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APCON Delivers 'Immediate ROI' to Enterprise Networks

Posted on: Wednesday, 31 March 2004, 06:00 CST

PORTLAND, Ore., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- APCON, Inc., a leading manufacturer of physical layer solutions for networks, announces that its IntellaPatch(TM) layer-1 switching solution offers unparalleled cost, energy and time saving benefits to enterprise networks. IntellaPatch switches allow network equipment, such as probes, sniffers and intrusion detection systems (IDS), to be remotely shared and distributed across the network, reducing capital equipment requirements.

Reduce Network Analysis And Security Costs

Large networks use probes, sniffers and IDS equipment to keep the network operating at peak efficiency. These devices perform critical tasks such as analyzing network traffic, troubleshooting application performance and detecting security concerns. As enterprise networks expand and budgets are tightened, the ability to efficiently purchase new and manage legacy equipment becomes increasingly critical to the bottom line. APCON's IntellaPatch 144 offers network professionals a better way to manage network equipment by providing a high-density, any-to-any physical layer switch with advanced software for remotely managing, centralizing and sharing probes, sniffers and IDS appliances. IntellaPatch greatly reduces capital expenditures by allowing probes, sniffers and IDS to be distributed and shared over the network.

Success At Siemens

Siemens Medical Solutions, with its worldwide IT headquarters in Malvern, Pennsylvania, recently installed an IntellaPatch on its network to help reduce capital expenditures and maintenance costs, improve efficiency and keep its network operations at top performance. Siemens Medical's Information Systems Center is the lifeblood of its IT operation, supporting the clinical and operational workflow of healthcare providers throughout the country.

"Siemens Medical Solutions operates the healthcare industry's most sophisticated network operations center and is the leading ASP for remote hosting of healthcare applications," said Bill Griswold, Project Manager for Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corp. "As a result, we deliver state-of-the-art security, scalability, availability, performance and responsiveness to more than 1,000 remotely hosted customers. APCON's IntellaPatch 144 gave us the ability to truly distribute and remotely control our network probes and sniffers over 100 + modular and non-modular Ethernet switches. We saw an immediate savings and expect to continue to see savings over the next several years."

Additionally, network support personnel save valuable time and energy by managing equipment from multiple workstations using IntellaZone(TM) software. Placed on a terminal server, IntellaZone offers multiple user access from any approved location, LAN or WAN.

"Our IntellaPatch switch is an ideal solution for enterprise customers seeking a better way to manage their network equipment," said Richard Rauch, President and CEO of APCON, Inc. "We are pleased and proud to see that companies, like Siemens, are reaping extraordinary cost and time saving benefits by deploying our product on their network and we are confident that this enterprise application will continue to be a success moving forward."

About APCON, Inc.

APCON, Inc. develops high-speed network hardware to improve the flexibility of enterprise-wide networks and interoperability labs. APCON products include IntellaPatch physical layer switches, switching automation software, failover solutions, and SCSI switches, extenders and boosters. APCON customers include Cisco Systems, Dell Computer, IBM, JNI, Lockheed Martin, McData, and QLogic. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, APCON also maintains sales offices in Massachusetts and Texas. For more information, please visit APCON online at http://www.apcon.com/.

APCON, Inc.

CONTACT: Douglas A. Little of APCON, Public Relations, +1-503-639-6700,or dougl@apcon.com

Web site: http://www.apcon.com/

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