Press Release
Press Contacts:
Stephen Mitchell
V.P., Worldwide Field Operations
Starlight Networks, Inc.
(415)967-2774
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mary Lindsay Lindsay PR
(408)984-7242
Starlight Networks Brings Multimedia to 100BaseT Networks --
Joins Fast Ethernet Alliance
Mountain View, Calif., July 18, 1995 -- Starlight Networks announced today
its support for the 100BaseT Fast Ethernet standard and its ability to deliver
multimedia over 100BaseT networks with its StarWorks(r) and StarWare(r)
multimedia networking software solutions. Starlight has joined the Fast
Ethernet Alliance as an observing member. "Not only is 100BaseT Fast
Ethernet the most practical solution for upgrading 10BaseT networks, but
is also effective for high bandwidth multimedia applications including video-on-demand,"said Jack Moses, chairman of the Fast Ethernet Alliance. "We are pleased
that Starlight Networks has joined the Fast Ethernet Alliance and is committed
to supporting 100BaseT for multimedia networking." "As the market
leader in open systems solutions for multimedia networking, Starlight Networks
is in a position to support the high bandwidth graphics and video demands
of 100BaseT users. 100BaseT offers a viable platform for multimedia networks
and an easy migration from 10BaseT. We expect that many Fast Ethernet users
will be adding multimedia applications to their network," said Jim
Long, President, Starlight Networks. Starlight currently supports 100BaseT
Fast Ethernet hubs and routers from Grand Junction, Bay Networks, 3-Com
Corporation, Lannet, Alantec, and others.
The Fast Ethernet Alliance is a multivendor group supporting 100 megabit-per-
second (Mbps) CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection)
Ethernet technology. 100BaseT was recently approved as an official standard
of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and is
the high speed successor to 10BaseT, another IEEE 802.3 standard, the world's
most popular LAN technology with over 60 million nodes installed. The Fast
Ethernet Alliance now numbers over 75 member companies.
About Starlight Networks
Starlight Networks is the leader in providing multimedia services over enterprise
networks with its StarWorks(r) and StarWare(r) multimedia networking server
software products. StarWorks and StarWare provide multimedia storage management
and network delivery management functions to ensure reliable delivery of
video and audio to the desktop over today's networks, including 10BaseT,
100VG, Fast Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI and ATM. StarWorks' open systems
approach supports all of the popular video formats and network operating
systems (such as LAN Manager, Banyan VINES, NFS, and NetWare) on PCs and
Macintosh systems, as well as Sun Microsystems' SPARC- based Solaris 2.x
operating environment. StarWare is a Novell NetWare-based video networking
software solution.
Starlight Networks is located at 205 Ravendale Drive, Mountain View, CA
94043; phone 415/967-2774.
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StarWorks and StarWare are registered trademarks of Starlight Networks,
Inc.
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