Home Networking Solutions in a box.
Tut and Compaq -- along with 3Com, AMD, AT&T, Conexant (formerly Rockwell
Semiconductor Systems), Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, and Lucent -- are founding
members of the Home Phoneline Networking Alliance
Compaq and Diamond Multimedia First to Ship Home Network-Ready Internet
Products With Tut's HomeRun Technology
PLEASANT HILL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 1999--Tut Systems Inc., a
developer of high-speed data connectivity solutions over copper wire, today announced that its award-winning HomeRun home networking technology will soon be made widely available by two of the leading consumer PC system and equipment vendors.
In separate announcements today, Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ -
news) and Diamond Multimedia Systems (Nasdaq:DIMD - news) launched products
that incorporate Tut's HomeRun technology to provide consumers with the ability to
create home networks over the existing copper phone wire already in the home.
Compaq's broad line of new Presario Internet PCs and Diamond Multimedia's
HomeFree Phoneline home networking solution will enable consumers to build
high-speed, cost-effective networks.
The new home network-ready products from Compaq and Diamond Multimedia
incorporate Tut's HomeRun, the technology which was recently chosen as the first
specification for home networking by the Home Phoneline Networking Alliance
(HomePNA).
Tut and Compaq -- along with 3Com, AMD, AT&T, Conexant (formerly Rockwell
Semiconductor Systems), Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, and Lucent -- are founding
members of the Home Phoneline Networking Alliance, which aims to deliver
easy-to-use, affordable, high-speed consumer networking solutions over existing
telephone wires. The first specification from the HomePNA is based on Tut's HomeRun
technology.
About HomeRun Technology
HomeRun creates a 1 Mbit/s Ethernet LAN over the existing random structure
phonelines already in the home. No new wires or connections are required, and
HomeRun operates concurrently with existing telephone (or ''POTS'') service. The
technology provides the bandwidth necessary for today's home networking applications
-- shared Internet access, shared peripherals and multi-player gaming.
HomeRun is also expected to complement the new G.Lite Digital Subscriber
Line standard being championed by Compaq, Intel and Microsoft. HomeRun
technology was recently chosen as the first specification for home networking
by the Home Phoneline Networking Alliance (HomePNA). Tut's HomeRun
technology recently received two of the industry's highest honors at Fall COMDEX '98
an MVP Award from PC Computing and PC Magazine's prestigious award for
technical excellence.
HomeRun has been licensed by several major technology companies including 3Com,
Advanced Micro Devices, AT&T Wireless, Compaq, Conexant, Intel, Lucent,
Motorola, and National Semiconductor.
About Tut
Tut Systems designs, develops and markets advanced communications products which
enable high-speed data access over the copper infrastructure of telephone companies,
as well as the copper telephone wires in homes, businesses and other buildings. These
products incorporate Tut's proprietary FastCopper technology in a cost-effective,
scalable and easy-to-deploy solution to exploit the underutilized bandwidth of copper
telephone wires.
The company's products include Expresso high bandwidth access multiplexers,
associated modems and routers, XL Ethernet extension products and integrated
network management software. Tut's HomeRun technology, an in-home application of
FastCopper, has been chosen by the Home Phoneline Networking Alliance
(HomePNA) as the initial specification for in-home networking over phonelines.
For more information, visit Tut's World Wide Web site at tutsys.com or
contact Tut's U.S. Headquarters directly at (925) 682-6510 or (800) 998-4888.
Note to Editors: For more information (including pictures in electronic or slide form) or
to arrange interviews or product reviews, please contact Sterling Communications at:
(408) 441-4100.
Tut, the Tut logo, HomeRun and Fast Copper are trademarks of Tut Systems Inc. All
other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only,
and may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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Contact:
Tut Systems
Craig Stouffer, VP Marketing, 925/692-2353
cstouffer@tutsys.com
Amanda Berman, Corporate Communications, 925/692-2393
aberman@tutsys.com
or
Sterling Communications
Kevin Pedraja, 408/441-4100
kmp@sterlingpr.com
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