Bytex Corp, Southborough, Massachusetts, has cut prices on and added options for its ATS 1000 local area network protocol analyser: there is a new, lower-price entry configuration of the base system; a remote option that enables dispersed networks to be managed from a central location; and lease and rental terms, and existing base systems are cut 5.5% to $17,000, which buys a portable microcomputer with detachable keyboard and monitor, a network interface, turn-key system software and an ATS 1000 floppy with pre-defined data collection and analysis applications; if you don’t want the keyboard and monitor, it can now be had for $14,000.