From: gary@tdd.sj.nec.com (Gary Loitz  x2903)
Subject: NEC Introduces "Dr. BonD" Family of Communications Servers
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Organization: NEC-AM TDD, San Jose, California
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 16:01:45 GMT

NEC INTRODUCES "Dr. BonD" FAMILY OF INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS SERVERS 
		DESIGNED FOR REMOTE OFFICE ENVIRONMENT

SAN JOSE, Calif., -- September 8, 1992---NEC America's Data and Video
Commun- ication Systems Division (DVSD), a leading supplier of
high-performance networking solutions, today introduced a family of
integrated communications servers ideally suited for the remote office
environment.  The new Dr. BonD (Bandwith-on-Demand) communications
servers leverage NEC's WAN backbone strengths in high-speed modems,
DSU/CSU's, T1, ISDN and ATM equipment, and demonstrate NEC's continued
commitment to the internetworking marketplace.

"The Dr. BonD family of easy-to-use, remote communications servers has
been developed to provide connectivity to branch offices and remote
users by offering simultaneous dial-up routing, modem pooling,
terminal serving, LAN hub and LAN access in an all-in-one cost
effective solution," said Dave Peters, assistant general manager of
NEC America DVSD.  "These products provide the customer with the
flexibility to configure the system to meet his/her networking needs,
including scalability, ease of installation and remote management."


Dr. Bond Benefits

Dr. BonD communications servers combine NEC's WAN knowledge and
expertise with full-function LAN hub capability, offering users the
flexibility and cost- savings of simultaneous WAN and LAN functions in
an "all-in-one" solution.

In addition, Dr. BonD communications servers can be locally or
remotely managed using any standard SNMP management station or through
NEC's internet- work manager that will be announced next month.

The dial-up routing feature enables users to take advantage of public
switched network capabilities, rather than an expensive, dedicated
leased-lines.  The use of public switched services allows the number
of communications lines to be provided according to the amount of LAN
traffic present at any given time, offering users cost-savings and
flexibility.  Dr. BonD's Bandwidth-on-Demand capability detects when
these additional connections need to be initiated or terminated, all
managed automatically and transparently to the user.

The automatic dial-up capability also creates an ideal solution for
providing back-up to an existing network.  In the event that a failure
occurs in a primary dedicated routing connection, Dr. BonD will
recognize the link failure and begin utilizing public lines to
re-establish connections.  This method of back-up is completely
independent from the primary routers, allowing the network to be
protected from either link failure and/or router failure, and ensures
that critical applications can continue.

In the LAN environment, there is often a need to access remote on-line
services, which can be executed through a modem attached to a user's
PC.  The Dr. BonD communications servers are positioned, however, to
offer a less expensive solution through a powerful centralized LAN
modem in the router, rather than equipping numerous PCs with
individual modems.  The dial-up feature of Dr. BonD is enhanced
through the use of the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP).  PPP extends the
interoperability function over the WAN, providing users with a robust,
full- featured protocol.

In addition, the Dr. BonD family is able to provide communications
from a terminal device to a host attached to the LAN.  They may also
be used as a remote terminal concentrator, allowing terminals in one
location to attach directly to Dr. BonD and then use a single WAN
connection to link back to the host.


Dr. BonD Product Family

The first members of the Dr. BonD communications server family consist
of three products: The Dr. BonD-S, Dr. BonD-ST, and Dr. BonD-B.  All
three products support a range of hardware configurations; are TCP/IP
and SPX/IPX software compatible; use switched dial routing; offer
additional slots for optional serial port expansion, internal modem,
LAN interface cards, high-speed serial, and hub expansion
communications cards; provide built-in user ID, password or callback
security features; and diagnostics "at-a-glance" management features
with built-in menu configuration capabilities, presented on an LCD
display in the S and ST version or on a terminal for the B version.

The Dr. BonD-S and Dr. BonD-ST are the two configurations of the
standard versions of the family.  The two products are similar in that
they have four serial ports and three slots for optional communication
cards.  However, the S version has one Ethernet connection (either
10BASE-T, 10BASE-2 or AUI) for those applications requiring a single
connection.  Whereas, the ST provides twelve 10BASE-T RJ45 jacks,
allowing full 10BASE-T hub capability and enabling Dr. BonD-ST to be
used to provide both the LAN hub and internetworking services for a
branch office.

The Dr. BonD-B is a larger unit, providing more processing power, with
seven available expansion slots which can be configured to offer LAN
interface cards and serial port support cards.  The B version is ideal
for an office headquarters or a larger remote site because it can
provide communications to a large number of the standard
communications servers at remote sites.

"Through the switched service dial-up capability, ease of
manageability and its multi-protocol features, Dr. BonD offers users a
cost-effective, user-friendly and integrated communications solution.
stated Dave Peters.  "NEC's commitment to the Dr. BonD product family
will also continue to grow to include further additions, enhancing and
strenghthening our support for Novell environments."

The Dr. BonD communications servers will be available in the last
quarter 1992.  Pricing will range from $2,395 to 4,995 for the Dr.
BonD-S and -ST, and from $2,495 to 6,995 for the Dr. BonD-B, based on
the configuration.

NEC America, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets a complete line
of advanced communication products and software for public and private
networks, including digital key telephone and PBX systems; central
office switching systems; cellular mobile telephones; pagers;
facsimile equipment; fiber optic transmission systems; data
communications products; digital microwave, satellite communications,
and network management systems.  NEC America is an affiliate of NEC
Corporation, a $26 billion global leader whose 118,000 employees
worlwide are dedicated to the development, manufacture and marketing
of leading-edge computer, communications and semiconductor products.

The NEC America, Inc. Data and Video Communication Systems Division is
a leading supplier of highly reliable, cost-effective enterprise-wide
networking solutions that enable system managers to easily integrate
and manage geographically dispersed networks ranging from existing
data communications to emerging multimedia, multivendor environments
from either remote or local sites.  DVSD's products include network
and control management systems, leased-line and dial modems, data
service units/channel service units (DSU/CSU), LAN internetworking
products and state-of-the-art teleconferencing systems.  For
additional infor- mation, please contact Judy Diaz, NEC America, Inc.,
Data and Video Commun- ication Systems Division, 110 Rio Robles, San
Jose, Calif. 95134-1899, phone 408-433-1279 or 800-222-4NEC, ext.
1279.

				-NEC-

*Dr. BonD is a Trademark of NEC America

Requests for additional information can also be made to:

		drbond@tdd.sj.nec.com
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Gary Loitz					Voice: 		(408) 433-2903
NEC America, TDD				FAX:   		(408) 433-2950
110 Rio Robles					Internet:  gary@tdd.sj.nec.com
San Jose, Cal. 95134
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