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To: riposte who wrote (28619)	11/12/1997 5:19:00 PM
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[chat - Intelogis: using home electrical wiring for LAN] sounds similar to what Tut is doing. mark ---- Intelogis to Ship PASSPORT(TM) Family of Plug-And-Play Power Line Networking Products in First Quarter 1998 PASSPORT Products Bring Easy-To-Use Networking and Device Sharing to Households and Small Businesses in North America AMERICAN FORK, Utah, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Intelogis Inc. today announced it will ship its PASSPORT(TM) plug-and-play power line networking products in the first quarter of 1998. PASSPORT products transport digital signals via existing AC electrical wiring, providing convenient and affordable high-speed connectivity between multiple computers and printers. With the Intelogis PASSPORT, users can print remotely from one or more PCs, transfer files between PCs, play multiplayer games, share Internet access, and use other network functions, accessing the PASSPORT network anywhere there is an electrical outlet. The PASSPORT system is designed specifically for use in the growing home and small office (SOHO) market. According to John Enslow, Intelogis vice president of sales and marketing, the company will focus marketing efforts on the 15 million households with more than one PC as well as the millions of small businesses that do not have the cable infrastructure for a traditional local area network (LAN). "The number of homes with more than one PC is one of the fastest-growing markets in the consumer electronics industry," Enslow said. "Traditional networking is often problematic for a home or small office because of the cost, complexity and disruption of running the necessary cabling. A cost-effective plug-and-play network solution that leverages existing electrical wiring and can be used in a Windows operating environment makes sense. That is what PASSPORT offers." Installation of the PASSPORT system is as simple as plugging PASSPORT devices into electrical outlets, attaching computers or printers to the devices with parallel cables, and installing software onto a PC. The system is designed for Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows 3.x applications. PASSPORT products will be available from major computer retailers at suggested retail prices ranging from $49.99 for the printer PASSPORT to $239.99 for a LAN pack, which will include two PC PASSPORTs, a printer PASSPORT, software and network games. The company intends to introduce PASSPORTs for other network devices in 1998. "Our company's technology has broader applications, such as telephony, energy management and home automation," said Robert Webber, Intelogis president. "However, the large number of multiple-PC homes, as well as the millions of small businesses without a network, present a significant near-term opportunity for us. We believe that a SOHO data networking product will prove the benefits of our technology and provide a platform for future functions and applications." The PASSPORT products incorporate a unique, patent-pending modulation technique that enables them to operate at much higher frequencies than other power line solutions that utilize spread spectrum technology. This results in a much simpler and cost-effective transceiver design. Data transmission rates for the initial PASSPORT products are 350 Kbps (kilobits per second), or more than 10 times the speed at which most computers communicate using a 28.8 Kbps or 33.6 Kbps modem. Intelogis has successfully demonstrated transmission speeds of more than 1.5 megabits per second and intends to introduce higher speed applications in future products. Incorporated in January 1997 when it acquired technology to transport data via power lines from Novell Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL), Intelogis is a privately held company that develops networking hardware and software products that transmit high-speed digital signals over AC electrical wiring. The PASSPORT family of products are the first commercial products to use Intelogis' power line technology. The company's Internet site is located at intelogis.com. SOURCE Intelogis, Inc. -0- 11/12/97 /CONTACT: Todd Green of Intelogis, 801-756-5199, ext. 3030, or email, tgreen@intelogis.com; or Jennifer Hughes of Politis Communications, 801-523-3730, mobile, 801-859-2141, or email, jhughes@politis.com/ /Web site: intelogis.com