IBM ANNOUNCES NEW ISDN OFFERINGS AND ENHANCEMENTS FOR WAVERUNNER DIGITAL
MODEM

December 6, 1994, IBM is announcing new ISDN offerings, the WaveRunner
PCMCIA ISDN or Analog Modem, and a single package containing both the
WaveRunner Digital Modem and the IBM 7845 Network Terminator(NT)-Extended.
Additionally, enhancements for the IBM WaveRunner Digital Modem are being
announced, and delivered as software upgrades that are available to
existing WaveRunner customers at no additional charge. Both the WaveRunner
Digital Modem and the PCMCIA WaveRunner ISDN or Analog Modem will be
available in five and thirty multipacks.

There is now a cost effective way to access enterprise networks as
efficiently as if the remote users were wired in on-site. Because of the
1990 clean air act many customers are investigating the feasibility of
telecommuting via remote LAN access. The enhancements being announced
today offer our customers greater speeds and increased flexibility in
implementing remote LAN access solutions using ISDN while protecting their
prior investments.

Highlights of the WaveRunner Digital Modem's new features are:

 o Support for two B channels in data mode on ISDN Basic Rate
   Interface at speeds up to 64 Kbps per B channel
 o Supports rates up to 128Kbps using packet aggregation techniques
   for IP packets using both B channels
 o WinISDN Application Program Interface for Microsoft Windows for
   interoperability with ISDN products that support Point to Point
   Protocol such as MAX Ditigal Access Server from Ascend(1)
   Communications, Inc.
 o Network Driver Interface Specifications(NDIS) API support
 o Data compression
 o Interoperability with other ISDN products
    - IBM ISDN Primary Rate adapter
    - Network Express Interhub
    - Combinet(2) CB 150
    - Teleos IAP 200 and IAP 6000

The PCMCIA adapter features are similar to the full size WaveRunner in the
Windows environment, and is a PCMCIA type II adapter. In the mobile
environment ISDN may not always be available, such as in hotels or
airports. With the PCMCIA WaveRunner or Analog Modem mobile users have the
flexibility to connect to either ISDN or Analog service. The initial
transmission rate on analog service will be 14.4Kbps and a software
upgrade will be available June 30, 1995 to upgrade the transmission rate
to 28.8Kbps.

Additionally, the WaveRunner offerings are now available in North America,
Canada, Latin America, Europe/Middle East/Africa Corporation, and Asia
Pacific.

The WaveRunner Digital Modem enhancements are available December 30, 1994
except for following which will be available April 28, 1995:

 o In the Windows environment
   -  V.42bis over V.120 ISDN
   -  WinISDN support
   -  CAPI application program interface support
 o All announced enhancements in the OS/2 environment

The PCMCIA WaveRunner ISDN or Analog Modem is available February 24, 1995
except for the following which will be:

 o available April 28, 1995
   -  V.42bis over V.120 ISDN
   -  WinISDN support
   -  CAPI application program interface support
   -  VN4(for France)
 o available June 30, 1995
   - V.34 (28.8Kbps)

Current IBM WaveRunner owners can take advantage of these enhancements by
downloading them from the IBM PC Company BBS at (919) 517-0001 at no
charge.

 Product                               Pack      Part #    List Price
 ---------------------------------     -------  -------    ----------
 WaveRunner Digital Modem- MCA          single  60G0736     $   545
 WaveRunner Digital Modem- MCA          five    13H5386     $ 2,645
 WaveRunner Digital Modem- MCA          thirty  13H5387     $15,870
 WaveRunner Digital Modem- ISA          single  73G1393     $   545
 WaveRunner Digital Modem- ISA          five    13H5366     $ 2,645
 WaveRunner Digital Modem- ISA          thirty  13H5367     $15,870

 WaveRunner Digital Modem - MCA &       single  13H5385     $   845
  7845 NT- Extended
 WaveRunner Digital Modem - ISA &       single  13H5365     $   845
  7845 NT- Extended

 PCMCIA WaveRunner ISDN & Analog Modem  single  04H7686     $   595
 PCMCIA WaveRunner ISDN & Analog Modem  five    04H7757     $ 2,885
 PCMCIA WaveRunner ISDN & Analog Modem  thirty  04H7758     $17,310

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