Banyan Awarded Microsoft Solution Provider Status.WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 1998-- Networking Products and Services Provider to Support Customers in Integration, Deployment and Cost Effective Management of 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. Networks 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. 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 it has joined the Microsoft(R) Certified Solution Provider Program. Banyan's growing network services business will now include technical support of Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT(R) and related Microsoft enterprise server and workstation products including Windows NT server, Windows NT workstation and Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. (R). "Banyan is pleased to become a provider of Microsoft solutions. Providing Windows NT services are necessary as we grow our product lines which support the Windows NT platform. Many of our customers require multi-vendor support and expertise as they integrate their Windows NT servers into existing networks," said Bob Burke, Banyan's senior vice president of worldwide sales and service. "Our goal is to enable our customers to maximize their investments in their existing networks by providing rapid resolution and expert technical support gained from fifteen years of building and maintaining the largest enterprise networks in the world." These newly-added support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services will benefit Banyan customers in numerous ways. First, Banyan is expanding its capabilities in multi-vendor technology and its core competencies in directory and messaging technology to solve today's ever-changing networking challenges. Nearly 80% of Banyan's worldwide support staff are now Microsoft Certified Professionals See Microsoft certification. and have direct access to Microsoft technical publications, TechNet and beta software Noun 1. beta software - software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release; "beta software is usually available only to particular users who will test it" . In addition, as a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider, Banyan has priority access to Microsoft for any escalation issues that may be reported by customers. "As an extension of the excellent support we have received from Banyan, we now have one familiar and reliable place to go for Microsoft technical support," said Rebecca Sandlin, Systems Integrator at Bowdoin College Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Maine; coeducational; chartered 1794, opened 1802, named for James Bowdoin. One of the nation's older colleges, its alumni include Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Franklin Pierce. in Brunswick, Maine. "Banyan's unique ability to provide an integrated products and services solution to heterogeneous, enterprise networks is extremely valuable to organizations today". About Banyan Systems Incorporated Banyan Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:BNYN), founded in 1983, is a leading provider of advanced enterprise solutions that integrate multi-vendor networking environments. Headquartered in Westboro, Mass., USA, Banyan (http://www.banyan.com) supports hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies worldwide with products and services that integrate core business applications and intranets creating highly reliable, easily managed, and secure global networks. The company also provides co-existence and migration services, secure and remote access for business applications and tools to deploy and manage intranets, directories and messaging. Its majority-owned Internet subsidiary, Switchboard Inc. (http://www.switchboard.com) is the #1 on-line white and yellow pages directory. 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.
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