Performance Technologies Delivers 'Total WAN Solutions' Software For CompactPCI Platform.ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 1998-- "...now shipping WAN software protocols integrated with CompactPCI(R) WAN hardware products..." 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), a leading provider of high performance data communications and hardware/software connectivity solutions for the workstation, server and embedded markets, announces it has integrated its full suite of WAN protocols with the Company's latest CompactPCI products. With the addition of CompactPCI, PTI continues to demonstrate its ongoing commitment to delivering "Total WAN Solutions" for a number of popular architectures including PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). , PMC, SBus and VME running on Solaris/Unix(R), WindowsNT(R), VxWorks(R) and QNX(R) operating systems. PTI's protocol software includes support for Frame Relay, X.25, SS7, HDLC (High-level Data Link Control) A data link protocol from ISO for point-to-point communications over serial links. Derived from IBM's SDLC protocol, HDLC has been the basis for numerous protocols including X.25, ISDN, T1, SS7, GSM, CDPD, PPP and others. , Radar Receiver, Synchronous Bit Stream, 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 and DDCMP (Digital Data Communications Message Protocol) Digital's proprietary, synchronous data link protocol used in DECnet. DDCMP - Digital Data Communications Message Protocol (DEC). . Also available is a ProtoKit development environment which allows customers to integrate specific protocols with PTI adapters, and PTI's popular ComLink and ChanneLink software for operation with Sun's WAN protocols in a Solaris(R) environment. Shipping immediately with the WAN software protocols is PTI's diversified range of CompactPCI based WAN hardware products, including its CPC (1) (Central Processing Complex) An IBM mainframe that has two or more central processors (CPs) that share memory. It is the collection of processors, memory and I/O subsystems manufactured with a single serial number, typically all contained in one cabinet. 340 WAN Communications Adapter, a 6U, four port Synchronous I/O controller, and its CPC334, a 3U, four port Synchronous I/O controller. Based on the Motorola MC68360 QUICC QUICC Quad Integrated Communications Controller (R) processor, both models offer V.35, RS422, and RS232 line interfaces, and provide extensive processing power for onboard execution of WAN protocols or applications. The CPC340 and CPC334 carry 4MB of shared DRAM memory and are capable of 2Mbps full duplex line speed simultaneously on all ports. Both models are available in front or rear panel I/O configurations, while the CPC340 6U rear I/O product offers a passive rear transition module. Pricing and Availability PTI WAN protocols for the CPC340 and CPC334 start at $795. List price for the CPC340 CompactPCI Synchronous WAN Communications Adapter is $1,495, while the CPC334 list price is $1,295. 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 and data storage adapters and controllers. PTI's products are targeted towards high-performance, mission-critical networking solutions in industries such as telecommunications, 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. North American Sales Contact: Martin McFadden, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Performance Technologies, Inc. at 716-256-0200; e-mail: info@pt.com; web site: www.pt.com. European Sales Contacts: Nigel L. Offley, Vice President of European Sales, Performance Technologies, Inc. at (44) 1491-410066; e-mail: nlo@pt.com; web site: www.pt.com |
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