Nine New Products Deliver Basic Connectivity, Shared Internet Access
Intel InBusiness Internet Station
The Intel InBusiness Internet Station is designed to help small businesses connect multiple
users to the Internet simultaneously, thereby reducing the costs associated with Internet
access. Multiple users can simultaneously access valuable information and communicate with
vendors and customers, using only one phone line and one Internet service provider (ISP)
account, potentially saving hundreds of dollars each month when compared to paying for
multiple phone lines and ISP accounts. The Internet Station supports both analog (POTS) and
ISDN connectivity, enabling businesses to share and improve Internet access performance
while utilizing the same equipment as their business grows. The product allows office users to
send and receive e-mail messages, and two additional analog PC Card modems can be used
for accessing bulletin boards, faxing from desktop computers or accessing commercial online
databases. The Internet Station can be installed in minutes from any computer with a web
browser using Intel's InstantIP(TM) software, a program that handles the complexity of
Internet access and network configuration automatically for the user.
''The Intel InBusiness products have given me a new offering to suggest to my small business
customers,'' said Mark Essayian of KME Systems Inc. ''And, they are designed in a modular
fashion so that I can retain customers and offer them additional products and services as they
grow.''
Easy Set Up
The Intel InBusiness products all ship with an easy to understand poster that visually walks
the user through the installation process. There are no bulky manuals to pour over or difficult
configuration scripts to follow. The Intel InBusiness products are designed to be plugged in
and work with a few simple steps.
Grows With Changing Business Needs
The entire Intel InBusiness product family is designed to grow with a business as its needs
change and to help preserve the company's original equipment investment. A special ''bridge
port,'' offered on the Plus versions of the Intel InBusiness 8 Port Fast Hub and 8 Port Switch,
allows the network to expand as more employees or functionality are added, without special
wiring or throwing away the original equipment investment. The products are offered in a
variety of speeds and port sizes to help meet the needs of diverse small businesses. For
example, small businesses working with many graphically intensive files or sophisticated
database applications may be better served with 10Mbps Fast Ethernet switches, whereas |
