Banyan Announces StreetTalk for Windows NT 8.5 Continues to Deliver Products Under Banyan's Year 2000 Readiness Program.WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 1998 -- Banyan banyan (băn`yən), species of fig (Ficus bengalensis) of the family Moraceae (mulberry family), native to India, where it is venerated. Its seeds usually germinate in the branches of some tree where they have been dropped by birds. (R) Systems Incorporated (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 :BNYN BNYN ePresence (stock symbol; formerly known as Banyan) ) today announced that the Year 2000-compliant version of its proven directory service for the 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. (R) platform, StreetTalk(R) for Windows NT 8.5, is scheduled to be released April 30, 1998. Shipped to customers earlier this month, VINES (VIrtual NEtworking System) An earlier Unix System V-based network operating system from Banyan Systems that ran on DOS and OS/2-based servers. It provided internetworking of PCs, minis, mainframes and other computer resources providing information sharing across (R) 8.5 and its related client components were the first Year 2000-compliant products released under Banyan's Year 2000 Readiness Program. The StreetTalk for Windows NT 8.5 product is a continuation in the series of Year 2000-compliant products and services to be offered through that Program. Banyan's Year 2000 Readiness Program combines comprehensive information, timely delivery of Year 2000-compliant products and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" to help customers meet the networking challenges that will result from the turn of the century. "No single IT challenge has hit business as hard as the Year 2000 crisis," said Bill Warner Bill Warner (born January 24, 1881) was an American football player and coach. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971. Following his playing career, he was the head football coach at Cornell University, the University of North Carolina, Colgate , Banyan's senior vice president of product management and development. "With the release of the StreetTalk for Windows NT 8.5 product, Banyan is continuing its leadership role in delivering to customers Year 2000-compliant networking solutions, products, and services through its Year 2000 Readiness Program", Warner concluded. "We are very pleased with the rapid Year 2000-compliant international release of Banyan's cutting-edge StreetTalk for Windows NT 8.5 product. It will enable our customers to manage their networks through the year 2000 with Banyan's StreetTalk Explorer graphical network management tool. We are confident that it will appeal to the customers in the Japanese market," said Nobuhiro Tanaka, Customer Support Group Engineer at Hitachi Information Technology. Hitachi Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is the world's largest electronics company, with 330,000 employees and fiscal 1996 (ending March 31st, 1997) consolidated sales of $68.7 billion. Lowers the costs of implementing Windows NT Earlier this month, The Sentry Group released a comprehensive study and white paper concluding that a StreetTalk for Windows NT environment provides substantial up-front cost savings over NT -only environments. Cost savings of as much as $438 per user and ongoing cost savings of as much as $1,018 per user per year over three years, plus additional benefits from Banyan's proven directory technology are realized from a StreetTalk for Windows NT environment. For full details and results of this study, see http://www.banyan.com. "Half the staff" These three words succinctly suc·cinct adj. suc·cinct·er, suc·cinct·est 1. Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse: a succinct reply; a succinct style. 2. sum up why Northeastern University Northeastern University, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; founded 1898 as a program within the Boston YMCA, inc. 1916, university status 1922, fully independent of the YMCA 1948. is using the StreetTalk for Windows NT product. "Without it," says Robert Whelan, the University's director of network services, "Northeastern would have had to double its network staff from 11 to 22. The administrative overhead of the Windows NT Server product alone is at least twice the cost of utilizing StreetTalk for Windows NT on our NT servers. Banyan is at least twice as efficient as a straight Windows NT Server environment," he says. "When you add domains to the mix, you make the situation even more complicated because you are managing a static directory with trusts. Nothing is automatic under this. For example, electronic mail and messaging needs to be set up separately, whereas with the StreetTalk for Windows NT product, it's all automatic," Whelan concludes. "This year-2000 compliant version of StreetTalk for Windows NT will alleviate Alleviate To make something easier to be endured. Mentioned in: Kinesiology, Applied our customers' end-of-the-millennium date problems with plenty of time for testing and deployment," said Trey Havlick, president of Troubadour troubadour One of a class of