Compex introduces low-cost 100Base-Tx Fast Ethernet hardware; new hub and adapter card break high-speed network price barrier.ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 1996--Further solidifying its reputation for affordable network products, Compex Inc. Monday announced a 100Base-Tx Fast Ethernet An earlier name for 100Mbps Ethernet. See 100Base-T. (networking) Fast Ethernet - A version of Ethernet developed in the 1990s(?) which can carry 100 Mbps compared with standard Ethernet's 10 Mbps. It requires upgraded network cards and hubs. hub and network adapter A printed circuit board that plugs into the bus of both user machines (clients) and servers in a local area network (LAN). Also commonly called a "network interface card" (NIC) or "LAN card," the network adapter transmits data onto the network and receives data from the network. card. The Compex MicroHub(tm) 100/TX is an eight-port hub with a suggested selling price of $999 and the Compex FreedomLine(r) 100/TX PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). is a state-of-the-art network adapter card with a suggested selling price of $125. "Combined with Compex's award-winning 100VG-AnyLAN products, the 100Base-T hub and card give users a choice of high-speed network technology," said Woody Hale, president of Compex. "This and future announcements will allow Compex to offer 100Base-T products for normal business productivity applications, while providing the 100VG line to users with the most bandwidth-intensive and delay-sensitive applications such as multimedia and video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. ." Eight-Port Hub At $125 Per Port "The MicroHub 100/TX offers exceptional performance and is just the beginning of an entire 100Base-T product line from Compex," continued Hale. "At less than $125 per port, the hub is priced well below most other popular brands." The Compex MicroHub 100/TX is easy to install and use and can quickly replace any existing 10Base-T hub. The hub supports eight station ports (RJ-45) that can be used for clients, servers or downlinked hubs, and an additional designated RJ-45 uplink port A port on a network hub or switch that is used to connect to other hubs and switches rather than an end station. See MDI port. allows easy cascading up to 30 meters for a total distance of 230 meters between nodes. The MicroHub 100/TX includes LED indicators for monitoring hub status and is fully compliant with the IEEE 802.3u standard. High-Performance 100Mbps Interface Card The Compex FreedomLine 100/TX PCI network adapter is a maximum-performance design that automatically switches speed between 10Mbps and 100Mbps, depending on the network technology it's connected with. The card operates in full duplex mode (transmits and receives simultaneously), thus effectively doubling network throughput. Its 32-bit PCI bus mastering technology for both 10Base-T and 100Base-Tx bypasses the computer'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. for data transfer, yielding even further performance up to 132Mbps. The FreedomLine 100/TX PCI card is plug-and-play compatible, with drivers included for popular network operating systems including ODI, Netware 3.x and 4.x, NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) A network driver interface from Microsoft. See network driver interface. NDIS - Network Device Interface Specification 2.0, 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. Manager/LAN Server, Windows 3.11 and NT, Windows 95, OS/2 and TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. . Distribution The Compex MicroHub 100/TX and the Compex FreedomLine 100/TX PCI products are immediately available from leading distributors and resellers, including Comstor, Data Comm Warehouse, Data Storage Marketing, D&H Distributing, Globelle Canada, Ingram Micro, MicroSupply and PC Zone. Like all Compex products, each product is fully tested in a live network environment before shipment. Compex was founded in 1987 and is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of publicly held Powermatic Data Systems, Singapore (Sesdaq listed). The company offers a full line of Ethernet networking hardware, including the 10Mbps and 100Mbps FreedomLine series of plug-and-play adapter cards and MicroHub products, the MicroHub Plus series of manageable hubs, the EN2000N low-cost adapter cards, and the LinkPort and ParaPort portable network adapters. In addition, Compex develops industry-standard driver sets and network management software for its product line. Additional information is available from Compex at 800/279-8891 or on the World Wide Web at www.cpx.com. Note to Editors: Full product specifications and photography are available upon request. CONTACT: Compex Inc. Bruce Anderson, 714/630-7302, ext. 111 banderson@cpx.com or Maples & Associates Traci Renner, 714/253-8737 trenner@maples.com |
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