Dayna offers users 43 percent increase in performance over NetDoubler by shipping RunShare with its Fast Ethernet cards.MACWORLD EXPO/BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 1996--Dayna Communications Inc. Wednesday announced that it is now shipping the full 2.0 version of the RunShare client, a file transfer acceleration software that increases network speeds, with its BlueStreak 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. NuBus, PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , and LC 10/100 cards. Using RunShare, Dayna's BlueStreak cards perform six times faster than was previously possible, and are up to 43 percent faster than cards utilizing Asante's NetDoubler. "Dayna realizes the serious bandwidth constraints facing Macintosh users today, and the work being done on the Mac which merits higher-speed solutions," said Brad Romney, president of Dayna Communications. "We are pleased to be working with the industry leader in acceleration software, and believe that the combination of Dayna's Fast Ethernet products and the superior Run Inc. "RunShare technology will address these bandwidth constraints in the most intelligent way possible, providing users with optimum Fast Ethernet speeds." "The patent-pending Run technology present in RunShare software gives full potential to today's Macintosh Fast Ethernet installations, as it has done on more than 100,000 regular 10BASE-T Macintosh network nodes over the past two years," said Steve Holder, president of Run Inc. "We are pleased that such respected network technology players, like Dayna Communications, recognize the value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. by RunShare to upgrade network performance." Dayna will begin shipping version 2.0 of RunShare with all its BlueStreak 10/100 cards on August 5. The new offering will not affect current prices on BlueStreak network interface cards. In addition to the RunShare offering, Dayna also announced today that it is shipping version 2.0 of the BlueStreak 10/100 PCI driver for the Macintosh which has been enhanced for faster performance. The new driver is 40 percent faster than previous versions, and has been optimized for high traffic on the network, performing an average of 47 percent faster than other PCI Fast Ethernet cards on the market. Dayna will also ship, at the end of this month, a PC version of the BlueStreak PCI driver with NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) A network driver interface from Microsoft. See network driver interface. NDIS - Network Device Interface Specification and ODI capabilities; the new driver will support Windows 3.x Windows 3.x can refer to either an individual or all of the following versions of Microsoft Windows:
Users can download Windows and NetWare PCI drivers from Dayna's web site, or obtain them directly from Dayna by calling 800/531-0600. Dayna also announced today that it is shipping the first 10 Mbit PCI card for Macintosh computers. The new DaynaPORT E/PCI-M is perfect for users of Power Macintosh 5400 and 6400 computers who need to use the Communications Slot for a modem, yet still require a 10 Mbit Ethernet connection. The E/PCI-M supports both 10BASE-T and thin Ethernet connections, and includes drivers for both Mac and IBM-compatible PCI computers. The card supports all popular network operating systems including Windows 95, Window NT, Windows 3.x, NetWare, MacOS, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , and others. The DaynaPORT E/PCI-M has an estimated street price of $80 and is available now. 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 inquires, contact Dayna Communications Inc., 801/269-7200, FAX: 801/269-7363, Internet: www.dayna.com. 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 nationally by Ingram Micro, Merisel, Tech Data, MicroAge, and regional resellers, and are available worldwide through a network of authorized international distributors. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Dayna Communications Inc. and the Dayna logo are registered trademarks of Dayna Communications Inc. BlueStreak and DaynaPORT are trademarks of Dayna Communications Inc. RunShare is a trademark of Run Inc. All other product names are trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Dayna Communications Inc., Salt Lake City Suzanne Kimball, 801/567-1895 |
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