Advanced Computer Communications a top performer in Tolly FRAD study; Colorado and Amazon excel under rigorous testing by The Tolly Group

Business Wire, Dec 23, 1996

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 1996--Advanced Computer Communications (ACC), a leading provider of network access solutions for the home, office, and enterprise, Monday announced results for its Amazon and Colorado as measured in The Tolly Group's recent frame relay access device (FRAD) evaluation.

The features evaluated in the FRAD test included single protocol throughput, multi-protocol prioritization, congestion response, and compression.

Results indicate that ACC's Colorado and Amazon products placed high among the top performers. The Colorado and Amazon demonstrated effective bandwidth control by throttling back the data rate during periods of congestion and resuming back to normal data rates following congestion. Tests also indicate that ACC FRADs performed well in the measurement of data throughput using compression.

ACC FRADs topped the results of IP and SNA batch file transfer tests. Due to ACC's Express Queuing and Priority Scheme, the company's products kept well within expected SNA response time quotas.

"Frame Relay offers powerful techniques for both reducing costs and managing network traffic, but it brings many challenges. FRAD vendors meet these challenges in a myriad of different ways," said Kevin Tolly, president and CEO of the Tolly Group. "The Tolly Group's 1996 Industry Study of FRADs shows product differences and provides network managers with the comprehensive data required to make purchasing decisions."

About The Tolly Group

The Tolly Group, a strategic consulting and independent testing organization, offers a full range of services designed to furnish both the vendor and end-user communities with authoritative and unbiased information. Fortune 1000 companies look to The Tolly Group for vendor-independent assessments of critical corporate technologies.

Leading manufacturers of computer and communications products engage The Tolly Group to test both pre-production and production equipment.

Results of the 1996 Frame Relay Access Devices Industry Study can be found on The Tolly Group's World Wide Web site at http://www.tolly.com .

About ACC

ACC is a leading manufacturer of network access products that provide cost-effective solutions for the home, office and enterprise. ACC leads the industry in the development of Bandwidth Optimization technologies to maximize the utilization of Leased Lines and switched services.

ACC's products are sold worldwide through channel partners which serve corporate and business customers, educational institutions, health care, retail establishments, governments and carrier service providers.

Advanced Computer Communications has headquarters at 340 Storke Road., Santa Barbara, Calif. 93117; telephone: 805/685-4455; fax: 805/685-4465. Internet: info@acc.com . World Wide Web: http://www.acc.com . -0- NOTE: All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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