Ariel Joins Citrix Business Alliance Program.CRANBURY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 1998-- Ariel's RASCAL Provides Citrix VARs with Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. Remote Access Hardware Solution Ariel Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADSP ADSP - AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol ), a leading supplier of remote access solutions for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) Windows NT Server, Monday announced that it has joined the Citrix (NASDAQ:CTXS CTXS Citrix Systems (NASDAQ stock ticker symbol) ) Business Alliance program. Ariel's participation in the program gives Citrix's VARs immediate access to RASCAL, Ariel's WinFrame-compatible remote access hardware solution for Windows NT servers. As a Business Alliance member, Ariel has had its RASCAL remote access solution thoroughly tested and fully certified by Citrix for compatibility with Citrix's WinFrame thin-client/server software. Ariel has also independently validated RASCAL/WinFrame compatibility through exhaustive testing (programming) exhaustive testing - Executing a program with all possible combinations of inputs or values for program variables. at its Cranbury, N.J. and San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , engineering laboratories. Remarked Ariel president Brian Hoerl, "Citrix's open systems approach to client-server computing is in lock step with our own open systems approach to remote access. Providing RASCAL compatibility with the industry's leading thin-client/server solution makes it easier than ever before to integrate RAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Remote Access Service) A Windows NT/2000 Server feature that allows remote users access to the network from their Windows laptops or desktops via modem. See RRAS and network access server. with the enterprise network." Added Barry Davis Barry Davis (born September 15, 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer. Essendon career Recruited from Essendon High School and making his debut with Essendon Football Club in the VFL in 1961, Davis played off the half-back line and was quite a prolific player. , director of alliance marketing for Citrix, "Ariel's RASCAL provides users a remote access hardware solution that plugs right into the WinFrame environment. RASCAL is easy to install and integrate with our WinFrame products. We're extremely pleased to have Ariel on board as a Business Alliance member." "Working with Citrix as a Business Alliance member is also a natural fit for Ariel," added Tim Murray, Ariel's vice president of Marketing. "Our products are not only complementary, but serve the same customers. This partnership gives us immediate access to a world-class sales channel, making it easier than ever for us to reach key corporate MIS/IT decision makers." WinFrame thin-client/server software provides a high-performance, low-cost solution for deploying, managing, and accessing line-of-business applications throughout the enterprise without sacrificing application performance, data security, or administrative control. WinFrame simplifies enterprise application deployment by allowing business-critical applications to be centrally deployed across heterogeneous computing environments, without regard to user location, available bandwidth, client hardware type, or operating system platform. WinFrame is used by thousands of enterprises to support well over a million users worldwide. RASCAL is an open server-based RAS solution that provides Windows NT Server with the physical connections needed for remote dial-in and LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. dial-out. Combining up to sixty 56-kbps modems with a single or dual T1/E1/PRI (Primary Rate ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. ) interface, RASCAL supports up to 60 simultaneous remote access sessions originating from any combination of 64-kbps basic rate ISDN, digital 56-kbps, or analog 33.6-kbps customer premises equipment See CPE. . RASCAL is the easiest remote access solution to install, administer and maintain, giving corporate IT and MIS managers an out-of-the-box solution for adding high-density remote access to Windows NT-based servers and integrating it with the corporate LAN and WAN. An MIS/IT manager familiar with network card installation can install and configure RASCAL in less than one hour. And once installed, standard NT Server facilities make RASCAL easy to administer, either from the corporate LAN, or remotely from a modem or ISDN dial-in client. RASCAL also leverages existing NT network infrastructure and MIS staff expertise, thereby offering MIS/IT managers a lower total cost of ownership than traditional proprietary closed-box remote access products. More on Ariel Ariel Corp. (NASDAQ:ADSP) offers the industry's highest density and most cost-effective remote access data solutions for open systems platforms. The company's high-density, RASCAL, T1-Modem+, and T1-Modem PC-based modem pools, which support 56-kbps, V.34+, and ISDN remote access sessions, connect to T1, E1, ISDN, and POTS lines. Ariel's remote access products target open systems servers spanning a broad range of applications, including telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. , Internet access, corporate Intranet and Extranet access, on-line services, transaction processing, and unified messaging. For more information on Ariel products, please contact Ariel Corp at 2540 Route 130, Cranbury, N.J., 08512. Phone 609/ 860-2900. Fax 609/860-1155. E-mail: rascal@ariel.com. World Wide Web: www.rascal.com. Ariel, Open RAS, and RASCAL are trademarks or tradenames of Ariel. WinFrame is a registered trademark of Citrix. All other trademarks or tradenames are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Ariel Corp. Steve Curtin, 609/860-2900 steve.curtin@ariel.com OR Davis-Marrin Ken Marrin, 619/573-0736 dmc@cts.com |
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