Competitive Automation Becomes JOIN Systems.MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 1998-- New name of IP management leader denotes importance of address management simplification and support "Our business has always been about making it easier for computing devices to join and be relocated in enterprise-scale networks", says Laird McCulloch, president of newly-named JOIN Systems. "It seemed logical to have a company name that depicts our business." Thus, the former Competitive Automation has become JOIN Systems, Inc., the leading provider of DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Software that automatically assigns temporary IP addresses to client stations logging into an IP network. It eliminates having to manually assign permanent "static" IP addresses. DHCP software runs in servers and routers. and other address management technologies for TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. networks. JOIN Systems was the first company to introduce a commercial implementation of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (protocol) Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - (DHCP) A protocol that provides a means to dynamically allocate IP addresses to computers on a local area network. The system administrator assigns a range of IP addresses to DHCP and each client computer on the LAN has its TCP/IP (DHCP) standard. Known as JOIN, the software automates the addition of computers, terminals, and other devices to TCP/IP networks. More recently, a capability to dynamically update domain naming systems (DNS (Domain Name System) A system for converting host names and domain names into IP addresses on the Internet or on local networks that use the TCP/IP protocol. For example, when a Web site address is given to the DNS either by typing a URL in a browser or behind the ) was added to JOIN. Using DHCP alone, system administrators had been required to keep logs for DNS updates. Dynamically updating the name of the device with the IP address assigned to it is perhaps the most necessary of DHCP add-ons, McCulloch explained. DNS servers perform important name-to-IP address resolution, allowing users to remember the "name" of the computer they want to connect to, rather than the network address. JOIN Systems' customers include 3Com, Texas Instruments, Chevron, Oracle, Tektronix, and other well-known companies that rely on computer networks in their daily business. Marking its entry into the 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. market, the company recently announced that @Home Network will use JOIN technology to assign IP addresses for the PCs of its customers who access the Internet over the cable system. About the company JOIN Systems is a network software development company specializing in DHCP, DNS, and other address management technologies that simplify TCP/IP network administration. The company is headquartered in Menlo Park, California Menlo Park is a city in San Mateo County, California in the United States of America. It is located at latitude 37°29' North, longitude 122°9' East. Menlo Park had 30,785 inhabitants as of the 2000 U.S. Census. , and has distributors in Korea, Japan, Switzerland, and Turkey. Besides its end-user customers, JOIN Systems has signed OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and or partnership agreements with leading computer and networking vendors such as Digital Equipment Corp, which has bundled JOIN into new versions of the Digital UNIX operating system, RDI RDI - Receiver Data Interface Computer, Wollongong (now Attachmate), ISOTRO (now Bay Networks), and Quadritek. -0- JOIN is a registered trademark of JOIN Systems, Inc. All other marks are the property of their owners. CONTACT: JOIN Systems Larry LaTarte, 650-321-4006 |
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