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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (14060)	2/24/1998 7:55:00 PM
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"American Information Systems First Chicago ISP to Support New International Standard-based v.90 Modems " February 23, 1998 CHICAGO, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Today American Information Systems (AIS) became the first Chicago Internet Service Provider (ISP) to support the new industry standard-based v.90 modems. The new draft standard, approved by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), will ensure greater performance and reliability for users of today's 56k modems. The v.90 interoperability standard is supported by both major modem manufacturers 3Com Corporation and Rockwell International. AIS has been selected beta test 3Com's v.90 modem implementation beginning this week. A key benefit of the new standard is that it gives users of either 3Com's x2 or Rockwell's K56 Flex modems freedom to select an ISP regardless of which vendor the ISP had previously supported. Although 3Com's v.90 products can work with 56K products from other manufacturers, AIS supports 3Com v.90 equipment because of its "backward compatibility" with widely-used U.S. Robotics 56k x2 modems.Customers currently using USR x2 can upgrade to v.90 standard by downloading software from the 3Com Web site at www.3com.com when available. "AIS has a strong commitment to providing the highest quality Internet access and has been first to introduce many recent innovations to Chicago users," says Gary Tarr, President & C.E.O. of AIS. "AIS was the first local ISP to support both x2 and K56 Flex technology and now we're making preparations for the new v.90 standard. AIS was also first to offer 56k technology, single channel ISDN service and analog dial-up service in one package for a very affordable price -- under $20 per month," says Tarr. To learn more about AIS' v.90 modem technology contact Andrew Doane at 312-255-8500 or via email at adoane@ais.net. American Information Systems, Inc., is a leading provider of Internet connectivity, and World Wide Web applications based in Chicago, Illinois. Additional information about American Information Systems, Inc. is available on the Internet at ais.net, by sending email to Kelly Owens at kellyo@ais.net or by calling 312-255-8500 x7112. With a year commitment