Company type | Public |
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Founded | 1968Gaithersburg, Maryland | in
Defunct | 1996 |
Fate | Partially acquired by Bay Networks; remainder spun off into Access Beyond |
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Penril DataComm Networks, Inc. [1] [2] [3] [4] was a computer telecommunications hardware company [5] that made some acquisitions [6] and was eventually split into two parts: one was acquired by Bay Networks [7] and the other was a newly formed company named Access Beyond. [8] The focus of both company's products was end-to-end data transfer. By the mid-1990s, with the popularization of the internet, this was no longer of wide interest.
Penril, [9] [10] [11] whose earnings reports [12] [13] [10] and other financials [14] [15] were followed by The New York Times in the 1990s, made several acquisitions [16] [10] but also grew internally. [12] Following its Datability acquisition [17] it renamed itself Penril Datability Networks. [18]
By the time the 1968-founded [19] [20] Penril was acquired by Bay their name was Penril DataComm Networks. [7] The company, which as of 1985 "had made 14 acquisitions in 12 years," [21] also had done extensive work regarding quality control, [22] and leveraged their product line by what The Washington Post called clever packaging: "software, cables, instructions and telephone support" sold to those less technically skilled as "Network in a Box." [23]
Datability Software Systems Inc. was the initial name [24] of what by 1991 became 'Datability, Inc.', "a manufacturer of hardware that links computer networks." [25] The 1977-founded firm began as a software consulting company, especially in the area of databases. To speed up project development they built a program generator, which they marketed as Control 10/20 [26] [27] (targeted at users of Digital Equipment Corporation's DECsystem-10 and DECSYSTEM-20). After trying their hand at time-sharing they built hardware [28] to enhance bridging these computers to DEC's VAX product line. In particular they focused on Digital's LAT protocol, selling "boxes" that reimplemented the protocol, at a lower price than DEC's. They later expanded into other areas of telecommunications hardware [29] The firm relocated to a larger manufacturing plant in 1991 [25] and was acquired by Penril in 1993. [10]
Access Beyond was initially housed by Penril, [30] from which it was spun off. [2] A securities analyst noted that Access began operations with no debt. [30] They subsequently merged with Hayes Corporation. [31] Some of the funds brought to the merger came from a sale by Penril of two of its divisions, each bringing about $4 million. [32] [33]
Ron Howard, founder of Datability, [29] [34] became part of Penril when the latter acquired the former, [1] and was CEO of Access Beyond when it was spun off by Penril. [30] Access merged with Hayes Microcomputer Products [31] and was renamed Hayes Corp, at which time [35] Howard became executive VP of business development and corporate vice chairman of Hayes. [31]
In the matter of hiring immigrants, in an industry where recent arrivals came from a culture of six day work weeks, and subcontracting was then common, [36] these assembly line workers at Penril comprised about 25%, compared to double in other firms. Placement was overseen by government agencies. [37]
Penril had a joint development agreement, beginning in 1990, with a Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMSC) subsidiary. A dispute arose, and the matter was brought to court. [38]
Penril was awarded $3.5 million in 1996. [39]
a subsidiary of Penril .. acquired
a computer-systems consultant for Datability Software Systems Inc. in New York
the DataComm division of Penril .. has subcontractors that manufacture modems in ..
Company type | Public |
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Industry |
|
Founded | 1968Gaithersburg, Maryland | in
Defunct | 1996 |
Fate | Partially acquired by Bay Networks; remainder spun off into Access Beyond |
Products |
|
Penril DataComm Networks, Inc. [1] [2] [3] [4] was a computer telecommunications hardware company [5] that made some acquisitions [6] and was eventually split into two parts: one was acquired by Bay Networks [7] and the other was a newly formed company named Access Beyond. [8] The focus of both company's products was end-to-end data transfer. By the mid-1990s, with the popularization of the internet, this was no longer of wide interest.
Penril, [9] [10] [11] whose earnings reports [12] [13] [10] and other financials [14] [15] were followed by The New York Times in the 1990s, made several acquisitions [16] [10] but also grew internally. [12] Following its Datability acquisition [17] it renamed itself Penril Datability Networks. [18]
By the time the 1968-founded [19] [20] Penril was acquired by Bay their name was Penril DataComm Networks. [7] The company, which as of 1985 "had made 14 acquisitions in 12 years," [21] also had done extensive work regarding quality control, [22] and leveraged their product line by what The Washington Post called clever packaging: "software, cables, instructions and telephone support" sold to those less technically skilled as "Network in a Box." [23]
Datability Software Systems Inc. was the initial name [24] of what by 1991 became 'Datability, Inc.', "a manufacturer of hardware that links computer networks." [25] The 1977-founded firm began as a software consulting company, especially in the area of databases. To speed up project development they built a program generator, which they marketed as Control 10/20 [26] [27] (targeted at users of Digital Equipment Corporation's DECsystem-10 and DECSYSTEM-20). After trying their hand at time-sharing they built hardware [28] to enhance bridging these computers to DEC's VAX product line. In particular they focused on Digital's LAT protocol, selling "boxes" that reimplemented the protocol, at a lower price than DEC's. They later expanded into other areas of telecommunications hardware [29] The firm relocated to a larger manufacturing plant in 1991 [25] and was acquired by Penril in 1993. [10]
Access Beyond was initially housed by Penril, [30] from which it was spun off. [2] A securities analyst noted that Access began operations with no debt. [30] They subsequently merged with Hayes Corporation. [31] Some of the funds brought to the merger came from a sale by Penril of two of its divisions, each bringing about $4 million. [32] [33]
Ron Howard, founder of Datability, [29] [34] became part of Penril when the latter acquired the former, [1] and was CEO of Access Beyond when it was spun off by Penril. [30] Access merged with Hayes Microcomputer Products [31] and was renamed Hayes Corp, at which time [35] Howard became executive VP of business development and corporate vice chairman of Hayes. [31]
In the matter of hiring immigrants, in an industry where recent arrivals came from a culture of six day work weeks, and subcontracting was then common, [36] these assembly line workers at Penril comprised about 25%, compared to double in other firms. Placement was overseen by government agencies. [37]
Penril had a joint development agreement, beginning in 1990, with a Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMSC) subsidiary. A dispute arose, and the matter was brought to court. [38]
Penril was awarded $3.5 million in 1996. [39]
a subsidiary of Penril .. acquired
a computer-systems consultant for Datability Software Systems Inc. in New York
the DataComm division of Penril .. has subcontractors that manufacture modems in ..