FW: Announcing K56flex Modems and Ascend MAX Availability

Matthew S. Crocker (matthew@crocker.com)
Tue, 15 Apr 1997 14:11:54 -0400

Question: Will Livingston/Lucent be doing something similar (see =
below)? Not that I find much value in something like this, just =
wondering. Also, If Ascend is shipping modems with K56flex in them now, =
will Livingston get them out the door in two months. I can assume the =
Ascend stuff doesn't work now even though they ship it. They should get =
it to work in a couple of months, hopefully Livingston will ship =
WORKING code by then. Note the emphasis on WORKING code I'll wait a =
year for the code if it works out of the gate, however if the =
competition can get working code out of the gate way before Livingston =
I'll be sending my PM-3's back (please don't make me do this...).

-Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: B_Potts@msn.com [SMTP:B_Potts@msn.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 1997 1:39 PM
To: matthew@crocker.com
Subject: Announcing K56flex Modems and Ascend MAX Availability

Matthew,

The K56Flex partners, who represent 80% of the modem industry, are
announcing K56flex product availability. Ascend as well as AST, Best
Data, Boca Research, Compaq, Diamond Multimedia, Hayes, Hewlett
Packard, IBM, Lucent, Motorola, Phillips, Rockwell, TDK Systems,
Toshiba, Xircom, and Zoom have K56flex products.

$50 Million Dollar Launch directing buyers to the K56flex ISP POP web =
Directory

The K56flex partners are rolling out a massive launch of
K56flex products: advertising in TV, radio, print, direct mail, and
retail information kiosks. The major message directs buyers to the
K56flex ISP POP Directory. The K56flex POP Directory is organized by
area code, listing each K56flex POP and provides hot-links to each
K56flex ISP.

Millions of K56flex subscribers are looking for you

The directory will be hosted by all K56flex members and promoted
heavily to their 20+ million current installed base. Over a million
hardcopy versions of the directory will be available in magazines and
retail outlets. ISPs acting now to support K56flex will be the first
listings in the directory for millions of subscribers to call.

Ascend MAX Products

To be included in the directory, you must offer K56flex access at one
or more of your POPs. So you need to upgrade your current MAX with
K56flex modems or purchase/lease a new Ascend MAX. The new MAX product
line now offers the best price/port in the industry.

Deadline: first in gets most

Initial release of the K56flex ISP POP Directory will be in early May
and updated nightly. Simply send in your application form (on our web
site) with your proof of purchase for deploying K56Flex in your POP.

Get the facts at ascend.com/isp/ ...........................
or call our ISP support team at 1.800.621.9578, option7

- 56Kflex ISP POP Directory Application Form
- K56Flex $50M Promotion Rollout
- Market Positioning: K56Flex vs. x2
- New Ascend K56flex product line

*** K56flex is here...ride the wave! ***