NCD Software Corp. Ships Its First Windows 95 Product, PC-Xware For Windows 95; PC-Xware For Windows 95 Is The World's Most X11R6-Compliant 32-Bit Server; Addresses Needs Of NCD Software Customers For Windows 95 X Server.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 1996--NCD Software Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Network Computing Devices (company) Network Computing Devices - (NCD) Producer of X terminals, PC-Xware and Z-Mail. http://ncd.com/. , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :NCDI NCDI Northern Centre for Digital Imaging (West Yorkshire, UK) ) and a world leader in X Windows technology, announced today that it is shipping PC-Xware for Windows 95, the company's first software product for Windows 95. With PC-Xware for Windows 3.1, Windows NT and Windows 95, as well as PC-Xview for DOS, NCD's X server software is now available for the full range of Microsoft operating systems The following is a list of Microsoft operating systems. For the codenames that Microsoft gave their operating systems, see Microsoft codenames. Before Windows
NCD NCD - Network Computing Devices Announces Commitment to Windows 95 and Windows NT "1996 is the year that Windows 95 and Windows NT are going to be essential for PC X-server users," said Mike Harrigan, NCD Software's vice president of marketing. "Our customers have been requesting a Windows 95 product, and we have responded with PC-Xware for Windows 95, the most sophisticated, most X11R6 compliant 32-bit server available. With PC-Xware for Windows 95, NCD Software Corp. is asserting its strong commitment to Windows 95 and Windows NT platforms -- and our strong commitment to meeting the needs of our customers." Surpasses Competition in X11R6 Compliance PC-Xware enables Windows 95 users to utilize the multitasking multitasking Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple tasks at the same time. A task is a computer program (or part of a program) that can be run as a separate entity. , user-friendly interface of Windows 95 while accessing remote X Windows applications and files. PC-Xware outperforms the competition in X11R6 standards compliance, provides enterprise-wide networking, and includes tools to make networked PC desktops easy to manage for 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). professionals. It is the most X11R6-compliant X server in X/Open and X Consortium tests, and Unisoft test suite rates it as 98.8 percent compliant. Adherence to X standards means that existing as well as future X applications will perform with reliability. PC-Xware for Windows 95 allows systems administrators to manage all PC-Xware users from a single PC, making it the ideal tool for managing an enterprise-wide network of 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. and remote users. PC-Xware operates in an open systems environment for increased application interoperability, scalability, and portability. This ensures easy integration with existing systems, and allows users to choose the computer that best meets their needs. In addition to providing fundamental UNIX connectivity tools for PC users, PC-Xware provides powerful systems administration capabilities for efficient X server management. "NCD Software believes that our demonstrated commitment to Windows 95 and Windows NT platforms is a fundamental step in our effort to become the world's number one designer and supplier of X servers," Harrigan said. "Our extensive experience in both X terminal and Microsoft operating system technology has given us a unique advantage in attaining that goal. PC-Xware for Windows 95 is just the first in a series of important new products that NCD Software Corporation plans to release in 1996 to fulfill our strategy for becoming the world's leading Windows NT and Windows 95 X server company." PC-Xware for Windows 95 is priced at $545 (single quantity price). It is available in increments of 5- and 10-user packs at $2,400 and $4,300 respectively; a 20-user pack is available at $327 per user. For more information, contact the NCD Software sales office at 1-800-800-9599. NCD Software Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Network Computing Devices, Inc. The company provides desktop information access solutions for network computing environments. NCD Software Corporation is a major supplier of network software products, including PC-Xware software integrating Microsoft Windows and DOS-based PCs into X/UNIX networks, Marathon, a TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. network foundation, and Z-Mail, a cross-platform electronic-mail and messaging system for open systems environments. CONTACT: NCD Software Clive Prout, 415/903-7408 clive@ncd.com or Miller/Shandwick Technologies Richard Burger, 415/962-9550 rburger@millerwest.com |
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