Accton Hubs and Adapters Help MIT-CETI Project Connect Shanghai Students to the Internet; Accton Technology Contributes Networking Equipment to Help Create LAN Lab for Shanghai Secondary School

Business Wire, July 18, 1997

SHANGHAI, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 1997--Using 60 PCI Ethernet adapters and five 16-port hubs from Accton Technology Corp., and networking hardware and software donated by a dozen other vendors, students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) today completed installation of a state-of-the-art network-computing lab at the East China Normal University here.

The six-week effort is part of the China Educational Technology Initiative (CETI) sponsored by MIT, through which MIT undergraduates not only install a computer network and provide Internet access, but train Chinese faculty and students in the use of the World Wide Web and Internet technology.

To help connect sixty computer workstations in a single computer lab, the MIT students asked Accton Technology to contribute PCI-based 10BASE-T network adapters and 16-port Ethernet hubs, a value of more than $5,000. The Accton hardware is used to interconnect the workstations into a single local area network, which is then connected to the Internet through a wireless Ethernet bridge that creates a link to the Internet gateway at East China Normal University.

Roger Hu, Ting Luo, and Mandy Mobley, undergraduates from the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, are responsible for installing the network. Once installed, the undergraduates will use the LAN to show the Chinese students how to create their own Web pages, Java scripting techniques, and how to tap the Web for research.

"Accton Technology is delighted to be able to support efforts such as the China Educational Technology Initiative," said A.J. Huang, Executive Vice President of Accton Technology Corp. "The Internet is a great equalizer, and has been a driving force for the open exchange of information. We believe it is vitally important that students all over the world have access to the Internet. By supporting the MIT CETI program, Accton can at least make a small contribution to help wire the planet so everyone has access to the same information."

"Through CETI, MIT has been working to advance the use of technology and build cross-cultural understanding with China," noted Roger Hu of MIT. "Technology partners like Accton Technology help to bring Internet access to these Shanghai students."

About Accton Technology

Accton Technology Corp. manufactures workgroup connectivity hardware and software, including a complete product line of network adapters, hubs, routers, and switches for Ethernet and Fast Ethernet. Accton's growing line of Fast Ethernet hubs and switches have already received wide market acclaim, using proprietary ASIC-based switching technology and superior engineering to deliver superior price-performance. Thanks to technological innovation, Accton has become a leader in Ethernet integration solutions since the company was formed in 1988, growing to more than $117 million in sales in 1996. The company has more than 710 employees worldwide.

Accton Technology Corp. has its headquarters in Taiwan Science-based Industrial Park, and manufactures workgroup connectivity hardware and software. Accton Technology Corp. address No. 1, Creation Road III, Science-based Industrial Park, Hsinchu 3007, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tele: 3-577-0270, Fax: 3-577-0267. Accton USA, which handles mass-market product distribution throughout the Western Hemisphere, is located at 1962 Zanker Road, San Jose, CA 95112; telephone 408/452-8900; FAX: 408/452-8988. Accton also has sales offices in Tokyo, Sydney, London, Berlin, Beijing, Dubai, Bombay, Vancouver, Oslo, Istanbul, Paris, Seoul and Taipei.

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