Osicom/DPI Announces Use of Its Networking Card in NEC SuperScript 1260N Printer.WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 1997-- SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. Network Market Now Has Easy One-Stop Access to Printer Info Osicom Technologies, Inc./DPI Print Server Division (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 :FIBR FIBR Forward Indicator Bit Received ) (formerly DPI) today announced the use of its networking card in NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Technologies, Inc.'s SuperScript Any letter, digit or symbol that appears above the line. For example, 10 to the 9th power is written with the 9 in superscript (109). Contrast with subscript. 1260N printer for small to medium businesses and office workgroups. "The SuperScript 1260N utilizes the Adobe PrintGear controller and Osicom/DPI's standard DPO DPO Direct Public Offering (finance/investment) DPO Direct Public Offering DPO District Police Officer (Pakistan) DPO Days Payables Outstanding DPO Document Process Outsourcing DPO Days Past Ovulation interface network connectivity solution," explains Osicom/DPI 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 Vice President Neil Peterson. "Osicom/DPI's state-of-the-art network technology and Adobe's combination of host-based printing software and custom designed printer hardware make it easy for NEC workgroup users to access and use network printers without any special software." Finding, installing and using a network printer is easily accomplished through an enhanced HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. Web-server built into the printer. Printing and printer management activities can now be performed better and faster than any other printing technology in its class. As with all Osicom/DPI print server technology, multi-LAN/NOS environments are supported. Eric Bone, Product Manager at NEC, notes that NEC's SuperScript 1260N Web server is very easy to use and is geared toward the end-user, not the network administrator. "Based on Osicom/DPI's embedded Web server Web server software embedded within a hardware device such as a print server. It is widely used in a myriad of devices, because it allows access to the software via any Web browser, typically for configuring the device or obtaining reports. See ETI and Web server. technology, the SuperScript 1260N Networking Card enables our end-users to find out valuable printer information without having to physically be at the printer's location. This saves enormous amounts of time and energy on the network administrator's part and reduces 'down time' for the user." Osicom/DPI's network capabilities and Web technology allow users to access the printer's home page by the assigned printer IP address from within any Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. , thus making it simple to find and use any printer with an intranet. NEC enhanced Osicom/DPI's standard HTTP server so customers can check the home page for basic status on the printer as well as enable system administrators to access a page to check and change network card settings such as IP address and network queue. NEC includes utilities for assigning IP and IPX (Internetwork Packet EXchange) The network layer protocol in the NetWare operating system. Similar to the IP layer in TCP/IP, it contains a network address and allows messages to be routed to a different network or subnet. addresses over the network in the conventional fashion. The page also includes links to various NEC sites and the ability to download new drivers. "The Osicom/DPI technology enables us to offer customers a one-stop shop for printer management. We provide a Web page with instructions on how to use the printer, another page with a PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. version of the user's manual, a page for e-mailing questions to NEC's tech support group, and a supplies page for easy reference," comments Bone. "We even expect to have supply ordering capabilities through the Web in the future." NEC's SuperScript 1260N, launched in June, is a 12 ppm network laser printer priced at $979, after a $100 rebate. The SuperScript 1260N was the first network printer on the market to include Adobe PrintGear, and features a 60 MHZ Adobe PrintGear imaging processor that provides the power needed to keep up with a 12 ppm engine. These features make the SuperScript 1260N one of the fastest and least expensive network laser printers on the market. And with its Web technology, it's also one of the easiest. "It's simple enough for the small office and small workgroups because there are no complex tasks. The home page is easy and intuitive, and we are working with NEC to make additional tasks, like driver installation, easier," Peterson said. Osicom/DPI Offers Standard Network Print Server and Interface NEC utilizes Osicom/DPI's technically superior high-speed, shared memory interface DPO (Digital Products Option) Networking Card which Adobe incorporated into its PrintGear controller technology. The DPO Networking Card, which is based on a combination of state-of-the-art hardware and software standard form