Perle Systems Among First Serial Card Vendors to Upgrade Entire Line to 3.3v/5v Standard.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2003 Perle Systems Perle Systems is a Canadian company based in Markham, Ontario that develops and manufactures serial communications products. Product lines include terminal servers, device servers, serial console servers, serial cards, USB to serial adapters and remote access products. Perle releases new UltraPort card allowing users to take advantage of increased server processing power As an established leader in the serial market, Perle Systems, a developer and manufacturer of networking products for IP and e-business access, today released the new UltraPort universal 3.3v/5v PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Multiport serial card A circuit board that contains multiple serial ports for connection to modems and other serial devices. The serial port is used as an interface by many different kinds of sensors and data collection terminals in a variety of industrial and medical applications. See device networking. range. Perle is among the first vendors to incorporate the 3.3v standard into its complete line of fixed and scalable multiport serial cards to accommodate the latest generation of servers with the new 3.3v signaling bus. Perle previously announced the release of the advanced 3.3v/5v PCI card A circuit board that plugs into the computer's PCI bus and contains the control electronics for a peripheral device. Starting in the latter half of the 1990s, PCI became very popular. See PCI. for the popular SX and RIO scalable multiport serial cards. "By adding the new universal 3.3v/5v standard to our serial cards, our large base of existing customers and new customers will have a cost-effective upgrade path to take advantage of the new PC and server processing power, "said Joe Perle, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Perle Systems. Perle UltraPort is the ideal solution for applications where a fixed count of local serial ports is required. With 4, 8 or 16 RS-232 serial ports, the Perle UltraPort exceeds major competitors for performance, throughput and reliable connectivity. Perle UltraPort communicates at bi-directional speeds up to 921.6 Kbps per port, and offers the highest standard of surge protection See surge suppression and traffic surge protection. available, ensuring the reliability and security of data. The New Perle UltraPort card will work with all existing Unix, Linux and Windows operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. drivers currently supported on Perle's Fast, Speed and I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output 8+ PCI cards. To eliminate the need for expensive re-cabling costs, a wide variety of DB9, DB25 and RJ45 cables and connector boxes are available to support the most popular pin-outs from Specialix International and Chase Research (both acquired by Perle) and 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. . The Perle UltraPort PCI serial card comes standard with a lifetime warranty and free 60-day technical support. About Perle Systems Perle Systems is a leading developer, manufacturer and vendor of high-reliability and richly featured networking products. These products are used to connect remote users reliably and securely to central servers for a wide variety of business applications. Perle specializes in Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity applications, including a focus on mid-size IP routing solutions. Product lines include routers, remote access servers, serial/terminal servers, console servers, emulation adapters, multi-port serial cards, multi-modem cards, print servers and network controllers. Perle distinguishes through extensive networking technology, depth of experience in major real-world network environments and long-term distribution and VAR channel relationships in major world markets. Perle has offices and representative offices in 13 countries in North America, Europe and Asia and sells its products through distribution channels worldwide. |
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