NCD Software Corporation announces new version of its X Windows enterprise desktop product, PC-Xware; upgrade includes a robust, integrated TCP/IP suite for quick access to all applications.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 1995--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) ) announced today that it has upgraded its X Windows enterprise desktop product, PC-Xware 3.0 for Windows, with a robust, integrated TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. suite, enabling systems administrators to provide managed access to all corporate applications. PC-Xware's VxD TCP/IP stack supports a new NFS (Network File System) The file sharing protocol in a Unix network. This de facto Unix standard, which is widely known as a "distributed file system," was developed by Sun. See file sharing protocol and WebNFS. NFS - Network File System client which integrates remote UNIX file systems into the MS file manager and is compatible with the MS TCP/IP stack. Additionally, the drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to client supports file transfer from multiple remote hosts and together with LPR See LPR/LPD. lpr - Line printer. The Unix print command. This does not actually print files but rather copies (or links) them to a spool area from where a daemon copies them to the printer. , LPD See LPR/LPD. , and LPQ, provides the PC user with complete file and print facilities of the 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). network. The TCP/IP facilities are also available as a stand-alone product, Marathon, giving all systems administrators the opportunity to utilize NCD's networking tools regardless of their need for X application access. "With PC-Xware 3.0, we can deliver on our commitment to provide customers with the most recent advances in X server software technology," said Clive Prout, director of X server products at NCD Software Corporation. "Our new TCP/IP utilities raise the bar by providing the most integrated enterprise-wide solution available for X Windows users today." PC-Xware 3.0 offers systems administrators the ability to easily manage PC desktops centrally and can monitor the X server and TCP/IP networks from the UNIX configuration files, taking advantage of the power of UNIX systems. The product's X server is the most X11R6 standard compliant available, guaranteeing the highest level of application compatibility. Additionally, PC-Xware 3.0 supports common X terminal features such as XCM broadcast, telnetd and rshd for remote configuration. And, the upgrade features NCDwm, a Motif-compliant local windows manager that increases performance and provides the ability to use existing customized root menus. "PC-Xware 3.0 offers a more productive solution for our engineers to access UNIX files from the PC," said Brian Payton, systems engineer for Cray Research. "We can now download files onto floppies, work at home and upload information from our PCs the next day. With Marathon, NCD Software is providing us with enhanced, innovative technology for an existing solution. In addition, Marathon's drag-and-drop approach to loading FTP files is very efficient. There are menu trees for both local and remote files, and the file tree displays all subdirectories for easy file loading." Eileen O'Brien, director at IDC, added: "The X-server market is very positive right now and products with VxD TCP/IP stacks like PC-Xware 3.0 have the greatest potential. PC-Xware 3.0 should win NCD further attention in sites that are looking for a robust Windows PC X server product." PC-Xware 3.0 will be available September 30, 1995 for $545 single quantity price. The product is available in increments of 5 and 10 user packs at a cost of $2,400 and $4,300 respectively. A 20 user pack is also available at $327 per user. Marathon is available as a stand-alone product for $325. NCD offers volume discount for all PC-Xware products. PC-Xware for Windows `95 will be available in November, 1995 for $545 single price quantity. 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 software products that include Mariner, an Internet access and navigation tool, PC-Xware software integrating Microsoft Windows and DOS-based PCs into X/UNIX networks, and Z-Mail, a cross-platform electronic-mail and messaging system for open systems environments. CONTACT: NCD Software Corporation Brenda Hansen, 415/919-2886 hansen@ncd.com or Miller/Shandwick Technologies Helen Kendrick, 415/962-9550 hkendrick@millerwest.com |
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