DigiBoard Announces Communications Support for Digital Equipment Corporation's Line of High-Performance Alpha Computer Systems.MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 1994 -- Digital Equipment Corporation and DigiBoard today announced asynchronous serial communications support for Digital's new generation of open AlphaServer systems running Microsoft's Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. V3.5 and Digital's DEC OSF/1 V3.0 operating systems. Also being announced is DigiBoard's support for ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and X.25 for Digital's 64-bit Alpha systems running Windows NT V3.5. "Digital's leadership position in the high-performance workstation and server markets compliments DigiBoard's strengths of high-speed, reliable data throughput and increased system efficiency," said Joe Diodati, DigiBoard Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Planning. "We are proud to be chosen as a Digital supplier of high-performance communications products to this market of sophisticated users." This announcement highlights Digital's strategy of partnering with industry leaders when it makes sense for the customer, the partner and Digital. "It's a win, win, win," said Peter Miller, Digital's director of marketing, Alpha Systems. "The resulting products give customers a cost-effective alternative for accessing the world's most powerful line of 64-bit computer systems." DigiBoard's serial connectivity products are available today with Microsoft Windows NT V3.5 for Alpha platforms. DigiBoard products supporting Windows NT V3.5 include the Xem family of expandable, intelligent boards; the C/X and EPC/X cluster controller systems; and the AccelePort, an intelligent serial port board for remote access applications. These products allow for a large number of very cost-effective connections and off-load character processing from the system's central processor. DigiBoard's ISDN solutions for digital communications on Alpha platforms over Windows NT V3.5 include the PC IMAC Apple's primary desktop computer. The iMac is an "all-in-one" that houses the computer and drives within the flat panel monitor case. Since their debut in 1998, the iMacs have been very popular. Like all Macintosh models in that time frame, the first iMacs used PowerPC chips. , a single BRI See ISDN. BRI - Basic Rate Interface intelligent LAN adapter; the PC IMAC/1 intelligent LAN adapter with up to 4 BRI lines; and the new DataFire intelligent BRI LAN adapter with integrated NT1 interface. For X.25 connectivity requirements, DigiBoard's high-performance SyncPort/X.25 intelligent subsystem will support Windows NT V3.5 for Alpha systems by the end of 1994. DigiBoard's serial connectivity products will be available with DEC OSF/1 V3.X drivers by January 1, 1995. Products supporting DEC OSF/1 will include the Xem family, the C/X and the EPC/X cluster controller systems; and the AccelePort. Company Background Digital Equipment Corporation is the world's leader in open client/server solutions from personal computing to integrated worldwide information systems. Digital's scalable Alpha platforms, storage, networking, software and services, together with industry-focused solutions from business partners, help organizations compete and win in today's global marketplace. DigiBoard manufactures products for multiuser Two or more users. systems, LANs, WANs and remote access on the ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. , EISA (Extended ISA) Pronounced "ee-suh." A PC bus standard that extends the 16-bit ISA bus (AT bus) to 32 bits and provides bus mastering. ISA cards can plug into an EISA slot. , Micro Channel, SBus and NuBus platforms. The company's PC IMAC and PC IMAC/4 ISDN LAN adapters are both winners of the PC Magazine Editor's Choice award. DigiBoard markets its products through an international network of distributors and resellers and through OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and relationships. Based in Minneapolis, DigiBoard is a division of $93-million Digi International (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) ), which has been named to Forbes magazine's list of America's best small companies for the last five years. For more information on DigiBoard products, call (800) 344-4273. -0- All brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: DigiBoard
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