!!! Overview [{$pagename}] was a Santa Clara, California-based early computer network equipment vendor from [1985|Year 1985] until [1994|Year 1994] and popularized the concept of the modular Ethernet hub and high-speed Ethernet networking over copper [twisted-pair] and fiber optic cables.[{$pagename}] produced [LattisNet] which was one of the major contributors to the [10BASE-T] standards.[{$pagename}] was the market leader in [Ethernet] [LAN] [Network hubs] over rivals [3Com Corporation] and [Cabletron Systems][{$pagename}] merged in October, [1994|Year 1994] with [Wellfleet Communications] form [Bay Networks] would in turn by acquired by [Nortel Networks Corporation] in June, [1998|Year 1998] !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }] ---- * [#1] - [SynOptics|Wikipedia:SynOptics|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2018-08-31-