Castelle Announces the Industry's Smallest Multi-Protocol Print Server.SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 1998-- In Its Micro-Size Capacity, the New LANpress Jr. Fits Neatly Into Any Printer Without Requiring Any More Space Than a Printer Cable Castelle (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 :CSTL CSTL Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory CSTL Clinical Study Team Leader ) today announced the industry's smallest print server, the new LANpress Jr. The new LANpress Jr. is a single-port, multi-protocol, low-cost, 10Base-T only print server that offers the same slim dimensions as a parallel cable connector, which makes it less bulky than other compact print servers. This unique size makes it small enough to attach easily to any priter on the market, even when the parallel connector is submerged inside the printer. "The new LANpress Jr. provides our customers with additional flexibility," said Eric Chen, Castelle's LANpress product manager. "This new product will allow Castelle to network enable printers that hertofore have not been considered for network use. The low cost makes it economically feasible, the small footprint allows it to be directly attached with any printer, and the multi-protocol makes it practical in any network environment." With dimensions of 2.2" L x 2.3" W x 0.7"H, the new LANpress Jr. takes up minimal space and allows users to position their printers closely to a wall, for example. Other industry compact print servers sometimes do not meet the dimension requirements because the connector is not designed to be submerged inside the printer. In addition, LANpress Jr. offers multi-protocol support, which other compact print servers do not provide. Network administrators that use different network operating systems can easily and efficiently connect a parallel printer to an Ethernet network. It supports the following network protocols and operating systems: Windows 95 (TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. or NetBEUI) Windows NT (TCP/IP or NetBEUI) Novell NetWare (NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services or Bindery A NetWare file used for security and accounting in the early NetWare 2.x and 3.x versions. The bindery pertained only to the server it resided in and contained the names and passwords of users authorized to log in to that server. ) UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). platforms (Psfilter, LPD See LPR/LPD. , or Direct Socket Interface) Apple EtherTalk (PostScript or non-PostScript printers) Internet printing using Internet e-mail (SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. and POP3) SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. manageable Pricing and Availability LANpress Jr. will be available worldwide in late October. List price is US $149. Service and Support Castelle offers a two-year manufacturer's warranty, free software upgrades, and free technical assistance immediately after purchase. The new LANpress Jr. is equipped with Flash Memory. Users can easily perform the software upgrades. About Castelle Founded in 1987, Castelle is an industry leader and pioneer of network fax and print servers that increase productivity in workgroups and the enterprise. In April, the company acquired Object-Fax, a high-end fax server solution for medium to large enterprise networks, from Traffic Software. Castelle products are available through a worldwide network of distributors. The company partners with selected original equipment manufacturers and system integrators and sells software enhancements and upgrades directly to end users. Castelle is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. and can be reached at (800) 289-7555, (408) 496-0474 or www.castelle.com |
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