Grand Junction Networks' (Fremont, CA) CollisionFree is a full-duplex, 100-Mbps Fast Ethernet adapter. According to the company, this device can double the bandwidth between two of the company's FastSwitch Ethernet switches or between fast Ethernet ports on FastSwitch Ethernet switches and dedicated servers. Pricing for CollisionFree is $549 for the FastNIC 100 EISA, $8350 for the FastSwitch 10/100, and $9350 for the FastSwitch 10/100 AG. FastSwitch 10/100 and Fast-Switch 10/100 AG customers can upgrade to CollisionFree for $400; the FastNIC 100 EISA upgrade costs $50.
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