ISOCOR Launches N-PLEX Global v2.0; Isocor's Internet Messaging Server for Windows NT Scales to Millions of Users.INTERNET WORLD--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 1997--ISOCOR (Nasdaq:ICOR ICOR International Consortium for Organizational Resilience (Lombard, IL) ICOR Incremental Capital-Output Ratio ICOR First Corinthians ICOR Infantry Combat Regiment (US Army; Korean war era) ) announced the release of N-PLEX Global v2.0 -- a scalable, high-performance Internet server solution designed for large organizations and commercial service providers with high-end messaging requirements. N-PLEX Global v2.0, developed with a strong emphasis on management and security, features a distributed architecture that can handle millions of users across multiple Internet mail servers. N-PLEX Global v2.0 has extensive remote management facilities for managing multiple servers. These can be used for installing software components, configuration, stopping and starting of services, log file analysis, and SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. monitoring. The centralized administration interface, the ISOCOR Management Centre, is easy to use and provides sophisticated capabilities that include mullet-level system administration, message store management facilities, performance monitoring, Web-based administration, message filtering and archiving. "N-PLEX Global v2.0 simplifies the task of managing a large-scale environment, with the ability for single domain addressing across a global network," stated Bill Wolfe, VP of business development at ISOCOR. "This is a significant feature that allows all Internet mail users to share the same domain name across multiple servers in geographically distributed environments." N-PLEX Global v2.0 natively supports the latest Internet standards for SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. , POP3, IMAP IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol 4, HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. and LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. . It contains the following core components: -- High-performance Internet Mail Server -- enables fast, reliable handling of incoming and outgoing SMTP messages and handles hundreds of messages per second. -- Distributed Architecture -- allows multiple Internet Mail servers to be configured with single domain addressing, simplifying the management task for administrators. The message store seamlessly supports both POP3 and IMAP4 clients simultaneously in a distributed configuration, even when servers are spread across multiple geographical locations. -- Global Directory Server -- powerful, high-speed directory services for accessing user addresses and routing information. Directory information is easily accessible via LDAP, X.500 and HTTP using a standard Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . A number of product options are available to extend the functionality and capabilities of the N-PLEX Global server, server-based virus scanning to enhance protection of the environment and security. Strong authentication of POP3 clients with APOP APOP Authentication Post Office Protocol (Qualcomm) APOP Advanced Purchase Order Processing APOP Advanced Product Quality Planning APOP Alternate Point of Presence (telecommunications) for password encryption. Multilevel mul·ti·lev·el adj. Having several levels: a multilevel parking garage. Adj. 1. multilevel - of a building having more than one level access control and IP address filtering to enhance management of messaging traffic. N-PLEX Global supports link encryption of SMTP links between N-PLEX servers for secure links between sites using Nortel Entrust public key infrastructure. This prevents external access or monitoring for intranets, extranets and can be used with other types of security mechanisms such as S/MIME See MIME. . Isocor is a leading international provider of messaging software solutions, specializing in standards-based messaging and directory products. ISOCOR offers a versatile product family for the Internet, intranets, enterprise directories and mobile communications, designed to meet the demand for high-performance and scalable solutions that are hardware and software platform independent. With headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., ISOCOR is a global organization with major development centers in Santa Monica; Dublin, Ireland; and Berlin. The company was founded in 1991 and now employs more than 250 people worldwide. ISOCOR personnel work closely with more than 100 systems integrators, value-added resellers and distributors in more than 52 countries around the world. Key ISOCOR partners include 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) , Intel, Compaq, Lotus, Oracle, Novell and Tandem. ISOCOR customers include Alcatel, AT&T Healthcare, Cable & Wireless, Racal and SITA. -0- NOTE: ISOCOR is a registered trademark of ISOCOR. N-PLEX is a trademark of ISOCOR. CONTACT: ISOCOR Inc., Santa Monica Bill Wolfe, 310/581-8100 bill.wolfe@isocor.com or Miller/Shandwick Public Relations Stephanie Graves, 310/203-0550 sgraves@miller.shandwick.com |
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