HAYES ANNOUNCES OPTIMA 288 V.34/V.FC + FAX ------------------------------- 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. ### Hayes, Smartmodem, OPTIMA, Smartcom, and ESP are trademarks of Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc. 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