OTCBB FTEL
For Immediate Release
October 11, 1996
FRANKLIN BOOKS SIX FIGURE SALE TO REVCO DRUGS.
Westlake Village, CA.> Franklin Telecom of Westlake Village, California announced
today that it has received an order for the Franklin Asynchronous Communications
Co-Processor System (ACP) from Revco Drugs. Revco, the nation's second largest
drugstore retailer, has headquarters in Twinsburg, Ohio. They operate 2100 stores in 14
Midwestern, Eastern and Southeastern states.
According to Franklin's Sales Manager Alan London, "Revco is one of Franklin's
long-term customers. We've been doing business with them for ten years and it's
always a pleasure. They keep growing . . . and we've been fortunate to play a part in
their expansion."
Frank Peters, Franklin's president and CEO adds, "I have a soft spot for Revco and the
ACP product line. The ACP allows the customer to install the product into an in-store
PC; the local store can then establish a 64kb X.25 permanent virtual circuit to corporate
HQ while operating 7 asynchronous devices (like printers and terminals) at the local site.
Since the ACP is a full computer with on board memory and a CPU you get true Multi
Processing so it gets off the computer bus and returns control to the operator just as
though it is not there. The ACP could fit into any PC turning it into a high speed
communications controller while not interfering with the PC."
Peters continued, "These days, we get caught up with our newest, more glamorous
high-tech products (which, by the way, are terrific!) and meanwhile, the ACP, which has
been in service for 8 years, just keeps going and going. There's still nothing to top it. We
have several customers, like Revco, who know they've got a good thing and keep
coming back for more!"
Franklin intends to launch a marketing campaign this winter to feature additional
applications for the ACP. It has tremendous possibilities for any business needing
real-time communications between a corporate headquarters and remote site, such as
retailers, insurance companies, health care agencies, etc.
More information can be obtained by contacting Helen West, Shareholder Relations, at 805-373-8688. |
