Banyan Systems announces Collabra Share 2.0 for BeyondMail/MHS and Intelligent Messaging; Tighter integration with group conferencing application through BeyondWare architecture.WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 1995--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 extended its support for workgroup collaboration with the introduction of Collabra Share 2.0 for 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. and Collabra Share 2.0 for BeyondMail/MHS. This new version of Collabra Share represents major enhancements including bi-directional integration with BeyondMail, breakthrough tools for managing information overload A symptom of the high-tech age, which is too much information for one human being to absorb in an expanding world of people and technology. It comes from all sources including TV, newspapers, magazines as well as wanted and unwanted regular mail, e-mail and faxes. , and improved ease of use. Collabra Share, a BeyondWare product that extends the functionality of the existing messaging system Software that provides an electronic mail delivery system. It is made up of the following functional components, which may be packaged together or independently. Mail User Agent on the desktop and infrastructure levels, is fully integrated with BeyondMail rules and forms technology. Collabra Share users are now provided with a leading-edge business solution through BeyondWare's modular approach to deliver a range of tightly integrated and easy-to-use desktop applications. Collabra Share enables customers to use their existing Banyan messaging platform to build a company-wide group conferencing, and information-sharing solution. Using Collabra Share helps organizations make faster and better-informed decisions, improve the sharing of critical business knowledge, and enhance overall productivity, whether a workgroup is in a single location, across, or even beyond the enterprise. The integration of Collabra Share with Banyan's Intelligent Messaging and BeyondMail provides seamless transitions between interpersonal messaging and group collaborations, making the products perfect partners for users and easy to manage for administrators. New members can easily be added to Collabra Share through the seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. provided by the Banyan StreetTalk global directory service. BeyondMail/MHS users can similarly be added to Collabra Share through the BeyondMail address book. "The key to competitive advantage in the `90s is having access to the right information at the right time," said Eugene Lee Eugene Lee may refer to:
Taking advantage of the Banyan BeyondWare architecture, Collabra Share extends a user's e-mail environment to integrate the `best- of-breed' application for communication, collaboration, and information sharing See data conferencing. . The foundation of Collabra Share is the discussion forum, an electronic place to discuss issues, solicit input, communicate decisions, and store important documents. The forums capture, logically arrange, and store information to create a valuable corporate knowledgebase. Contributions made to a forum from one member, including many types of documents such as text, graphics, images, voice, video, or embedded files, can be seen by all users of that forum. "The unique integration of BeyondMail rules and forms technology with Collabra Share illustrates the benefits to Banyan and Collabra customers that result from our close development and distribution partnership," said Danny Shader, Collabra Software vice president, business development. "Collabra Share 2.0 for Intelligent Messaging and Collabra Share 2.0 for BeyondMail/MHS mark another important milestone in our continuing effort to provide best-of-breed collaborative computing products to our shared customers." Collabra Share 2.0 for Intelligent Messaging and Collabra Share 2.0 for BeyondMail/MHS feature several significant enhancements: o Collabra Share Direct: Users can launch Collabra Share from the BeyondMail toolbar A row or column of on-screen buttons used to activate functions in the application. Many toolbars are customizable, letting you add and delete buttons as required. Toolbars may be fixed in position or may float, which means they can be dragged to a more convenient location in the . o Forum Direct: When an e-mail user receives notification, a short cut icon, when double-clicked, brings Collabra Share to the foreground and takes a user directly to the Collabra Share discussion thread See threaded discussion. . o Document Direct: A BeyondMail user can launch directly into a Collabra Share document in a forum by pressing on an icon in the new BeyondMail form. o Single Login: Authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. is based on each user's StreetTalk username The name you use to identify yourself when logging into a computer system or online service. Both a username (user ID) and a password are required. In an Internet e-mail address, the username is the left part before the @ sign. For example, KARENB is the username in karenb@mycompany. and password, saving users from typing their passwords twice to use e-mail and Collabra Share. BeyondMail/MHS users receive the benefit via the BeyondMail login. o Mail Hooks: Buttons in the Collabra Share toolbar that give access to BeyondMail integration features. o AutoUpdate: Enables Collabra Share to scan automatically for new forum postings. o Spell Checker A separate program or word processing function that tests for correctly spelled words. It can test the spelling of a marked block, an entire document or group of documents. Advanced systems check for spelling as the user types and can correct common typos and misspellings on the fly. : Built-in spell checking, including support for custom dictionaries. o Drafts: Lets users save a draft document and post it to a forum when it's complete. o Thread Summary: Makes it easy to summarize group discussions. o Moderated and Anonymous Contributions: Provides additional options for efficient information sharing. o QuickLinks: Provides hypertext-like links from one Collabra Share document to another, even across multiple forums. o Hotlists: Lets a user place a personal, electronic marker on critical documents. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Lisa Bausell, data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. manager, California State Compensation Insurance Fund The State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF or State Fund) is a workers' compensation insurer that is operated as a public enterprise created by the U.S. state of California. , "We expect to use the Banyan suite of messaging products, BeyondMail, Collabra Share, and CaLANdar to allow us to effectively communicate within our organization by getting critical information out to people in a timely manner and allow effective access to this information when needed. We see the integration of Collabra Share and BeyondMail as an important tool to help us accomplish these goals." Collabra Share 2.0 for Intelligent Messaging will be available on September 29, 1995, and Collabra Share 2.0 for BeyondMail/MHS will be available on October 20, 1995. Both products will be available through Banyan Channel Partners. -0- About Banyan Systems Incorporated Banyan Systems (NASDAQ:BNYN) is a pioneer and leader in enterprise network services. These products make it easy to find, share and manage information and resources within enterprise networks. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Westboro, MA, the company markets products worldwide through authorized 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 and Intelligent Messaging, BeyondWare, Collabra Direct, Forum Direct, and Document Direct are trademarks of Banyan Systems Incorporated. StreetTalk is a product of Banyan Systems Incorporated and is not a product of McCarthy, Crisanti & Maffei, Inc. About Collabra Software Inc. Headquartered in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. , Collabra Software develops and markets collaborative computing applications to increase workgroup productivity and communication within and beyond organizations. Collabra Software was also cited by Fortune Magazine for its revolutionary approach to solving the information sharing needs of groups within organizations. For more information, contact Collabra Software by phone at 800/474-7427, fax at 415/940-6440, e-mail at info@collabra.com, or on the World Wide Web at http://www.collabra.com. Collabra, Collabra Share and the Collabra logo are trademarks of Collabra Software, Inc. within the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries. -0- Other product or company names are or may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Lucia F. Graziano Banyan Systems 508/898-1000 EMail:lgraziano@banyan.com or JoAnn Johnston Stirling & Cohan, Inc. (415) 513-0978 EMail:joann@sandcjj.batnet.com |
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