BOSTON, MASS., February 11, 1992--Digital Products, the leader in printer sharing technology, is featuring the PrintDirector Gold Turbo, a new generation in printer sharing products that emphasizes both speed and flexibility at NETWORLD BOSTON. The PrintDirector Gold Turbo series has an output speed of 100,000 bps--the speed of the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIISi. Currently most printer sharing products are limited to speeds ranging from 2000 to 23,000 bps. "The introduction of new high speed printers from Hewlett-Packard, Lexmark and Data Products with speeds of up to 100,000 bps, shows that printer manufacturers are committed to producing printers that can print business graphics at the rated page per minute speed of the printer. Digital Products is committing to producing printer sharing devices fast enough to handle those printers," said Cornelius "Pete" Peterson, president of Digital Products. The PrintDirector Gold Turbo is available in 6 and 10 port models with additional models scheduled for release in the second quarter of 1992. Both 6 and 10 port models feature 2 parallel output ports with a maximum output speed of 100,000 bps. For additional flexibility, printers may be located up to 100' feet away from the PrintDirector Gold Turbo without any degradation in speed. Normally, parallel connections are limited to 15'. The remaining ports (4 on the 6 port, 8 on the 10 port) feature Digital Products' Uniport technology. A special adapter converts any or all of the "Uniports" into a parallel input port that support PCs printing out of the parallel port up to 5000' away. When the parallel adapter is connected, the Uniport automatically configures itself to support the correct protocol. Uniports also provide support for both modular two pair and four pair serial wiring and can be transformed into standard DB25 serial ports with an adapter plug. All Uniports are user definable as input or output allowing the PrintDirector Gold Turbo to share additional peripherals including modems and plotters or other printers. "With Uniport technology, the PrintDirector Gold Turbo is not only the fastest printer sharing product available, it is the most flexible. One product does it all." said Peterson. PrintDirector Gold Turbo can be installed in minutes without software by using the factory default configuration. Users who want full access to the Turbo's printer and peripheral selection software can use the easy menu-driven installation program. DOCTOR diagnostic software is included with the PrintDirector Gold Turbo to identify and, in many cases, correct problems with cables and baud rates. PrintDirector Gold Turbo offers two ways to select printers. AutoSelector is a 2K TSR that, once configured and installed, automatically selects a user's printer. AutoSelector also supports printing from within WINDOWS, an environment that has previously provided problems for users of printer sharing products. PDPop, a 14K TSR, lets users access the features of the newest printers including duplex printing. PDPOP can be accessed from within the user's applications software. Users of multi-emulation printers such as the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIISi will benefit from the AutoSelector's automatic emulation switching. AutoSelector analyzes a print job as it sends it and automatically sends down a command string to switch the printer to the appropriate mode, in most cases either PostScript or HP PCL. AutoSelector also analyzes print data to ensure a print job is delivered to the correct printer. For example, if both a PCL and PostScript printer were connected to the PrintDirector Gold Turbo, AutoSelector would ensure the PostScript job was delivered to the PostScript printer. "Sending a job to a printer set to the wrong emulation by the previous user is one of the biggest complaint of users of multi-emulation printers. With the PrintDirector Gold Turbo, users are better assured of printing correctly the first time," said Peterson. PrintDirector Gold Turbo includes all the features of the current PrintDirector Gold line. For simple office connectivity users can easily transfer files using the product's integrated file transfer software. Mainframe users can share local laser printers with the addition of a 3287 protocol converter. A maximum buffer of twelve (12) megabytes allows the PrintDirector Gold Turbo to support data intensive printing environments such as graphics and CAD/CAM. The PrintDirector Gold Turbo 6 is priced at $995 and includes a buffer of one megabyte (1MB). The PrintDirector Gold Turbo 10 port is priced at $1395 and includes a buffer of (1MB). The Parallel Uniport adapter to connect the PC to the PrintDirector Gold Turbo port is priced at $80. PrintDirector Gold Turbo is available exclusively from Digital Products' worldwide organization of full-service, authorized master value-added resellers. The product begins shipping December 1. Digital Products, Inc. is the industry leader in printer sharing and server technology, supporting more than 600,000 users worldwide. The company's PrintDirector and NetCommander RS232 printer sharing products are used by leading corporations throughout the world to meet departmental connectivity needs. LANSprint, the company's high speed print server, increases graphics printing speeds on Novell and Banyan networks. The privately-held company is located at 411 Waverley Oaks Road, Waltham, MA 02154, (617) 647-1234. -------------------------------------------------------- BOSTON, MASS., February 11, 1992--Digital Products, the leader in networked printing and peripheral sharing technology, is featuring LANSprint, a high speed print server for Novell NetWare, at NETWORLD BOSTON. LANSprint alleviates the bottleneck in LAN printing, allowing users to increase the speed at which they print graphics data by as much as 30 times. "With LANSprint, users of graphics packages such as Harvard Graphics and Lotus Freelance are able to print 2-30 times faster," said Cornelius "Pete" Peterson, president of Digital Products. "LANSprint will also allow users to take advantage of the new faster printers, such as the Hewlett-Packard IIISi and IIIP which are capable of going from 6-10 times faster than most modern laser printers." "LANSprint allows users to locate their printers anywhere on the LAN," Peterson added. "I installed LANSprint in an ALR Powerflex/286 