Groupe Sagem Adds Connection Tool to ISDN Hardware Enabling Speeds Up to 512 Kbps; New Software Benefits Pre-Press Users on the Macintosh Computer.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 1998--Groupe Sagem, a high technology group and a leading supplier of ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and videoconferencing A real time video session between two or more users or between two or more locations. Although the first videoconferencing was done with traditional analog TV and satellites, inhouse room systems became popular in the early 1980s after Compression Labs pioneered digitized video systems products for Macintosh and PC environments, today announced new connection tool software for its ISDN hardware, resulting in speeds of up to 512 Kbps. The increased speed will especially benefit pre-press activities where a large graphics file needs to be sent to another location. A user may take advantage of the connection tool in conjunction with Sagem's Easy Transfer software package or another Apple Communications Toolbox-compatible application to enable the transfer of files from one site to another. It will also benefit users that wish to download large files from the Internet. With the new connection tool, Macintosh users may combine as many as four Sagem Planet ISDN boards or up to 8 B channels on one dedicated computer, resulting in speeds of up to 512 Kbps. Channels are bound together via the standard Multilink PPP See PPP. protocol. The speed of any Sagem hardware product may be combined -- the Sagem Planet ISDN GeoPort Adapter (S.P.I.G.A.), an ISDN GeoPort telecommunications adapter; NuBus and PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). versions of its Planet ISDN cards; and the Meet-Me Macintosh videoconferencing system. Sagem's products allow bandwidth on demand. A user may need from 1B or 8B channels depending on a task. For example, a user sending a graphics file to another location my need to utilize seven B channels, while someone conducting a search on the Internet my only utilize three B channels. "With this solution, Sagem is meeting the demands of its pre-press customers who have to quickly transfer large files within a tight deadline," said Marc Mathieu, executive vice president, Sagem. "The connection tool allows our customers to increase performance incrementally as needed as needed prn. See prn order. by building on their existing hardware investment." Sagem Planet ISDN products now deliver 128-512 Kbps speeds for the Macintosh, allowing users to be the fastest Internet surfers, transfer data at the highest speeds, consult video databases and communicate via videoconferencing. Compatibility The new Sagem connection tool is compatible with the Apple Computer, Inc. Communications ToolBox See toolkit and toolbar. and any ToolBox-compliant software including Sagem's Easy Transfer and 4Sight ISDN Manager products. Availability & Pricing The connection tool is expected to be included with Sagem products for the Macintosh beginning in 1Q98. Sagem pricing will remain the same. Current users may download the new software free of charge from the Sagem website (www.satusa.com). Sagem products for the Macintosh may be purchased through Ingram Micro Ingram Micro, Inc. NYSE: IM a Fortune 100 company founded in 1979 and based in Santa Ana, California. It is the world’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. , Inc., authorized resellers, mail order catalogs, as well as value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. and systems integrators. About Groupe Sagem GROUPE SAGEM is a French high technology group specializing in the telecommunications, defense, automotive and cable industries. GROUPE SAGEM sales were 15.4 billion (French Francs) or approximately $3 billion (U.S. Dollars) in 1996. The group employs 14,400 people and has an international presence in 95 countries on all five continents. GROUPE SAGEM is composed of two companies (SAGEM S.A. and SAT) and is listed at the Paris Stock Exchange and headquartered in Paris, France. Groupe Sagem is established in the U.S. market, with branch offices in several locations including Cupertino, Calif., South Orange, N.J., Seattle, Wash. and a manufacturing plant in Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville is a mid-sized city located in the upstate of South Carolina. It is the county seat of Greenville CountyGR6 . -0- Note to Editors: Meet-Me, Planet ISDN and SAGEM are trademarks of GROUPE SAGEM. GeoPort, Macintosh and Power Macintosh See Power Mac. (computer) Power Macintosh - Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintosh systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged. CONTACT: Sagem 408/446-8690 www.satusa.com or Grapevine Grapevine - A distributed system project. Communication Natalie Barreiro, 650/363-9204 grapevine3@aol.com |
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