Control Data to acquire Attachmate's PROFS connector technology.BELLEVUE Bellevue (bĕl`vy  ).1 City (1990 pop. 30,982), Sarpy co., E Nebr., a suburb of Omaha, on the Missouri River; inc. 1855. , Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 1997--Attachmate(r) Corp. announced today Control Data Systems Inc. has purchased the Connector for PROFS/OV product. The connector allows Microsoft(r) Exchange Server clients to schedule meetings and exchange E-mail with PROFS (PRofessional OFfice System) IBM office automation software for the VM mainframe environment. It provides an e-mail facility for text and graphics, a library service for centrally storing text, electronic calendars and appointment scheduling, and it allows document (r) and OfficeVision/VM(tm) mainframe users. It is the only software that provides this bi-directional scheduling and E-mail between PROFS/OfficeVision and Microsoft Exchange Server Microsoft Exchange Server is a messaging and collaborative software product developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Servers line of server products and is widely used by enterprises using Microsoft infrastructure solutions. . As part of the purchase, Control Data will acquire the source code for the EXTRA!(r) Connector for PROFS/OV software, will assume sales and marketing for the product, and will support the current installed base. Control Data also takes over existing agreements between Attachmate and Microsoft whereby Microsoft will refer its customers to Control Data for this solution. No employees at either company will be affected by this transaction. "This is the first announcement in our strategy to enter the market for integrating disparate calendar systems," said David Folsom, vice president and chief technology officer at Control Data. "There are an estimated 2,000 PROFS and OfficeVision(r) sites throughout the world, and a large percentage need help migrating to Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. . Control Data is the only integrator (1) In electronics, a device that combines an input with a variable, such as time, and provides an analog output; for example, a watt-hour meter. (2) See systems integrator. capable of helping multinational companies make this transition." Much like Control Data's Mail-Hub gateways which integrate disparate E-mail systems, the EXTRA! Connector products are gateways that integrate the scheduling and E-mail software running on 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. (r)-based servers with similar software running on IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (r) mainframes. "EXTRA! Connector for PROFS/OV is an important product for Exchange Server and for large enterprise accounts that need to link host messaging systems 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 to Microsoft Exchange," said Rob Shurtleff, general manager, Microsoft Exchange Server Connectivity at Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, . "Control Data is a leading integrator in these large enterprise accounts and will be an important provider of Microsoft desktop messaging and scheduling connectivity requirements to and from IBM host applications." Microsoft recommends Control Data's EXTRA! Connectors for PROFS/OV to all IBM host office systems users planning on implementing Microsoft Exchange Server. In addition, Microsoft and Control Data are combining field efforts to help corporate customers understand and evaluate the EXTRA! Connector solutions. Attachmate Corp. Attachmate is the leading supplier of information access software and services to major corporations, large organizations and government agencies worldwide. The company's connectivity solutions -- object-oriented client and server software, authoring tools, management software, and hardware -- safely extend enterprise systems, applications and data to end user customers. With Attachmate's award-winning solutions, desktop and mobile users can transparently access, manage, and use any business information inside or outside their organization. Attachmate has been developing and marketing products since 1983, providing industry leadership, innovation and outstanding support and service to a broad customer base of over 10 million users. The company leverages its many years of connectivity expertise in enterprise software technologies in three market-specific business groups. For more information about Attachmate's products, contact Attachmate's headquarters in Bellevue, at 206/644-4010, 206/747-9924 (fax) or toll free at 800/426-6283. Attachmate's World Wide Web address is http://www.attachmate.com . -0- -- Attachmate and EXTRA! are registered trademarks of Attachmate Corp. -- Rialto Rialto, city (1990 pop. 72,388), San Bernardino co., S Calif., a residential suburb of San Bernardino; inc. 1911. The city has greatly expanded as a result of the economic and demographic growth of the southern California area. is a trademark of Control Data Systems Inc. -- IBM, PROFS and OfficeVision are registered trademarks and OfficeVision/VM is a trademark of International Business Machines Corp. -- Microsoft and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in 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/or other countries. -- All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Attachmate Corporation Tiffany Tiffany, Tiffanie (UK) a semi-longhaired version of the Burmese cat. It has a fine, silky coat in many colors. Allesina 206/649-6069 tiffanya@attachmate.com or Network Associates Holly Hagerman 801/373-7888 hollyh@netassoc.com or SALES AND PRODUCT INFORMATION: 800/426-6283 Voice 206/747-9924 Fax WEB SITE: www.attachmate.com |
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