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To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1595)	10/19/1998 1:39:00 AM
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OT<> New FatPipe T1 Speed Product Produces Speeds up to 4.5Mbps and Redundancy for a Fraction of the Cost of a Fractional T3! Business Editors/Computer Writers SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 1998-- FatPipe(TM) by Ragula Systems Gives Businesses the Power to Increase Their Speeds and Save Over $100,000 on the Cost of an Expensive Fractional T3 Line! FatPipe(TM) software by Ragula Systems announced the upcoming release of its newest product - FatPipe T1. FatPipe T1 (patent pending) is a high-speed Internet access product that combines multiple T1, DSL, and/or ISDN routers to provide Internet access speeds up to 4.5Mbps. FatPipe T1 also provides complete redundancy, a very important issue for large and small companies alike. FatPipe T1 aggregates multiple T1 DSL or ISDN lines or a combination, into one single load balanced "fatpipe" to the Internet. FatPipe T1 is well suited for applications that need more bandwidth than a T1 line, but cannot justify an expensive fractional T3 line and up front cost of new routers. Companies can get incremental T1 speeds of 3Mb/s or 4.5Mb/s, without any change to their LAN networks. FatPipe T1 provides a smooth evolutionary migration path. IS managers can continue to use their existing T1 routers, and any off-the-shelf router. The ISP does not have to install any specialized equipment at its end, other than standard T1 routing equipment. Companies can obtain Internet access redundancy by using two separate ISPs which use different backbone providers. According to Dave Glawson, president of ClubNET, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Diamond Bar, Calif., FatPipe T1 will give ISPs the added speed for their customers at tremendous cost savings. "FatPipe T1 will benefit commercial customers who are in need of increased bandwidth, without creating a need for expensive hardware alternatives," said Glawson. Dr. Ragula Bhaskar, president of Ragula Systems - developers of the FatPipe Fast Internet Access software product line said, "Small to large companies appreciate the speed, savings, redundancy, and productivity that FatPipe T1 affords them. Being faster, better and doing it for less with FatPipe will give companies the competitive edge they possibly couldn't have accessed or afforded." Bhaskar added that FatPipe will be released in the fourth quarter of this year. "We just wanted businesses to know that help is on the way." For more information on FatPipe T1, look for us at INTEROP in Atlanta, Booth No. 1820! A full press kit is available by contacting Kim Stilson, at 801/281-3434, fax: 801/281-0317, e-mail: kstilson@fatpipeinc.com. Ragula Systems Inc., the fast Internet access software company is based in Salt Lake City, and is a privately held venture capital-funded company specializing in high-speed networking and Internet access software. The company markets its products worldwide through a growing network of authorized distributors and dealers.

To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1595)	10/23/1998 7:24:00 AM
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Off-Topic-Ug! > FBI, Police May Tap Cell Phones October 23, 1998 WASHINGTON - The Associated Press via NewsEdge Corporation : Law enforcement officials say they need to know where a suspected criminal is when he makes a cellular telephone call. Federal regulators are proposing to give them the capability to find out. The Federal Communications Commission was expected to propose today that cellular phone companies make technical changes so the FBI, police and other law enforcers _ as long as a court approves _ can locate a person talking on a mobile phone. This and other additional wiretapping capabilities being proposed aim to help law enforcers keep pace with technology. With some 66 million cellular phone customers, police want the authority to legally tap cell phones to track down drug dealers, terrorists and kidnappers. But some groups worry that such a practice could violate privacy. The location proposal is part of a larger plan to implement a 1994 law that requires telecommunications companies to make changes in their networks so police are able to carry out court-ordered wiretaps in a world of digital technology. The proposal is based on a plan from the telecommunications industry. ''We think this is a positive step forward,'' said Stephen Colgate, the Justice Department's assistant attorney general for administration. ''In many kidnapping cases, it would have been very helpful to have location information.'' But James Dempsey, counsel to the Center for Democracy and Technology, a privacy group, said: ''We're prepared to fight this one every step of the way.'' FCC Chairman Bill Kennard stressed that police would have no access to locations without a court order. ''A lot of people are saying the FCC will turn mobile phones into tracking devices for the FBI and invade Americans' privacy. I don't believe that will be the case,'' Kennard said. With a court order, police already can legally listen in to cell phone conversations, and, in some instances, get information on the caller's location. But not every company has the technical ability to provide a caller's location. This proposal, if adopted, would set up a nationwide requirement for companies to follow. The legal standard for obtaining a location is lower than the standard for a wiretap order in which police must show a judge there is probable cause of criminal activity. Under the proposal, police would only need to show the location is relevant to an investigation. Privacy groups say that means the government could easily track the movements not only of a suspect, but also of associates, friends or relatives. It would give police the ability to obtain the cellular phone user's location at the beginning and end of a wiretapped call, according to industry sources familiar with the plan. They spoke on condition of anonymity. The proposal would provide police with that information based on the cellular tower, or ''cell'' site, where a call originated and ended. That would give information on the caller's location within several city blocks in an urban area to hundreds of square miles in a rural area. The FBI had been seeking more exact location information. The FCC also is expected to tentatively conclude that companies must give police, as long as a court approves, additional capabilities _ beyond minimum technical standards already proposed by the industry _ so their ability to conduct wiretaps won't be thwarted. The additional capabilities being sought by the FBI and expected to be advanced by the FCC include: _ Giving police the ability to listen in on the conversations of all people on a conference call, even if some are put on hold and no longer talking to the target of a wiretap. _ Giving police the ability to get information when the wiretap target has put someone on hold or dropped someone from a conference call; and to know if the wiretap target has used dialing features _ such as call waiting or call forwarding. _ Giving police the number dialed by a wiretap target when the suspect, for instance, uses a credit or calling card at a pay phone. Privacy groups and the telephone industry contend the additional capabilities sought by the FBI go beyond the 1994 law and are an attempt to broaden wiretapping powers. The FBI says it merely wants to preserve the ability to conduct legal wiretaps in a world of constantly changing technology. The FCC is involved because the Justice Department, FBI and the telecommunications industry, after three years of negotiations, were unable to reach agreement on the larger plan for implementing the 1994 law. All interested parties will get a chance to offer opinions on the proposal, which could be revised. Kennard wants a final plan adopted by the end of the year. [Copyright 1998, Associated Press] -