Performance Technologies Announces WAN Over IP Communications Server.ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 1999-- Performance Technologies, 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 :PTIX) today announced the introduction of its latest IP based Wide Area Network (WAN) to Local Area Network (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. ) based communications server, the MPS800. The MPS800 Multi-Protocol Communication Server represents the next generation of PTI's popular MPS600 Server. The MPS800 provides one 10/100BASE-T Ethernet port and eight high speed WAN serial ports, making it ideal for intelligent WAN bridging, T1/E1 multiplexing and remote WAN connectivity. Virtually all computers and workstations equipped with TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. on the LAN can access information from these communication servers. A unique feature of the MPS800 allows multiple WAN protocols to be resident and executed concurrently. Each WAN port can be independently configured for electrical line interfaces, data rate and protocol. The MPS800, like all of PTI's WAN communication products, is designed to preserve the user's software investment. Its modular design supports virtually any serial communications protocol, and application software is seamlessly portable to or from any of PTI's WAN products. PTI's complete suite of WAN protocol products is available for the MPS800, including X.25, Frame Relay, HDLC, Radar Receiver, Synchronous Bit Stream Interface, Asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. Data Transfer, DDCMP (Digital Data Communications Message Protocol) Digital's proprietary, synchronous data link protocol used in DECnet. DDCMP - Digital Data Communications Message Protocol (DEC). and others. "Using our consistent Applications Program Interface (API), customers can access and manage their remote WAN communications systems over standard IP based Ethernet LANs," said John Grana grana /gra·na/ (gra´nah) dense green, chlorophyll-containing bodies in chloroplasts of plant cells. , vice president and general manager of Performance Technologies' Controller Products Group. Operating system support includes Solaris/UNIX(R), Windows NT(R), VxWorks(R), and Linux(R). MPS800 is supplied with a comprehensive development environment which includes device drivers and protocol templates. Host resident software is provided in source form, including a common API, sample application program, configuration utility and host device driver. The GNU compiler, assembler, linker and powerful source-level debugger form a complete set of software development tools. This simplifies application programs for portability among client operating systems, as well as the various LAN-based server and embedded controller platforms. The WAN ports support either RS232, RS422, or V.35 electrical line interfaces running up to T1/E1 speeds per port. Hardware features include one Motorola MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. 860T PowerQUICC(R) processor, one MC68360 QUICC(R) slave processor, up to 32 MB of DRAM and 2 MB of Flash EPROM. Pricing and Availability Pricing for the MPS800 with eight serial ports and one 10/100BASET Ethernet port begins at $2,995. Performance Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Rochester, New York This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. For the town in Ulster County, see Rochester, Ulster County, New York. Rochester, once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City or , designs, manufactures and markets a wide variety of high performance WAN communications solutions, which include WAN protocol software and hardware, and networking adapters and controllers. PTI's products are targeted towards high performance, mission-critical networking solutions in industries such as telecommunications, data communications, financial services, transportation and defense industry applications. PTI is a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. (NASDAQ:PTIX). Visit PTI's web site at http://www.pt.com. Brand or product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. |
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