Inside Out Networks Announces Availability of Enterprise Universal Serial Bus Connectivity Solutions Through Ingram Micro.Business Editors & High-Tech/Internet Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2001 Inside Out Networks Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of 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) ), today announced the immediate availability of the company's range of Edgeport(TM)USB-to-serial converters 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. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IM). Ingram Micro, the world's largest wholesale provider of technology products and services, now provides a cost-effective, easily accessible conduit for Value-Added Resellers (VARs) to obtain high-demand enterprise USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. products and solutions. Digi International acquired Inside Out Networks in Sept. 2000. A primary goal of the acquisition was the rapid integration of Inside Out Networks' flagship Edgeport USB-to-serial converter into Digi's global distribution and reseller network. "Historically, most of our customers have been Fortune 1000 companies who require flexible, reliable solutions for mission-critical point of sale (POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale ), mobile and industrial control environments," commented Stephen Popovich, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. at Inside Out Networks. "The speed and efficiency with which we have been able to penetrate the Digi sales channel means that our products are now available to a much broader range of business users, and we're already seeing the benefits of our presence in the channel." Companies deploying next generation PC and thin clients, by virtue of their smaller footprint, require a mechanism for attaching serial devices externally, and USB is recognized by PC hardware and software vendors as the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for external port expansion. The Edgeport connects via standards-based USB, providing a plug-and-play solution to add two, four, eight or sixteen ports of serial connectivity. Bar code scanners, touch screen monitors, industrial scales, credit card readers, transaction printers and virtually any serial device can be attached to create a complete business solution. Inside Out Networks' Edgeport converters support all Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. operating systems (OS), including NT 4.0 and CE, as well as Linux and Macintosh 8.1 and above, giving users the widest range of OS support in the industry. "Inside Out Network's Edgeport products offer customers simple, cost-effective plug and play solutions that tie in well with the rest of Digi's product offerings," commented Jim Harr, vice president product management, general manager peripherals, Ingram Micro U.S. "Their enterprise USB solutions are a welcome addition to our product portfolio." To obtain product and ordering information, visit the Ingram Micro Web site at http://www.ingrammicro.com, and use keyword, "Edgeport," or contact Inside Out Networks at 512/306-0600. About Inside Out Networks Inside Out Networks is the leader in enterprise USB connectivity, with an installed base of over 25,000 units and 1300 customers worldwide, including NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers , 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) , Starbucks, Air Canada, Alitalia, Quik Trip and Mail Boxes Etc. The company provides simple-to-install, high-performance products for attaching serial, parallel and modem devices to PCs utilizing Universal Series Bus (USB) technology. For more information on products and solutions from Inside Out Networks, visit http://www.ionetworks.com, call 512/306-0600 or see our short online demonstration at http://www.ionetworks.com/promo/demo.html. For more information about Digi International, visit http://www.digi.com, or call 800/344-4272 (U.S.) or 612/912-3444 (International). About Ingram Micro Ingram Micro Inc. is the largest global wholesale provider of technology solutions, products and services. The company operates in 34 countries with sales exceeding $30 billion for the past four reported quarters. Ingram Micro's global regions offer e-commerce solutions, logistics services and technology product distribution and marketing to more than 175,000 technology solution providers and manufacturers. The company is focused on maximizing shareowner value and achieving customer satisfaction by continuously innovating the IT supply chain. Inside Out Networks, Inside Out, the Inside Out logo and Edgeport are trademarks of Inside Out Networks. Digi, Digi International and the Digi logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Digi International Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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