EPSON boosts personal computer line with three new models for Latin American marketplace

Business Wire, May 1, 1995

TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 1995--EPSON announced the ActionPC 2500 and ActionPC 6000 desktops and the new PowerSpan server -- three new computing solutions for business and government customers and the growing segment of home-computer users in the Latin American market.

These new models are available now throughout Latin America and the Caribbean from authorized EPSON distributors.

"As a leading marketer of technology products, EPSON continues to offer a broad range of computing solutions that deliver the value and performance our customers expect. Our goal is to provide products that fulfill specific system needs for a variety of computing environments," said Fabrice Commelin, vice president, Latin America, EPSON.

EPSON's ActionPC 2500 is an entry-level personal computer for cost-conscious home or business users, housed in a slimline desktop case. It is equipped with a 33MHz processor that can be upgraded to faster processors ranging from DX/2 to DX/4 to Pentium overdrive. The ActionPC 2500 is configured with 4MB RAM, expandable to 64MB, 512KB of video RAM and optional external cache up to 256K.

An economic Pentium-based system, the ActionPC 6000 boasts a 60MHz Intel Pentium processor and 8MB RAM expandable to 128MB. The system supports True Color graphics with 1MB of video RAM (expandable to 2MB) and accommodates up to 1MB external cache. The ActionPC 6000 comes with MS-DOS and Windows software and a mouse.

The PowerSpan is a medium-volume transaction-processing server ideal for distributing computing due to its open interoperability that allows transparent interaction with other systems. Distributed computing is important for organizations that are moving away from mainframes to client/server solutions that can deliver fast, economical access to companywide data.

EPSON's PowerSpan is designed to meet the needs of today's demanding corporate and government environments where distributed client/server computing is either being considered or well under way.

"As organizations begin to adopt distributed computing, their investment in quality server products will be critical to deployment efforts over the long term," said Commelin. "As a well-established vendor, EPSON is able to deliver the product performance, reliability and support our customers are looking for at a price that fits their budget."

The EPSON PowerSpan features a tower case design and red logo identifying it as the newest server product offered by the company. Available with either an Intel 60MHz or 90Mhz Pentium or dual Pentium 66MHz chip, this powerful system is configured with 8MB RAM expandable to 384MB and 512KB of video RAM, expandable to 1MB.

In addition, the unit features an integrated twin-channel SCSI-2 controller providing an economic solution for supporting up to 14 SCSI devices. The unit is also equipped with eight bus mastering EISA slots compatible with 32-bit EISA cards and 8- or 16-bit ISA cards.

EPSON's strength is its ability to offer distributors a full complement of hard disk and floppy disk drives, processors and monitors, and other accessories and peripherals to select from, that will bring added value and performance to all of its systems.

EPSON offers an extensive array of technology products including ink jet, laser and dot-matrix printers, scanners, portable and desktop computers and, for the OEM market, a variety of component and electronic devices.

Founded in 1975, Epson America Inc. is an affiliate of Seiko Epson Corp., a global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality technology products that meet customer demands for increased functionality, compactness, systems integration and energy efficiency. -0-

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CONTACT: EPSON, Torrance

Jan Marciano, 310/782-5161