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To: Paul Lee who wrote (4252)	2/19/1998 11:07:00 AM
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Pictographics Selects Bay Networks for Automated 10/100 Mbps Migration; BayStack Technology Allows Company to Maximize Effectiveness SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 1998-- Pictographics, Inc., a Las Vegas based service-bureau, has selected the Bay Networks' (NYSE:BAY) BayStack(TM) 350T 10/100Mbps Autosensing switch as the anchor for its network upgrade. The company's new network is ten times faster than its old network, and allows Pictographics to maximize the performance of high-end graphics equipment while retaining the use of slower legacy workstations. This solution saved the company money by increasing network speed without requiring a "forklift upgrade" of existing equipment and was implemented for about one-third the cost of the competing solution. The service-bureau industry is a fast-paced business that often requires same-day turn-around on complex customer orders. Pictographics' success is a result of the company's emphasis on customer service; and a faster network allows them to maintain their competitive advantage by exploiting new high speed electrostatic printers. "The BayStack 350T couldn't have made the transition to 100Mbps any easier. It was a straightforward 'plug and play' replacement for our three 10Mbps hubs," said Craig Miller president of Pictographics. "The Bay equipment met or exceeded every performance expectation we had for the upgrade. The BayStack 350T continues to be the ideal solution for us." The Upgrade Challenge The company's network consisted of equipment from several different vendors. Craig Miller, president of Pictographics, had to find a cost effective, easy-to-use solution that would maximize performance. He elected to install a Windows NT network with a BayStack 350T at the center. The BayStack 350T was easy to install and configure and allowed Miller to utilize the new and legacy equipment in the same network. The Autosensing feature automatically determined the communication speed of devices on the network and configured itself to work with them. This allowed Miller to speed up the flow of data where possible, saving time and increasing the productivity of his network while still making use of his legacy equipment, saving him the cost of replacement. About the BayStack 350 The BayStack 350 autosense switch was designed to make switch buying easier. Network managers can meet current and future wiring closet switching requirements with just one switch, because there is a built-in upgrade path from 10Mbps to Fast Ethernet. The versatile switch can be used as a 10 Mbps segment switch, a 10+100 Mbps segment switch, a 10+100 Mbps desktop switch, a 100 Mbps segment switch or a 100 Mbps desktop switch. Other features of the BayStack 350 autosense switch include: 1.2 Gbps switch fabric bandwidth; 8,192 MAC address capacity; 1.6 million packets per second (Mpps) forwarding rate; low latency; and 256 KB buffers per port pair. The BayStack 350 Autosense switch also supports virtual networking with 8 port-based VLANs. The switch is fully standards-compliant, including IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation for the autosensing capabilities and 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol for network reliability. The BayStack 350 autosense switch is supported by Bay Networks' award-winning Optivity(R) Enterprise, Optivity Campus(TM) and EZ LAN(TM) Management software applications. Customers can also configure the switch through an easy-to-use console port or Telenet interface.