Credit Card-Sized Modem for Telecommuters

HIGH-SPEED DATA, FAX AND CELLULAR PCMCIA CARD JOINS RACAL-DATACOM ALM MODEM
FAMILY

August 23, 1995 -- SUNRISE, FL. -- For the growing telecommuter market,
Racal-Datacom expands its remote LAN access capabilities with the
introduction of a small PCMCIA card modem for laptop computers. The
Racal-Datacom ALM 3400 credit card-sized modem enables data to be sent
over dial-up lines at speeds up to 28,800 bps, the international V.34
standard. It also provides facsimile and cellular phone functionality.

"This portable modem is being offered as a bundled-package solution with
our central-site product offerings to provide a complete end-to-end
high-speed modem solution," said Julio Siberio, Racal-Datacom vice
president for access devices. "It provides the portability, facsimile and
cellular capabilities for today's busy telecommuters, home office and
mobile workers seeking easy access to their corporate networks."

The market for PCMCIA card modems is expected to reach $350 million in
1995, according to market research firm Dataquest. The
notebook/subnotebook computer market is expected to grow at a double-digit
rate until 1997, when the subnotebook market (4 inches or less) is
expected to surpass notebook computers' market growth rate.

The ALM 3400 modem fits into a Type II or Type III PCMCIA slot provided by
60 manufacturers of notebook, laptop and palmtop computers plus personal
digital assistants (PDAs).

The ALM 3400 sends data at speeds ranging from 300 to 28,800 bps; receives
up to 4-to-1 throughput for speeds up to 115,200 bps and features 14,400
bps send and receive fax communications. With Direct-Connect Cellular, one
cable connects the modem to most of the popular cellular phones now on the
market, without requiring an extra interface box.

Units are available now. List price is $399.

The following international standards are met by the ALM 3400: V.34 at
28,800 bps; V.32 bis at 14,400, 12,000, 9600, 7200 and 4800 bps; V.32 at
9600 and 4800 bps; V.23 at 1200/75 bps (async only); V.22bis at 2400 bps;
V.22A/B at 1200 and 600 bps; and V.21 at 0-300 bps (async only). In
addition, it meets the American standards of #212A at 1200 bps and #103 at
0-300 bps (async only).

This PCMCIA modem card joins the wide array of remote LAN access solutions
from Racal-Datacom. These include: the Analog Single-ended T-1 (ASET-1)
for dial-up customers to access T-1 circuits and X.25 packet switching,
the Racal INX-NTS terminal server product line, remote node servers,
modems for high density central sites including the ALM 3268 V.34 (28,800
bps) dual modem platform, the RMD 3264 V.32bis dual card modem for speeds
up to 14,400 Kbps, the ALM 3239 Software Definable V.34 modem for home and
desktop use, and now the telecommuter's laptop ALM 3400 modem. Most of
these products are managed by the Racal CMS network management system.

For reader's inquiries about these products, call (800) RACAL-55. The
Racal-Datacom Internet Home Page address is http://www.racal.com

Racal-Datacom provides managed network access products and services for
branch office networks, remote corporate users, telecommuters and
multimedia-media over fiber applications. The company offers a full line
of network access products that add value to existing and evolving
telecommunications carrier services including ISDN (integrated services
digital network), Frame Relay and ATM (asynchronous transfer mode). All
Racal products are supported by network management and managed migration
services including network design, implementation, worldwide maintenance
and support.

Racal-Datacomm, 1601 N. Harrison Parkway, Sunrise, FL 33323-2899
Mailing Address: PO Box 40744, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33340-7044
305-846-1601;  Fax: 305-846-3935
 
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