Banyan Enhances Web-Based Remote Access Solution; Browser-Based Network Access Solution Supports Microsoft Environment.WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1998--Banyan 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) ), a leading provider of advanced network solutions from the enterprise to the web, today announces its Banyan Intranet Connect (BIC BIC See: Bank Investment Contract ) version 1.6 product. BIC is a web-based product designed to provide remote access to Banyan(R) VINES(R) and 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) network resources, including e-mail, on a worldwide basis - easily and cost effectively. "Banyan Intranet Connect customers have been very enthusiastic since this product was first introduced," said Lex See yacc. 1. (tool) Lex - A lexical analyser generator for Unix and its input language. There is a GNU version called flex and a version written in, and outputting, SML/NJ called ML-lex. Crosett, Banyan's Vice President of engineering and Chief Technology Officer. "Now with this newest release, organizations that use 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. or Microsoft Windows NT networks can benefit from a solution that combines browser-based remote access to any enterprise network resources through a single web-based client. This product is a critical component of our customers' Banyan VINES and Microsoft Windows NT information technology strategies." Numerous customer-driven BIC version 1.6 enhancements include: -- easy mail viewing and searching capabilities through a multi-pane, customizable, 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 ; -- efficient multi-file and directory browsing/download with ZIP compression; -- sharing e-mail mailboxes of other co-workers (via access control); -- attaching both local and network files to e-mail messages; -- allowing users to perform complex searches of names and attributes in Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (protocol) Lightweight Directory Access Protocol - (LDAP) A protocol for accessing on-line directory services. LDAP was defined by the IETF in order to encourage adoption of X.500 directories. (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. )-enabled directories; -- and linkages to multiple vendor e-mail systems (such as the Microsoft Outlook For the e-mail and news client bundled with certain versions of Microsoft Windows, see . Microsoft Outlook or Outlook (full name Microsoft Office Outlook (R) web client). "The Banyan Intranet Connect version 1.6 product offers all of our travelling attorneys the ability to access the same information, folders and e-mail systems from our offices in any country," said John Daggan, Network Analyst at the international law offices of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton, headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . "This connectivity support is accomplished without the rollout of any new client software and without the addition of any new hardware. My worldwide staff gains secure, encrypted browser access to Microsoft and Banyan network information, while maintaining the benefits of the ease of use, functionality and overall superior directory services that Banyan's StreetTalk product can offer." Customization Capabilities With help from Banyan's professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. organization, users of the Banyan Intranet Connect 1.6 product can extend their remote access environment with custom-developed solutions such as BIC-enabled applications that access an Oracle or Microsoft Access database, or writing data that is stored in any LDAP-enabled directory such as StreetTalk. System Requirements, Pricing and Availability For specific product pricing, contact your local Banyan sales representative or local reseller. For Banyan Intranet Connect customization services pricing, contact your local Banyan sales representative. Banyan Intranet Connect version 1.6 is scheduled to be available to customers on October 30, 1998, with a product demonstration and a trial version of the software on Banyan's web site http://www.banyan.com scheduled for availability on October 27, 1998. The Banyan Intranet Connect version 1.6 product requires a 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 an Internet connection. For Microsoft Windows NT environments, the server installation requires Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 server, with Service Pack 3 running Internet Information Server See IIS. (World-Wide Web) Internet Information Server - (IIS) Microsoft's web server and FTP server for Windows NT. IIS is intended to meet the needs of a range of users: from workgroups and departments on a corporate intranet to ISPs hosting websites that receive 3.0 or 4.0. Banyan Intranet Connect version 1.6 is only supported when used with a Microsoft Windows NT server that has been patched with Service Pack 3, and not the recently released Service Pack 4. Please periodically refer to Banyan's website at http://www.banyan.com for additional information on the Microsoft Windows NT Service Pack 4 patch release, and how it affects Banyan products, including the Banyan Intranet Connect product. For mixed Banyan and Microsoft Windows NT environments, the Banyan Intranet Connect server also requires Banyan's Windows NT client software version 8.56 or higher, and, a separate StreetTalk(R) server running the 7.0 or higher release of the VINES operating system or the 7.5 or higher release of the StreetTalk(R) for Windows NT product. The Banyan Intranet Connect version 1.6 product is Year 2000 ready. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 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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