Attachmate Remote LAN Access Products Enhance Lotus Notes, cc:Mail Capabilities.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 1995--Attachmate Corp. has committed to delivering unparalleled access and performance to users of Lotus Notes Messaging and groupware software from IBM Lotus that was introduced in 1989 for OS/2 and later expanded to Windows, Mac, Unix, NetWare, AS/400 and S/390. Notes provides e-mail, document sharing, workflow, group discussions and calendaring and scheduling. , Lotus cc:Mail, and Lotus cc:Mail Mobile with the newest versions of its enterprise-wide remote access technology -- Remote 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. Node (RLN RLN Relaxin RLN Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve RLN Retropharyngeal Lymph Node RLN Remote LAN Node RLN Resource Loaded Network ) and RLN Application Server technology. Attachmate, a Lotus Business Partner, recently announced a new version of RLN, which provides enhanced security and broader connectivity options for remote users, and RLN Application Server, software for a variety of LAN environments that provides improved performance of data-intensive applications over dial-up networks. "Attachmate recognizes the ever increasing importance of Lotus Notes and cc:Mail in enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. ," said John Coloe, manager of business development for Attachmate's Alpharetta, Ga.-based remote access products group. "With Remote LAN Node (RLN), remote users are able to simultaneously access all Notes resources on the enterprise network just as if they were locally connected. They can also perform many other network tasks over the same connection such as messaging using Lotus cc:Mail and cc:Mail Mobile, or accessing mission-critical host applications using Attachmate's full range of terminal emulation Using software in a desktop machine to make it perform like a hardware terminal. The emulated terminal is typically in the VT100-500 family, designed originally by Digital Equipment. products for DEC, Hewlett Packard, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and Unisys hosts, UNIX systems and the Internet." RLN and RLN Application Server increase the productivity of remote or traveling workers by extending the reach of enterprise network resources and applications. RLN is a remote LAN access solution that provides support for all popular network environments and protocols with superior management, security and broad deployment tools. It is the industry's only solution that provides integrated Application Server technology. RLN Application Server is software for NetWare networks and other environments with support for Novell IPX/SPX See IPX. . An optional TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. server module is now available to enhance the basic IPX/SPX configuration. This module enables users attached to the RLN Application Server access to TCP/IP networks, including the Internet, without additional workstation configuration. It seamlessly integrates with the RLN product to improve the performance of LAN-based, data-intensive applications over dial-up connections. RLN and RLN Application Server will be featured in demonstrations at Lotus' developers conference, Lotusphere, Jan. 22-26. RLN is available in 2-, 4-, 8-, 16-, 24- and 32-port configurations for Ethernet or Token-Ring networks. Suggested retail pricing for RLN ranges from $895 to $14,395. RLN Application Server supporting up to 10 concurrent users is available at a suggested retail price of $2,950. The number of concurrent users can be increased to a total of 20 in 5-user increments with the RLN Application Server Add-on product which has a suggested retail price of $695. The optional TCP/IP server module has a suggested retail price of $595. RLN and RLN Application Server are available immediately through Attachmate's standard distribution channels. For more information about Attachmate's remote access products, call 800/348-3221. International customers may fax requests for pricing and product information to 404/442-4362. About Attachmate Attachmate, headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., is the worldwide leading market provider of enterprise connectivity software products that enable businesses to access, manipulate and exchange information and applications residing on host computers from desktop workstations. The company's leading product lines allow users to connect to virtually any host or server, across any network, from any desktop, regardless of the operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . Attachmate also manufactures information access and productivity-enhancing software ranging from remote access and host communication products to client/server, groupware, host-server, and software management and distribution applications. -0- NOTES: -- Attachmate is a registered trademark of Attachmate Corp. -- Digital Communications Transmitting text, voice and video in binary form. See communications. Associates Inc., DCA (1) (Document Content Architecture) IBM file formats for text documents. DCA/RFT (Revisable-Form Text) is the primary format and can be edited. DCA/FFT (Final-Form Text) has been formatted for a particular output device and cannot be changed. , RLN and Remote LAN Node are registered trademarks of Digital Communications Associates Inc. -- IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp. -- Lotus and Lotus Notes are registered trademarks and Notes is a trademark of Lotus Development Corp. -- cc:Mail is a trademark of cc:Mail Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Lotus Development Corp. -- DEC is a registered trademark of Digital Equipment Corp. -- Hewlett Packard is a registered trademark of Hewlett Packard. -- NetWare and Novell are registered trademarks and IPX (Internetwork Packet EXchange) The network layer protocol in the NetWare operating system. Similar to the IP layer in TCP/IP, it contains a network address and allows messages to be routed to a different network or subnet. is a trademark of Novell Inc. -- Other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Attachmate Corp. Dennis L. Sullivan, 206/649-6551 or Copithorne & Bellows David Morrison, 404/392-8611 |
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