"ISDN has been proven as a technology that supports the definitive shift from analog to digital communications," stated Maks Wulkan, executive vice-president of Eicon Technology. "With the announcement of our extended DIVA family, Eicon is fully addressing the growing demands of the ISDN market. Eicon is the first company to provide comprehensive and cost-effective ISDN solutions which are specifically designed to take full advantage of Windows 95 and Windows NT."

Eiconís DIVA ISDN Solution
DIVAís ISDN technology meets the business needs of both enterprise and remote users. DIVA solutions enable connectivity to corporate intranets and to the Internet at the highest speeds and lowest costs possible. In addition, the DIVA ISDN family provides unparalleled flexibility and ease-of-use. With the new DIVA series, users can run multiple applications simultaneously over ISDN. For example, users can send a fax while being connected to the Internet.

The DIVA product family ranges from low-end data-only to high-end, feature-rich, intelligent ISDN interface cards. DIVA 2.0, the low-cost, data-only solution is ideal for high-speed ISDN connections to the Internet. Supporting the Plug and Play standard, installation of the DIVA 2.0 ISDN interface card is extremely easy and quick.

DIVA Pro 2.0 is a full-featured ISDN interface card for power users. Based on DSP (Digital Signal Processing) technology, the DIVA Pro 2.0 offers unique communications to ISDN devices, analog modems and fax machines over ISDN. In addition, the DIVA Pro 2.0 supports both Group 3 (analog) and Group 4 (digital) facsimile transmissions. With this feature, users can send faxes from their PCs over ISDN using applications such as Microsoft Fax. The DIVA Pro 2.0 is also available in a PC Card version for notebook users.

Other key features of Eiconís DIVA 2.0 and DIVA Pro 2.0 include optional support for Plain Old Telephone Systems (POTS) and Multilink PPP. The POTS option allows the use of standard telephone devices, including fax machines over ISDN. Multilink PPP with Microsoftís Accelerator Pack 1.1 enables transmission rates of 128 kbps, which is up to five times faster than the fastest analog modems.

Eicon--The Complete ISDN Solution
The new DIVA ISDN interface cards, coupled with Eiconís ISDN server products, offer users a complete high-speed connectivity solution. Eicon is committed to exploiting the full potential of ISDN, from Internet access to high-bandwidth multimedia applications.

Availability
The DIVA family ISDN interface cards will be available in January 1997. The new DIVA series is available in ISA or PCI bus formats with either S/T or U interface featuring an integrated NT-1. For more information, customers should call 800-803-4266 or contact the company on the World Wide Web: http://www.eicon.com/.

About Eicon Technology
Eicon Technology is a worldwide provider of connectivity solutions for personal computers. The company develops, markets and supports hardware and software products for connecting PC-based server, desktop PCs and notebook PCs to corporate networks, IBM host computers and the Internet. The products are sold in more than 70 countries through an extensive distribution network. Eicon is a founding member of the Vendors ISDN Association (VIA). Eicon Technology shares are traded on The Toronto Stock Exchange and the Montreal Exchange under the symbol EIC.