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Acer America Among the First PC Manufacturers to Bring 56Kbps Technology for Internet/Online Communication

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Acer America, the only top 10 PC manufacturer that produces a broad range of the world's computer components, today announced an agreement to integrate U.S. Robotics' (Nasdaq: USRX) x2 technology for 56 Kbps downloads into its Acer America component division bare bone systems. Acer America's component division sells Acer branded components and other branded components like the Acer Open brand. By forming this alliance with U.S. Robotics, Acer customers can access the Internet and other online resources nearly twice as fast as currently available modem technology. Acer will provide modems supporting x2 technology on its bare systems and upgrade kits for currently existing Acer America component division products, targeted at commercial customers beginning First Quarter 1997.

"By teaming with U.S. Robotics for x2 technology, we can deliver a 56 Kbps solution to market quickly," said Max Wu, Vice President and General Manager, Acer Commercial Business Division. "x2 allows us to provide our customers with a high-performance product that nearly doubles their Internet or online services access speed over regular analog telephone lines. x2 provides our customers with an excellent value, and we believe it will be very rapidly adopted by customers in the near future."

Acer Customers Can Download Information From World's Largest ISPs at 56Kbps

Due to x2's widespread acceptance by nearly 40 Internet service providers (ISPs) worldwide, Acer customers will have a variety of options for connecting to the Internet and other online sources of information. ISPs supporting x2 technology include America Online, CompuServe, IBM Global Network, MCI, NETCOM, Prodigy and many others. This represents more than 15 million subscribers committed to supporting x2.

Acer customers can access a list of local ISPs that will support x2 technology on U.S. Robotics' website (www.usr.com), or contact their local ISP to find out when x2 support will be available.

"Acer's customers will be able to connect to a wide variety of Internet service providers using our x2 technology, at nearly double the speed that's possible today over analog lines," said Michael Seedman, Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Robotics Personal Communications division. "We're very pleased to be working with Acer to provide this fantastic value to their customers."

Acer America Corporation

Acer America Corporation (http://www.acer.com/aac/), headquartered in San Jose, California, designs and manufactures a broad range of computer systems and peripherals. Award-winning product offerings include AcerNote(TM) notebooks, Acer Aspire(TM) PCs for the home, AcerPower(TM) and AcerEntra(TM) desktop computers, the AcerAltos(TM) line of open servers, AcerView(TM) monitors, and AcerOpen(TM) components. The Acer Computer Explorer(TM) and Out of Box Experience (OOBE(TM)) demonstrate Acer's commitment to make PCs as easy to use as other consumer products. Acer America, a member of the Acer Group, posted revenues of $1.44 billion in 1995.

NOTE: Acer is a registered trademark and AcerNote, AcerPower, AcerView, AcerAltos, and Acer Aspire are trademarks of Acer Inc. All other products, brand names or companies are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.


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