U.S. Robotics Announces Megahertz(R)-Brand ISDN PC Card Terminal Adapter
PR Newswire - April 30, 1997 14:08
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Laptop Users can Confidently Tap 128.8 Kbps Speed
With Free Installation & Service Support from U.S. Robotics' I-Team
SALT LAKE CITY, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The computer industry's leading
PC Card manufacturer, U.S. Robotics Corporation (Nasdaq: USRX), today
announced availability of the first Megahertz-brand ISDN PC Card Terminal
Adapter (TA) for notebook computers and handheld computing devices. Combining
the Megahertz PC Card TA with free local ISDN service installation support
provides mobile customers with quick access to complex files and information
at speeds up to four times faster than typical 28.8 Kbps modems. The result
-- less waiting and higher productivity. "ISDN plays a significant role with
our corporate customers as they seek to provide support to telecommuting
employees and remote offices who need access to large files," said Robert
Bauer, vice president of marketing for U.S. Robotics Mobile Communications Corp.,
a subsidiary of U.S. Robotics Corporation. "Our Megahertz ISDN
Terminal Adapter offers mobile customers the highest performance solution
available to meet their ISDN requirements and reinforces our commitment to
alternative bandwidth enabling technologies."
The new PCMCIA card features dual Basic Rate Interface (BRI) support for
two-channel ISDN connection - providing data transfers as high as 128 Kbps;
simultaneous single-line ISDN and Multilink PPP. Compression support includes
Microsoft (MPPC) and STAC. The Megahertz ISDN PC Card TA also supports
common
authentication protocols, including CHAP, PAP and MSCHAP. In addition, the PC
Card provides international ISDN switch support for Australia, Europe (Euro
ISDN) and Japan.
ISDN made easier through the U.S. Robotics I-Team
Megahertz ISDN PC Card buyers will receive another benefit from their
purchase - the industry's only dedicated toll free number (1-888-USR-ISDN) for
total ISDN solutions, with a support team known as the U.S. Robotics I-Team.
"The USR I -Team helps customers overcome the barriers normally associated
with ISDN - that of installation and set-up - making the process as easy as
possible," said Bauer. "With this Megahertz PC card and the I-Team, our
customers can take full advantage of the speed and flexibility of ISDN right
away."
The I-Team offers all U.S. Robotics ISDN customers immediate expertise and
assistance to simplify their ISDN service needs. Through the I-Team's "one
call does it all" approach, ISDN customers receive free service support,
including:
* Working with individual customers and their local telecom provider to
determine ISDN service availability
* Determining monthly service charges and installation lead times
* Coordinating line installation and service orders
* Verifying that the line is installed properly
The estimated selling price of the new ISDN Model U PC Card is $399. The
ISDN Model S/T PC card, intended primarily for international markets, has an
estimated selling price of $359. All Megahertz-brand PC Card products come
with a five-year warranty and access to unlimited technical support
(801/320-7777). For sales information, customers can contact U.S. Robotics Mobile
Communications Corp. at (800) LAPTOPS (800/527-8677), or send e-mail to
salesinfo@mhz.com. U.S. Robotics Mobile Communications Corp. (formerly known
as Megahertz Corporation) is a leading manufacturer of data communications
solutions for mobile computer users. The company provides a full line of PC
Card products including modems, combination Ethernet/Modems, Ethernet adapters
and Wireless PC Cards. U.S. Robotics is one of the world's leading suppliers
of products and systems that provide access to information. The company
designs, manufactures, markets and supports desktop/mobile client products and
modems, remote access servers, LAN switching equipment, telephony products and
handheld organizers. U.S. Robotics products connect computers and other
equipment over analog, digital and switched cellular networks, enabling users
to gain access to, manage and share data, fax and voice information. Its
customers include Internet service providers, regional Bell operating
companies, inter-exchange carriers and a wide range of other large and small
businesses, institutions and individuals. |
