BALTIMORE, ISPCON, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Propel Software Corporation and U.S. Robotics today announced an agreement to bundle the Propel(R) Acceleration Service with the U.S. Robotics line of analog modems. As the world's leading provider of Internet access and connectivity products, U.S. Robotics is the number one retailer of analog modems in North America. Propel(R) Accelerator allows anyone connecting to the Internet over a U.S. Robotics dial-up connection to browse at speeds up to 5x faster than before. U.S. Robotics offers a full line of analog modems with a variety of features that meet a wide range of customer needs. The U.S. Robotics analog modem family includes controller-based, contollerless and softmodems in external, internal and laptop form factors. Designed, developed and tested by U.S. Robotics' experienced engineering and quality assurance teams, U.S. Robotics analog modems are simple to install, easy to use and are available through all major distribution channels including retail, e-tail, catalog and resellers. U.S. Robotics' customers will be able to sign up for the service online in minutes. When a customer purchases an analog modem from U.S. Robotics, they will be able to log on and create a Propel account using a CD that will be pre-packaged with the U.S. Robotics modem. Existing U.S. Robotics customers can sign up for the service by logging onto the U.S. Robotics Web site at http://www.usr.com/ ....

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