Microtest announces new pricing on award winning DiscPort; Original DiscPort wins prestigious SARA Award.PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 1996--Microtest(R) Inc. (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 :MTST MTST Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Teto (Social movement of Brazil) MTST Magnetic Tape Selectric Typewriter MTST Maneuvering Target Statistical Tracker MTST Minimal Task Spanning Tree ), Monday announced new pricing on its original DiscPort(R). DiscPort is the easiest and most economical way to add CD-ROMs to Novell(R) NetWare(R) networks. As a result of the overwhelming demand for DiscPort, Microtest has been able to obtain significant cost savings allowing pricing adjustments. The DiscPort now lists for $495. In addition, DiscPort has recently been honored by the SIGCAT (Special Interest Group on CD Applications and Technology, Reston, VA) The world's largest CD-ROM users group, founded by Jerry McFaul in 1986. Providing publications, meetings and conferences for its members, SIGCAT was later absorbed into the DVD Association. Foundation with its SARA Sara or Sarah, in the Bible, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. With Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah, she was one of the four Hebrew matriarchs. Her name was originally Sarai [Heb.,=princess]. (Significant Achievement Recognition Award). Microtest invented "attach and access" CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). networking when it introduced DiscPort in 1993. DiscPort was the first product to physically place networked CD-ROMs within the workgroup, allowing managers to administer CD resources based on the group's needs. With more than 55,000 DiscPorts in use today, the product has become the industry standard in CD-ROM networking. DiscPort has won numerous awards since its introduction including: 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. Magazine, Product of the Year, 1993, 1996; LAN Times Readers Choice Award, 1993; LAN Times, Best of Times, 1994; Network Computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. , Well Connected Award, Best CD-ROM Server A CD-ROM reader designed for network use. It can be configured as a tower or jukebox. Towers contain several drives, and each drive holds one CD-ROM. Jukeboxes hold from a couple dozen to hundreds of discs, but have only a small number of drives. , 1995; PC Magazine, Best Networking Product, 1994; and PC Magazine, Editors Choice (for product line), 1996. Most recently, DiscPort has won the prestigious SARA. "The SARA was established to acknowledge individuals and organizations, in both the public and private sectors, who have made significant contributions in the areas of applying and advancing technologies based on the Compact Disc," said E.J. McFaul, president, The SIGCAT Foundation. "The SARA represents a natural extension of this forum in recognizing excellence on the part of those who have participated in the Compact Disc revolution." "DiscPort is the best value on the market," said Ann Damiano, manager of product marketing. "As an entry-level product targeted at the workgroup, DiscPort provides an easy, market-tested way for users to attach CD-ROMs to their network. The SARA award is further evidence that DiscPort is the solution of choice." Founded in 1984, Microtest is a leading worldwide manufacturer of diagnostic, certification and connectivity products for Local Area Networks (LANs). Microtest's mission is to make information technology easy to apply. The company has pioneered several networking products, such as PentaScanner(TM), COMPAS COMPAS Centre on Migration Policy and Society (Oxford University) COMPAS Center for Observations, Modeling and Prediction At Scripps COMPAS Congress on Modern Pan-African Slavery (TM) and DiscPort(R). Microtest is headquartered at 4747 N. 22nd St., Phoenix, AZ. Microtest's European headquarters are located at 2A Kingfisher House, Northwood Park, Gatwick Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 2XN, United Kingdom. Microtest's stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol MTST. More information is available on Microtest's World Wide Web site at http://www.microtest.com, or e-mail at info@microtest.com in the United States; in Europe, e-mail at infoMTE@microtest.com. CONTACT: 360 Marketing Teresa Poppen, 208/331-0272 |
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