Eicon announces first integrated branch office connectivity solution for Windows 95.MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 1997-- Eicon's Connections for Windows(r) 95 allows Microsoft(r) Windows 95 users to connect branch office LANs directly to corporate networks Eicon Technology announced today Connections for Windows 95, the first complete PC-integrated solution for remote access in the Windows 95 environment. Users on branch office LANs can use Connections for Windows 95 with any Eicon WAN interface card (WANIC) to provide remote LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. connectivity to corporate networks without the need for external routers or bridges. Eicon's Connections for Windows 95 extends Windows 95's networking capabilities across the WAN, ensuring cost effective and seamless enterprise-wide communications. Features of Connections for Windows 95 include -- Remote LAN Communications: Remote Windows 95 nodes can connect to a corporate LAN over a WAN, connecting TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. LANs over a digital Frame Relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. or X.25 network, a leased or dial-up line connection using PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) The most popular method for transporting IP packets over a serial link between the user and the ISP. Developed in 1994 by the IETF and superseding the SLIP protocol, PPP establishes the session between the user's computer and the ISP using or an ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. data network using Frame Relay, X.25 or PPP. -- Automatic Backup Connection: This feature enables the small branch office to continue operating in the event the primary connection fails. -- Plug & Play Support: Eicon's WAN interface cards are automatically detected the same way a LAN card is detected. In addition to WAN services, Connections for Windows 95 includes full data compression support for Microsoft and major backbone routers, an X.25 WAN gateway allowing LAN clients to share the WAN connection, X.25 Development Tools for Win32(r) and ISDN remote access services (communications) Remote Access Services - (RAS) A service provided by Windows NT which allows most of the services which would be available on a network to be accessed over a modem link. . EiconCards with Connections for Windows 95 Integrate Networking with Desktop Computing With Connections for Windows 95, an IS manager can take advantage of PC-integrated multiprotocol WAN access, remote access and host access for the Windows 95 environment easily with a WAN interface card without the need for any external routers. By simplifying system and network management, this integrated PC-based solution reduces the total cost of ownership by offering flexibility and adaptation to changing technologies and tariffs. "Eicon's WAN interface cards are the only solutions -- including stand-alone routers -- that lets the Windows 95 network user work as if locally connected to the Internet, intranets, mainframes, distributed servers, including the web and e-mail, as well as on-line information services See Information Systems. ," said Michel J. Tremblay, Eicon's Microsoft Servers Business Unit Manager. "If a Windows 95 branch office user needs to access remote applications, an Eicon WAN interface card, in conjunction with Connections for Windows 95, will offer the most cost-effective WAN connectivity solution today." Pricing & Availability Eicon's Connections for Windows 95 will ship February 21 with a list price of $195 US. Available now, Eicon's WAN interface cards have list prices ranging from $1,095 to $1,495 US and DIVA ISDN interface cards list prices ranging from $199 to $549 US. Further information on Eicon products can be obtained through the World Wide Web address http://www.eicon.com About Eicon Technology Eicon Technology is a worldwide provider of connectivity solutions for personal computers. The company develops, markets and supports hardware and software products for connecting PC-based servers, desktop PCs and notebook PCs to corporate networks, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) host computers and the Internet. The products are sold in more than 70 countries through an extensive distribution network. Eicon is a founding member of the Vendors ISDN Association (VIA). Eicon Technology shares are traded on The Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. and the Montreal Exchange Montreal Exchange A Canadian derivatives exchange that facilitates the trading of stock options, interest rate futures and options, as well as index options and futures. Located in Montreal, Quebec, it is the country's main financial derivative market, while the Winnipeg under the symbol EIC EIC Editor-In-Chief EIC Euro Info Centre (DIN) EIC Earned Income Credit EIC Excellence in Cities (UK) EIC Enterprise Interaction Center (Interactive Intelligence) . -0- Connections for Windows 95 and EiconCard are trademarks of Eicon Technology Corporation. Microsoft and Windows 95 are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. CONTACT: Chris Chilton Patty Walsh Eicon Technology Neva Group 514-745-5500 617-441-4000, ext. 232 chrisc@eicon.com pwalsh@neva.com |
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