Ositech’s Seven of Spades PC Card Now Shipping
World’s Fastest 10/100 CardBus Ethernet Card Available
For General Release
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Guelph, Ontario, April 3 , 1998
Ositech Communications Inc. announces that the Seven of Spades TRUMPCARD PC Card is now shipping, and is a part of Ositech’s outstanding corporate evaluation program. This CardBus Networking PC Card provides a versatile and economical solution for mobile professionals who have migrated to CardBus laptops, but need the flexibility to move seamlessly between 10Mbps and 100Mbps environments.
Ositech’s Seven of Spades TRUMPCARD provides users with the ability to take advantage of the speed available to CardBus laptop users who have access to 100Mbps networks, while at the same time allows those users to make use of the slower, but still widely used 10Mbps networks. The Seven of Spades offers full duplex capabilities in both environments, and will deliver throughput up to four times faster than non CardBus (16 bit) network PC Cards. Additionally, the Seven of Spades boasts Ositech’s Etherboost technology, which streamlines each network’s response and file transfer times, resulting in increased throughput for network intensive graphics and multimedia applications. The included Ositech Advanced Power Management feature powers down your Seven of Spades when the card is not in use, thereby saving you valuable battery power.
Michael Dodgson, Seven of Spades Product Manager, states, "This card is a great solution for those who have already migrated to CardBus laptops. Testing indicates that the Seven of Spades is considerably faster than competing CardBus networking PC Cards, which makes it an outstanding choice for mobile professionals who need to get the most from their time and networks. Users can take advantage of the fastest speeds possible when they have access to 100Mbps networks, yet can still use 10Mbps networks in offices that have not yet moved to 100BaseTX. It’s the perfect combination in a world where businesses have a tough time keeping up with the innovations in technology that seem to come to light daily. Also, the competitive price point Ositech has been able to maintain on the Seven of Spades makes it an outstanding value."
In order to facilitate corporations’ adoption of new, faster and more advanced technology Ositech has implemented an extensive Corporate Evaluation program. This program makes Seven of Spades PC Cards available to qualified corporate accounts for a testing and evaluation period, allowing companies to make evaluations from a risk free position. While speed is not the only consideration for corporate users, test results show the Seven of Spades is significantly faster than competing CardBus 10/100 PC Cards, and this, in combination with the competitive price point of the card make it an outstanding value. The program has been enormously successful, and now encompasses all of Ositech’s new releases, including the Seven of Spades and Jack of Spades.
The Seven of Spades enters the channel April 3, 1998, and is available under Ositech’s part number TR144 95. The Seven of Spades list price is $169US. For additional information, or multiple unit pricing, please visit Ositech’s website at
www.ositech.com, or call 1-888-OSITECH ext. 400.
Ositech is a leader in the design and development of innovative connectivity solutions for mobile computers. In 1992, Ositech pioneered the industry’s first all internal high performance network and modem multi-function adapters for use in laptops. Ositech’s current hassle-free connectivity products are sold worldwide. For more information on Ositech’s product line, or on the Seven of Spades PC Card please contact:
