Perle and MFS Network Technologies Partner to Provide Connectivity for New Jersey Toll Road Consortium E-ZPass Project.Business Editors SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2000 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. Limite(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 :PERL) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :PL.) Networking Hardware Networking hardware typically refers to equipment facilitating the use of a computer network. Typically, this includes routers, switches, access points, network interface cards and other related hardware. Provider and Systems Integrator Create Unique Fiber-based Serial Connectivity Solution for Motorist Benefit Perle Systems (NASDAQ:PERL) (TSE:PL), a leading provider of networking products for IP and e-business access, today announced plans to provide $US 1.3 million worth of connectivity hardware and technical support for MFS MFS Medicare fee schedule Network Technologies, a systems integrator specializing in facilities-based communications projects. MFS is managing the technical integration of the New Jersey Toll Road Consortium Project, a $US 500 million project implementing the E-ZPass(SM) toll collection system throughout five toll-road authorities located in New Jersey and Delaware. MFS Network Technologies chose the Perle Specialix RIO, a state-of-the-art serial connectivity solution, to provide long-distance serial communication within its toll road networks. The Perle Specialix RIO solution will be used to link intelligent peripheral devices See peripheral. peripheral device - peripheral , such as magnetic card readers, toll terminals, and automatic vehicle identification equipment, with E-ZPass(SM) host computers for activities such as pass detection, vehicle classification, and toll collection. Perle Specialix was the only vendor able to provide MFS Network Technologies with a solution that enabled data transfer between wireless electronic devices and host computers over distances greater than half a mile. "We chose to partner with Perle Specialix because their expertise in serial connectivity allowed us to save thousands of dollars in hardware expenses," said Tom Kollar, project engineer, MFS Network Technologies. "Building a highly efficient remote serial connectivity application will increase the life-span of our host computers. It will also provide more flexibility to the Consortium in their efforts to implement E-ZPass and improve the speed of toll-collection." The Perle/MFS application enhances standard serial connectivity protocol to carry wireless data over longer distances than normally possible with RS232. Specifically, an intelligent controller receives RS232 communications signals from the peripheral devices connected to it, converts the data to a special proprietary serial connectivity protocol, and transmits it across fiber optic connections that extend its reach to greater than a half a mile. This enhanced capacity for long-distance connectivity is advantageous in the toll road environment, where the effects of pollution and vehicle-induced vibration shorten host computers' life spans significantly. The Perle solution allows the Consortium to house the host computers in a protective environment further from the toll road than normally possible, ultimately increasing their life span significantly. "MFS Network Technologies' choice of Perle as a partner in the Consortium's E-ZPass project underlines our reputation as the leader in serial connectivity solutions," said DeAnn Dalry, director, sales & marketing of Perle Specialix. "Our expertise in serial connectivity will help MFS and the Consortium implement E-ZPass in the most efficient possible manner." The MFS Network Technologies/New Jersey Toll Road Consortium project began in March 1998 and will be completed in stages through the end of the year 2001. Perle and MFS Network Technologies have previously collaborated successfully on similar projects in South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Canada. About RIO RIO is a specialized serial connectivity solution for medium to large-scale applications. It provides up to 128 serial devices via a single server slot, and can be expanded to a total of 512 ports per server. Ports are added via 8 and 16 port modules that can be supplied with a wide range of serial interfaces. RIO provides an exceptionally high throughput - using unique architecture that provides the host card and each port module with four 10 Mbps bus channels. RIO supports fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. cabling, which will re-route data in the case of cable disruption and also supports connection of a standby host in case of server down time. About Perle Systems Perle Systems is a leading developer, manufacturer and vendor of award-winning networking hardware products. These products are used to connect remote users reliably and securely to central servers for a wide variety of e-business and general business applications. Perle specializes in IP (Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. ) connectivity with product lines that include Remote Access Servers for Ethernet and Token Ring A local area network (LAN) access method developed by IBM. Conforming to the IEEE 802.5 standard, Token Ring uses a token ring access method and connects up to 255 nodes in a star topology at 4, 16 or 100 Mbps. LANs, Terminal Servers and Serial connectivity products and Network Controllers. These products provide access to leading e-business platforms, including AS/400, NT and LINUX/UNIX. Perle Systems recently acquired Specialix International, a leading provider of local and remote serial-based data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. systems and remote access solutions for small, medium and large corporate users. Perle Systems has offices in 15 countries and sells its products through distribution channels worldwide. Its stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. (symbol PERL) and the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (symbol PL). For more information about Perle and its products, access the Company's Web sites at www.perle.com and www.perlespecialix.com. About MFS Network Technologies MFS Network Technologies is a leader in the development, design, and integration of intelligent infrastructure solutions for advanced communications and intelligent transportation applications. Founded in 1988, MFS Network Technologies provides systems integration and innovative development for facilities-based communications projects. The Company's clients include federal, state and local government agencies, telecommunications service providers A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. , regional and state transportation and transit agencies, public utilities and private industry in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and abroad. It was acquired by Able Telcom, Inc. from MCI/WorldCom, Inc., which remains one of Able's significant customers. |
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