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To: Ben Antanaitis who wrote (2557)	2/23/1998 1:51:00 PM
From: Leman	Respond to of 8218

IBM+LARS Monday February 23, 6:02 am Eastern Time Company Press Release World's Largest IT Services Provider Deploys Larscom's Orion 4000 Broadband Access Multiplexer to Enhance IBM's Telecommunications Backbone MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 1998--Larscom Inc. (NASDAQ:LARS - news), a leading manufacturer of WAN access equipment, today announced that IBM Global Services, the world's largest provider of information technology (IT) services, has deployed Larscom's broadband products in its T1/E1 information network to carry voice, video and data traffic around the globe. The Orion 4000 was selected for its dependability, network management capabilities, and redundancy features critical to ensuring and maintaining network integrity. Network and Internet service providers around the world have deployed Larscom's Orion 4000 broadband access multiplexer to provide the interface between local and wide area networks. The Orion 4000 allows multiple lower-bandwidth T1 or E1 lines to be combined for higher-speed, broadband connections. Provides Seamless and Dependable Network Connection When building a worldwide network, service providers like IBM incorporate the most reliable products and technologies to ensure network resiliency. Orion 4000's fallback and auto-restore capabilities provide the dependability required to assist in keeping a network running. Should one T1/E1 line fail, the Orion 4000 will continue to pass data over the remaining lines and return the failed link to service automatically once it is free of errors. Detailed Picture of Network's Performance ''Orion 4000's centralized management is another critical function that helps keep network traffic flowing,'' commented Paul Strudwick, Larscom VP of Strategic Planning and Business Development. ''System managers can see a detailed picture of the network's performance; manage multiple links simultaneously; and provide bandwidth management, full configuration control, performance monitoring and alarm reporting -- all from a remote site.'' Larscom Inc. (NASDAQ:LARS - news) is a leading provider of high speed wide area network (WAN) access equipment. For additional information, please visit the company's web site at larscom.com or phone 408/941-4000.

To: Ben Antanaitis who wrote (2557)	2/23/1998 4:08:00 PM
From: art slott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8218

How many shares does MSFT have? Around 3 billion. Ha ha. Boy are we going to take off. Monday -- February 23, 1998 IBM, Contra Costa connect with network computers Steve Ginsberg While Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison has been crusading for the network computer, IBM has crept into his back yard. Contra Costa County has become Big Blue's largest government client for its own network station computer and represents a national test for its machines' effectiveness. Over the next 60 days, Contra Costa will put 160 network stations into its court system. Each one costs $600 and is connected to a server. The county is saving money because the machines require little troubleshooting and software installations, according to John Forberg, deputy director for information technology at the county. "We only have two people in information technology trying to manage 6,000 machines. The network stations make it easier to leverage our existing staff," said Forberg. In 1997, the county installed 20 network stations, using them successfully in its data-processing operation. Forberg is hoping to add 500 to 1,000 network stations next year for the county's social services department. IBM sold barely 1,500 network stations nationally in 1997, but expects much larger numbers in 1998. Bernie Trigeiro, who heads the West Coast effort for IBM's network station, sees business picking up. "Last year we sold to companies that were using the network station on a pilot basis, and they ordered from one to 50. Now we're getting multiples of 100," Trigeiro said. Another win for IBM came in Oakland, where that city bought 206 network stations this month as part of a $1.2 million plan to install computer training in public housing. The terminals will go in each low-income apartment unit at Bridge West's Oakland development. Residents will receive job training on the computers, and their children will use the system for school work. A pair of IBM servers at the housing complex will connect to the local area network. Meanwhile, Oracle's tests for its NC in corporations continue with several thousand machines in the field. RCA reported it sold more than 50,000 NC machines last Christmas season to consumers.