Computone announces the rack mount "PowerServer".ROSWELL, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1995--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) announced today the availability of the "PowerServer," the first product in a new family of remote access servers. The SVR-RM PowerServer is an asynchronous communications server See ACS. that combines the functionality of a traditional terminal server with the extended communications capabilities of a remote access server/INTERNET access device. The PowerServer provides high performance with the convenience of a rack mount/table top enclosure. The PowerServer supplies unmatched performance with serial port bit rates to 230.4Kbps on all serial channels, which meets the most demanding throughput requirements of analog modems and/or ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. links. The SVR-RM is equipped with 16 serial ports and is expandable with up to three additional 16 port serial cards, for a total of 64 serial ports. All connections, except for the power cable, are conveniently located on the front panel. The SVR-RM is powered by a MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. R3000 compatible RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. 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 maximum performance. FLASH configuration memory allows standalone boot capability and non-volatile network update of internal configuration data. Four (4) MB of total memory is available for the most demanding installations. AUI and Thinnet Ethernet connections are provided. Diagnostic and status LEDs are available for quick status indication. The PowerServer connects directly to an Ethernet LAN, supporting TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. networking protocols. The standard feature list includes full PPP, SLIP and CSLIP support. The PowerServer is an ideal solution for sites that require remote access, INTERNET access and LAN to LAN connectivity. In addition, the PowerServer has an impressive list of security and configuration features. Erik Myrmo, Vice President of Engineering, said, "Computone continues to provides the latest in communications server innovations. We are excited about the launch of the new SVR-RM PowerServer, and have confidence the marketplace will be pleased with Computone's new unmatched performance rack mount remote access communications server." CONTACT: Computone Corp., Roswell Daphne Shi, 770/475-2725 or 800/241-3946, ext. 280 |
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