Banyan Offers Simple Security Management for Intranets.WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- Banyan Intranet Protect is Latest in Line of Intranet Solutions 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) ) today announced Banyan Intranet Protect(TM), a web server software solution that enables organizations to easily protect and share intranet information over their enterprise networks. Part of an ongoing series of intranet solutions, Banyan Intranet Protect demonstrates Banyan's commitment to help customers expand their enterprise networks into powerful intranets. By utilizing StreetTalk(R), Banyan's proven directory service, Banyan Intranet Protect secures confidential information Noun 1. confidential information - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" steer, tip, wind, hint, lead posted to an intranet. A single logon of a StreetTalk(r) name and password provides access to web pages by authorized users. "Banyan Intranet Protect provides secure access to web pages with the ease of single logon," 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 , senior vice president of product management and development. "Once again, Banyan is leveraging its superior directory technology to create a robust intranet solution." Banyan Intranet Protect extends the opportunities to safely share sensitive information beyond the enterprise network by securing content posted on the intranet. Further, it provides the ability to organize information for individuals or workgroups into "intranet zones," or areas of content separated by category. These capabilities offer an innovative security model and a powerful method of collaboration. Banyan Intranet Protect applies the existing StreetTalk(r) security model to the intranet. The same hierarchy of access rights and the same GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. management tool to manage these rights are utilized. As a result, training and setup costs are eliminated and swift deployment is ensured. Since Banyan Intranet Protect is directory-enabled, users log on with their familiar StreetTalk name and password. In addition, the product provides simple browser access from any location and any computer. This ease of use empowers employees to work more efficiently, fully utilizing the value of their intranet. "By improving the security aspects of collaboration, Banyan Intranet Protect enables users to share confidential information with simple browser access," said Glenn Gabriel Ben-Yosef, president of Clear Thinking Research. "With this product, Banyan is helping companies realize the full potential of their intranets." Banyan Intranet Directions Banyan is launching several intranet-focused initiatives that incorporate standards-based Internet technology into enterprise networks. The company announced its 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 Switchboard(TM), the Internet's leading white and yellow pages directory in April 1997 and its LDAP Support for StreetTalk(r) in early October and will continue to fully support the changes to the specifications as they emerge. In June, it launched Banyan Intranet Connect, an innovative intranet server software solution that provides a simple way to access network files, printers and e-mail from any location using a standard 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. . Pricing and Requirements Banyan Intranet Protect supports Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. 3.0 or Netscape Navigator An earlier Web browser for Windows, Macintosh and X Windows from Netscape that provided secure transmission over the Internet. Soon after its introduction in 1994, Navigator, or just "Netscape," as it was commonly called, quickly became the leading browser on the Web. 3.0 or higher and is installed on a 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. 4.0 server with 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 (IIS (Internet Information Services) Microsoft's Web server. IIS runs under the server versions of Windows, adding HTTP server capability to the Windows operating system. ) Service Pack 3, running StreetTalk(r) for Windows NT 7.5. It will be available October 31, 1997. For more information call 1-800-2BANYAN or visit the website at http://www.banyan.com About Banyan Systems Incorporated: Banyan Systems is a pioneer and leader in enterprise directory and messaging services. These products help people connect, communicate and collaborate simply and easily across enterprise networks, intranets and the Internet. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Westboro, Massachusetts, USA, the company markets products worldwide through its direct sales force, authorized network integrators, resellers and international distributors. Banyan can be reached on the worldwide web at http://www.banyan.com . Banyan, and StreetTalk(r) are registered trademarks and Intelligent Messaging and Switchboard are trademarks of Banyan Systems Incorporated. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Brodeur Porter Novelli David Resnic 617-588-2841 dresnic@brodeur.com or Banyan Systems Incorporated Anne Reilly 508-870-2150 areilly@banyan.com |
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