BateTech Software; iWay-One(TM) provides the most cost-effective network link to the Internet.DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 1996--iWay-One, from BateTech Software Inc., provides LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. wide access to the Internet via a single, low-cost dial-up link to any Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. . According to Dana Buys, president of BateTech Software Inc. "With iWay-One, smaller organizations can afford to link to the Internet, with crucial security and management facilities in place, at a total startup cost of less than $2,500." A major benefit of the Internet is access to huge amounts of information that could improve decision making and strategic planning ability. The ability to reduce the gap between the information available to large, well-funded organizations and small, lower budget organizations is a key force driving the Internet's explosive growth. Many smaller organizations currently link to the Internet via dial-up links, where an individual user connects to an Internet Service Provider (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. ) via a modem. Dial-up accounts typically cost the user less than $30 per month. "While this low-cost type of link is great for a home user, it does have a number of disadvantages for smaller organizations such as businesses and schools: Each user who wants to access the Internet requires a separate modem; There is limited ability to control the user's productivity and security may be breached," said Buys. iWay-One allows a number of users to concurrently share a single modem link to the Internet and manages the link process to the Internet. iWay-One will automatically establish the link to the ISP when the first user accesses the Internet, allows multiple users to share that link, that drops the link once the last user exits from the Internet. The system supports the entire family of Microsoft Windows operating systems, from Windows 3.1(TM) to Windows 95(TM) and Windows NT(TM), over the standard Microsoft and Novell local area networks. iWay-One does not require TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. on each workstation, further reducing installation and ongoing support costs. iWay-One works with all popular Internet applications such as Netscape Navigator(TM), Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. (TM), Mosaic(TM), Eudora(TM), Pegasus Mail(TM), WinVN(TM), IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Computer conferencing on the Internet. There are hundreds of IRC channels on numerous subjects that are hosted on IRC servers around the world. After joining a channel, your messages are broadcast to everyone listening to that channel. , FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to and many more. iWay-One provides full security, by ensuring that no PC or server on the organization's LAN is visible or accessible to external hackers. At the same time iWay-One provides Internet access management facilities by user, group, time of day and Internet site and comprehensive management reporting on all access to the Internet. The management features provided by iWay-On are designed to ensure productive use of the Internet during business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a . The statistics produced by the system quickly highlight any extraordinary access patterns of any users. Management may then examine the sites visited and the time spent by such users and put the required access restrictions in place. The same iWay-One software used for managing dial-up links may be used to manage leased line or ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. links to the Internet, ensuring an upgrade path to faster links without a change in software. The 10 concurrent user system, which is suitable for dial-up links, is priced at less than $495. A typical iWay-One installation would consist of a 66 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. 486 or faster PC with 16 MB of RAM and a 500 MB hard disk drive, a network card, a 28,800 V.34 modem, Windows NT Workstation Edition and iWay-One itself. iWay-One has been shipping since January 1996 and a free 60-day evaluation edition may be downloaded from BateTech's World Wide Web site. Note: BateTech Software will be showing iWay-One at booth No. T8002 at Internet World in San Jose on April 30 through May 2. CONTACT: BateTech Software Inc., Denver Eric Peterson, 303/763-8333 Email: ericp@batetech.com Http: www.batetech.com |
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