Bell Canada Chooses Eicon's Diva T/A ISDN Modem Through
Distribution Agreement With Canadian-Based Rycom, Inc. -
Partnership Brings Industry-Leading Modem to Canada'sLargest Customer Base
NEWS RELEASE TRANSMITTED BY CANADIAN CORPORATE NEWSFOR: EICON TECHNOLOGY
ME, TSE SYMBOL: EIC SEPTEMBER 8, 1998
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--Eicon Technology, a leading worldwide provider
of ISDN remote access products, today announced a distribution
agreement with Canadian-based RYCOM Inc. to provide its award-
winning DIVA T/A ISDN modem to Canada's largest telecommunications
operating company, Bell Canada.
Through this distribution agreement, RYCOM Inc., a data, voice and
video communications technology and solutions vendor, will sell
and distribute Eicon's DIVA T/A ISDN Modem to Bell Canada. The
DIVA T/A will offer Bell Canada's customers fast, reliable remote
access connections to corporate LANs and the Internet.
RYCOM Inc. has been working with a number of telcos in Canada on
standardizing their communication solutions using RYCOM's line of
networking hardware and software products, including Motorola and
Tut Systems products. "The addition of Eicon's DIVA T/A would
further strengthen the company's offerings to the telephone
companies and Internet service providers," commented Michel Doyle,
RYCOM's Executive Vice President and General Manager.
"The DIVA will give our ISDN customers more features and
flexibility at a price that marks a true breakthrough in the
market place for a product of this calibre," said Mark Hanlon,
Bell Canada's Vice-President - Product Management, Business
Portfolio. "This product will enhance the versatility of ISDN
Microlink(i)v - the standard switched digital solution for
numerous personal and business applications. This comes at a time
when we are witnessing an ISDN renaissance of global proportions.
It reaffirms Bell's commitment to switched digital access, and is
another step towards our vision of providing digital connectivity
to every desktop."
"Canada is one of the most progressive countries in the world when
it comes to advanced communications," said Ken Gingrich, Eicon's
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing Operations.
"Through our relationship with Rycom, Eicon will offer the
Canadian market a flexible, sophisticated product that simply
connects to the Internet, telephone and fax devices. It is this
combination of easy installation, reliability and high performance
which makes Eicon's DIVA T/A ISDN Modem the obvious choice for the
Canadian market." About the DIVA T/A ISDN Modem
Introduced earlier this year, Eicon's DIVA T/A ISDN Modem is the
first device of its kind that allows users to surf the Internet,
place a phone call and send or receive a fax - all simultaneously
on one digital ISDN telephone line. These analog capabilities are
complemented by a range of voice features familiar to customers,
including caller ID, call waiting, holding, transfer, 3-way
calling and distinctive ringing, all with the speed and digital
clarity of ISDN. Additionally, the DIVA includes AO/DI (Always
On/Dynamic ISDN) which allows users to remain actively connected
to a remote LAN or the Internet without wasting capacity,
providing immediate access to expanded bandwidth when data activity increases.
Rycom Inc. Rycom Inc. is a communications convergence company that offers a
broad choice of high-value converging networking and
communications products and solutions to Canadian commercial,
government and consumer customers. The company helps make the
most effective use of public and private multi-disciplined
networks that carry voice, data and image. Under exclusive
Canadian agreements with Motorola and Tut Systems, Rycom also
distributes, markets, and supports Motorola's networking products
and services and Tut Systems' high- speed data connectivity
products. Rycom is based in Mississauga, Ontario with offices in
Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary and Vancouver. Information about Rycom
and its solutions can be obtained at the company's web site www.rycom.ca.
About Eicon Technology
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
PCs to the Internet, corporate networks and host computers. The
products are sold in more than 70 countries through a network of
authorized channel partners. Eicon Technology shares are traded
on The Toronto Stock Exchange and the Montreal Exchange under the
symbol EIC. Information about Eicon and its products are available
at eicon.com. |
