Dayna's new 16-port hub breaks $20 per port price barrier.MACWORLD EXPO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 1995--Dayna Communications Inc. Tuesday announced it will begin shipping a new 16-port 10BASE-T workgroup hub with a lower street price than most 12-port hubs on the market today. At $20 per port, the DaynaSTAR Hub-16 offers workgroups and small networks the most inexpensive way to connect more users to a 10BASE-T twisted pair A thin-diameter wire (22 to 26 gauge) commonly used for telephone and network cabling. The wires are twisted around each other to minimize interference from other twisted pairs in the cable (Alexander Graham Bell invented this and was awarded a patent for it in 1881). Ethernet network. "The new DaynaSTAR Hub-16 fits in well with Dayna's strategy to offer low-cost workgroup solutions," said William Kilmer, product marketing manager for Dayna. "Like the DaynaSTAR MiniHub-5 and MiniHub-8, the Hub-16 offers users the highest number of ports at the lowest possible price. The Hub-16 is part of Dayna's commitment to offer low cost, easy-to-use solutions for the small network or workgroup user." In addition to 10BASE-T connections, the rack mountable DaynaSTAR Hub-16 includes both BNC (hardware) BNC - A connector for coaxial cable such as that used for some video connections and RG58 "cheapernet" connections. A BNC connector has a bayonet-type shell with two small knobs on the female connector which lock into spiral slots in the male connector when it is twisted and AUI (Attachment Unit Interface) The network interface used with the original Ethernet. See 10Base5. 1. (tool, product) AUI - Adaptable User Interface. 2. (networking) AUI - Attachment Unit Interface. ports so users can connect the Hub-16 to either thin or thick Ethernet See 10Base5. backbones. Users can cascade additional hubs to the Hub-16 through an 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. or by using the BNC connector. Diagnostic LEDs on the front panel include Power, Jabber An open standard for instant messaging (IM). There are tens of thousands of Jabber servers on the Internet, most of which are privately run within a company or college campus. There are also hundreds of public Jabber servers that any user can register with, Google Talk being the largest. , Collision, and Link Status. The Jabber LED detects lengthy Ethernet packets which may indicate system trouble, and the Collision LED alerts the user when two stations transmit data on the network simultaneously. The Hub-16 supports Netware, AppleShare, MS-DOS MS-DOS in full Microsoft Disk Operating System Operating system for personal computers. MS-DOS was based on DOS, developed in 1980 by Seattle Computer Products. Microsoft Corp. bought the rights to DOS in 1981, and released MS-DOS with IBM's PC that year. , VINES, Windows NT and other network operating systems. It is fully compliant with ANSI/IEEE 802.3 specifications for 10BASE-T cabling and supports all brands of Ethernet equipped-Macintosh and IBM-compatible computers, printers, and servers. The Hub-16 is completely plug-and-play and can be installed in seconds right out of the box; no management software is required. Pricing and Availability The DaynaSTAR Hub-16 has a street price of $320 and will begin shipping Aug. 15. Like all Dayna networking products, it is backed by a full life-time warranty, 24-hour replacement policy, and free technical support. For More Information Editors should contact Suzanne Kimball, voice/FAX: 801/567-1895; AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. : Suzkimball; Internet: skimball@dayna.com. For all other inquiries, please contact Dayna Communications Inc. at 801/269-7200; FAX: 801/269-7363; Internet: www.dayna.com; AppleLink: DAYNA. Founded in 1984, Dayna Communications Inc., based in Salt Lake City, is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. specializing in networking connectivity and communications products for wired and wireless local area networks. Dayna's products are distributed domestically by Ingram Micro, Merisel, Tech Data, Gates/FA, Intelligent Electronics, and MicroAge, and regional distributors, and are available worldwide through a network of authorized international distributors. -0- NOTE: Dayna Communications Inc. and the Dayna logo are registered trademarks and DaynaSTAR is a trademark of Dayna Communications Inc. All other product names are trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Kimball Communication Services Suzanne Kimball, 801/567-1895 |
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