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HAYES ANNOUNCES OPTIMA 288 V.34/V.FC + FAX
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Hayes High-Speed Award Winning Modem
Now has V.34 Capability
ATLANTA, GA, 1 November 1994 -- Hayes Microcomputer Products,
Inc. today announced Hayes Smartmodem OPTIMA 28800 V.34/V.FC + FAX
modem with ITU-T V.34 capabilities. OPTIMA 288 V.34/V.FC + FAX,
Hayes fastest modem with throughput capabilities up to 230,400
bit/s - more than a megabyte a minute - using up to 8:1 maximum
data compression, is shipping in the United States and Canada for
US$579 and CDN$699.
"OPTIMA 288 V.34/V.FC + FAX is the same award-winning OPTIMA
288 V.FC product that has been field tested for the last year. Now
it incorporates V.34 technology," said Hayes President Dennis C.
Hayes. "In a recent Gallup Poll, Hayes modems were named the brand
of preference among Fortune 1000 companies -- all things being
equal. With this product Hayes now offers the latest technology as
designated by the ITU-T in our high-performance modem."
"In the full year Hayes OPTIMA 288 V.FC + FAX has been on the
market, it has been unchallenged in performance at compression
speeds of up to 230,400 bit/s," Hayes added. "At a time when so
much focus is placed on the cost of the product, buyers can benefit
even more by looking at the speed of the product and the reduction
in their line operating cost," Hayes explained. "With its superior
8 to 1 data compression and 230,400 bit/s operating speeds, OPTIMA
288 can save sufficient long distance charges to pay for itself
within a single year...and that's on the average long distance
call. When used for overseas business applications where $1 a
minute is not unusual, the total cost of the OPTIMA 288 can be
recovered in less than one month."
Beginning 1 December and running through 1 March 1995 Hayes is
offering a free upgrade to OPTIMA 288 V.FC + FAX users if they
purchase an additional OPTIMA 288 V.34/V.FC + FAX modem. Customers
who do not wish to purchase an additional OPTIMA 288 V.34/V.FC +
FAX can upgrade their OPTIMA 288 V.FC + FAX modems for US$49 before
the 1 March 1995 deadline.
OPTIMA 288 V.34/V.FC + FAX is a high-performance solution for
applications such as multi-media, remote node access to a LAN,
shared modem access from a LAN, and transfer of large data files.
In addition, the modem comes with Smartcom for Windows LE and
Smartcom FAX for Windows LE communications software.
This external data + fax modem supports ITU-T V.34 and V.Fast
Class (V.FC) for 28,800 bit/s data transmission; ITU-T V.42 error-
control; V.42bis data compression featuring Hayes superior
implementation for up to 8:1 maximum data compression for 230,400
bit/s; and Group 3 fax using V.17 for 14,400 bit/s fax
transmission. The product is fully compatible with the installed
base of V.34 and V.FC (28,800 bit/s), V.32bis (14.4 kbit/s), V.32
(9600 bit/s), V.22bis (2400 bit/s), and V.22 (1200 bit/s) modems.
The internal version of the modem, OPTIMA 288B V.34/V.FC + FAX
will begin shipping in late December 1994 for US$499 and CDN$599.
OPTIMA 288B V.34/V.FC + FAX comes complete with Hayes ESP
Communications Accelerator built onto the internal board.
Hayes complements its high-speed modem with Hayes ESP
Communications Accelerator, a 16-bit high-speed serial card. Hayes
ESP solves many of the system problems associated with using high-
speed modems such as data loss, limited throughput, and poor
Windows performance. ESP can enhance the performance of other high-
speed serial devices such as printers, plotters and scanners. To
prevent data loss, Hayes ESP provides dual 1024-byte send and
receive buffers which increase the amount of data that can be
buffered before the computer's processor must retrieve it. In
addition, automatic flow control signals the modem to stop sending
data if the buffers become full. The dedicated communications
coprocessor helps provide maximum modem throughput and system
performance by reducing the number of interrupts required by the
computer's main processor to process the transmitted data.
The modem's limited performance warranty is extended to five
years to customers who register the product within 90 days of
purchase in the U.S. and Canada only. A two-year limited
performance warranty is extended automatically at the time of
purchase.
Best known as the leader in microcomputer modems, Hayes
develops, supplies and supports computer communications equipment
and software for personal computers and computer communications
networks. The company distributes its products in more than 65
countries through a global network of authorized distributors,
dealers, mass merchants, VARs, systems integrators and original
equipment manufacturers.
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Hayes, Smartmodem, OPTIMA, Smartcom, and ESP are trademarks of
Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc. Windows is a trademark of
Microsoft Corporation. Other trademarks mentioned are trademarks
of their respective companies.
Customer Service:
Telephone Hayes Online
404/441-1617 (U.S.) 404/HI MODEM (U.S.)
519/746-5000 (Canada)
+33 1 34 22 30 15 (France) 404/729-6525 (ISDN U.S.)
+44 1252 775544 (Europe) +44 1252 775599 (Europe)
+852 887 1037 (Hong Kong) +44 1252 812560 (ISDN Europe)
+61 2 959 5544 (Australia) +852 887 7590 (Hong Kong)
+61 2 959 5287 (Australia)
GO HAYES (CompuServe Worldwide)