JSB and ICL ProSystems announce worldwide OEM deal; First OEM distribution agreement for EMBLA - the award-winning PC mail manager for PC to UNIX/Internet E-mail.SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 1995--JSB Corp. and ICL (International Computers Ltd., London) The former name of Fujitsu Services, the European-centered arm of the global Fujitsu Group and one of the leading IT services companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. ProSystems AB of Sweden announce an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and agreement that enables JSB JSB Johann Sebastian Bach JSB Judicial Studies Board (UK) JSB Jimmy Swift Band (rock band) JSB Jay and Silent Bob JSB Joint Synthetic Battlespace JSB Joint Service Board resellers and distributors to bundle and sell EMBLA throughout the world. EMBLA is a powerful PC mail manager for PC to UNIX/Internet mail. Multiview Desktop features top speed for PC to 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). terminal emulation Using software in a desktop machine to make it perform like a hardware terminal. The emulated terminal is typically in the VT100-500 family, designed originally by Digital Equipment. 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. data transfers. Together, they are a cost effective solution for small to medium-sized organizations using POP mail protocol in mixed environments. Through Dec. 31, 1995, EMBLA will be bundled free with Multiview Desktop. "We are delighted that JSB has selected EMBLA," stated Ingemar Fernius, manager of the ICL ProSystems product group. "We believe that email with multimedia MIME support will be increasingly important for internal corporate use and for access to the 30-40 million Internet users around the world. Today the spectrum of functionality required goes beyond a terminal emulation over a serial line. Email exists in mixed environments, where MultiView Desktop excels in bringing seamless connectivity to its users," continued Fernius. InterOp 94/95, an independent testing organization, determined EMBLA to be the best MIME multimedia email Internet client. A key feature of EMBLA is its ability to encode (1) To assign a code to represent data, such as a parts code. Contrast with decode. (2) To convert from one format or signal to another. See codec and D/A converter. (3) The term is sometimes erroneously used for "encrypt. and send attached files from standard PC applications like Word and Excel with a mail message and decode (1) To convert coded data back into its original form. Contrast with encode. (2) Same as decrypt. See cryptography. (cryptography) decode - To apply decryption. the information at the other end. Attachments are presented with the icon corresponding to the appropriate Windows application A program that is written to run under Microsoft's Windows operating system. Such applications typically run under all 32-bit versions of Windows, but earlier applications might also run under the 16-bit versions (Windows 3.x) as well. See Windows. . When the icon is clicked, it automatically launches the application and opens the attached file. EMBLA can easily send files containing multimedia, audio, video or image objects. "With EMBLA's MIME functionality, UNIX users will be able to mail PC application files around the organization and dramatically improve communication," explained Steve Purdham, managing director at JSB in Europe. "The combination of MultiView Desktop and EMBLA will offer greater connectivity and integration to PC and UNIX users of Internet email," said Purdham. ICL ProSystems -- EMBLA The product is a Windows application that enables users on PC networks to easily link into an existing UNIX mail network. EMBLA is based on the standard Windows socket API, which is based on JSB's Virtual Socket Library. EMBLA also supports MIME, the open standard for multimedia email as well as SMTP/POP transfer and access protocols. For more information, see http://www.pro.icl.se . JSB -- MultiView Desktop MultiView DeskTop provides an easy-to-use, Windows-based interface that connects PC users with UNIX host systems. It offers the fastest available terminal emulation and TCP/IP networking data transfers and increased speed for network printing and remote management through UNIX print utilities. ICL is a leading information technology company specializing in systems integration in selected markets. Operating in more than 80 countries, with 23,000 employees, ICL generated revenues of $4 billion in 1994. Through its service and technology businesses, ICL also provides its customers with long term support and access to the widest range of software and hardware products. JSB Corp. is a subsidiary of JSB Computer Systems Limited an international software developer with offices in the United Kingdom and 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. . Founded in 1981, JSB has a worldwide distribution network, OEM agreements with major UNIX suppliers and over 5.5 million users. JSB is recognized as a leading force in user interface and integration technology. Telephone 408/438-8300/ E-mail: info@jsb.com. CONTACT: ICL Anne Prine, 714/855-5505, aprine@earthlink.net OR JSB Paula Phelan or Nadel Phelan 408/335-7745 |
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