Microsoft Certifies RAScom as Premier Channel Partner and Solution Provider

Business Wire, Sept 24, 1998

SALEM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1998--RAScom, Inc. today announced it is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Provider (MCSP). RAScom is the pioneer in remote access solutions based on Windows NT, and works closely with Microsoft to leverage advances in the Windows NT operating system into RAScom's family of open systems remote access servers.

RAScom Vice President of Marketing John Shumway said, "Microsoft has built robust routing and remote access services, and RAScom has invested in leveraging these capabilities for ISPs and corporate end-users. We were the pioneers in leveraging Microsoft's communications capabilities in Windows NT and have worked closely with Microsoft since our company was founded. Remote access servers based on Windows NT provide more flexibility, extensibility, scalability, and value to Internet Service Providers and enterprise networks. RAScom not only has the largest share of the Windows NT remote access server market, we have the most innovative solution that best leverages the communications capabilities of Windows NT."

Membership in the MCSP is reserved for Microsoft's premier channel partners and product experts that demonstrate organization-wide Windows NT expertise. Members are granted early access to new Microsoft products and information, and can work closely with Microsoft development organizations on upcoming product requirements. For more information on the program, go to http://www.microsoft.com/mcsp/.> About RAScom

RAScom is the pioneer in the swiftly growing market for remote access servers based on PC architectures and Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows NT Server operating system. RAScom's innovative remote access server technology continues to be recognized in the industry with major awards. RAScom won the Editor's Choice for Windows NT-Based Remote Access Servers award from Network Computing Magazine; Easiest to Use Remote Access Server award from Business Communications Review Magazine, and the Networks As Advertised award from Mier Communications. In the Mier Communications study, the independent testing firm found that RAServers provide nearly double the dial-up throughput of proprietary remote access servers from Ascend Communications (NASDAQ:ASND) and Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO).

RAScom, Inc. is based in Salem, New Hampshire with a European subsidiary based in Germany. RAScom, recently named one of the "Hot 100 Small Businesses in the Country" by Entrepreneur Magazine, provides the wide area network interfaces, communications software, and integration services that allow enterprise networks and ISPs to implement high-performance, secure, flexible, and scalable remote access solutions. For more information on RAScom or its products, call the company at (603) 898-5200, or visit the company's World Wide Web site at www.rascom.com.

Note to Editors: RAServer, RAServer Series 2000, and RASware are trademarks of RAScom. All other brand and product names are properties of their respective owners.