For Immediate Release XIRCOM APPOINTS KEATING TECHNOLOGIES TO
CHAMPION
GROWING CANADIAN CUSTOMER BASE
MARKHAM, On, - February 1, 1990
-- Keating Technologies Inc., a Markham based manufacturers' representing firm for
American high technology companies, announced today their appointment as the exclusive
Canadian representative for Xircom, Inc., of Woodland Hills, California.
Xircom is a developer of external
connectivity devices who just one year ago introduced the Pocket Ethernet Adapter, the
industry's first external Ethernet controller for IBM compatible laptop or desktop PC's.
Xircom recently added the Pocket Arcnet Adapter and the Pocket Token Ring Adapter to its
growing line of Pocket LAN Adapters. About the size of a garage-door opener, a Pocket LAN
Adapter connects directly to a PC's parallel port, requiring no internal expansion slots.
They are designed for laptop users or for desktop users who have run out of slots or
power, or require instant connection to a LAN. By using the parallel port, the Pocket LAN
Adapters avoid the problems of configuration switches, and interrupt and address conflicts
that are common with other LAN adapters.
"We see the Canadian market as a large
opportunity for us", said Mr. Steve Magidson, Xircom's Marketing VP. "With
Keating's experience and contacts in the channel and the corporate community, they are the
ideal people to represent us, and we are very excited to be working with them", he
continued.
Keating Technologies, a four year old
manufacturers' representing firm, specializes in microcomputer connectivity products. In
the past six months they have won two major awards for their Canadian representation
services to American microcomputer companies. They will be providing sales promotion,
marketing support, product education, and technical support services for the complete line
of Xircom products.
"Without a doubt, Xircom has one the
most innovative and one of the hottest LAN products on the market today." commented
Mr. Larry Keating, President of Keating Technologies. "The proliferation of laptop
computers and LAN's in Canada has been incredible and we know Xircom's solutions will be
enthusiastically received."
Keating Technologies will be promoting and
supporting all six versions of the Pocket LAN Adapters: Pocket Ethernet for Thin Coax, MAU
and Unshielded Twisted Pair connections; Pocket Token Ring at 4Mbps; and Pocket Arcnet for
Coax and Unshielded Twisted Pair, both supporting point-to-point or bus topologies. The
suggested Canadian retail price for the Pocket Ethernet Adapter is $995, the Pocket Token
Ring Adapter is $1,195, and the Pocket Arcnet Adapter is $579.
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Arcnet is a registered trademark of
Datapoint Corporation. Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation. Xircom is
a registered trademark of Xircom, Inc.
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