Eicon's ISDN Client Hardware to Support Linux: DIVA 2.01
ISDN Card can now be Used by Growing Linux Community
NOVEMBER 3, 1999
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA--Eicon Technology, a leading worldwide
provider of remote access products, today announced the
certification of its DIVA 2.01 PCI ISDN adapter running on the
Linux Operating System. Using the HiSax hardware-level driver
with the isdn4linux kernel, Eicon, working with the stack
developer Karsten Keil, has received British Approvals Board for
Telecommunications (BABT) certification. The HiSax driver allows
users of the DIVA 2.01 to provide ISDN connectivity to their
Linux-based systems.
"With the rapid growth of the Linux community, Eicon is one of the
first ISDN hardware vendors to offer compatibility with the
open-source operating system," said Ken Gingrich, Eicon's Vice
President, Worldwide Sales & Marketing Operations. "With the
proliferation of Linux into the business world, power users have
asked for ISDN support. Our certified hardware allows users to
take advantage of ISDN, one of the most powerful and flexible
communications technologies on the market today."
"Eicon has put forth a lot of effort to ensure compatibility of
the DIVA 2.01 PCI adapter with the HiSax driver," said Karsten
Keil, Senior Engineer ISDN, SuSE Labs. "Their commitment to
offering their product with Linux compatibility is to be greatly commended."
Available under the terms of the GNU General Public License, the
certified driver is included in the most recent 2.2 Linux kernel
release. Updates for older versions of the kernel can be
downloaded from ftp://ftp.isdn4linux.de/pub/isdn4linux/kernel.
Eicon Technology Corporation
Eicon Technology Corporation is a worldwide provider of remote
access products for personal computers. The Company develops,
markets and supports hardware and software products for connecting
network servers and desktop and notebook PCs to corporate
networks, host computers and the Internet. Its products are sold
in more than 80 countries through a network of certified channel
partners and Original Equipment Manufacturers. Eicon Technology
shares are traded on the Montreal Exchange and Toronto Stock
Exchange under the symbol "EIC" Information about Eicon and its
products is available at eicon.com. |
