Cisco Systems Introduces Version of Cisco IOS Software for Windows NT Server.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 1995--Cisco Systems Inc. today announced a routing system that integrates features of the Cisco IOS software with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows NT Server operating system See network operating system. . The product will provide small- to medium-sized businesses and remote offices with advanced internetworking capabilities delivered on an industry-standard computing platform. The CiscoPro CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. 1120 routing system is the first integration from a router manufacturer of an industry-leading routing protocol with the Windows NT Server operating system. Other similar products provide only wide-area networking services, not routing. The CiscoPro CPA1120 includes both software and hardware elements. The routing protocol software consists of Cisco's Interior Gateway Routing Protocol Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP) is a kind of IGP which is a distance-vector routing protocol invented by Cisco, used by routers to exchange routing data within an autonomous system. IGRP is a proprietary protocol. (IGRP (Interior Gateway Routing Protocol) A proprietary routing protocol from Cisco that was developed in 1988 to overcome the shortcomings of RIP. IGRP takes bandwidth, latency, reliability and current traffic load into consideration. ) integrated into Windows NT Server. IGRP has historically been a key element in Cisco's ability to build robust networks that grow to meet increasing demand. The hardware element consists of a high performance co-processing adapter with integrated WAN software. This offloads intensive WAN processing tasks from the server's CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. . Initially, the CPA1120 will support the Point-to-Point protocol (PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) The most popular method for transporting IP packets over a serial link between the user and the ISP. Developed in 1994 by the IETF and superseding the SLIP protocol, PPP establishes the session between the user's computer and the ISP using ) up to T1/E1 line speeds (1.544/2.048 Mbps). In a server-integrated solution, internetworking software is an integral part of a PC-based network server. It is an attractive option for customers with relatively simple networks or branch offices who want to benefit from internetworking but do not yet need dedicated routing equipment. Server-integrated routing also enables system integrators and value-added resellers, such as Microsoft Solution Providers, to combine their PC hardware and software expertise with internetworking technologies. The CiscoPro CPA1120 is interoperable with Cisco's full line of router products, all of which incorporate the Cisco IOS software. Cisco IOS software ensures robust, reliable internetworks by supporting both 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. and WAN protocols, optimizing WAN services, and controlling internetwork access. "Cisco IOS for Windows NT Server extends Cisco's commitment to server-integrated routing and brings Cisco's leadership in internetworking software to Microsoft's platform," said Don Listwin, vice president and general manager of Cisco's Access Business Unit. Richard Tong, general manager, Business Systems Division at Microsoft said, "Microsoft is excited that Cisco Systems is developing a version of Cisco IOS routing software for Windows NT Server. With the CPA1120, small- to medium-sized offices can utilize Windows NT Server as the internetworking platform that enables connectivity across LANs and WANs while running conventional server-based applications." The CPA1120 product is designed for easy installation, configuration and support, including a Microsoft Windows NT Server based tool that allows point-and-click installation. It is part of the new CiscoPro product line, which consists of workgroup and remote-access products tailored for small- and medium-sized businesses and individual professionals. CiscoPro products are sold through value-added resellers and integrators via two-tier distribution channels and are supported with specialized training and support programs from Cisco. The product will be demonstrated in the Microsoft Partners Pavilion at the COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). trade show in Las Vegas, Nov. 13-17. The exhibit will also demonstrate WAN connectivity to a corporate backbone network through a dedicated Cisco router. The CiscoPro CPA1120 enters beta testing this month, with availability anticipated in the first quarter of 1996. Future software releases will include other routing protocols and features of the Cisco IOS software as well as support for Frame Relay, ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and X.25. Entry-level street price is anticipated to be under US $2,000. Cisco Systems (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 : CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) is the leading global supplier of internetworking soutions, including routers, LAN and ATM switches, dial-up access servers and network management software. These products, integrated by the Cisco IOS software, link geographically dispersed LANs, WANs and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) networks. Cisco news and product/service information are available at world wide web site http://www.cisco.com. Cisco is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. -0- Note to Editors: CiscoPro and Cisco IOS are trademarks and Cisco, Cisco Systems and the Cisco logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. Windows NT is a trademark and Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. All other trademarks, registered or otherwise, are the property of their respective holders. CONTACT: Cisco Systems, Inc. Adam Stein, 408/526-7388 AStein@cisco.com or Cunningham Communication, Inc. Lisa Hempel, 408/764-0738 LisaH@ccipr.com |
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