[7:00 AM] Got Networking? Copper Gigabit Ethernet Is Here
by Staff
Team ASA Inc. has announced a copper based Gigabit Ethernet network card for the Mac. The new Stallion II series brings some of the fastest network performance possible to the Mac platform. According to Team ASA:
Team ASA Inc., manufacturer of high-performance networking products for PrePress and Digital Media professionals, today announced the first Power Macintosh compatible copper Gigabit Ethernet adapter. The new Stallion GT-II™ Copper plus the Stallion GE-II™ Fiber completes Team ASA's high performance line of Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface Cards (NIC) for Power Macintosh based platforms.
The new copper Stallion GT-II™ uses Category-5 cabling with an operating distance range of 100 meters. "This is a great advantage for legacy buildings wired with copper", says Mark Murray President of Team ASA. "Network administrators can use existing cabling which will ease the transition to Gigabit Ethernet and reduce installation time and set up costs significantly."
The Stallion Gigabit series fiber and copper adapters are an advanced series of PCI Network Interface Cards (NIC) utilizing the IEEE P802.3z and P802.3ab specification for support of 1 Gigabit Ethernet. They are currently the only adapters that come with Mac OS X Server drivers as well as Mac OS 8 and 9 drivers. Stallion GE-II™ drivers for Windows NT, Solaris, and Novell Netware based platforms are also included.
The Stallion GT II is available for US$795. You can find more information at the Team ASA web site.
The Mac Observer Spin: Admittedly, not many of us truly need Gigabit Ethernet, but in several vertical markets such as video production, music production, high-end graphic development, and others, being able to transmit data at the highest possible speeds can impact the bottom line significantly. Products like this from Team ASA are great for the Mac market in that they allow Mac users to stay at the leading edge of technology.
Team ASA Inc.
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