Banyan announces availability of BeyondMail Professional 3.0 from Coordinate.com.

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 1997--

Advanced information agents redefine how E-mail

can be used to run businesses

Banyan Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:BNYN) today announced the immediate availability of BeyondMail Professional 3.0 from its Internet-focused Coordinate.com . BeyondMail 3.0 builds upon the rules-based messaging capabilities that it pioneered to deliver unmatched ability in intelligently managing information.

By integrating rules-based information agents with other business applications, organizations can effectively run their businesses -- automating both time-sensitive and routine activities that may involve multiple departments, customers and partners.

This latest BeyondMail release also gives businesses the high-end mail capabilities they've come to expect from LAN-based mail packages but haven't yet had for intranet messaging. These capabilities include comprehensive directory support, multimedia messaging, configurable folders, remote access, user customization and centralized administration.

"BeyondMail's rules and filtering were a precursor to intelligent agents," said Arthur Souza, product line manager for Coordinate.com's messaging solutions. "Now we're bringing e-mail to the next level, giving people powerful, standards-based e-mail that can virtually run their businesses."

Agent Technology Automates Routine PC Tasks, Controls Junk Mail 

Using intelligent mail agents coupled with forms, BeyondMail 3.0 streamlines many time-consuming information-gathering tasks. This product automatically performs actions on incoming and outgoing mail messages based on user-defined criteria. BeyondMail 3.0 offers 89 pre-defined agent actions and a flexible rules scripting language for creating new agent actions, delivering unmatched flexibility and power in managing information.

For example, many managers spend hours each month compiling expense reports, purchase orders, invoices and check requests for month-end budget summaries. Now, staff members can use BeyondMail to submit expense items, which are then automatically routed to the manager for approval and to the accounts payable department.

At the end of each month, BeyondMail Professional 3.0 can collect all of the expense information and embed it into an e-mail message that is sent to the manager, who can launch a spreadsheet directly from the mail message to display the expense totals.

Using intelligent agents, BeyondMail Professional 3.0 can also manage the influx of junk or "spam" mail. As users receive more unsolicited e-mail, they can configure BeyondMail to automatically delete incoming messages from a particular sender.

Full-Featured Internet Mail Client

BeyondMail Professional 3.0 also provides sophisticated messaging capabilities for businesses, using Internet standards. A native SMTP, POP 3 mail client with full MIME compliance, BeyondMail Professional 3.0 features:

-- Comprehensive directory services provide a 4-tiered address book: personal, workgroup, enterprise and global. The enterprise directory is based on the industry-leading StreetTalk directory service. The global directory is based on Switchboard, the #1 Internet directory service.

-- Multimedia messaging supports the ActiveX standard. It lets users embed multimedia information and compound documents directly into mail messages - eliminating attachments.

-- Configurable folders are click-sortable by name, subject, date, message type or other user-defined attributes to help organize information more efficiently.

-- Remote access enhancements let users preview and download specific mail messages based on user-defined criteria, such as message size, header information and attachments.

-- Messaging administration enhancements let users completely customize their mail environment. At the same time, centralized mail administration reduces the need for additional support staff.

Support for the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), IMAP and the S/MIME security protocol will be added this year. A version supporting the Banyan Intelligent Messaging transport will be available in March.

Distribution and Pricing

The BeyondMail Professional 3.0 release is distributed through resellers, OEM partners, the World Wide Web and Banyan's direct sales force. The list price of a single-user version is $69. A competitive trade-in offer of $39 per license will be available. For more information, contact 1-800-2BANYAN. -0-

Banyan's Internet-focused Coordinate.com provides software solutions for the Internet and intranets to help people and information find each other. Its products include Switchboard, StreetTalk and BeyondMail.

Banyan, BeyondMail and Coordinate.com are registered trademarks and trademarks of Banyan Systems Inc. StreetTalk is a product of Banyan Systems Inc. and is not a product of McCarthy, Crisanti and Maffei, Inc. All other product names are the property of their respective owners.

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