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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Craig Strachman (408) 725-3262
Hybrid to Provide Networking Technology to Intel and General Instrument for PC
to Cable TV Link
Anaheim, CA- December 1, 1993 - Hybrid Networks, Inc. (Hybrid)
announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Intel Corporation
and General Instrument Corporation (GI) to utilize its technology in the
development of high speed bi-directional network connectivity to personal
computers via cable TV systems.
Hybrid's networking technology, which is being demonstrated here by Intel and
GI at the Western Cable Show, will be utilized by the two companies in field
trials on cable TV systems operated by Viacom International and Comcast
starting in early 1994. Under development for the past 3 years, the technology
offers the first affordable method of delivering a broad range of high speed
services to homes and schools over cable and other types of broadband media.
Currently, there are more than 24 million homes with PCs and 60 million cable
TV households. Home PC users will be able to receive established services such
as America On Line or Prodigy. In addition, new services will be developed as
affordable high speed network connections to the home are introduced.
-MORE-
"Hybrid is very pleased to be working with Intel and GI and will be devoting
significant resources to the group effort," said Howard L. Strachman, President
and CEO of Hybrid. "Intel and GI are the unquestioned leaders in the PC and
cable industries, respectively. Their industry expertise is extremely
synergistic with Hybrid's networking technology. This team is uniquely
qualified to move the technology into the hands of consumers," said
Strachman.
Matthew D. Miller, VP of Technology of GI said, "Hybrid has developed and
demonstrated a comprehensive architecture which is ideally matched to both the
current and evolving cable TV infrastructure."
"Hybrid's technology can be easily incorporated into products suitable for the
high volume home PC market," said Avram Miller, Vice President of Corporate
Business Development for Intel.
Hybrid Networks, Inc. was founded in 1990 to develop and market high speed
network connectivity products and services. Privately funded, Hybrid has
demonstrated high speed Internet connectivity and telecommuting applications
using the existing communications infrastructure under a contract from the U.S.
Government's Advanced Research Projects Agency. It has been testing its high
speed network for professional applications on a number of TCI and Viacom
operated cable systems in the San Francisco Bay Area. Today's announcement
represents the first use of this technology for consumer applications.
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