lyric poets and poet-musicians, often of knightly rank, that flourished from the 11th through the 13th century, chiefly in Provence and other regions of southern France, northern Spain, and northern Italy. , Inc., a Houston-based reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. that makes almost half its revenue from StreetTalk for Windows NT. "I expect many of my customers to purchase version 8.5," Havlick concluded. Additional Functionality Moving to the StreetTalk for Windows NT 8.5 release is a one-step upgrade for Banyan customers. In addition to Year 2000 compliance, customers upgrading from previous versions of the StreetTalk for Windows NT product line will recognize immediate advantages through additional StreetTalk for Windows NT 8.5 product features such as: -- LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. Support for StreetTalk via StreetTalk(R) Directory Assistance, Banyan's unique directory look-up feature --StreetTalk Explorer management tool which simplifies network administration, provides administrators with the ability to manage the network from a single graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to --Enhancements to the Windows 95 and Windows NT client software --Improved backup and restore capabilities --Additional network management features to assist in optimizing user's networks In addition to the capabilities of the StreetTalk for Windows NT 8.5 release, Banyan customers can also take advantage of enhanced versions of the Intelligent Messaging An earlier messaging system from Banyan Systems that ran on NetWare and VINES servers and incorporated Banyan's popular Streettalk directory service. It included a basic mail program, which could be upgraded to the more advanced BeyondMail system. See ePresence. (tm), Banyan Intranet Connect and the new Banyan Intranet Protect(tm) products. "StreetTalk for Windows NT 8.5 is the best product Banyan has ever developed to truly homogenize homogenize /ho·mog·e·nize/ (ho-moj´in-iz) to render homogeneous. homogenize to convert into material that is of uniform quality or consistency throughout; to render homogeneous. your network," said Jack Selinger, senior technical analyst for BTM BTM See: Book to market. Capital, a leasing division of the world's largest bank, The Bank of Tokyo. "It enables us to choose any critical network application on Windows NT while retaining the ease of using StreetTalk." Expanded Year 2000 Informational Resources Banyan has expanded its Year 2000 Readiness Program with several awareness-building programs to support customer's Year 2000 efforts including: -- A comprehensive and informational web site, pointing visitors to useful Year 2000 information at http://www.banyan.com/products/y2k/year2000.html. -- Year 2000 Executive Forums that are designed to provide customers with both comprehensive industry insight and Banyan Year 2000 Readiness Program details. -- Banyan Network Year 2000 Workshop, offered by Banyan Education to help its customers focus on the Year 2000 issues at hand, and enabling them to better deal with Year 2000 issues in their networking environment. Pricing, Availability and Services For specific product pricing, contact your local reseller or Banyan sales representative. The StreetTalk for Windows NT 8.5 release is scheduled to be available to customers on April 30, 1998. This product, which is being released by Banyan under its Year 2000 Readiness Program, is available at no charge to Value Investment Protection Plan (V.I.P Plan(R)) subscribers with an existing contract for StreetTalk for Windows NT as of the release date listed above. For customers who are not current participants in Banyan's V.I.P. Plan, a cost-effective Rev-Up program is being offered in order to provide Year 2000 compliance to all Banyan customers. About Banyan Systems Inc. Over eight million business users, including half the Fortune 1000, depend on Banyan technology and solutions. Banyan Systems (NASDAQ:BNYN) is a pioneer and leader in providing proven, standards-based directory and messaging products for enterprise networks. Coupled with professional and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services , these unique offerings help people to communicate simply and easily across the enterprise, intranets and the Internet. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Westboro, Massachusetts, USA, the Company markets products and services worldwide through its direct sales force, authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: network integrators, resellers and international distributors. Banyan can be reached on the World Wide Web at http://www.banyan.com. Banyan, VINES, StreetTalk and BeyondMail are registered trademarks of Banyan Systems Incorporated. StreetTalk is a product of Banyan Systems Incorporated and not a product of McCarthy, Crisanti & Maffei, Inc. CONTACT: Banyan Systems Incorporated Mike Farnesi 508/870-2138 mfarnesi@banyan.com or Corporate Ink Cherylynne Davis, Chuck Kaufman 617/969-9192 cdavis@corporateink.com ckaufman@corporateink.com |
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