FileMaker Pro Server 3.0 for Windows NT ships; Windows NT database speeds FileMaker performance up to 60 percent.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)--Feb. 18, 1997--Claris Corp. announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Pro Server 3.0 for 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. , database software based on the company's popular FileMaker Pro 3.0 for Mac OS, Windows 95, Windows 3.1 and Windows NT that accelerates the performance of FileMaker Pro database files accessed by network users. Certified for Microsoft BackOffice See BackOffice. compatibility, FileMaker Pro Server 3.0 for Windows NT is compliant with Microsoft's Windows NT Server requirements and supports FileMaker Pro 3.0 for Windows and Mac OS network users within small-to-medium size businesses and corporate workgroups within large organizations. On average, FileMaker Pro 3.0 Server for Windows NT performs 60% faster than peer-to-peer networking See peer-to-peer network. access of FileMaker Pro databases, according to Claris Corporation's benchmark testing. "FileMaker Pro 3.0 is the only end user database that runs on Mac OS, Windows NT, Windows 95, as well as Windows 3.1," said Dominique Goupil, president, Claris Corp. "FileMaker Pro Server 3.0 for Windows NT acts as the continuation of our support for providing easy, fast access to FileMaker Pro databases via Windows OS technology." As a Windows NT service, FileMaker Pro Server 3.0 for Windows NT hosts up to 100 database files and 100 network users sharing files simultaneously over IPX/SPX See IPX. and 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. Workgroups can experience dramatically faster performance compared to FileMaker Pro peer-to-peer networking when using FileMaker Pro Server 3.0 to host their FileMaker Pro 3.0 databases. FileMaker Pro Server 3.0 performance improvements fully leverage the both IPX/SPX and TCP/IP technologies, allowing multiple database operations to take place simultaneously using asynchronous I/O and multi-threading. FileMaker Pro Server 3.0 for Windows NT is available through authorized Claris resellers and dealers at an estimated retail price of $999 (U.S. only). FileMaker Pro Server for Windows NT package includes the Server version CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). and Server Administrator Guide. FileMaker Pro 3.0 Server for Windows NT is compatible with FileMaker Pro 3.0 for Windows 95, Windows 3.1, Windows NT and Mac OS. For more information on these products or other Claris products, customers may call Claris at (800) 544-8554 or (408) 727-8227 or visit ClarisWeb, the Claris Internet home page at http://www.claris.com . CONTACT: Claris Corp., Santa Clara Kevin J. Mallon, 408/987-7227 kevin_mallon@claris.com Steve Ruddock rud·dock n. Chiefly British An Old World robin (Erithacus rubecula) having olive-brown upper plumage and a conspicuous orange breast. , 408/987-7202 steve_ruddock@claris.com |
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