RNS Enters into Purchasing Arrangement with Motorola Computer Group; Motorola selects RNS FDDI and Fast Ethernet boards for price, performance.SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 1996--RNS, a division of Meret Communications, today announced a purchasing arrangement with Motorola Computer Group (Phoenix). In its sixth relationship announced within three months, RNS will supply FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) Often pronounced "fiddy," it was a LAN and MAN access method that had its heyday in the mid-1990s. FDDI was an ANSI standard token passing network that transmitted 100 Mbps over optical fiber up to 10 kilometers. and Fast Ethernet network interface cards for VMF and PCI Mezzanine Card (hardware) PCI Mezzanine Card - (PMC) A family of low profile mezzanine cards for VMEbus, Futurebus+, desktop computers and other computer systems with logical and electrical layers based on the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) specification. PMC is defined in IEEE P1386. (PMC) architectures. These cards will be embedded in Motorola's board and system-level products or sold as options to the company's existing host boards. The agreement also calls for software drivers from RNS that support Windows NT and AIX operating systems, with plans for adding a VxWorks driver. According to Motorola's Director of Embedded Technology Jerry Gipper, "The RNS boards were selected for their price structure, performance and comprehensive suite of drivers. The RNS NT and AIX drivers provide seamless integration into our PowerPC platforms." Motorola will make the RNS 2250 Series of FDDI and 2350 TX Fast Ethernet PMC cards available for its MVME MVME Muzzle Velocity Measuring Equipment MVME Motorola Versa Module Eurocard 1600, MVME 1300, and Chameleon host boards. Motorola has also chosen the RNS 1250 Series of single-and dual-attached FDDI cards, which will be used in its VME-based XR Series "EXCHANGE READY" Systems, targeted for telecommunications Original Equipment Manufacturers, System Integrators and Value-Added Resellers. The Motorola Computer Group (MCG) is a worldwide hardware and software platform supplier to companies that provide computer solutions. MCG is comprised of three areas of focus: embedded technologies, technical OEM systems and commercial systems. MCG's strategy is to deliver high performance PowerPC platforms and solutions for Windows NT, Mac OS, AIX, and Solaris operating systems for targeted areas such as graphics intensive applications, multimedia and the Internet. MCG corporate headquarters are located in Tempe, Arizona. Information about MCG's products is available on the World Wide Web at the location http://www.mot.com/computer/. Motorola Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MOT) is one of the world's leading providers of wireless communications, semiconductors and advanced electronics systems, components and services. Major equipment businesses include cellular telephone, two way radio, paging and data communications, personal communications, automotive, defense and space electronics and computers. RNS, a division of Meret Communications, is a leading supplier of high-performance, standards-based 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. and remote access hardware and software to OEMs, systems integrators and value-added resellers worldwide. RNS is located at 7402 Hollister Ave., Santa Barbara, Calif. 93117, Telephone 805-968-4262/800-262-8023. Its worldwide web server can be viewed at the Internet URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. address http://www.rns.com. Meret Communications, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Osicom 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 :FIBR), a 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, based company engaged in design and manufacture of digital video switches and routers for the telecommunications industry and, with its acquisition of RNS (formerly Rockwell Network Systems), is now an industry leader in providing high-speed Local Area Network solutions and connections for the high growth Fast Ethernet, FDDI, and ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. networking markets. The company also produces a range of fiber optic and wireless communications products for use in broadcast, cable and closed circuit television, interactive teleconferencing and distance learning; computer graphics, medical imaging; surveillance; and defense and aerospace applications. CONTACT: RNS Marianne McCarthy, 805/562-3138 marianne@rns.com |
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