To: Diamond Jim who wrote (70308 ) 12/31/1998 12:59:00 AM From: Diamond Jim Respond to of 186894
HILLSBORO, ORE. (Dec. 30) BUSINESS WIRE -Dec. 30, 1998--PC Magazine announced in its Jan. 5, 1999, issue that three Intel networking products received "The Best of 1998" awards. The awards are considered to be among the most prestigious in the computer industry. Named as best of 1998 were the Intel(R) PRO/100+ Server Adapter, the Intel Express 10/100 Stackable Hub and the Intel NetportExpress(TM) 10/100 Print Server. PC Magazine analysts and editors review the thousands of products tested and analyzed throughout the year to determine the few that are worthy of special acclaim. The magazine is unequivocal in their praise of these products. According to their story, "When we say a product is the best of a particular category, you can take that to the bank -- or to the store." (a) PC Magazine noted the following about the three winning Intel products: Intel PRO/100+ Server Adapter -- "Servers work hard, and to do their job properly, they need fast and reliable network connections. The Intel PRO/100+ Server Adapter ($119 list) fills this bill, making it the best server network interface card we've seen to date. This card provides the throughput, scalability, and reliability needed for important servers." (a) Intel NetportExpress 10/100 Print Server -- "The NetportExpress unit offers excellent performance and great management capabilities. Printing is expensive, and this print server allows you to gather all kinds of statistics on the use of your printers -- information valuable for budgeting and management control." (a) Intel Express 10/100 Stackable Hub -- "A stackable network hub system offers flexibility and scalability by allowing you to add modules with different functions and connection options to your LAN. The Intel Express 10/100 Stackable Hub system tops our list for quality features. A particularly excellent choice for integrating 100-Mbps Fast Ethernet connections into your network, you can intermix up to eight of the 12- ($1,099 list) and 24-port ($1,499 list) 10/100 devices in one stack." (a) "PC Magazine notes that it is important to strive to be the best," said Mark Christensen, corporate vice president and general manager of Intel's Network Communications Group. "We're very proud of these awards and view them as confirmation that Intel's networking products are the best in the industry."