Full Hayes Release
Hayes Unveils Next Generation ADSL Modem for Support of RBOC Deployment By
Alcatel
ADSL Trials and UAWG Fueling Deployment Schedule
ATLANTA, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Communications industry pioneer Hayes Corporation (Nasdaq: HAYZ - news) unveiled at this weeks ComNet
trade show in Washington, D.C., a next-generation prototype of its Hayes(TM) ADSL network interface card. Delivery of the card, developed through
collaboration between Hayes and Alcatel, one of the world's leading telecommunications equipment manufacturers, is anticipated to begin in Q2 '98 as a
part of Alcatel's contract with the RBOC group formed in 1996 known as the Joint Procurement Committee (JPC) -- Ameritech, BellSouth, Pacific Bell
and Southwestern Bell. Hayes has a two-year exclusive agreement to supply Alcatel with ADSL NIC cards in an effort to meet the needs of its customers
around the globe.
The Hayes NIC will enable users in regions with ADSL service to connect their computer to the existing telephone network at speeds up to 6 megabits per
second. The card will allow customers to interact with data networks, the Internet and associated services at speeds up to 100 times faster than today's
fastest analog modems. The Hayes NIC card will sell for an estimated street price less than US$300, making full time megabit Internet access affordable.
In order to most efficiently and quickly bring this technology to consumers, Hayes will utilize its engine of strong brand recognition, global retail and
corporate distribution channels and low-cost manufacturing to maximum advantage. To this end, Hayes will fully support the efforts of the
recently-announced Universal ADSL Working Group(UAWG), a group aimed at accelerating the adoption and availability of high-speed digital Internet
access for the mass market. The group, led by Microsoft, Intel and Compaq, announced its goal to ''propose a simplified version of ADSL which will
deliver high-speed modem communications over existing phone lines based on an open, interoperable International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
standard.''
''As a leader in setting communications industry standards and a major manufacturer in the ADSL market, Hayes intends to work closely with the UAWG
to offer interoperable, standards-based products at competitive prices,'' said Alan Adamson, Director of Broadband, Hayes. ''Hayes is already supporting
this initiative by including maximum flexibility and scalability in the low-cost ADSL NIC card Hayes is bringing to market with Alcatel.''
''Alcatel has the leading market share for ADSL deployment worldwide,'' said Michael Peck, Manager, xDSL Technologies Group, Hayes. Alcatel has
also won bids globally to supply ADSL products, including Singapore Telecom in Asia, Bell Canada and many carriers in Europe. ''As a result, Hayes is
well-positioned to become a major supplier of ADSL products to global markets.''
''The introduction of the ADSL PC-NIC will allow us to introduce a cost-effective and easy-to-install ADSL service-package, targeting specifically the
single-PC user,'' said Mark Gallegos, Director, xDSL Business Development, Pacific Bell.
''We rolled out our Ameritech.net High Speed Internet Service in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the response has been great. Our customers are very excited
about having high-quality Internet access at speeds up to 1.5 megabits per second,'' said Mark Hubscher, Director of Product Management, Ameritech.
''We're planning to make this service available to 70 percent of our customers over the next three years, and look forward to working with Alcatel for
future offerings.''
Hayes will be using the ADSL NIC card to demonstrate an innovative business application from VideoGate Technologies. This technology applies video
and Internet technologies to traditional business applications. For example, a user could call their credit card's customer service department and have a
multimedia interaction with the customer service representative.
20-Year Anniversary
Hayes, the company that invented personal computer communications via the modem, is celebrating its 20-year anniversary this year. Hayes introduced
the PC modem more than two decades ago with the invention of the AT command set, which allows modems to intuitively communicate with a host
computer. For more than two decades, Hayes has been a leader in providing value-based modems, software and networking equipment to meet
communications needs in business and at home and to expand the limits of data communications.
Headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hayes Corporation, a publicly-traded
company, (Nasdaq: HAYZ - news) markets its ULTRA(TM), ACCURA(TM), OPTIMA(TM), Practical Peripherals(TM), Cardinal(TM) and
CENTURY(TM) brands of analog, digital and cable modems, remote access servers and terminal adapters along with Smartcom(TM) communications
software worldwide. Today, with distributors in more than 45 countries, it is one of the largest manufacturers of modems in the world. For more
information about Hayes and the company's award-winning products, visit the Hayes Web site at hayes.com.
Hayes, the Hayes logo, ULTRA, ACCURA, OPTIMA, Practical Peripherals, Smartcom, and CENTURY are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc. Cardinal is a trademark of Cardinal Technologies, Inc. Other trademarks are trademarks of their respective
companies.
Throughput rates for ADSL modems will vary based on the customers distance from the telephone provider. End-users should achieve 6.144 megabits
downstream and 640K upstream within 12,000 feet of the central office. (ANSI T1.413 - 1995 Network and Customer Installation Interfaces --
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) Metallic Interface)
''Safe Harbor'' statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release contains forward looking statements that are subject to
risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the impact of competitive products and pricing, product demand and market acceptance, new product
development, reliance on key strategic alliances, availability of raw materials, the regulatory environment, fluctuations in operating results and other risks
detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SOURCE: Hayes Corporation |
