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Ariel Corp. Achieves Major Development Milestone with RS4200 Remote Access Card Set

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Ariel Corp., a leading supplier of Windows NT and Linux remote access solutions, has announced that its PCI-based RS4200 remote access card set has received worldwide certification for connection to international digital telephone networks. This significant development milestone allows ISPs to use PowerPOP systems based on Ariel's PCI plug-in remote access cards to quickly build scaleable, flexible, low-cost NT- and Linux-based points of presence that connect directly to major digital phone networks throughout the world.

Key Takeaways:

  • The RS4200 remote access card set has received worldwide certification for connection to international digital telephone networks, specifically obtaining FCC Part 68, Industry Canada CS03, ETSI NET5/CTR4, and ACA TS014/TS038 approvals.
  • The certification enables ISPs to connect directly to major digital phone networks in the United States, Canada, most European countries, Australia, and the Pacific Rim.
  • Ariel's PowerPOP architecture, which includes the RS4200, offers a flexible and low-cost solution for building infrastructure and adding new POPs, making it attractive to fast-growing ISPs.
  • The RS4200 is the cornerstone of Ariel's PowerPOP architecture, which replaces dedicated servers and dumb remote access concentrators with open architecture Linux and NT systems.
  • The RS4200 is a PCI-based multi-service access card set that provides physical connections for remote dial-in and LAN dial-out, supporting up to 96 remote access sessions originating from any combination of digital V.90-compatible 56-kbps, analog 33.6-kbps, or 64-kbps basic rate ISDN customer premises equipment.
  • Fax and voice over IP capability can be added via a simple software upgrade.
  • The RS4200 will be available in December for both Linux version 2.2.0 (or greater) and Windows NT Server version 4.0 (or greater).
  • ISPs can purchase fully-configured PowerPOP systems from KeyLink Systems (Nasdaq:PIOS), with a special low price of just $99 per port for fully-configured Linux systems, a saving of $25 per port over the normal price.

Statistics:

  • The RS4200 remote access card set has 96 ports of 56K and Basic Rate ISDN remote access.
  • The single-piece manufacturers suggested retail pricing for a 96-port RS4200 is $9,098.
  • KeyLink Systems (Nasdaq:PIOS) is offering a special low price of just $99 per port for fully-configured Linux systems.

Sources:

  • Ariel Corp. Press Release, dated November 24, 1999
  • Industry press coverage and market analysis by IDC

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