and attached it to my HP LaserJetIIID," said Information Systems Manager Christopher Pinckard of Turbomeca Engine Corporation. "The expert installation was extremely easy. I ran several benchmarks using Aldus Pagemaker 4, Print Shop, Harvard Graphics 2.3, and WordPerfect 5.1 and found there to be an average increase in speed of 400% using LANSprint over Novell's PSERVER.EXE." LANSprint is fully compatible with Novell's NetWare and provides a seamless interface with NetWare print utilities such as PCONSOLE, PRINTDEF, and Novell NOTIFY. LANSprint also significantly improves the CPU power of a nondedicated remote workstation by off-loading 90 percent of the processing load a nondedicated remote workstation requires to print. LANSprint is topology independent and supports parallel cable runs of up to 100% rather than the usual limit of 15', thereby giving users additional flexibility in the location of network printers. The LANSprint product consists of a high-speed board, a Terminate-and-Stay Resident software module, and a NetWare Loadable Module or Value Added Process. Pricing is $495 for a single-port board and $695 for a dual-port board. Free upgrades are available to users currently using LANSprint for Novell's NetWare v2.15. LANSprint is available through authorized Novell Gold and Platinum dealers and Digital Products' worldwide organization of full-service, authorized master value-added resellers throughout North America. Digital Products, Inc. is the industry leader in networked printing and peripheral sharing technology, supporting more than 600,000 users worldwide. The company's NetCommander and PrintDirector RS-232 printer sharing products are used by leading corporations throughout the world to meet departmental connectivity needs. The privately-held company is located at 411 Waverley Oaks Road, Waltham, MA 021754 (617) -------------------------------------------------------- BOSTON, MASS., February 11, 1992--Digital Products, the leader in networked printing and peripheral sharing is featuring LANSprint for VINES, a high speed print server that increases the speed of graphics printing and font downloads on Banyan VINES networks, at NETWORLD BOSTON. When using LANSprint for VINES, Joe Francis, IS Consultant Administrator at Carolina Telephone and Telegraph, saw his wait time to print a Lotus Freelance document reduced from 10 minutes to 1 and half minutes, a speed increase of 566%. "LANSprint for VINES also reduced by half the wait time for printing out faxes from our LANFAX gateway. Everything seems to print faster. I would recommend LANSprint anyone printing on a VINES network, it's great," added Francis. According to Cornelius "Pete" Peterson, president of Digital Products the problem of graphics printing on Local Area Networks is critical. "A single page of business graphics could have as much as 400 times the amount of data as a single page of text. These graphics documents, which are growing in use and popularity, cause a network printing bottleneck. By speeding up the printing of graphics, LANSprint for VINES alleviates the bottleneck and increases printer and user productivity." "Any VINES installation that has users of Lotus Freelance, Harvard Graphics and WordPerfect 5.1, or any other presentation graphics package, will benefit from the printing speed increases delivered by LANSprint for VINES," added Peterson. "Digital Products has provided a unique solution for network printing on VINES," said David Penzias, Director, Third Party Marketing for Banyan Systems Inc. "VINES users will be able to print faster and increase the cost-effectiveness of their networked laser printers. " LANSprint for VINES consists of software and an add-in board that can be installed easily into a dedicated or non-dedicated client workstation. It supports parallel cable runs of up to 100' rather than the usual limit of 15,' thereby giving users additional flexibility in the location of network printers. LANSprint for VINES is fully compatible with Banyan VINES and provides a seamless interface with PC-Print v4.1, VINES print server software. In addition DOS v3.1 or above is required to run the product. LANSprint for VINES also significantly improves the CPU power of a client workstation by off-loading much of the processing load a nondedicated remote workstation requires to print. LANSprint for VINES supports AT and MCA bus PCs. A single port board is priced at $495, a dual port board (AT-bus only) is priced at $695. Up to six LANSprint for VINES boards can be installed in a dedicated or non-dedicated workstation. LANSprint for VINES joins Digital Products' original LANSprint product which increases graphics printing on Novell 2.15+ and 3.0+ networks. LANSprint for VINES is available through authorized Banyan resellers and Digital Products' worldwide organization of full-service, authorized master value added resellers. Banyan is the leader in corporate-wide PC networking. Its flagship product, VINES, is a standards-based distributed network operating system for local and global internetworking of personal computers, minicomputers, and mainframes. VINES is recognized for its ability to make multivendor networks of any size easy to use and manage. Banyan products are marketed worldwide through a network of authorized value-added resellers (VARs) and country partners. Digital Products, Inc. is the industry leader in networked printing and peripheral sharing technology, supporting more than 600,000 users worldwide. The company's PrintDirector and NetCommander RS232 printer sharing products are used by leading corporations throughout the world to meet departmental connectivity needs. LANSprint, the company's high speed print server, increases graphics printing speeds on Novell and Banyan networks. The privately-held company is located at 411 Waverley Oaks Road, Waltham, MA 02154, (617) 647-1234. DIGITAL PRODUCTS, INC. 411 Waverley Oaks Road, Waltham, MA 02154 (617) 647-1234 (800) 243-2333 FAX (617) 647-4474 +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | From the America On-Line & PC-Link New Product Info Services | +===============================================================+ | This information was processed with OmniPage Professional OCR | | software (from Caere Corp) & a Canon IX-30 scanner from data | | provided by the above mentioned company. 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