DeskStation and Beame & Whiteside Team Up to Offer Novell Resellers Real Gold with Windows NT Integration Solution.LENEXA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 1994--DeskStation Technology, Inc., and Beame & Whiteside Software today announced a new program through which authorized DeskStation resellers will receive a free demonstration copy of BW-MultiConnect for Windows NT. Beame & Whiteside's Windows NT server software, which gives Novell NetWare users seamless access to Windows NT file and print resources, will be offered with every DeskStation Tyne Server R4600 RISC-based computing system. "BW-MultiConnect combined with DeskStation's fast, open architecture RISC PC systems provides Novell Server capabilities with a migration path to the powerful client/server capabilities of the Microsoft Windows NT operating system," said Joe Panther, Reseller Manager for DeskStation. "This is a winning combination of hardware and software that makes it easy for resellers to add support for their installed NetWare customers with the enhancements offered by Windows NT." "We developed BW-MultiConnect using our own IPX/SPX See IPX. stack because we recognized that NetWare users would naturally want to integrate Windows NT into their environments," said George Stevenson, Product Manager for Beame & Whiteside. "Novell users are only beginning to experiment with integration strategies to incorporate Windows NT into their installed NetWare systems. With BW-MultiConnect, they can load one software solution on their Windows NT servers and give NetWare clients instant and seamless access to Windows NT files." By bundling BW-MultiConnect with DeskStation's Tyne workstation, resellers can offer customers a high-performance platform for Windows NT that can supplement their existing NetWare networks. The Tyne's MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. R4600 microprocessor delivers fast Windows NT performance, and BW-MultiConnect allows NetWare users to seamlessly access files and print services supported on the Tyne RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. system. This means customers can preserve their investment in Novell NetWare and still add Windows NT. The two operating systems can continue to co-exist indefinitely, or the user can use the Tyne platform to begin migration to Windows NT. Beame & Whiteside's BW-MultiConnect for Windows NT server software gives NetWare 3.x clients running DOS and/or Windows 3.x seamless access to Windows NT by adding the SPX/IPX See IPX. protocol stack and NCP (1) (Network Control Program) See SNA and network control program. (2) (NetWare Core Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in a NetWare network. server functions to Windows NT. BW-MultiConnect will support any hardware platform capable of supporting Windows NT, and is implemented as a set of loadable Windows NT drivers, so no additional software is required on NetWare client workstations. Windows NT connectivity is at the kernel level so it's fast and seamless. BW-MultiConnect for Windows NT gives NetWare users access to Windows NT file and directory services, multidirectional mul·ti·di·rec·tion·al adj. 1. Reaching out in several directions: a multidirectional campaign. 2. printing using NetWare print utilities, full support for multiple simultaneous users, bindery services, and NetWare queue management services. BW-MultiConnect for Windows NT also includes independently developed MS-DOS MS-DOS in full Microsoft Disk Operating System Operating system for personal computers. MS-DOS was based on DOS, developed in 1980 by Seattle Computer Products. Microsoft Corp. bought the rights to DOS in 1981, and released MS-DOS with IBM's PC that year. utilities, such as LOGIN, LOGOUT Signing out and exiting from a network server, Web server or other computer system. The process (the noun) is a "logout" or "logoff," while the act of doing it (the verb) is to "log out" or to "log off." See login. , SLIST, MAP, and ATTACH, which are similar to their NetWare counterparts, so that BW-MultiConnect for Windows NT can operate without other NetWare servers on the 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. . A programmer's library of API calls is also included. When bundled with DeskStation's Tyne RISC system, BW-MultiConnect delivers the same connectivity speed as native NetWare. The Tyne Server R4600 is the ideal hardware platform to support Windows NT's 32-bit server applications, e.g. database, file/print, remote, and gateway services. DeskStation's unique LogiCore architecture provides a high-bandwidth communication channel between the processor, memory, and secondary cache subsystems. It also features an industry-standard VESA/ISA bus to support standard peripherals with superior server performance. The Tyne Server R4600 comes with 2 Mbytes of cache memory and memory, disk, network, and SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output options can be configured using off-the-shelf software. Offering a level of performance unparalleled by Intel-based platforms, the Tyne Server is ideal for integrating heterogeneous environments that include NetWare, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , Macintosh, and 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. networks. "The benefits of the DeskStation/Beame & Whiteside program from the customer's point of view is an easy migration from a Novell-only environment to an NT-based environment so that they can enjoy the benefits of Windows NT," said Tim Tritt, President of Sumit Computer Group, a Novell Gold Reseller based in Oklahoma. "We are seeing the tip of the iceberg tip of the iceberg n. pl. tips of the iceberg A small evident part or aspect of something largely hidden: afraid that these few reported cases of the disease might only be the tip of the iceberg. now. A high percentage of our customers are interested in NT. However, we are being cautious in how we pursue this. We haven't said 'You have to move to NT' to our Novell customers. We have talked about the features of NT and the strengths and weaknesses of Novell. After demonstrating Windows NT 3.5, our customers are ecstatic." Tritt estimated that 60 to 80 percent of his Novell customers are interested in Windows NT, and that their first exposure to the operating system is through the DeskStation/Beame & Whiteside program. Tritt also sees that offering BW-MultiConnect on the Tyne Server R4600 offers resellers an opportunity to differentiate themselves from the mainstream PC stores. "Windows NT is new, and the excellent characteristics of DeskStation's Tyne combined with BW-MultiConnect allow for a greater margin than NetWare," Tritt added. "For resellers looking for a niche where there is a lot of interested and the opportunity to enjoy a good profit margin, this program is well worth considering." The DeskStation Tyne server and desktop systems are available for prices beginning at $5,700 and up, depending on configuration. Core systems are available to resellers. BW-MultiConnect for Windows NT is available at different levels beginning at $495 for five-user license ranging to $9,695 for an unlimited user license. Beame & Whiteside Software specializes in developing and marketing TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , NFS (Network File System) The file sharing protocol in a Unix network. This de facto Unix standard, which is widely known as a "distributed file system," was developed by Sun. See file sharing protocol and WebNFS. NFS - Network File System , and NetWare connectivity solutions for DOS, Windows, Windows NT, and Solaris environments. Beame & Whiteside Software is located at 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27603-1655; 919/831-8989; FAX: 919/ 831-8990, or sales@bws.com. DeskStation provides technology that allows RISC processing to be combined with industry standard components to deliver superior computing performance in the PC environment. DeskStation Technology, Inc., is located at 13256 West 98th Street, Lenexa, KS 66215; telephone: 913/599-1900; FAX: 913/599-4024. CONTACT: Woolf Media Relations Tom Woolf, 415/508-1554 |
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