Digi Launches First Commercial-Grade, Upgradeable 3G EvDO Router; Digi router taps into new, high speed networks for Wireless WAN alternative to land line connections.MINNETONKA, Minn. -- 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 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 :DGII DGII Dirección General de Impuestos Internos DGII Directorate General of Human Rights (EU) DGII Deutschsprachige Gesellschaft für Intraokularlinsen-Implantation und refraktive Chirurgie (German) ) today announced the introduction of the ConnectPort WAN VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. S-EvDO, the first commercial-grade, upgradeable 3G EvDO (Evolution Data Optimized) router. The ConnectPort WAN VPN S-EvDO is the newest member of Digi's ConnectPort WAN family of high speed, commercial-grade wireless routers. It provides a secure, high-speed cellular connection for reliable primary and backup network connectivity to remote sites and devices. "As wireless technology improves, the demand for high-speed wireless broadband High-speed wireless transmission of data. What is "high" speed is always a changing number. Wireless systems are typically slower than land-based, wireline networks. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps, whereas land-based broadband was generally considered to start at T1 communications is finally being realized," said Larry Kraft, senior vice president of sales and marketing, Digi International. "Our growing family of cellular products takes advantage of recent network improvements to help customers securely access information at broadband speeds anywhere a cellular connection is accessible." Certified on the Sprint Power Vision(SM)Network, the ConnectPort WAN VPN S-EvDO provides wireless broadband-like communications at average download speeds of 400-700 Kbps and peak download speeds up to 2Mbps. Sprint (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :S) today has the nation's largest mobile broadband Description Mobile Broadband is a type of wireless internet access that differs from Wi-Fi. Mobile Broadband is the name used to describe the 3G services which are made possible by HSDPA and HSUPA, the latest technologies on the W-CDMA evolutionary path. network covering more than 150 million people in 220 major metropolitan areas as well as 470 airports across the nation. The ConnectPort WAN VPN S-EvDO features the functionality of a cellular router Cellular routers (sometimes known as 3G Routers) are routers that provide shared Internet access by incorporating a cellular data modem as a WAN interface. They can be deployed as a primary WAN link to a location, though are mostly used as a secondary or business continuity , firewall, switch, VPN appliance and terminal server in one device and is both upgradeable and commercial grade. Featuring an embedded four-port Ethernet switch, two RS-232 serial ports and one USB port, the ConnectPort WAN VPN S-EvDO enables many different kinds of devices to connect to a central site using a single wireless connection. It is completely upgradeable via the embedded PCI Express or Type 2 PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. interfaces to provide maximum flexibility for future network upgrades. Customers can easily upgrade the PCI Express module to EvDO Rev A (available later this year) which will provide at least a 30 percent increase in download speed and an upload speed approximately 12 times as fast. This provides increased network performance and protects the initial investment in the router. ConnectPort WAN VPN S-EvDO can be managed locally via a built-in web interface or remotely using Digi Connectware(R) Manager, an enterprise class remote device management software. Administrators have access to one device or thousands for management, monitoring, alerts and troubleshooting. It also includes built in Dynamic DNS server for mapping an internet host name to a dynamic/public IP address. For more information about the ConnectPort WAN VPN S-EvDO, visit http://www.digi.com/products/wireless/connectportwanvpn.jsp. About Digi International Digi International, based in Minneapolis, makes device networking 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. 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