Compaq Expands High-Performance Switching Solutions for Enterprise Customers.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 1999-- Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CPQ CPQ Compaq CPQ Conseil du Patronat du Québec (Canada) CPQ Configure-Price-Quote CPQ Conseil de Presse du Québec (Québec Press Council, Canada) CPQ Companion Parrot Quarterly ) today strengthened its commitment to enterprise networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. customers by introducing new, high density Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet solutions. New VNswitch 900CC and VNswitch 900CG modules for the MultiSwitch 900 chassis allow customers to build high performance workgroups, which integrate smoothly with their existing Ethernet, FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) Often pronounced "fiddy," it was a LAN and MAN access method that had its heyday in the mid-1990s. FDDI was an ANSI standard token passing network that transmitted 100 Mbps over optical fiber up to 10 kilometers. , and ATM networks. The addition of the new SW3324 dual-speed switch also provides customers a low cost, easy-to-implement path to building high speed Ethernet LANs. With the introduction of these high-density switches, Compaq provides enterprise customers with the reliability and performance needed for mission-critical applications, while minimizing total cost of network ownership. The SW3324 24 Port Dual Speed Switch with Gigabit Uplink and the VNswitch 900CC, 16 Port 10/100 Ethernet Switch A device that connects clients and servers to each other in an Ethernet network. See switched Ethernet. are available now. The VNswitch 900CG, 8 Port 10/100 Ethernet switch, with 1 Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. uplink port, will be available in July, 1999. For more information, please visit Compaq's Network Products Web site at: http://www.compaq.com/products/networking/ Customer Benefit: Compaq's expansion of its high-performance switching solutions offers enterprise networking customers: -0-
-- High-density 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN solutions for maximum
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-- Standards-based interoperability assurance
-- Easy scalability and integration for maximum investment
protection
-- World wide Service and Support
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