CrossComm chooses Olicom RapidFire ATM adapters for CrossLAN Exchange Intranet server access.MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 1996-- CrossComm to Resell Olicom RapidFire ATM 155 Adapters as part of end-to-end ATM solutions CrossComm Corporation's Enterprise Products Division announced today it will resell Olicom's award winning RapidFire ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. ) 155 adapters and CellDriver ATM software to provide customers with complete end-to-end ATM solutions that include Token Ring A local area network (LAN) access method developed by IBM. Conforming to the IEEE 802.5 standard, Token Ring uses a token ring access method and connects up to 255 nodes in a star topology at 4, 16 or 100 Mbps. and Ethernet connectivity. In its quest to take the complication out of deploying Token Ring and Ethernet LAN emulation See LANE. over ATM, CrossComm's Enterprise Products Division has teamed up with Olicom -- an eleven year old networking solutions vendor -- to provide customers with high-speed ATM connections to servers based on the CrossLAN Exchange platform. Olicom is one of the few adapter card See adapter and expansion board. vendors supporting both Token Ring and Ethernet LAN Emulation as well as Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. 4.0, Windows 95, WfW 3.11, Novell NetWare (operating system, networking) Novell NetWare - Novell, Inc.'s proprietary networking operating system for the IBM PC. NetWare uses the IPX/SPX, NetBEUI or TCP/IP network protocols. It supports MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, OS/2, Macintosh and Unix clients. 3.12 and 4.1, Classical IP (RFC (Request For Comments) A document that describes the specifications for a recommended technology. Although the word "request" is in the title, if the specification is ratified, it becomes a standards document. 1577), and Multiprotocol Encapsulation Multiprotocol Encapsulation, or MPE for short, is a Data link layer protocol defined by DVB which has been published as part of ETSI EN 301 192. It provides means to carry packet oriented protocols (like for instance IP) on top of MPEG-2 Transport Stream (TS). (RFC1483). "We chose Olicom because they were the only vendor that could support both Token Ring and Ethernet over ATM," said Elan Noy, Director of Product Marketing for the Enterprise Products Division. "Olicom has the most comprehensive offering for PCI-based ATM adapters on the market today. The CrossLAN Exchange platform makes deploying ATM easy for our customers and by adding the Olicom RapidFire ATM adapter into the CrossLAN Exchange equation, we're providing a smooth migrating path to high bandwidth and ATM's advanced services." Steen Lohse, Vice President of Marketing at Olicom stated, "The exceptional performance and advanced capabilities offered by our RapidFire ATM NIC A network interface card (NIC) that transmits and receives Asynchronous Transfer Mode traffic. It is plugged into the bus of a client station or server. makes it ideally suited for the demands of mission critical intranet servers in CrossLAN Exchange environments. Olicom is firmly committed to providing ATM Forum-compliant products over the long term. The quality of our ATM adapters combined with the flexibility that CrossLAN Exchange offers means added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
CrossLAN Exchange - An Integrated Solution The CrossLAN Exchange is the industry's first complete packaged solution that gives customers the ability to easily and transparently add the benefits of ATM throughput to their high-speed intranet servers -- while still maintaining their existing network infrastructure. The CrossLAN Exchange allows ATM access to users of both Token Ring and Ethernet LANs, and also provides access for remote users who are connected to the original network via WANs or through the public Internet. The CrossLAN Exchange is designed to operate in multi-vendor mission-critical networks, providing redundancy and hot swapping (hardware) hot swapping - The connection and disconnection of peripherals or other components without interrupting system operation. This facility may have design implications for both hardware and software. capabilities to increase reliability and availability. It supports the most advanced ATM Forum standards and provides full interoperability with other networking vendor products. It offers network managers a highly integrated and cost effective method to deploy ATM as well as build and manage corporate intranets. About Olicom Olicom develops and markets a broad range of Token Ring, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and ATM local area network products. Olicom products, known for high quality, high performance and competitive prices, are distributed worldwide by a network of strategic partners and resellers. Founded in 1985, the company trades on the 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 National Market System under the symbol OLCMF. More information on Olicom is available from the company's SEC filing or by contacting the company directly. Olicom news and product/service information are available at World Wide Web site http://www.olicom.com. Olicom is headquartered in suburban Copenhagen, Denmark. About CrossComm CrossComm Corporation (NASDAQ/XCOM), founded in 1987, designs, develops, manufactures and sells high-performance networking products - ATM edge routers and switches, multiprotocol routers, and high speed Ethernet Switches - providing mission critical connectivity to corporate networks. The Enterprise Products Division focuses on providing Token Ring/SNA customers with a path to ATM high speed backbone connectivity using state-of-the-art, mission critical solutions designed specifically to provide ATM access to high capacity servers, while preserving legacy LAN environments. Additional information is available on CrossComm's Web site at http://www.crosscomm.com. Worldwide Headquarters are located at 450 Donald Lynch Boulevard, Marlborough, MA 01752. -0- All CrossComm product names herein are trademarked by CrossComm. RapidFire and CellDriver are trademarks of Olicom A/S. All other product or company names are trademarked by their respective companies. CONTACT: Nancy Baptiste CrossComm Corporation 508-229-5341 nbaptist@crosscomm.com |
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