Dayna ships first wireless LAN PC Card for the Newton market.

MACWORLD EXPO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 1996--Dayna Communications, Inc. Tuesday announced that it will begin shipping the first wireless local area networking PC Card adapter for the Apple Newton MessagePad in mid February.

The CommuniCard Roamer, which is part of Dayna's family of PC Card Ethernet adapters, modems, and multi-function cards, will be demonstrated at the Newton SI/VAR Symposium on Jan. 11 and at Macworld Expo, Jan. 9-12.

The CommuniCard Roamer will provide support not only for traditional AppleTalk applications but also for broad-based networking applications such as client/server database access and Internet connectivity. With the announcement, Dayna becomes the only vendor to offer a wireless LAN solution for the Newton in a compact, lightweight PC Card form factor.

"Dayna is very excited to be on the cutting edge of wireless communications for the Newton," said Gary Hogge, product manager for the CommuniCard product line. "Dayna's PC Card technology will make Apple's vision of compact wireless LAN communications for the Newton a reality, and will provide a slim, lightweight internal solution consistent with the Newton's compact form factor."

The CommuniCard Roamer is a credit card-sized Type II PC Card which connects directly through the Newton's built-in PC Card slot. It includes a small integrated antenna and draws its power directly from the Newton. Based on Xircom's NetWave(TM) 2.4 GHz spread spectrum, frequency hopping radio technology, the Roamer has a radio transmission rate of 1 Mbps with actual throughput speeds of 400 to 500 Kbps.

Roamer wireless users can communicate peer-to-peer or connect to a wired Ethernet LAN via Dayna's Network Access Points. The Roamer provides a connection range from 150 to 800 feet depending on the building environment in which the user is working. Users can extend that range by placing multiple Network Access Points throughout a building or warehouse, expanding the range to the entire size of the LAN.

The Roamer supports AppleTalk, and using third party software, supports tunneled TCP/IP packets. Scrambling and frequency hopping features provide complete data security for Roamer users.

The CommuniCard Roamer has an estimated street price of $560 and ships with CommuniCard software and a five year warranty.

For More Information

Editors should contact Suzanne Kimball, voice/FAX: [phone], America Online: Suzkimball, Internet: [e-mail]. For all other inquiries, contact Dayna Communications directly at 801/269-7200, FAX: [phone], AppleLINK: DAYNA, Internet: www.dayna.com.

Founded in 1984, Dayna Communications, Inc. based in Salt Lake City, is a privately held company 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, Intelligent Electronics, MicroAge, and regional distributors, and are available worldwide through a network of authorized international distributors.

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CONTACT: Dayna Communications Inc., Salt Lake City

Suzanne Kimball, 801/567-1895