Computone and NewCom Announce Development of World's Fastest ISDN Modem.ROSWELL, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 1996-- Computone and NewCom Announce Joint Marketing Agreement Computone Corporation (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 :CMPT CMPT Computer Science (course) CMPT Compartment CMPT Compute CMPT Centre for Marine and Petroleum Technology (UK) CMPT Certified Manual Physical Therapist ), a leader in the development and marketing of high performance remote access hardware and software solutions, and NewCom, Inc., a subsidiary of Aura Systems Inc., a leader in the development and marketing of high speed modems, jointly announce the development of a high speed 921.6 kbps ISDN Modem An alternative name for ISDN terminal adapter. The term is widely used, because the unit looks like a modem, connects to the same serial port as a modem and may support analog phones. See ISDN terminal adapter. device. The new ISDN Modem will be introduced at the Fall Comdex Computer show in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , November 18-22, 1996. The ISDN modem incorporates proprietary high speed ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and serial processing serial processing - sequential processing technology used in Computone's PowerRack remote access server and proprietary features of Newcom's high performance modem products. The Computone PowerRack remote access server supports concurrent serial port speeds of 921.6 kbps, where most competitive products only support 115.2 kbps. In addition to the highest speed, the PowerRack features the lowest cost per port producing an unmatched price/performance ratio. Computone and NewCom also announced that an agreement has been signed whereby NewCom will market the full line of Computone products under the NewCom name, and Computone will market certain of the NewCom modem products under the Computone name. Thomas Anderson, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Computone, stated, "Computone has achieved several firsts in high performance technological innovation in communications and remote access products. Our PowerRack product is the fastest remote access server and the first to offer performance above and beyond the speed of communication links available today. The development of the fastest ISDN modem complements our PowerRack performance. We are delighted to announce this relationship with NewCom as our customers require the use of modem products along with our line of remote access servers. The new ISDN modem and analog modems from NewCom will provide a greater selection for our customers. We are confident that Newcom's already established marketing strengths perfectly compliment those of Computone. We feel this relationship with NewCom will substantially enhance revenues for Computone's leading edge products." Sultan Khan, President of NewCom, stated, "NewCom is an aggressive marketer of leading edge products. Our ability to market the fastest servers in the world from Computone with the fastest ISDN modem in the world should give us a decisive marketing edge over our competitors and position us well to achieve further substantial growth." Asif Khan, Executive Vice President of NewCom, stated, "This is one of the most exciting relationships that NewCom has entered into and reaffirms our commitment to providing our customers with unique industry leading products. The growth of the Internet is truly explosive and the major telephone companies have repeatedly shown their determination to provide digital service to all their subscribers. As such, it is only logical that there will be dramatic growth in sales of digital ISDN modems and NewCom wants to position itself to be a leading ISDN provider. Our agreement with Computone goes a long way in helping establish our goals in this area of dynamic growth." Established in 1984, Computone offers an extensive line of Ethernet, remote access/Internet communications servers, multi-port solutions for PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. , EISA (Extended ISA) Pronounced "ee-suh." A PC bus standard that extends the 16-bit ISA bus (AT bus) to 32 bits and provides bus mastering. ISA cards can plug into an EISA slot. , and Micro Channel computer systems; and UNIX-to-SNA/X.25 connectivity solutions. Computone was awarded Arthur Andersen's prestigious "Fast Tech 50" award for the fourth consecutive year. Computone is located at 1100 Northmeadow Pkwy, Roswell, GA 30076. To reach Computone Sales: call (800) 241-3946 or (770) 475-2725. Facsimile: 770.664.1510. email: sales@computone.com or visit our Web site - www.computone.com. CONTACT: Computone Daphne Smith, (770) 475-2725 Ext. 280 FAX: (770) 664-1410 |
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