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Technology Stocks : Cabletron Systems (CS: NYSE) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Captain James T. Kirk who wrote (3601)	5/11/1998 5:24:00 PM
From: blankmind	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8358

This is evidence that CS is out of the market favor... - capt. kirk capt, this is clearly an understatement. cs currently is viewed as a stock with pussy, green, sores.

To: Captain James T. Kirk who wrote (3601)	5/18/1998 10:36:00 AM
From: Mike Woelfer	Respond to of 8358

another press release Monday May 18, 10:01 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Cabletron's SmartSwitch Router is the Fastest Tested by the Tolly Group 30 Million Packets-Per-Second With No Degradation in Performance ROCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 1998-- Cabletron Systems (NYSE:CS - news) today announced that a new 16-slot version of its SmartSwitch Router has been ''Certified Up To Spec'' by the Tolly Group, an independent testing organization. The tests reflect actual and immediate requirements of enterprise network managers and service providers, demonstrating the SmartSwitch Router's ability to perform in real-world, production networks. ''At 30 million packets per second, Cabletron's SmartSwitch Router SSR-16 is the fastest wirespeed switching router that we have seen. It is unprecedented in our experience that router performance is unaffected by features like security and accounting,'' said Kevin Tolly, president and CEO of the Tolly Group. Cabletron's SmartSwitch Routers represent the next-generation in networking technology, supporting business-critical applications including electronic commerce, distance-learning, the Internet and intranet. Cabletron's SmartSwitch Routers provide corporations and ISPs with an alternative to traditional router-based solutions that are slower, and much more expensive to install and maintain. Tolly also stated, ''The SmartSwitch Router has no performance degradation when important value-added functionality like Access Control Lists, RMON, and RMON2 are enabled. Router performance generally degrades significantly when value-added features are utilized.'' Cabletron offers one of the lowest entry costs for switch routing, with pricing starting at $499 (U.S.) per port for Fast Ethernet. About Cabletron Cabletron Systems, a recognized leader in high-performance computer networking products, provides dependable network access and communications to millions of people throughout the world under its Smart Networking architecture. With scaleable products designed for Fortune 1000 enterprise networks, service providers and small businesses, Cabletron provides simple, reliable and cost-effective business solutions for the information age.