Smc Acquires Wideband License - Company Business and Marketing

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor, Oct 16, 2000

SMC Networks, a provider of networking products, recently entered into a licensing agreement with WideBand Corporation to manufacture and market WideBand and eEthernet (pronounced "Enhanced Ethernet") networking products.

SMC is the first networking company to acquire rights to these networking technologies and plans to have product announcements at COMDEX next month.

WideBand Corporation is the developer of high-speed networking products for the educational community. WideBand answers the special needs of education for networks that can transfer large amounts of high-quality video and audio data, that are easy to administer, and that are affordable.

The WideBand Networking open standard is supported by the 90-member WideBand Gigabit Networking Alliance (WGNA), which ensures interoperability within the standard and compatibility with existing legacy equipment and infrastructures. Information about WideBand Corporation is available at www.zwbc.com.

SMC Networks, Incorporated, of Irvine, California, is a leading solutions provider of network products engineered to increase the performance and productivity of small-to-medium-size organizations.

The company was created in 1997 by Accton Technology Corporation and Standard Microsystems, who combined their research and core competencies to form the new company, which became a new market leader among network solutions providers.