Digital Equipment Corp., Maynard, MA, will roll out MediaOne Express service to its telecommuting

Digital Equipment Corp., Maynard, MA, will roll out MediaOne Express service to its telecommuting employees, for use with its AltaVista Tunnel 97 software. The Express service of Boston-based MediaOne provides access to the Internet 50 times faster than telephone dial-up service. During a field trial, Digital used its Alta Vista Tunnel 97 software to create a private network for employees working from home. Employees connected to the Digital corporate network via MediaOne`s broadband infrastructure comprised of optical fiber and coaxial-cable technology. A cable modem delivered 1.5 Mbits/sec of downstream bandwidth and 300 kbits/sec of upstream bandwidth. The service is scheduled for distribution by year-end.