Netier and FutureSoft Announce OEM Partnership; Thin Client Provider Chooses DynaComm Products for Windows-Based Terminals.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1999-- Netier Technologies Inc. and FutureSoft Inc. today announced an exclusive reseller agreement which encompasses several products from the two companies. As a result of the partnership, both firms will be better able to address the unique requirements of their customers. Netier will sell FutureSoft's DynaComm line of terminal emulation and connectivity products embedded in its NetXpress line of thin clients. Likewise, FutureSoft will resell technology based upon Netier's Rapport product to address customers' software distribution and management needs. This new product will be called DCS (1) See also DSC. (2) Digital Cross-connect System) A network switching and grooming device used by telecom carriers. See digital cross-connect. Integrity and will be formally released in the next few months. FutureSoft is adding a client for handheld PCs to the DCS Integrity software management tool which will enable users to support Windows CE as well as Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98 and Windows NT. "We chose FutureSoft because of the robust functionality of the DynaComm product line and their outstanding support and service," said Jim Crocco, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for Netier. "With the FutureSoft products, our users will have support for the broadest range of emulations in the market." Rapport Administrative Software is the first enterprise desktop management tool for thin clients. Rapport's design utilizing Intel PXE (Preboot EXecution Environment) An Intel Wired for Management (WfM) capability that enables a PC to boot from the server. It enables remote booting (boot the OS), remote emergency booting (boot a diagnostic program) and remote new system startup (boot the installation specifications allows network administrators to upgrade all operating systems and switch between supported operating systems. With its open database connectivity See ODBC. (standard, database) Open DataBase Connectivity - (ODBC) A standard for accessing different database systems. There are interfaces for Visual Basic, Visual C++, SQL and the ODBC driver pack contains drivers for the Access, Paradox, dBase, Text, Excel and Btrieve , Rapport supports Microsoft Access 7.0 and SQL Server 7.0 databases, allowing integration into existing end user infrastructures and management of tens of thousands of thin-client desktops in a multi-user environment. "We are very impressed with the Rapport product and chose it as our software distribution/management tool," said Rick Mansel, president and chief executive officer of FutureSoft. "With DCS Integrity, our users will be able to distribute, manage and update all of our products -- as well as others -- from a single central administration point." Netier offers a broad array of solid-state thin-client desktop configurations and will exclusively sell FutureSoft's line of emulation products for access to IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Digital, 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). , HP, Tandem and Unisys hosts. Specific emulations supported include TN3270 and 5250 with print, Digital VT-Series, ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. , HP 700/94, Unisys UTS (Universal Timesharing System) Amdahl's version of Unix System V. Release 4.0 is POSIX compliant. and T27, Tandem 6530 and several others. The DynaComm product line is comprised of: -- DynaComm Connectivity Series 7.0: 32-bit solution for heterogeneous environments -- DynaComm UTS: 32-bit solution for Unisys Series 1100/2200 and System 80 mainframes -- DynaComm T27: 32-bit solution for Unisys A-Series mainframes -- DynaComm Asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. : 16-bit support for multiple asynchronous emulations -- DynaComm/Elite: 16-bit solution for IBM SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. environments About FutureSoft Founded in 1982, FutureSoft is dedicated to making an impact on how people use their computers to communicate by developing and marketing connectivity solutions for personal computers. For more information, please contact FutureSoft at 800/989-8908, 281/496-9400, 281/496-1090 (fax), info@futuresoft.com, or visit the company's web site at http://www.futuresoft.com. About Netier Netier Technologies Inc. engineers and manufactures award-winning thin clients with centralized management software, optimized servers and innovative flash-embedded applications. Based in Carrollton, Texas, Netier markets its end-to-end thin-client/server solutions to businesses, government agencies and educational institutions. The first and only manufacturer to offer embedded Windows NT 4.0 Workstation for thin clients, Netier has deployed its products worldwide in a variety of computing environments. Netier's address on the World Wide Web is http://www.netier.com. |
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