HAYES ANNOUNCES OPTIMA 288 V.34/V.FC + FAX
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Hayes High-Speed Award Winning Modem 
Now has V.34 Capability


        ATLANTA, GA, 1 November 1994 -- Hayes Microcomputer Products,
Inc. today announced Hayes Smartmodem OPTIMA 28800 V.34/V.FC + FAX modem
with ITU-T V.34 capabilities. OPTIMA 288 V.34/V.FC + FAX, Hayes fastest
modem with throughput capabilities up to 230,400 bit/s - more than a
megabyte a minute - using up to 8:1 maximum data compression, is
shipping in the United States and Canada for US$579 and CDN$699.

        "OPTIMA 288 V.34/V.FC + FAX is the same award-winning OPTIMA 288
V.FC product that has been field tested for the last year.  Now it
incorporates V.34 technology," said Hayes President Dennis C. Hayes.
"In a recent Gallup Poll, Hayes modems were named the brand of
preference among Fortune 1000 companies -- all things being equal.  With
this product Hayes now offers the latest technology as designated by the
ITU-T in our high-performance modem."
	
        "In the full year Hayes OPTIMA 288 V.FC + FAX has been on the
market, it has been unchallenged in performance at compression speeds of
up to 230,400 bit/s," Hayes added. "At a time when so much focus is
placed on the cost of the product, buyers can benefit even more by
looking at the speed of the product and the reduction in their line
operating cost," Hayes explained.  "With its superior 8 to 1 data
compression and 230,400 bit/s operating speeds, OPTIMA 288 can save
sufficient long distance charges to pay for itself within a single
year...and thats on the average long distance call.  When used for
overseas business applications where $1 a minute is not unusual, the
total cost of the OPTIMA 288 can be recovered in less than one month."

        Beginning 1 December and running through 1 March 1995 Hayes is
offering a free upgrade to OPTIMA 288 V.FC + FAX users if they purchase
an additional OPTIMA 288 V.34/V.FC + FAX modem.  Customers who do not
wish to purchase an additional OPTIMA 288 V.34/V.FC + FAX can upgrade
their OPTIMA 288 V.FC + FAX modems for US$49 before the 1 March 1995
deadline.

        OPTIMA 288 V.34/V.FC + FAX is a high-performance solution for
applications such as multi-media, remote node access to a LAN, shared
modem access from a LAN, and transfer of large data files.  In addition,
the modem comes with Smartcom for Windows LE and Smartcom FAX for
Windows LE communications software.

        This external data + fax modem supports ITU-T V.34 and V.Fast
Class (V.FC) for 28,800 bit/s data transmission; ITU-T V.42
error-control; V.42bis data compression featuring Hayes superior
implementation for up to 8:1 maximum data compression for 230,400 bit/s;
and Group 3 fax using V.17 for 14,400 bit/s fax transmission.  The
product is fully compatible with the installed base of V.34 and V.FC
(28,800 bit/s), V.32bis (14.4 kbit/s), V.32 (9600 bit/s), V.22bis (2400
bit/s), and V.22 (1200 bit/s) modems.

        The internal version of the modem, OPTIMA 288B V.34/V.FC + FAX
will begin shipping in late December 1994 for US$499 and CDN$599.
OPTIMA 288B V.34/V.FC + FAX comes complete with Hayes ESP Communications
Accelerator built onto the internal board.

        Hayes complements its high-speed modem with Hayes ESP
Communications Accelerator, a 16-bit high-speed serial card.  Hayes ESP
solves many of the system problems associated with using high-speed
modems such as data loss, limited throughput, and poor Windows
performance.  ESP can enhance the performance of other high-speed serial
devices such as printers, plotters and scanners. To prevent data loss,
Hayes ESP provides dual 1024-byte send and receive buffers which
increase the amount of data that can be buffered before the computers
processor must retrieve it.  In addition, automatic flow control signals
the modem to stop sending data if the buffers become full.  The
dedicated communications coprocessor helps provide maximum modem
throughput and system performance by reducing the number of interrupts
required by the computers main processor to process the transmitted
data.

        The modems limited performance warranty is extended to five
years to customers who register the product within 90 days of purchase
in the U.S. and Canada only.  A two-year limited performance warranty is
extended automatically at the time of purchase.
	
        Best known as the leader in microcomputer modems, Hayes
develops, supplies and supports computer communications equipment and
software for personal computers and computer communications networks.
The company distributes its products in more than 65 countries through a
global network of authorized distributors, dealers, mass merchants,
VARs, systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers.

Hayes, Smartmodem, OPTIMA, Smartcom, and ESP are trademarks of Hayes
Microcomputer Products, Inc.  Windows is a trademark of Microsoft
Corporation.  Other trademarks mentioned are trademarks of their
respective companies.

