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To: username who wrote (40433)	3/20/1998 9:41:00 PM
From: Jeff Jordan	Respond to of 61433

Friday March 20, 4:18 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Lucent Technologies Modems Using Lucent Technologies 56K Chips Take Top Three Spots in CNET Performance Test of Transmission Speeds ALLENTOWN, Pa., March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Personal computer (PC) card modems equipped with chips from Lucent Technologies Microelectronics Group achieved the three fastest data transmission speeds in a performance test that included 20 such modems, according to CNET's COMPUTERS.COM. The online computer products buying guide revealed that Eiger Labs' EigerCom, Multi-Tech's MultiMobile(TM) MT5634ZLXI, and ActionTec's DataLink 56K PC Card Fax/Modem ranked first, second, and third, respectively, in tests of both 56 kilobit per second (Kbps)* and V.34 modems. In addition, the ActionTec modem received the CNET Editors' Choice Award for offering the best 56 Kbps price/performance in the group. The modem ''brushes aside bothersome line impairments, connecting reliably and transferring data impressively fast under even the worst conditions,'' according to the report posted to the COMPUTERS.COM web site on February 18. Each of the three modems uses Lucent's Venus(TM) modem chip set, which is specifically tailored for retail modem applications such as PC cards, stand- alone ''box'' modems, and remote access servers. ''These outstanding performance results validate for our retail customers the strength of Lucent's 56K and V.34 chip technology,'' said Surinder Rai, marketing director with Lucent's Microelectronics Group. In addition to ActionTec, Eiger Labs, and Multi-Tech Systems, Lucent also supplies modem chips to several other leading retail modem manufacturers such as Hayes Microcomputer Products and Xircom. Lucent ranks first in the world in sales of chips for modem-equipped personal computers (PCs), and the company is the number one seller of chips for modem-equipped PCs in North America, with more than a 40 percent market share*. Lucent's large embedded base of PC OEM customers include Compaq Computer, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, NEC, Sony and Toshiba. Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU - news), headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and software, data networking systems, business telephone systems and microelectronics components. Bell Labs is the research and development arm for the company. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit our web site at lucent.com. Lucent's Microelectronics Group designs and manufactures integrated circuits and optoelectronic components for the computer and communications industries. More information about Lucent's high-speed modem technology can be found on the Microelectronics Group's web site at www.lucent.com/micro/K56flex and at www.K56flex.com. COMPUTERS.COM is CNET, Inc.'s, timely and dynamic guide to buying computer products. Its web site is at www.computers.com. CNET: The Computer Network integrates television programming with a network of sites on the World Wide Web. In both media, CNET provides authoritative information on computers, the Internet, and digital technologies. CNET's web sites combine breakthrough interactive technology with engaging content and design, and are widely accepted as setting new standards for excellence in the media. The company's television programming, which airs on USA Network, the Sci-Fi Channels and in national syndication, reaches an estimated weekly audience of more than 8 million viewers. CNET's web address is www.cnet.com. 56 Kbps technology refers to server download speeds only and requires compatible modems at server sites. Other conditions may limit modem speed. ** Source: VisionQuest 2000