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FYI...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Mathews)
Thu Apr 24 06:10:46 1997
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 23:51:53 -1000 (HST)
From: Robert Mathews <mathews@tin.chem.hawaii.edu>
Reply-To: Robert Mathews-ICICX <mathews@CSATI.EDU>
To: nanog@merit.edu
F Y I .. Just thought of sharing this with you..
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DIGITAL Licenses FDDI Full Duplex Technology to Cisco
Provides Maximum Bandwidth and Investment Protection
for Switched FDDI Networks
MAYNARD, Mass., April 22, 1997 -- Digital Equipment Corporation
(NYSE:DEC) and Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced a
licensing agreement for Digital's patented FDDI Full Duplex
Technology (FFDT) to be used on Cisco's high-end routers. The
agreement will enable Cisco high-end routers to maximize performance
when connected to full duplex FDDI-capable devices, such as
Digital's GIGAswitch/FDDI backbone switch. The agreement will also
provide FDDI customers with a path encompassing future growth and
capacity needs.
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