Data Connection provides X.400/SMTP connectivity for SoftArc's FirstClass.LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 1996--Data Connection Limited (DCL (1) (Digital Command Language) Digital's standard command language for the VMS operating system on its VAX series. (2) (Data Compression L ), the leading independent vendor of standards-based messaging and directory products, today announced a FirstClass Messaging Gateway Hardware and/or software that converts one messaging protocol to another. It provides an interface between two store and forward nodes, or message transfer agents (MTAs). See messaging middleware. for use with DC IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. , its integrated X.400 and SMTP/MIME messaging server. The Gateway allows users of SoftArc's FirstClass e-mail and groupware system to exchange messages with users on other networks via industry-standard X.400 and SMTP/MIME protocols. Therese Harris of SoftArc Developer Relations of SoftArc said, "Connectivity to DC IMS holds promise for FirstClass sites. Organizations needing to connect FirstClass to X.400, public service providers, the Internet and corporate intranets will be able to use a single product. We're delighted that Data Connection is helping to further extend the benefits of FirstClass to our customers." David Ferris of Ferris Research, which specializes in electronic messaging See e-mail and messaging system. , agrees that this is a sensible move for SoftArc. "DCL's technology is already used by Microsoft in Exchange and by Lotus in Notes v4 for standards-based connectivity, and DCL has an excellent reputation in this area. SoftArc has chosen an ideal partner to assist them in strengthening and extending their share of the messaging and groupware market." The product will first be available on Windows NT platforms, and is due for general release in October. Pricing is yet to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. . Data Connection Limited (DCL) Data Connection Limited (DCL) is the leading independent developer and supplier of Messaging, Directory, SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. and ATM portable software products, with customers including Hewlett-Packard, 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) Corp, Lotus, Microsoft, and large end-users such as banks, governments and airlines. Further offerings include data-conferencing and retail software. Data Connection is headquartered in London UK, with US offices in Virginia. It was founded in 1981 and is privately held. During each of the past 15 years its profits have exceeded 20% of revenue. Last year, sales were approximately $20M, of which over 90% were overseas, mostly in the US. SoftArc Inc. FirstClass is a client/server workgroup communication system that integrates advanced e-mail with replicable discussion databases, remote access, forms processing, enterprise database access and online information services See Information Systems. . The product offers a number of unique features designed to improve information communication and management. FirstClass offers the same ease of use, functionality and robust performance over network or modem, and operates in Windows, Mac OS, DOS, OS/2 and terminal emulation environments. The product is used by businesses, educational institutions, governments and private individuals at more than 20,000 sites in 30 countries. SoftArc is supported by a worldwide network of Certified Consultants. The Company is headquartered in Markham, Ontario, Canada. URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.softarc.com CONTACT: Tony Downes: PR Director phone: +44 181 366 1177 e-mail: td@datcon.co.uk or Graeme MacArthur: Director, Messaging phone: +44 181 366 1177 e-mail: gmca@datcon.co.uk URL: http://www.datcon.co.uk |
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