Microsoft File and Print Service for NetWare Validates Customer Need for BW-MultiConnect for Windows NT.

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 1995--Following this week's announcement that Microsoft will begin beta testing a new Windows NT product, File and Print Service for NetWare, executives at Beame & Whiteside Software welcomed the announcement, noting that Windows NT users will now have a choice when it comes to integrating their Windows NT and NetWare computer networks.

"We have been shipping BW-MultiConnect for Windows NT for nearly a year now, and with this new Microsoft product on the horizon, Windows NT users will have two alternatives when it comes to NetWare connectivity," said Graham Wright, Vice President of Technology for Beame & Whiteside. "Microsoft has extended NetWare support for Windows NT because their corporate customers demand it. However, we believe that our NetWare server for Windows NT offers customers some advantages in performance and ease of installation, and we have the support staff and experience in integrating NetWare, NFS, and Windows NT. We plan to continue our relationship with Microsoft to develop new Windows NT integration products, and to support Microsoft customers who need to extend their Windows NT environments."

Both Beame & Whiteside's BW-MultiConnect for Windows NT and Microsoft's File and Print Services for NetWare give Windows NT users access to NetWare files and print services. According to the Microsoft announcement, File and Print Service for NetWare extends existing interoperabilty of Windows NT Advanced Server and makes it easier for NetWare customers to make the transition to Windows NT Advanced Server. BW-MultiConnect for Windows NT provides a NetWare connectivity solution for both Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server.

"We have an ongoing, working relationship with Microsoft and have worked closely with the Windows NT development team to help make Windows NT a success," added Wright. "In fact, because of our value-added NFS and NetWare solutions for Windows NT, Beame & Whiteside and Microsoft have been able to work together to support some very large network customers. That relationship will not change because of this product announcement."

Windows NT users interested in integrating with NetWare can purchase BW-MultiConnect for Windows NT today.

Beame & Whiteside Software specializes in developing and marketing TCP/IP and NFS connectivity solutions for DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT, NetWare, and Solaris computing environments. A network of international distributors sells and supports all of Beame & Whiteside's standards-based connectivity software. Beame & Whiteside Software can be reached at 706 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27603-1655; telephone: 800/INFO-NFS or 919/831-8989; FAX: [phone], or via Internet at [e-mail].

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Tom Woolf, 415/508-1554