is record-breaking news for our industry -- in the world of modems, it's like breaking the sound barrier, passing the speed of light, or beating the four-minute mile. With Rockwell developing the technology and overcoming the limitations of the analog connection, the future of the modem, as we know it today, is secure. Rockwell's got the technology, and we plan to ship it." Larry Steffann, Boca's chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , also commented: "This is great news for modem manufacturers and particularly for Boca Research. We have a long-standing relationship with Rockwell, working closely with them over the years, developing new technologies. We have a proven track record of quickly developing products and delivering them to market. With Rockwell's support, we recently successfully migrated our Rockwell-based 28.8 Kbps modems to 33.6 Kbps technology. "It's exciting news for our customers, too. End-users have expressed concern regarding the future technology of datacommunications. Until yesterday, the theory in our industry was that the analog modem was 'maxed-out.' For users, there is a heightened level of discomfort in migrating to the world of digital communications, i.e., ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. (Integrated Services Digital Network Integrated services digital network (ISDN) A generic term referring to the integration of communications services transported over digital facilities such as wire pairs, coaxial cables, optical fibers, microwave radio, and satellites. ), cable modems, and an array of other digital technologies under development today. "With the new 56 Kbps technology, Rockwell has developed a way to overcome the limitations of analog connections and provide Internet access at rates up to 56 Kbps. Customers will love this! It gives them ISDN speed download performance with the convenience of analog service while avoiding the need to move to digital services which are perceived to be more costly, difficult to order and install, and less user-friendly. This new technology is a win-win-win for Rockwell, our company, and our customers," Steffann concluded. CORPORATE INFORMATION Founded in 1985, Boca Research (NASDAQ:BOCI) is a U.S. corporation headquartered in Boca Raton with international operations and ventures worldwide. The company designs, manufactures, markets and supports quality, cost-effective data communications, multimedia and networking products to facilitate the transmission of information on personal computers and computer networks. The company provides hardware products augmented with software for use in the corporate, consumer and small office/home office See SOHO. marketplaces. Boca's current board-level enhancement and networking product categories include data communications (fax/data/voice modems); multimedia (video, telephony, sound, voice and data); networking; video graphics; and input/output (I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output ), IDE and multiport products. The company sells its products worldwide through distributors, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and retailers. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: For additional company or product information from Boca Research Inc. via fax, please call 800/331-1323; via Internet, access their home page at http://bocaresearch.com. In the Internet/email address noted in this news release, there is an "at" symbol between galeb. and bocaresearch.com. Also in the World Wide Web address noted in this news release, there is a double slash between http: and bocaresearch.com. These symbol may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: Boca Research Inc., Boca Raton Gale Blackburn, Corporate Communications Manager 561/997-8621, ext. 305 http://www.bocaresearch.com galeb@bocaresearch.com |
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