From NewsByte....


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ATLANTA, GEORGIA, U.S.A., 1996 SEP 12 (NB) -- By Bob Woods. Two days
after rumors hit Wall Street about US Robotics developing a modem that
breaks the 33.6 Kbps (kilobits per second) barrier, Hayes Microcomputer
says it plans to offer 56 Kbps technology in its modems and server
products in 1997. In addition, US Robotics shares climbed again today as
analysts said they are now convinced the Skokie, Illinois-based company
is close to releasing a 56 Kbps modem.

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56 Kbps Fever - Boca Research Has Caught It BOCA RATON, FLORIDA, U.S.A.,
1996 SEP 12 (NB) -- By Bob Woods. Boca Research Inc. [NASDAQ:BOCI] said
it is not only joining the pack of modem manufacturers and technology
companies developing 56 kilobits-per-second (Kbps) analog modem
technology, but it intends to lead it as well. Other companies already
announcing the speedy technology include Rockwell International
[NYSE:ROK] and Hayes Microcomputer, while US Robotics [NASDAQ:USRX]
still says it is not announcing anything on the subject, despite Wall
Street rumors saying it is readying a launch.

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Not surprisingly...



56,000 BPS Modem Technology, Not As Good As You Might Think FLEET,
HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1996 SEP 13 (NB) -- By Steve Gold. Contrary to what
some news reports have been suggesting this week, the 56,000 bits per
second (bps) modem technology that Hayes and US Robotics are touting is
not as flexible as a standard V.34 (28,800 bits per second) analog
modem.



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