ARESCOM Announces the New and Improved EZ Rider Pro with Latest Firmware 4.2 Software Upgrade

Firmware 4.2 Upgrade Enables EZ Rider Pro to Fully Support NetMeeting NAT and Layer Two Remote Manager Software.

Fremont, Ca -February, 2000 - ARESCOM, Inc., a leading provider of cutting-edge DSL router and modem solutions, today unveils a new and more powerful ADSL/cable modem Ethernet-to-Ethernet Router-Hub solution with its most recent Firmware 4.2 software upgrade for ARESCOM's famous EZ Rider Pro. The newly-upgraded Firmware 4.2 boasts the following cutting-edge features:

1. Net Meeting NAT
The EZ Rider Pro Firmware 4.2 software now fully supports Microsoft's NetMeeting or Cu-SeeMe in NAT (Network Address Translation) mode. When the NAT mode is activated, the user can enjoy seamless videoconferencing with friends and family using NetMeeting or Cu-SeeMe, without having to worry about any advance configuration concerns.

2. Full Support of ARESCOM's Industry-acclaimed Remote Manager Software via 56K Back-up Analog Modem
ARESCOM's unique remote management software is exclusively available to Resellers, ISPs, and Integrators to configure and diagnose their customer's routers from anywhere. Other outstanding remote access and management features include configuration through user-friendly Windows 95/98/NT 4.0-based GUI, Web browser, Telnet, and Console.

The ARESCOM EZ Rider Pro is the ideal solution for expanding the latent power of your existing ADSL/cable modem to build an instant home or Office LAN that enables up to 256 users to enjoy high-speed broadband Internet access all using a single Internet account. Host a Web server, perform videoconferencing with NetMeeting, streaming real-time video and audio (RealAudio), chat with IRC and play Internet games - Quake, Diablo, BattleNet and more with just a single IP address. Other advance routing and security features such as DHCP, NAT, Port-Mapping, IP Filtering Firewall, and VPN support (MS VPN client) make the EZ Rider Pro the most powerful and comprehensive Ethernet-to-Ethernet Router-Hub solution in its class today.

About ARESCOM, Inc.

ARESCOM, Inc., is a leading provider of cutting-edge Internet and remote broadband access solutions for telecommunication carriers, ISPs, and SOHO markets worldwide. ARESCOM designs, manufactures, and markets a complete line of high quality internetworking CPE router and modem equipment for the DSL, ISDN, POTS, HomeLAN, and Ethernet environments. The ARESCOM product line boasts a new family of DSL Routers which include ADSL/SDSL/IDSL digital broadband access routers, modems, as well as GUI-based remote network management software. Other company products include ISDN BRI access routers and ISDN BRI access fast Ethernet router. ARESCOM is dedicated to providing user-friendly, high-performance, and cost-effective Internet and remote broadband access solutions.

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