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Short Take: Digital Equipment cuts prices on connections

Digital Equipment said it is cutting prices by up to 35 percent for Fast Ethernet connections. The company said customer demand for its VNswitch 900 family, which provides switching for high-speed access to servers and campus systems, has propelled the sale of the switches to nearly 10,000 units in less than nine months. The company also cut prices on its routeAbout central and access families of routers, which are designed for branch office and central site connectivity, by 18 percent.

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said it is cutting prices by up to 35 percent for Fast Ethernet connections. The company said customer demand for its VNswitch 900 family, which provides switching for high-speed access to servers and campus systems, has propelled the sale of the switches to nearly 10,000 units in less than nine months. The company also cut prices on its routeAbout central and access families of routers, which are designed for branch office and central site connectivity, by 18 percent.