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04/04 11:37 Aware, U.S. Robotics Ink DMT Pact
BEDFORD, Mass., April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Aware, Inc. (Nasdaq: AWRE) announced today that it has licensed its DMT technology to U.S. Robotics (Nasdaq: USRX) for use in Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) products in development. DMT is a modulation technique used to implement DSL services' multi-megabit data transmission over ordinary copper local-loop telephone lines.
"U.S. Robotics has the clout in the modem business to bring DSL to millions of consumers and businesses," said Jim Bender, Aware President and CEO. "U.S. Robotics' licensing of our DMT is a strong vote of confidence in Aware's DSL technology."
About U.S. Robotics
U.S. Robotics, headquartered in Skokie, IL, USA, is one of the world's leading suppliers of products and systems that provide access to information. The company designs, manufacturers, markets and supports abroad range of products, including remote access services, enterprise communications systems, desktop/mobile client products, modems, and telephony products that connect computers and other equipment over analog, digital and switched cellular networks. U.S. Robotics customers include Internet service providers, regional Bell operating companies and a wide range of other large corporations, businesses, institutions and individuals. The company's 1996 sales were (U.S.) $1.98 billion. More information is available on U.S. Robotics WWW site at
www.usr.com
About Aware, Inc.
Aware, headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, is a leader in "last-mile" technology for broadband communications and high-speed access to the Internet. The company's products allow users to maximize use of scarce bandwidth resources for transmitting digitized data. Aware is developing ADSL technology, software, modules, and modems for high-speed, interactive broadband network applications. The company's WWW site is www.aware.com.
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/CONTACT: Jennifer Tyrrell of Aware, Inc., 617-276-4000 or tyrrell@aware.com/
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