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COMPAQ NETELLIGENT REPEATER AND SWITCH PRODUCTS (cont’d.)
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Many vendors who entered the Fast Ethernet market were only able to provide products with limited capabilities. Compaq chose to aggressively attack this new market with a different approach – offering customers a choice. On the entry level, Compaq offers basic repeaters that provide
Fast Ethernet is attractive because it offers high performance at a
Compaq took an early lead in Fast Ethernet and began shipping repeaters beginning in December 1994 as NetWorth. In the first half of 1995, NetWorth held nearly 50% market share in Fast Ethernet repeaters. Since then, NetWorth has introduced several industry firsts. Today, Compaq is the only company that offers a
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