Digi Adds Industry's First 64-Port Low Profile PCI Serial Solution to Digi AccelePort Xem Family.MINNETONKA, Minn. -- Leading Manufacturer of Multiport Serial Products Extends Product Line to Meet Evolving Market Demands Digi International Digi International was founded in 1985 as DigiBoard and is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA. The company went public as Digi International in 1989 and is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol DGII. (Nasdaq:DGII DGII Dirección General de Impuestos Internos DGII Directorate General of Human Rights (EU) DGII Deutschsprachige Gesellschaft für Intraokularlinsen-Implantation und refraktive Chirurgie (German) ), the leader in Connectware, today announced the addition of a new low profile PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). version of its Digi AccelePort(R) Xem. The product is the first 64-port low profile serial communication solution available, and was introduced in response to recent market demands for smaller card solutions with increased port counts. The Digi AccelePort Xem is an expandable, modular and intelligent serial communication solution that is ideal for tasks such as data acquisition, office/factory automation and industrial process control. Digi is the leading manufacturer of multiport serial solutions and provides the best selling, broadest and highest performance multiport serial products available. "As the leader in multiport serial cards, we're constantly looking ahead to meet the changing demands for low profile PCI 2.3 and PCI-X (PCI eXtended) An enhanced PCI bus technology originally developed by IBM, HP and Compaq that is backward compatible with existing PCI cards. PCI and 32-bit PCI-X slots are physically the same, and PCI cards can plug into PCI-X slots. supported products," said Larry Kraft, vice president of Americas sales and global marketing, Digi International. "As PCs and servers continue to trend smaller, customers utilizing rack mount servers for example need smaller card solutions with increased port counts. This is causing demand to shift from ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. and high profile PCI to low profile PCI. In response to this shift, we can better serve our customers by extending our market-leading product line to include a low profile version of the AccelePort Xem." The AccelePort Xem system enables customers to connect up to 64 RS-232 or RS-422 serial ports to a Universal PCI (3.3v & 5v), PCI-X or ISA-bus based computer. It features a host adapter Also called a "controller" or "host bus adapter," it is a device that connects one or more peripheral units to a computer. It is typically an expansion card that plugs into the bus. IDE and SCSI are examples of peripheral interfaces that call their controllers host adapters. See host. card with an on-board RISC-based processor that delivers up to 115.2 Kbps performance per port. The system also includes a compact Digi PORTS module that provides access to eight or 16 serial ports. For Digi AccelePort Xem customers updating from ISA or high profile PCI to low profile, existing PORTS modules are compatible. This reduces cost and decreases set up time. Driver support is also provided for a wide array of popular operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . "Low profile PCI was added to additional Digi serial card products last year, including the AccelePort Xp and Digi Neo," Kraft added. "Digi now has low profile PCI options from one to 64 ports." Digi's multiport serial card product line, including the original DigiBoard, is the number one selling serial card product line in the world. AccelePort, Digi Neo(R) and ClassicBoard(TM) solutions offer the highest level of operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. support, serial port capacity, I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output performance, transmission distance, environmental tolerance and upgradeability available. As an example of the product line's high level of performance, the Digi AccelePort Xp is capable of 921.6kbps on 16 ports bi-directionally with a thru-put level of 920kbps. About Digi International Digi International, based in Minneapolis, is the leader in Connectware and makes device networking Using an Ethernet LAN to interconnect sensors, instruments, machine tools, medical monitors, restaurant appliances, POS terminals and other devices. In the mid-1990s, Comtrol Corporation created the first "device server," which converts serial transmission to Ethernet, enabling easy by developing products and technologies that are cost effective and easy to use. Digi markets its products through a global network of distributors and resellers, systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). For more information, visit Digi's Web site at www.digi.com, or call 877-912-3444. All brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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