Attachmate announces Crosstalk for Windows 2.3 with Complete Internet Access.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 1995--Attachmate(R) today announced Crosstalk(R) for Windows 2.3, an enhancement of its popular communications Popular Communications is a magazine with content relating to the radio hobby, including scanners, shortwave radio, CB, and amateur radio. The magazine includes articles, schedules of shortwave stations, and logs of pirate radio communications sent in by readers. software package with additional features to access the entire information superhighway. Crosstalk now offers the widest range of connectivity options available, including complete access to the Internet, bulletin board systems, corporate hosts and other personal computers. The new version of Crosstalk includes an improved dialing directory and a full Internet application suite with a World Wide Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. , Internet mail See Internet e-mail service. , news reader, Gopher, Ping, FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to , and a TCP/IP stack An implementation of the TCP/IP communications protocol. Network architectures designed in layers, such as TCP/IP, OSI and SNA, are called "stacks." See TCP/IP, OSI model and protocol stack. with support for SLIP, CSLIP (Compressed SLIP) A version of SLIP that compresses the data for transmission. CSLIP - Compressed SLIP , and PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) The most popular method for transporting IP packets over a serial link between the user and the ISP. Developed in 1994 by the IETF and superseding the SLIP protocol, PPP establishes the session between the user's computer and the ISP using dial-up connections. These significant enhancements allow Crosstalk users to more easily access the information they need regardless of where it's located. "Crosstalk for Windows 2.3 definitely has what users have been asking for -- a single communications product that allows them to connect to virtually anything," says Larry Zito, executive vice president, Client/Server Products and Services for Attachmate. "Crosstalk continues to lead the communications software industry by being the first to provide true Internet applications in a data communications package." "With the addition of a full Internet application suite, Crosstalk for Windows 2.3 will allow me to access more knowledge from the information highway than ever before," says Ron Cordell, control engineer for Entek Manufacturing Inc. "Crosstalk envelops more communications functions in a single package than any other software package that I have found anywhere." Crosstalk is known for ease of use, high reliability, and pre-configured scripts for access to on-line services, including CompuServe, MCI Mail, and Genie. Crosstalk's popular QuickPads(TM) allow users to define custom tool bars for interaction with other systems via buttons and icons. Previous versions of Crosstalk have won numerous awards including PC Magazine Editors' Choice in 1992 and 1993, Home Office Computing Editors' Pick 1994 and 1995, PC World's Best Buy and Windows Magazine Readers' Choice. Attachmate is committed to providing the widest array of communications options available. Crosstalk emulates more than 20 popular terminals, including the DEC VT320/220/100 series, the Hewlett Packard 700 series, and FTTERM. More than 15 popular file transfer protocols A list of notable file transfer protocols: List of file transfer protocols Primarily used with TCP/IP
Optionally available with Crosstalk is Crossfax for Windows, full-featured send and receive facsimile software with OCR OCR in full optical character recognition Scanning and comparison technique intended to identify printed text or numerical data. It avoids the need to retype already printed material for data entry. capability. Crossfax also has garnered awards including placement in Windows Magazine's Top 100 Software Products. Crossfax has exclusive features such as half-toning for image integrity, port sharing for switching between data and fax modes, and paper bins for personalized paper styles. Crosstalk for Windows 2.3 will be available in April through Attachmate's standard distribution network for a suggested retail price of $179 (Crosstalk with Crossfax for Windows 2.3 for $195). Pricing outside North America depends on the local market. About Attachmate Attachmate, with headquarters 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. The company's leading product lines allow users to connect to virtually any host, across any network, from any desktop, regardless of operating system. 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 distribution applications. You can reach Attachmate at 206/644-4010 or toll free 800/426-6283. -0- NOTES TO EDITORS: Attachmate is a registered trademark of Attachmate Corp. Crosstalk is a registered trademark and Crossfax is a trademark of Digital Communications Associates 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 Attachmate Corp. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. Other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Attachmate Corp., Bellevue Dennis Sullivan, 206/649-6551 |
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