AURORA ADDS SOLARIS x86 COMPATIBILITY TO MULTI-PROTOCOL DATA COMMUNICATIONS
CARDS

Provides power Intel users scaleable data communications solutions

Waltham, MA, October 3, 1994 -- Users of Sun Microsystems' Solaris 
x86-based PCs can now extend local and wide-area networks
cost-effectively,  using Aurora Technologies' family of asynchronous
terminal servers and  synchronous multi-protocol communications controller
cards.  The products give  original equipment manufacturers (OEMs),
systems integrators, and MIS depart- ments a method of network expansion
scaleable across the most popular UNIX  workstation and server platforms,
including SPARC and HP 9000.

The cards add up to eight new high-speed serial ports from a single 
ISA/EISA slot to connect modems, digital switching units, terminals,
printers/ plotters, data collection devices, and other RS-232, RS-422, or
RS-485 peri- pherals to corporate networks.  Their performance is enabled
by a specialized  combination of intelligent components - dedicated RISC
communications control- lers, extended RAM buffers, flow-control
processors, and optimized software  drivers.  This design offloads both
CPU workload and network traffic,   improving system, application, and
data communication performance.  The  products support baud rates
(full-duplex) up to 115.2 Kbps async and 128 Kbps  sync, with three levels
of expansion:  

1) The A series is designed for standard local area terminal
   and peripheral connectivity.

2) The AX series adds extended RAM buffers for data security
   and higher throughput. 

3) The A+ series provides high-speed WAN routing and bridging
   with the speed and reliability of synchronous and asynchronous
   data communications.

The A+ models operate with standard synchronous protocols, including  SNA
for IBM mainframe and minicomputer connectivity, X.25 for dedicated 
wide-area communications, Frame Relay for new-generation WAN links, and 
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) for connections over standard dial-up lines.
 A  sync developer's kit, including application programmatic interface
(API), DLPI  interface to network-layer protocols, device driver source
code, and comprehen- sive documentation, allows custom and off-the-shelf
synchronous networking  applications for remote LAN sharing.

The products are available now for the following prices:

MODEL   DESCRIPTION                                         PRICE

401A    4 asynchronous serial port ISA/EISA expansion card   $495
401AX   4 asynchronous serial port ISA/EISA expansion card
        with extended RAM buffers                            $795
401A+   4 high-speed async/sync serial port ISA/EISA
        expansion card                                      $1295
801A    8 asynchronous serial port ISA/EISA expansion card   $699
801AX   8 asynchronous serial port ISA/EISA expansion card
        with extended RAM buffers                           $1099
801A+   8 high-speed async/sync serial port ISA/EISA
        expansion card                                      $1995

Aurora Technologies
176 Second Ave.
Waltham, MA 02154 USA
(617) 290-4800 
Internet: info@auratek.com 

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