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(Phoenix, Arizona, February 11, 1992)--Computing in the nineties is
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changing fast. With more and more organizations increasing their reliance
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on Local Area Networks (LANs), the expanding popularity of notebook and
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laptop computers, and the growing trend toward telecommuting, effective
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computing no longer just means a PC on your desk in the office.
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LANs are taking over the way businesses compute. Studies indicate that
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56.8% of all PCs in use will be connected to a LAN by 1995. International
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Data Corporation (IDC) predicts the demand for LAN-based dial out will
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increase as the number of PCs on LANs worldwide increases.
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In addition IDC states that, "the number of portable PCs (including
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notebooks, laptops, and transportables) shipping worldwide will increase
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from 3.9 million in 1991 to 9.6 million in 1995." With this growth in the
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portable PC market comes an increasing need for remote access to the LAN.
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Market research firm, Link Resources, says 4.3 million company employees
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work at home now. That figure is expected to increase as companies
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continue to find that higher productivity and employee satisfaction are
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the positive results of their telecommuting policies.
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In response to all of these trends and growing user concern with the
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complexity of LAN-to-WAN connectivity, LANMODEM provides a simple
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solution. LANMODEM is a V.32bis/ V.42bis (14.4K baud modem with up to 4x
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data compression) network-attachable modem, which operates at speeds up to
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57.6K baud.
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It is an intelligent plug-and-play network modem designed to give users
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high speed access to, from and between Novell LANs. LANMODEM provides a
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direct connection to the LAN cabling, giving remote users the ability to
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log in to their office network from home, their hotel room, or wherever
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they may be. LANMODEM lets them run applications such as E-mail,
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groupware, word processing programs, graphics packages, etc., exactly as
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if they were attached directly to the network. Additionally, remote users
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can transfer files, print documents or..take remote control of a network
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PC.
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As the popularity of telecommuting increases, so does the need for
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realistic tools which permit employees to work efficiently and
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effectively, believes David Bolles, company founder and CEO, who designed
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LANMODEM with telecommuting in mind. "I think technology has a
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responsibility to attempt to solve some of our environmental problems.
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More and more, companies are willing to work with their employees to
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permit them to work out of their home. LANMODEM is their easy-to-use
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dial-in solution. Additionally it solves a need for employees traveling on
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business to access their office networks."
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LANMODEM attaches directly to the network and allows network users in the
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office to share modems to dial out to electronic information services. In
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addition, LANMODEM features an additional serial port permitting another
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modem to be attached, giving multiple users the ability to dial in and out
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simultaneously, avoiding the need for dedicated modems and extra
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telecommunications lines.
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LANMODEM, ($1,995 Ethernet Version), was announced late in 1991, and is
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currently in final beta testing. It will ship in March.
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Microtest Inc. designs, manufactures and markets innovative solutions for
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users of computer networks, pioneering several firsts in both network
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diagnostic and connectivity products. Since the introduction of Cable
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Scanner, the first hand-held cable testing tool, in 1988, Microtest's
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products have captured national recognition in the industry, including
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winning several "Product of the Year" awards. The LANPORT connectivity
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product line of dedicated applications servers, introduced in 1989, gave
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network users the ability for the first time to share printers and modems
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without a dedicated computer.
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Microtest, 3519 East Shea Blvd, Suite 134, Phoenix, AZ 85028
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602-971-6464
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| From the America On-Line & PC-Link New Product Info Services |
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| This information was processed with OmniPage Professional OCR |
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| software (from Caere Corp) & a Canon IX-30 scanner from data |
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| provided by the above mentioned company. For additional info, |
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| contact the company at the address or phone# indicated above. |
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| All submissions for this service should be addressed to |
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| BAKER ENTERPRISES, 20 Ferro Drive, Sewell, NJ 08080 U.S.A. |
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