100VG-AnyLAN is now an IEEE approved standard

June 14, 1995 -- GENEVA -- The 100VG-AnyLAN Forum today announced that all
100VG-AnyLAN products now provide interoperability for high-speed
Token-Ring and Ethernet networks.

The IEEE standards committee approved the 802.12 Demand Priority Draft
specification, known as 100VG-AnyLAN, clearing the way for corporate
network customers to buy with confidence, high-speed, IEEE compliant,
networking products from any 100VG vendor.

Supported by more than 30 network industry leaders, including Cabletron,
Compaq, Thomas-Conrad, IBM, AT&T Microelectronics, Hewlett-Packard, ODS,
Texas Instruments, 100VG-AnyLAN delivers ATM-like services to the desktop,
at Ethernet prices.

"With the 100VG-AnyLAN protocol approved by the IEEE, we can ensure
networking compatibility for both Ethernet and Token Ring networks," said
Pat Thaler, chairperson of IEEE 802.12 working group committee.
"Networking customers have been waiting for affordable high-speed desktop
connections, but the cost and lack of an approved standard has held them
back. With current 100VG pricing on par with 10Base-T after less than a
year on the market, all the pieces are there for 100 Mbps to every
desktop. In addition, with the standard approved, the committee can now
work on even more robust 802.12 extensions."

100VG uses a deterministic scheme called "Demand Priority." Demand priority
eliminates collisions and the transmission delays found in 10Base-T, which
uses CSMA/CD. The 100VG protocol supports all network design rules and
topologies of 10Base-T Ethernet and Token Ring networks, as well as
Category 3, 4 and 5 cable and Ethernet and Token Ring frames.

The 100VG technology was designed to simplify a customer s decision about
moving from their current Ethernet and Token Ring network to a new
high-speed, 100 Mbps network. 100VG also provides an easy migration path
for large LAN network topologies and workgroups or to technologies like
ATM. 100VG is perfect for workgroups demanding office productivity
applications, including emerging new applications such as desktop video
conferencing, color network printing, collaborative computing, multimedia
and other large data-intensive workgroup applications.

"100VG is a viable and cost-effective technology for bringing 100 Mbps to
the desktop," said Chuck Crisafulli of Thomas-Conrad, a 100VG-AnyLAN Forum
member. "There is now a full range of 100VG products, from adapter cards
to switches, delivering ATM-like performance to the LAN at 10 Mbps prices.
100VG technology has an impressive list of supporting vendors, and its new
IEEE status proves that it's an industry standard for a superior
high-speed network technology."

HP and AT&T Microelectronics originally proposed the high-speed networking
standard to the IEEE in November 1992. In September 1993, IBM joined HP
and AT&T adding Token Ring support, and the emerging standard was named
100VG-AnyLAN. The first products began shipping in August of 1994.

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