ODS Announces 100BaseVG Fast Ethernet Product Plans at VGnet '95

San Francisco, CA --- January 30, 1995 --- Today, Optical Data Systems,
Inc. (ODS), (NASDAQ-NMS:ODSI) announced several new hub modules that will
support the 100BaseVG fast Ethernet standard. The modules will be
compatible with all ODS Infinity Hubs and will offer 10 Mbps Ethernet
customers an impressive and cost-effective migration path to the 100BaseVG
specification.

Modules offered will include an 18 port user card with RJ45 connectors and
a 100BaseVG management module with full SNMP and RMON support.

The 1094-VG18 100BaseVG Ethernet module supports 18 users via RJ45
connectors and one optional port module supporting an AUI, 100BaseVG, or
10BaseFL connector. The 1094-VG18 provides on-board retiming and
work-group switching. The work-group may be software or hardware switched
to any of the 4 backplanes or to the 1094-VG18's local segment.

"ODS' solution provides more 100BaseVG user ports than any other vendor on
the market today," said Joe Head, Senior Vice President ODS. He added,
"that working with the 1095 Infinity chassis, you could load up to eleven
18-port user cards and a management module and provide support for up to
198 100BaseVG users.

ODS 100BaseVG modules are expected to be available second quarter 1995.
Pricing will begin at $7,900 for the 1094-VG18 module.

Optical Data Systems Inc.(ODS)

Optical Data Systems provides intelligent hubs and related computer
networking and internetworking products. ODS' products support the four
industry standards currently in use today: Ethernet, Token Ring, Fiber
Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) as well as the newer Asynchronous
Transfer Mode (ATM). ODS' products intelligent hubs integrate user
modules, network management modules, multi-protocol bridges and routers
and other accessory products into complex LANs, MANs and WANs enabling
customers to create an integrated, highly reliable network infrastructure
to support their heterogeneous computing environment.

Optical Data Systems Inc
1101 E. Arapaho Rd
Richardson, TX 75081

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