NFS competitive upgrade program eases move to Windows 95 and Windows NT.HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 1996--Intergraph Software Solutions introduces a program to make it easier for users of DOS and Windows based (1) (Windows-based; upper case "W") Refers to Microsoft Windows. (2) (windows-based; lower case "w") Having resizable windows. Same as "graphics based" or "GUI based." Graphical user interfaces are all windows based. Contrast with text based. 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 products to move up to the 32-bit Windows environment (1) (upper case "W") Refers to computers running under a Microsoft Windows operating system. (2) (lower case "w") Also called a "windowing environment," it refers to any software that provides multiple windows on screen such as Windows, Mac, Motif and X Window. . Intergraph is now offering competitive upgrades for its popular NFS client and server products to make it easier for NFS users currently on the DOS/Windows platforms to upgrade to new operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . "It appears that the Windows 95 launch has done much to propel interest in our Windows product, particularly our UNIX-Windows integration products. These products that have sold well previously and are now in record demand," said Tommy Steele Tommy Steele OBE (born December 17, 1936 in London, England) is an English entertainer. Steele is widely regarded as Britain's first pop idol. Born Thomas Willam Hicks , president of ISS ISS See Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). . Users of competing packages can upgrade from any DOS or Windows NFS package to DiskAccess for Windows 95 for $150 (U.S. list), or to PC-NFS or DiskShare for Windows NT, for only $180 (U.S. list). Intergraph's UNIX-Windows integration offering is designed to meet the demands of the growing 32-bit Windows community, providing quality products that install easily and operate over Microsoft's native TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. protocol stack. Using Microsoft's native protocol stack greatly reduces the time and headaches in installation and set-up of NFS connections. "Installing and configuring proprietary TCP/IP stacks for DOS-based NFS products could take hours. But our products' use of Microsoft's native TCP/IP stack reduces NFS configuration and set-up to seconds," Steele continued. -- PC-NFS(R), a co-development effort of SunSoft and Intergraph, gives Windows NT users access to UNIX-based file systems, is a multi-threaded application and uses Microsoft's native Windows NT TCP-IP TCP-IP Transmission Control Protocol - Internet Protocol stack. -- DiskShare(TM), Intergraph's award-winning NFS server lets Windows NT users share drives or file folders to 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). community directly from File Manager. DiskShare is secure, using Microsoft's native TCP-IP stack. -- DiskAccess(TM) allows Windows 95 users to access UNIX-based file and printer resources directly from the Network Neighborhood. DiskAccess is a multi-threaded VxD that uses Microsoft's native Windows 95 TCP-IP stack. New Versions Now Shipping Intergraph is now shipping version 2.2 of PC-NFS for Windows NT and version 2.1 of DiskShare for Windows NT. PC-NFS for Windows NT version 2.2 offers improved performance and support for "pcnfsd" printing, while DiskShare version 2.1 features improved startup time performance on systems with large directory structures. Free Updates Free updates are available for existing PC-NFS 2.X and DiskShare 2.X users from Intergraph's Web, 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 or BBS (1) (Bulletin Board System) A computer system used as an information source and forum for a particular interest group. They were widely used in the U.S. servers, and install with the customers permanent serial number. Users with 1.X versions PC-NFS or DiskShare can purchase upgrades to the new version for $150. Free Evaluation Program and More Information For a free evaluation CD, or more information about any of Intergraph's integration products for Windows 95 or Windows NT, contact Intergraph at 1-800-291-9909 or 1-205-730-2700. You can also reach us via e-mail at nfs_info@intergraph.com or through the World Wide Web at http://www.intergraph.com/nfs. Intergraph Background Information A member of the Fortune 1,000, Intergraph Corporation is the world's largest independent developer of products for Windows NT. Products range from point solutions, meeting individual and departmental needs, to integrated, enterprise-wide systems. Noted for delivering interoperable systems and applications, Intergraph bases its products on Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT and UNIX operating systems. Intergraph Software Solutions (ISS) develops and markets integrated software for the Technical Desktop -- the combination of compatible technical applications and personal productivity tools in a single desktop computer. Technical applications include computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive , engineering, analysis, manufacturing, publishing and earth sciences. ISS also provides core system software, high-end applications, and training, consulting and implementation services. -0- Note to Editors: Intergraph is a registered trademark and DiskShare is a trademark of Intergraph Corporation. SunSoft, the Sun logo, PC-NFS and NFS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks and Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville John Allen, 205/730-3788 or jeallen@ingr.com |
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