Six NTP Software Products Approved For Microsoft BackOffice.MANCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 1997-- Complete product line earns coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. logo NTP (Network Time Protocol) A TCP/IP protocol used to synchronize the real time clock in computers, network devices and other electronic equipment that is time sensitive. It is also used to maintain the correct time in NTP-based wall and desk clocks. Software announced today that Microsoft(R) has granted six of its products the prestigious "Designed for Microsoft BackOffice See BackOffice. " logo. The products passed a battery of rigorous quality tests established by Microsoft to establish the ability of third-party products to fully integrate with the BackOffice(R) server suite. NTP Software network management products earning the certification include Quota Manager, a program that sets disk space usage quotas on any file, directory, sub-directory or network share name on Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT(R) servers; InforMe! for Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. , an e-mail list and reply server used for distributing notices, calendar items, technical tips or marketing materials; Storage Accountant, a program that gathers information on any Windows NT server's disk storage and exports it to spreadsheets or charge-back systems; and File Archivist ARCHIVIST. One to whose care the archives have been confided. , a product that locates unused files, moves them to a specified directory and creates markers to show where they were archived. Also certified were RAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Remote Access Service) A Windows NT/2000 Server feature that allows remote users access to the network from their Windows laptops or desktops via modem. See RRAS and network access server. Manager and RAS Remote Control. RAS Manager is a client/server application that provides full-time control, real-time monitoring, and session-by-session accounting for RAS connections on a user-by-user basis. RAS Remote Control is an application that lets users initiate dial-up Internet connections from their desks using their network's Windows NT server as a gateway to the Internet. "Approval of our products for the Microsoft BackOffice Logo Program gives our customers the assurance that our products will successfully integrate with whatever pieces of the BackOffice family they may be using," said Bruce Backa, president of NTP Software. "Users of our software will be able to take full advantage of the capabilities of Microsoft BackOffice and leverage those capabilities to receive the full benefits of NTP Software technology." "The acceptance of NTP Software products into our Designed for Microsoft BackOffice Logo Program signifies to customers that NTP's qualifying products provide a tightly integrated solution built on Microsoft BackOffice," said Craig Fiebig, Group Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation. "Like our other partners in this program, NTP Software is helping us expand the reach of the BackOffice Server platform and adding new building blocks improving customers' ability of organizations to manage their network." NTP Software develops and markets network management products and client/server applications for Windows NT and 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). environments. NTP Consulting, a sister company of NTP Software, was selected as the top Microsoft Solution Provider Partner in the New England District three years in a row. They were also named the 1997 Microsoft Solution Provider Partner of the Year Worldwide. NTP Software is based in Manchester, N.H., located on the Web at www.ntp.com and can be reached at 800/226-2755. CONTACT: New Technology Partners Dan Mayo, 603/622-4400 dmayo@ntp.com or S&S Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Meredith Weiss, 312/266-0797 meredith@sspr.com |
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