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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: JOE WALDYGO, PR Manager
VOICE: 602/690-3215
FAX: 602/293-8065
MCI MAIL: JWALDYGO
ARTISOFT'S PEER-HUB(TM) 10BASE-T HUB/CONCENTRATOR NOW
SHIPPING
Industry Standard 10BASE-T Hub Allows Bridging Between
Artisoft's 10BASE-T and Coax Ethernet Adapters
(TUCSON, Ariz.--September 30, 1991)-- Artisoft announced
today that is has begun shipping its new Peer-Hub
concentrator which provides a complete 10BASE-T hub
connection within a PC, XT, AT or EISA computer(ISA mode
only). Priced at $399, the Peer-Hub concentrator willwork
with any 10BASE-T network including Artisoft's LANtastic(R)
Local Area Network and Novell's NetWare(R).
According to Jack Schoof, Artisoft President and CEO,
"With our Peer-Hub product, we've delivered the promise of
10BASE-T's ease-of-installation, management and flexiblity to
every network at a great price."
The Peer-Hub concentrator is a complete 10BASE-T hub
residing in a host PC. It has five external 10BASE-T ports
using modular RJ45 telephone-style jacks that can connect to
any standard 10BASE-T adapters. Its network management
software allows the host PC to view the status of all ports,
as well as activate or disable each port individually. Plus,
onboard EEPROM saves the complete network configuration to
memory, guarding against power outage.
The Peer-Hub concentrator also has three special
internal connectors which have been designed to connect with
other Artisoft(TM) products. One provides an internal
10BASE-T connection to Artisoft's AE-1/T, AE-2/T(TM) or AE-
3(TM) Ethernet adapters without using one of the five
external RJ45 ports. Another internal connector is used to
link multiple Peer-Hub concentrators together; up to four per
PC. The third option, with the separate purchase of an
Artisoft AUI Interface Kit, provides an internal coax
connection between the Peer-Hub concentrator and an Artisoft
AE-3 Ethernet adapter(which supports thin and thick coax in
addition to 10BASE-T connections). Used in this manner, the
AUI Interface Kit creates a bridge between the 10BASE-T
network on the hub and a coax Ethernet segment attached to
the AE-3 Ethernet adapter.
Artisoft develops and manufactures a full line of
hardware and software for local area network including the
LANtastic Local Area Network. The LANtastic network is a
peer-to-peer network that allows users of IBM-compatible
computers to share programs, data and peripheral devices such
as printers, hard drives, tape backups and CD-ROMs.
For more information about Artisoft or its product line,
contact Artisoft, Inc. at the Artisoft Campus, 691 E. River
Road, Tucson, AZ 85704. Telephone 602/293-6363. Fax 602/293-
8065.