The system will be based on Hughes' DirecPC, a high-speed information delivery service that uses small satellite receiver technology and digital satellite transmission. Users access data on the upstream link by means of standard phone lines and modems, while the downstream link provides data transmission rates of 400 kbps.
The new product will bridge the gap between the IPX protocols that link NetWare LANs with the TCP/IP protocols that transmit data over the Net so that NetWare users can stay on their existing networks but get the benefits of the wide-area, and higher-speed Internet connections provided by DirecPC.
All three companies plan to market the product, which will be available August 1, according to Inter@ctive Week, a technology industry newspaper.
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