factor, is available to OEMs as an off-the-shelf network-ready print server. The DPO product is fully developed with a ready-to-use networking solution (Ethernet and Token Ring) that has been engineered and tested with many different brands of laser printers; it is field proven and shipping in 12 OEM products. It offers a standard board design (form factor) - as the Motorola 68340 platform, with plans to migrate to Osicom/DPI's new ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. Network Connectivity Chip (NCC NCC See National Clearing Corporation (NCC). ) -based product this year. Osicom/DPI continues to enhance the product and add competitive features which the market requires. By incorporating Osicom/DPI's off-the-shelf technology, printer and controller companies are able to get their products network-ready and to market quickly, while minimizing NRE (Non-Recurring Engineering) Refers to the cost of creating a new product, which is paid up front. Contrast with "production cost," which is ongoing and based on the quantity of material produced. costs and reducing investment. For a demonstration of Osicom/DPI's Web Management tool, go to Osicom/DPI Print Server Division's demonstration home page at http://dpioemdemo.digprod.com or call 800-243-2333 or 781-647-1234 or e-mail salesinfo@digprod.com . Osicom/DPI's Print Server Division also commercially manufactures award-winning print server products - NETPrint external print servers and JETXPrint internal cards. The division, with over one million users of its products worldwide, has 10 years experience developing OEM versions of its solutions for various printer controller architectures and leading printer manufacturers. About NEC Technologies, Inc. Headquartered in Itasca, IL, NEC Technologies, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of computer peripherals and other technology products for the North American market. Award-winning product lines include MultiSyncr desktop and presentation monitors, MultiSync portable LCD projectors and fixed-installation CRT projectors, SuperScript printers, MultiSpinr CD-ROM readers and Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS AFIS Automated Fingerprint Identification System AFIS Aerodrome Flight Information Service AFIS Armed Forces Radio and Television Service AFIS Airborne Flight Information System AFIS Automated Fingerprinting Identification System (Pakistan) ). The company also develops and markets a wide range of optical storage products and various technology products for the automotive market, including airbag sensoring systems and flat-panel display monitors. NEC Technologies, Inc. is a subsidiary of NEC Corporation. Information on the company and its products can be obtained by calling 800/NEC-INFO. About Osicom Technologies, Inc. Osicom is an innovative leader in wireless-enabled networking. The company allows businesses to connect through wire-line, fiber and wireless technologies, thereby expanding the reach of conventional networking. Osicom offers wireless-enabled solutions for 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. , WAN and broadband networks with products that include hubs and switches, routers, remote access servers, network print servers, PC and workstation adapter cards, video switches and multiplexers. Osicom markets and sells its products and services through a broad array of channels including world-wide distributors, Value Added Resellers, OEMs, carriers, and government agencies. The company has over 1000 employees worldwide and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). Santa Monica is a coastal city in western Los Angeles County, California, USA. Situated on Santa Monica Bay of the Pacific Ocean, it is surrounded by the City of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades and Brentwood on the north, . For additional company, product and financial information visit the Osicom World Wide Web site, http://www.osicom.com or contact the Embedded Systems Division directly at www.digprod.com or 888-638-2764 or 781-647-1234. -0- Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Actual results may differ materially due to a variety of factors, including without limitation the company's ability to develop, produce, and market products that incorporate new technology on a timely basis, that are priced competitively and achieve significant market acceptance; higher expenses associated with the development and marketing of new products; changes in product mix; risks of dependence on third-party component suppliers; inventory risks due to shifts in market demand; the presence of competitors with broader product lines and greater financial resources; intellectual property rights and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. ; needs for liquidity; and the other risks detailed from time to time in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All trademarks are property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Boston Communications Osicom/DPI Kim Bergen Marlene Gasdia-Cochrane 617-247-1112 781-647-1234 kbergen@bcomm.com mcochrane@digprod.com |
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