Attachmate announces OpenMind 2.0 with integrated World Wide Web Browser, E-Mail Gateway.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 1995--Attachmate(R) Corp. today introduced OpenMind(TM) 2.0, a significantly upgraded version of its award-winning, out-of-the-box, client/server groupware product that uniquely combines electronic conferencing, document management, publishing and now workgroup-enhanced Internet access See how to access the Internet. and an E-Mail gateway. With OpenMind's workgroup-enhanced Internet access, Attachmate is providing business users a tool to leverage the Internet as an effective corporate resource. This added functionality is made up of an integrated 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. and both HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. and NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) The protocol used to connect to Usenet groups on the Internet. Usenet newsreaders support the NNTP protocol. See also NTP. (messaging) NNTP - Network News Transfer Protocol. gateways. "OpenMind Version 2.0 takes collaborative computing to a new level," said Tom Lenahan, vice president of enterprise applications and tools. "It puts the World Wide Web at our customers' fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. . It links them to vital information any time, anywhere, and enables them to work together across the enterprise from any location. OpenMind 2.0 is the kind of innovative product that our customers need now and in the future." TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. Strategy With OpenMind's integrated Web browser, Web home pages can be assigned to OpenMind sections providing users seamless access to the Web. With this access, OpenMind brings structure to selected Web resources. It enables business users to reduced exploration time, discover home pages in context and completely eliminate the need to understand the complex language used to connect to the Web. In addition, version 2.0 users can access the Web through any 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. transport, eliminating the need to have TCP/IP or an Internet connection at the desktop. This is accomplished by tunneling TCP/IP at the OpenMind server. The release of OpenMind 2.0 dovetails with Attachmate's strategy for the product. Currently, IRMA An earlier trade name for a variety of host connectivity hardware and software products originally developed by Digital Communications Associates (DCA) and later acquired by Attachmate Corporation. Irma was not an acronym, rather it was the lady's name. (TM) Suite for Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is Attachmate's cost-effective solution for the expanding open systems market requiring enhanced host and basic Internet access. Future releases from Attachmate will include integrated corporate Intra/Internet functionality utilizing OpenMind technology. Additional Enhancements to OpenMind 2.0 include: -- Banyan Vines Banyan VINES (for Virtual Integrated NEtwork Service) was a computer network operating system and the set of computer network protocols it used to talk to client machines on the network. Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. -- International character sets -- More robust administrative functions Using OpenMind OpenMind is an easy-to-use and deeply collaborative workspace A collaborative workspace or shared workspace is an inter-connected environment in which all the participants in dispersed locations can access and interact with each other just as inside a single entity. that enables groups to work together to exchange ideas, share files, blend internal data with external information and manage the enterprise's knowledge resources. It is equipped with a powerful navigation system A GPS-based electronic system in a car or truck that provides a real time map of the vehicle's current location as well as step-by-step directions to a programmed destination. See GPS and vehicle tracking. and search engine, document management utility, electronic conferencing, publishing and intuitive graphical interface See GUI. . OpenMind is designed to support a handful or thousands of users out of the box, without requiring additional programming. It is a true 32-bit, multi-threaded client/server application that provides replication among distributed servers. Servers can replicate information over a local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN) and dial-up connections. OpenMind received PC Computing's most Valuable Product award in the groupware category in 1994 for overall usability, reliability and value in the business environment. It also received Network Computing's editors choice for conferencing systems and Groupware 94 "best of show" for best group document handling. