Kingston Introduces High Performance Multiple Interface EISA Ethernet Cards


Retail Price Under $300

New York - PC EXPO '93 -- Kingston Technology (Fountain Valley, CA PC EXPO
Booth #2770) today announced the immediate availability of two 32-bit,
high performance EtheRx EISA Ethernet Network Interface Cards (NICs). Both
cards use Direct Bus Mastering (DBM) to efficiently transfer data between
the system and the network resulting in industry leading performance at a
price less than slower competing products.

Based on the PLX EISA 9032 LAN controller chip, the DBM architecture allows
the EISA card to transfer data directly to and from the host system
memory, thereby eliminating expensive CPU and memory components from the
card. The result is a network interface card that leads the industry in
terms of both performance and price.

Available in either a dual interface configuration that features support
for both 10BASE2 and 10BASE-T interfaces, or a Three-in-One NIC that
provides users with 10BASE2, 10BASE-T and 10BASE5 connections, the new
high-performance EtheRx EISA cards are fully compatible with Novell's
Netware and Netware Lite, Microsoft's LAN Manager, Windows for Workgroups
and every other popular Network Operating System.

"We are very pleased that Kingston, the market leader in PC upgrades,
selected the PLX EISA 9032 chip for their high performance EISA LAN
adapter" said Mike Salameh, President of Mountain View, CA. based PLX
Technology, Inc. "After extensive evaluation, Kingston determined that our
EISA chip helps them offer the highest performance EISA LAN adapter on the
market, at a very low cost."

"Based on customer feedback, there is a huge demand for faster, fully
compatible, competitively-priced single card solutions to meet current
network needs," said Joseph Aldrich, Product Manager for Kingston's
network products. "To address this need, we developed a product that
significantly outperforms the competition and is priced substantially
less. When you combine performance results with Kingston's 100% testing
and reputation for providing reliable, cost effective solutions, customers
can be assured that when they choose Kingston's EISA products, they will
be provided with a high quality, reliable solution," he added.

Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the Dual Interface EtheRx
EISA card is $249, and $ 295 for the Three-in-One EtheRx EISA card.

The EISA cards join Kingston's growing EtheRx family of high-performance,
cost-effective network solutions. Consisting of ISA bus 2-in-1
10BASE-T/10BASE2 Combination Ethernet cards, 10BASE2 Ethernet cards,
10BASE-T Ethernet cards, the line also includes a Dual Interface Pocket
Ethernet Adapter, plus 10BASE-T Network Concentrators and Transceivers.

Future versions of the EtheRx product line will include a full line of
Token-Ring connectivity products, a broader range of concentrator
capacities with SNMP options, PCMCIA units and FDDI capability. Also on
the Kingston drawing board are a line of cost-effective, feature laden
bridges and routers.

With annual sales of over $250 million, Kingston Technology Corporation is
the leader in memory, processor, storage, networking and graphics upgrades
for PCs, workstations and laser printers. According to Inc. Magazine (Oct.
1992), Kingston is the fastest growing, privately held company in the
United States. Kingston enjoys a 5A1 credit rating, the highest rating
awarded by Dun & Bradstreet. The firm markets its products through a
worldwide network of distributors, major reseller chains and independent
dealers.

For additional information on any of Kingston's network products, please
contact Kingston Technology's Networking Products group at (800)
435-2620.

Kingston Technology Corp
17600 Newhope St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 435-2615 (Voice), 438-2720 (FAX)

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