Cray Communications' Frame Relay Encryptor Named "Hot Product of the Year"
by Data Communications

ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, MD-- Jan. 17,1996--Data Communications magazine has
named Cray Communications' FPX4802/DES Frame Relay Encryptor as one of its
"Hot Products" in the publication's January, 1996 issue. The award caps a
year of awards for Cray Communications products.

In addition to Data Communications magazine's "Hot Product" award, the
Frame Relay Encryptor also was named "Best of Show" at the
Networld+Interop trade show last spring, and "Product of the Month" by
Telecommunications magazine in August, 1995. Cray Communications' MatchBox
Switch, a high- performance ASIC-based Ethernet switch with extensive
management capabilities, was named "Best of Show" at the Networld+Interop
show in Paris last September.

Data Communications magazine pointed out that the Cray Communications
encryptor offers two advantages over the common software-based encryption
that some products use. "First, the FPX4802/DES can be used with all
routers and FRADs (frame relay access devices) already in place," the
publication stated. "Second, because the Cray unit's hardware is dedicated
to encryption, it offers better performance," the magazine continued. "The
FPX4802/DES encrypts data at line speeds up to 2 Mbits/s -- a speed that
most routers and FRADs with software-based encryption can't match.

"We're overjoyed that the encryptor has received the recognition it
deserves," said Donald A. Sullivan, president of Cray Communications, Inc.
"This is a pioneering product that will help organizations that handle
confidential information reduce their communications costs. It lets them
use a lower-cost public network instead of a more expensive network based
on private leased lines."

"This is the fifth year that our editors have struggled to find hardware
and software that truly live up to the Hot Products designation," said
Stephen Saunders, news editor of Data Communications. The publication
pointed out that Cray Communications' Frame Relay Encryptor is a Hot
Product for three reasons: It is the first -- and only -- standalone
encryptor for frame relay, it boosts performance, and offers security.

Between 300 and 500 products are considered for "Hot Product" awards every
year. This year, just 38 were selected.

Company background

Cray Communications designs, manufactures, sells, and supports customer
premises equipment that provides end users with intelligent access to
intelligent networks.

Cray Communications' product family includes the ROUTERmate family of
CSU/DSUs, as well as ISDN terminal adaptors, branch office routers, frame
relay encryptors, and T-1/E-1 access devices.

Cray Communications is a division of Cray Electronics Holdings PLC, a
worldwide communications and electronics company based in England, with
sales of more than $424 million and 3,400 employees worldwide. Cray
Electronics Holdings PLC is a publicly held company traded on the London
Stock Exchange under the symbol CYEL. Neither Cray Communications nor Cray
Electronics Holdings is affiliated with Cray Research Inc. or Cray
Computer Corporation.
 
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