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, at Blacksburg; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1872 as an agricultural and mechanical college. implemented OpenMind in the Administrative Services Department in late 1994. Michael Saunders, systems analyst for the department, says OpenMind provides the collaborative computing environment the 150-member department needs to work together from any PC in any location. "OpenMind enables us to communicate on a higher level, to get more work done more efficiently," says Saunders. "The connectivity allows us to provide input into a document without waiting until all of us are sitting in the same room." Internet, E-Mail Access With OpenMind 2.0, the HTTP gateway provides any user with a Web browser with access the OpenMind server, navigate the sections and participate in OpenMind conferences. With the NNTP gateway, OpenMind users can fully participate in Netnews groups on the Internet as if they were native OpenMind conferences. OpenMind 2.0 also features a fully integrated E-Mail gateway. With the E-Mail gateway, E-Mail users can participate in OpenMind conferences, discover OpenMind -- content, track activity in sections and discussion, or be notified by other OpenMind users all from the E-Mail client Same as e-mail program. . In addition, users with both E-Mail and OpenMind clients can use either their E-Mail client or OpenMind's private discussion area to receive both E-Mail and OpenMind messages. With this gateway, OpenMind content can be exposed to any corporate E-Mail user. Version 2.0 Feature Highlights -- Workgroup-enhanced Web Browser, TCP/IP Tunneling -- An integrated Web browser enables users to assign Web home pages to OpenMind sections or embed rich HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. documents with hypertext links to the Web. Using OpenMind's workgroup features teams can easily navigate the Web, notify others of Web resources, and track home pages. OpenMind's Web browser supports File Transfer Protocol A communications protocol used to transmit files without loss of data. A file transfer protocol can handle all types of files including binary files and ASCII text files. See Kermit, Zmodem and FTP. (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 ) Gopher and Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP). Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) tunneling at the OpenMind server enables users to access the Web via any network transport. TCP/IP and an Internet connection is required only at the server. -- Hypertext Link Navigation -- Rich HTML documents can be created and assigned to OpenMind sections with embedded hypertext links throughout OpenMind. This new hypertext linking permits navigation through hyperlinks as opposed to traversing the section hierarchy. Leveraging HTML will allow users to create a more rich collaborative workspace, which in turn makes OpenMind even easier to use. -- Web Browser Access to OpenMind Content -- The HTTP Gateway enables any user with a Web browser to access OpenMind conferences and documents. With this gateway, valuable OpenMind content can be easily accessible to hundreds of users. This access can be managed using OpenMind's security model. -- OpenMind Users Participate in Internet News Groups -- The NNTP gateway, or Netnews gateway, provides a bi-directional gateway for OpenMind users to participate fully in Internet news group conferences. Conferences are assigned to OpenMind sections and access can be managed using OpenMind's security model. -- E-Mail Integration -- The new E-Mail gateway forwards messages and documents from an OpenMind conference to an E-Mail user or into OpenMind from E-Mail. It enables full participation of E-Mail users in conferences and allows users to track OpenMind activity and be notified via their E-Mail. The E-Mail gateway also features directory synchronization, reducing the user administration on OpenMind; it supports Vendor-Independent Messaging (VIM (Vendor Independent Messaging Interface) A programming interface developed by Lotus, Novell, IBM and others. In order to enable an application to send and receive mail over a VIM-compliant messaging system such as cc:Mail, programmers write to the VIM interface. ) and Messaging API (MAPI (Mail API) A programming interface from Microsoft that enables a client application to send to and receive mail from Exchange Server or a Microsoft Mail (MS Mail) messaging system. Microsoft applications such as Outlook, the Exchange client and Microsoft Schedule use MAPI. ) compliant E-Mail systems. -- Banyan Vines IP Support -- Banyan Vines IP protocol is now supported as a standard transport protocol for OpenMind clients to connect to OpenMind servers. -- Enhanced Administration, International Character Support -- Enhanced administrative functions track key events, generate read/unread items statistics reports and provide user identification of section administrators and security. OpenMind 2.0 provides content, search and spelling functions for international character sets. Carol Woolfe, manager of key alliances for Banyan Systems, said OpenMind 2.0 will give Banyan customers additional options. "Large enterprises will be excited to have the OpenMind product utilizing Banyan's enterprise network capabilities," she said. Pricing and Availability Attachmate also announced new client pricing for OpenMind. A single OpenMind client will retail for $195 per client, and an OpenMind 100 client package will now retail for $150 per client. 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 enable 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, including remote access and host communication products, client/server development tools, 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. OpenMind 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. Other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Attachmate Corp. Dennis Sullivan, 206/649-6551 |
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