Draft submitted by Jason Yee as part of AsokaUSA Team Project:
Asoka USA
-AsokaUSA Corporation was formed in 2001 to enter the United States market. They seek to penetrate the home networking and gaming world in the United States.
-AsokaUSA’s parent company is Asoka Inc. of Taiwan. Asoka of Taiwan has been in the computer and gaming product business with over 35 million dollars in annual sales revenue in the past year.
-Their main product is the PlugLink, a home networking device using powerline networking technology. Using existing wiring in homes, PlugLink allows users to create a home network easily and in minutes. PlugLink allows multiple computers in the home or office to share printers, files, broadband connections and much more.
-The PlugLink supports up to 14 mps and includes 56 bit DES encryption for security within the network. The PlugLink is comparable in speeds to other forms of home networking and is much more affordable.
-AsokaUSA’s PlugLink is part of the Homeplug Powerline Alliance, which is the current standard for powerline technology for home networking.
-AsokaUSA’s PlugLink allows users to hook computers up to 16 nodes creating a unified network in the home or office. The PlugLink replaces traditional home networking wiring that may be troublesome and costly. The Pluglink is simple to connect with minimal technical ability.
-AsokaUSA’a PlugLink currently support operating system Windows 98, 2000, ME and
XP.
-AsokaUSA’s Pluglink should be out in the 2Q of 2002.
-AsokaUSA is based out in Northern California in South San Francisco. Their website address is www.asokausa.com. E-mail:info@asokausa.com