FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BRANFORD, Conn.--Sept 2001--Scientists and engineers need the mobility of portable and laptop PCs for their work in the office, shop, and field. Unfortunately many manufacturers have eliminated COM ports from these PCs. Technical people are turning to CyberResearch for CYB-Series PCMCIA cards that provide the RS-232 and RS-422/485 COM ports needed for the day-to-day demands of their jobs.

CyberResearch(r) engineer Mike Mathis explains: "Many laptop manufacturers, including Dell, Toshiba, and IBM, are leaving COM ports off their new PCs. This creates a problem for our technically oriented customers, who need the ports for day-to-day communication with data-acquisition modules, motion-control systems, lab equipment, printers, and other machines."

With the addition of one and two-port CYB-Series PCMCIA cards, laptops that lack COM ports can once again be linked to computer-controlled equipment. Concludes Mathis, "This is a simple add-on that gives laptops back the versatility for which they became popular in the first place!"

In addition to CYB-Series PCMCIA cards--now shipping from stock--and other serial communication boards, CyberResearch offers custom-built computers and a complete range of data-acquisition and motion-control products. CyberResearch provides more than 3,000 products to meet the exacting requirements of scientists and engineers.

For more information on CYB-Series PCMCIA cards and other products call Joe Tetreault at 800-341-2525, or visit www.cyberresearch.com.