Banyan System adds TCP/IP support to Win 95 client and Win NT client.WESTBORO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 1996--Banyan Systems Inc. (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 TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. support for PCs running Windows 95 or 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. Workstations, allowing users to access VINES network services through TCP/IP in addition to Banyan's own VINES IP networking protocol. Through use of Banyan Enterprise client software for Windows 95 and Windows NT users can access all the Vines standard services of the Banyan Enterprise Client for Windows 95 and the Banyan Enterprise Client for Windows NT now on a TCP/IP network. This integration allows users to use the Microsoft TCP/IP stack An implementation of the TCP/IP communications protocol. Network architectures designed in layers, such as TCP/IP, OSI and SNA, are called "stacks." See TCP/IP, OSI model and protocol stack. included in Windows 95 and Windows NT to obtain connectivity to existing TCP/IP networks. Currently, Banyan clients for Windows NT and Windows 95 support access to Banyan services, such as file and print, through Banyan's Vines IP protocol only. To the customer's advantage, these new advanced workstation products continue to build on an essential foundation required as users construct enterprise and extended enterprise networks. They also represent a further commitment to the NT platform and the integration of the NT workstation, NT applications, and the newly announced Street Talk Access for Windows NT File and Print, into the Banyan environment. These new client/workstation technologies allow Banyan users to easily access Windows NT applications like SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. , SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. and other Back-Office applications from their Street Talk-enabled desktop. The Banyan Enterprise Client for Windows NT provides additional new functionality, including FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) Often pronounced "fiddy," it was a LAN and MAN access method that had its heyday in the mid-1990s. FDDI was an ANSI standard token passing network that transmitted 100 Mbps over optical fiber up to 10 kilometers. driver support, DOS/UNIX Bridge File Service support, a password synchronization utility, and a bundled Windows NT toolkit. The Banyan Enterprise Client for Windows 95 offering includes: integration with components of the Win 95 operating system -- Network Neighborhood, My Computer and Explorer. It also provides Common Login/Logout, a 32-bit VxD Communication Stack, and integrated installation and configuration of Banyan's Windows 95 client software with Microsoft's Windows 95 Setup engine. "Banyan's TCP/IP support has added tremendous value and new capabilities to our NT box," said Randy Overmyer, manager of technical service at the Ohio Attorney General's Office. "With it, I have successfully logged in users from outside sites and I can access my Vines services quickly and easily." Pricing and Availability These new advanced clients offerings, Banyan's Enterprise Client for Windows 95 version 6.00 (18), and Banyan's Enterprise Client for Windows NT version 5.56 (30), are available immediately. They are available electronically on the World Wide Web at http://www.banyan.com to Banyan's VIP (Value Investment Plan) holders at no cost. New customers and Non-VIP plan holders can also order these products through regular Banyan reseller channels. CONTACT: Banyan Systems Inc. Anne Reilly, 508/898-1000 or LNS LNS L2TP Network Server (terminates L2TP tunnels & provides PPP and network termination) LNS Laboratory for Neutron Scattering LNS Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (Italy) LNS Logarithmic Number System Communications Siobhan Carroll, 617/577-9777 |
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