Castelle's New FaxPress 6.2 Provides Users with Linux and Microsoft Windows NT/2000 Terminal Server Support; Company Becomes the First Major Fax Server Vendor to Support Linux OS.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2000 Castelle (Nasdaq:CSTL CSTL Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory CSTL Clinical Study Team Leader ), the original pioneer of fax server and print server appliances, today announced its expansion of the award-winning FaxPress product line with FaxPress 6.2, an updated software and firmware release offering support for Linux and Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT/2000 Terminal Server. The upgrade enables new and existing FaxPress owners to take full advantage of multiple operating and networked environments, providing them with greater convenience and increased flexibility. As one of the leading major fax server vendors to support Linux, Castelle's FaxPress 6.2 will now support local area networks based on Linux Server using Samba samba Ballroom dance of Brazilian origin, popularized in the U.S. and Europe in the 1940s. Danced to music in ⁴⁄₄ time with a syncopated rhythm, the dance is characterized by simple forward and backward steps and tilting, rocking body movements. and will be able to manage and store faxes, users, system files and phonebooks on the Linux server in the same way as with Novell NetWare (operating system, networking) Novell NetWare - Novell, Inc.'s proprietary networking operating system for the IBM PC. NetWare uses the IPX/SPX, NetBEUI or TCP/IP network protocols. It supports MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, OS/2, Macintosh and Unix clients. and Microsoft Windows NT/2000-based servers. With Windows NT/2000 Terminal Server support, users will have the capability to host FaxPress client software with full deployment simultaneously to multiple clients all through a single installation program. FaxPress 6.2 also provides features including self approval, broadcast switch, and Goldmine 5 and FrontOffice 2000 support. "We are excited about broadening our cross-platform solutions and providing Linux and Windows NT/2000 Terminal Server support with our latest offering, FaxPress 6.2," said Edward Heinze, Castelle's Vice President, Sales/North America. "In addition to providing an extremely stable platform for the FaxPress server, our solutions illustrate our extensive plans for the inter-networked computing environment." 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. IDC, Linux server shipments increased 166 percent in the fourth quarter of 1999 compared to the same period for 1998. In addition, Linux was the second most popular server OS shipped in 1999, behind only 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. . Furthermore, IDC forecasts indicate that Linux will become the second-leading server OS by 2002 or 2003. "With the recent launch of Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux, assembled by Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution (not as old as Slackware but older than Ubuntu) upon its discontinuation in 2004.[1] Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. 6.2, Castelle recognizes the advantages of Linux, and our introduction of FaxPress 6.2 will continue to strengthen our market share by expanding into this growing operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. ," continued Heinze. "By offering tighter integration and easier deployment through a less expensive alternative to Windows NT/2000 and NetWare, our customers benefit with increased time and cost savings." Compatibility and Availability FaxPress 6.2 is included free of charge with new purchases of FaxPress fax server appliances and to registered users of FaxPress servers running FaxPress 6.0 software. A 30-day evaluation version of FaxPress 6.2 is available from Castelle's Web site http://www.castelle.com. Customers need to contact Castelle for details. About Castelle Founded in 1987, Castelle is one of the pioneers of server appliances and the developer of the highly successful FaxPress and LANpress families of network fax and print servers. FaxPress fax servers, designed for Microsoft Windows NT/2000, Novell NetWare and Linux-based networks, allow integration of fax into a unified messaging Having access to e-mail, voice mail and faxes via a common computer application or by telephone. For example, unified messaging may send faxes and digitized voice mail to a mail server that turns them into e-mail attachments. environment. Castelle's LANpress family of multi-protocol print servers allows simple integration of printers into local area networks, and is compatible with industry leading administration software from HP. The ease-of-use, reliability and cost effectiveness of Castelle products appeals to both Enterprise and small companies alike. Castelle products are available through a worldwide network of distributors, value-added resellers, e-commerce retailers, and systems integrators. Castelle is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA and can be reached at 408/496-0474, fax 408/496-0502 or http://www.castelle.com. This release as it relates to revenues and other company matters, contains forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Investors are directed to the Risk Factors section and other information contained in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete description of the risks and uncertainties relating to the material in this release as well as to other aspects of the company's business. |
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