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Wednesday May 7 3:36 PM EDT
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U.S. Robotics selects Aware for key ADSL technology
SKOKIE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 1997--U.S. Robotics (NASDAQ:USRX - news)
announced that it licensed discrete multi-tone (DMT) technology from Aware, Inc. for future
releases of ADSL products under development.
U.S. Robotics will develop software that incorporates Aware's DMT technology into the
next-generation Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers (DSLAM) and customer premise
equipment (CPE) available next year. The design will use a reprogrammable Digital Signal Processor
(DSP) chip so that field units support software updates. The companies will collaborate to ensure
interoperability with Aware's other licensees building ADSL equipment in order to help telephone
service providers accelerate ADSL to the mass-market.
DMT is a technique standardized by ANSI and ETSI for providing Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
services' multi-megabit data transmission over local-loop telephone lines.
``Aware has the best technology and the most productive relationships with other key ADSL
vendors, so that by working together, we can quickly establish wide interoperability. We can adhere
to evolving defacto and dejure ADSL standards by means of modem software upgrades. We can
minimize cost by using a general-purpose DSP chip. These factors protect our customers' investment
no matter what directions standards take.'' said Laura Howard, vice president of business
development for U.S. Robotics Broadband Access Communications Division.
``Aware brings DMT technology and a number of ADSL systems vendors using the DMT chipset
from Aware and Analog Devices Inc. U.S. Robotics, as a major remote access vendor, can help us
drive interoperability among all,'' said Jim Bender, Aware president and CEO.
About Aware
Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE) 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.
About U.S. Robotics
U.S. Robotics (NASDAQ:USRX - news), 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.
More information is available on U.S. Robotics WWW site at www.usr.com.
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