Micron Electronics and 3Com Corporation Provide PC Industry's First
Gigabit Ethernet Solution - BW, 06:01 a.m. Sep 15, 1998 Eastern
-- Micron NetFRAME 6200 server is fully qualified
with 3Com(R) Gigabit EtherLink(R) Server NIC --
NAMPA, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 1998--
Micron Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MUEI), announced today
that the Micron(tm) NetFRAME 6200(R) is the first full-featured
server to be fully qualified and validated with 3Com's
(NASDAQ:COMS) Gigabit EtherLink Server network interface
card (NIC).
"Once again, Micron Electronics reinforces its commitment to
provide industry-leading networking solutions to customers by
partnering with the industry's most prominent providers of
network technologies like 3Com," said Dean Klein, Micron
Electronics executive vice president and chief technical officer.
"Thanks to the Micron NetFRAME 6200 server configured with
3Com's Gigabit EtherLink Server NIC, networked business
environments can be more efficient and can move programs, files
and other data faster than ever before."
Gigabit Ethernet provides the scalability and performance
necessary to meet the increasing demands on today's networks.
This new backbone technology allows larger networks to
exchange information approximately 10 times faster than the
current standard Fast Ethernet, which runs at 100Mbps.
Businesses networked with the NetFRAME 6200 can now take
full advantage of bandwidth-intensive applications such as
full-motion video, video conferencing and video editing.
"3Com's goal is to accelerate the growth of mission-critical PC
servers," said Doug Spreng, senior vice president for 3Com's
Client Access Business Unit. "Through the integration of the
Gigabit EtherLink Server NIC and the Micron NetFRAME 6200
server, we are able to bring industry-leading speed to the PC
server connection while delivering increased performance and
availability into the unique server environment."
With the 3Com Gigabit EtherLink Server NIC, Micron provides
the capacity to support high-end servers, delivering performance
to the LAN while working with the LAN's existing
infrastructure. Utilizing 32-bit bus mastering, this 64/32-bit NIC
relieves server congestion, bringing greater bandwidth to
high-end servers utilizing just one PCI slot, cable link and switch
or hub port. An integral component of 3Com's end-to-end
Gigabit Ethernet system, the Gigabit EtherLink Server NIC
combines the benefits of the higher gigabit performance with the
familiarity of Ethernet. The card is Fast IP-enabled. Fast IP is a
DynamicAccess(R) software feature that enables the NIC to
overcome routing bottlenecks and deliver end-to-end 1,000 Mbps
performance.
The NetFRAME 6200 server, an extremely reliable, affordable
high-end solution built on the latest Intel processor technology, is
the newest addition to Micron's server line. The NetFRAME
6200 offers a flexible server solution for typical business
applications that are the backbone of small and medium business
computing solutions such as the Web Internet/Intranet, print/file,
or groupware applications such as email and any of the Microsoft
BackOffice suite of products. Starting at $7199, the NetFRAME
6200 server base configuration ships with single Intel Pentium II
Xeon 400MHz processor (supports up to four), 9GB U2W
LVDS SCA 1" Hard drive, 128MB ECC EDO DRAM,
Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Server 4.0 SP3 (10 user license)
and NOS Support (3 incident resolutions/1st year, 24x7).
Micron customers can reap the benefits of the direct business
model by efficiencies gained through the company's
build-to-order structure, which permits lower pricing, quicker
delivery of new technology and a strong customer service and
support relationship. Micron Electronics accepts orders over the
Internet (www.micronpc.com)or by phone (1-800-209-9686).
Another aspect of Micron's relationship with 3Com is its active
participation in the 3Com Connected(tm) program. As a partner
in the 3Com Connected program, Micron pre-installs and
pre-configures its desktops, laptops and servers with 3Com
network hardware. Micron's NetFrame 6200, pre-installed with
a 3Com Gigabit EtherLink Server NIC is another example of
Micron's 3Com Connected systems that arrive ready to connect
to a customer's network, right out of the box. For more
information on the 3Com Connected program visit their Web site
at 3com.com.
3Com Corporation enables individuals and organizations
worldwide to stay more connected by communicating and
sharing information and resources anytime, anywhere. As one of
the world's preeminent suppliers of data, voice and video
communications technology, 3Com has delivered networking
solutions to nearly 200 million customers worldwide. The
company provides large enterprise, small and medium enterprise,
carriers and network service providers, and consumers with
comprehensive, innovative information access products and
system solutions for building intelligent, reliable and high
performance local and wide area networks. For further
information, visit 3Com's World Wide Web site at
3com.com or the press site at
3com.com.
Micron Electronics, Inc., a recognized industry leader and direct
vendor known for its award-winning products and services,
develops, manufactures and markets high-performance,
competitively priced computing solutions to consumers, small
businesses, commercial and public sector buyers. Its superior
customer service and toll-free technical support is available to
customers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. SpecTek, a
division of Micron Electronics, Inc., processes and markets
various grades of DRAM products under the SpecTek(R) brand
name. Micron Electronics, Inc. is majority owned by Micron
Technology, Inc. Contact Micron Electronics at
www.micronpc.com or 1-800-209-9686.
SpecTek and NetFRAME are registered trademarks of Micron
Electronics, Inc. Pentium is a registered trademark and MMX is a
trademark of Intel Corporation. Microsoft and Windows NT are
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 3Com,
EtherLink, and DynamicAccess are registered trademarks and
3Com Connected is a trademark of 3Com Corporation. All other
trademarks, products and brand names appearing herein are for
identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their
respective companies.
Copyright 1998, Business Wire
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