New FRITZ!Card DSL Sets the Standards for ADSL Websurfing

Berlin 30. 3. 2004 (PROTEXT/ots) - cross-reference: photo isavailable at: http://www.naeurope.co.uk/en/galerie.htx?type=ops

Now Available: AVM's FRITZ!Card DSL USB analog New FRITZ!CardDSL Sets the Standards for ADSL Websurfing ADSL Has Never BeenThis Easy-Or This Safe

The new FRITZ!Card DSL USB analog is the latest ADSL terminaldevice by Berlin communications specialist AVM. The USB device isas compact as a mobile phone, and connects the PC directly to theADSL line. A comprehensive product package for out-of-the-boxsecurity, optimum ADSL speed and LAN capability sets the FRITZ!Card DSL products apart from conventional ADSL modems. The newADSL terminal device is the first to allow users to choose whatstatus information is indicated by an LED. FRITZ!Card DSL USBanalog is now available at a recommended retail price of EUR77(plus applicable VAT).

FRITZ!Card DSL USB analog: Different from Conventional USBModems The raspberry-red USB device is no bigger than acellphone, and connects the PC directly to the ADSL line. Noexternal power supply is necessary. FRITZ!Card DSL USB analog isthe first ADSL device equipped with a customizable status LED.Users can set the LED to show for example whether Fast Path modeis activated on the ADSL line. FRITZ!Card DSL USB analog supportsthis mode and thus permits extremely fast ping response times.Three more LEDs provide additional status information. Inaddition to the USB and ADSL connection displays provided byconventional ADSL modems, the new AVM product also indicateswhether the metered PPP connection to the Internet is active.

Traffic Shaping for Faster Surfing FRITZ!Card DSL USB analogdelivers high value with its extensive software package. The AVMproduct is one of the few ADSL modems to provide a firewall thatcontrols all incoming and outgoing data. Packet filters areincorporated to guard against malicious attacks from theInternet, ensuring a carefree surfing experience. Counters foron-line

time and traffic volume provide exact monitoring ofconnection costs. When the new FRITZ!Card DSL is connected to anetworked PC, every computer in the LAN can use the fastInternet connection. Furthermore, the new USB deviceincorporates a traffic shaping function to ensure full ADSLspeed under all Internet use conditions. When a conventionalADSL modem without traffic shaping is used, outgoing data suchas e-mail or eDonkey file sharing slows concurrent downloadstangibly. And for day-to- day ADSL use, AVM provides twopractical, user-friendly programs for Internet access and forcomprehensive ADSL diagnostics.

Available Now

The new FRITZ!Card DSL USB analog is ready for use on anycommon USB 1.1 or 2.0 port. The standard 6-meter cable providesample freedom of movement for PCs or notebooks. The product isbacked by a five-year warranty. FRITZ!Card DSL USB analogsupports PCs with a Pentium III or later processor and theoperating systems Windows XP, Me, 2000 and 98 (SE), and Linux.The new product is available from dealers now at a recommendedretail price of EUR77 (plus applicable VAT).

About AVM

Products developed by AVM permit fast Internet access andconvenient use of the PC as an all-round communications center.The Berlin communications specialist implements Bluetoothtechnology for wireless use of ISDN and ADSL. In addition to itsapplications for the professional sector, AVM's FRITZ!Card familyof products is extremely popular. Whether ISDN, ADSL orBluetooth, all FRITZ! products are complete hardware and softwaresolutions, developed by AVM. KEN! 3, another popular AVM product,provides every workstation in the LAN with secure, powerfulaccess to web and e-mail services. Founded in 1986 AVM is theworld's leading manufacturer of PC ISDN-Controllers and ISDNapplication software. About half of all the ISDN-Controllers soldin Europe are made by AVM. In Germany, Europe's largest nationalISDN market, the company's market share is over 80 percent. In2003 AVM earned sales of EUR150 million with some 460 employees.

ots Originaltext: AVM Computersysteme Vertriebs GmbH

AVM Computersysteme Vertriebs GmbH Urban Bastert PressRelations Office Tel. +49-(0)30-39 97 62 14 Fax +49-(0)30-39 9766 40 E-mail u.bastert@avm.de Alt-Moabit 95 D - 10559 Berlin

Subscribers please note that material bearing the slug"PROTEXT" is not part of CTK's news service and is not to bepublished under the "CTK" slug. Protext is a commercial serviceproviding distribution of press releases from clients, who areidentified in the text of Protext reports and who bear fullresponsibility for their contents. PROTEXT