It offered high-speed network products for the scientific computing market as well as some commercial companies. It was founded in 1986 by James N. Perdue (formerly of NASA, Ames Research Center), Drew Berding, and Wes Meador (of Control Data Corporation) to provide higher speed connectivity and networking for supercomputers and their peripherals and workstations. At the time, the only other companies offering high speed networking and connectivity for the supercomputer and high-end workstation market was Network Systems Corporation (NSC) and  Computer Network Technology Corporation (CNT).
This company focused on high-speed network products for scientific computing and commercial clients, aiming to improve connectivity for supercomputers and related devices. It was one of a few companies offering such solutions at the time, alongside Network Systems Corporation (NSC) and Computer Network Technology Corporation (CNT).