Syntax raises the standard for transparent PC to UNIX connectivity.FEDERAL WAY, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 1997-- Major upgrade delivers industry-leading features for easy integration of networks with different client desktops and server operating systems. Syntax, Inc. announces the release of a major upgrade to its flagship networking software solution, TotalNET Advanced Server (TAS TAS abbr. 1. telephone answering system 2. true airspeed ). TAS version 5.0 offers new features and benefits, resulting in a leading solution for transparent PC to 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). connectivity. Version 5.0 addresses most compatibility issues related to the rapidly changing desktop and 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. operating system environments from Microsoft, Novell, and Apple. With the 5 .0 release, Syntax has further developed an advanced and scalable network operating system An operating system that is designed for network use. Normally, it is a complete operating system with file, task and job management; however, with some earlier products, it was a separate component that ran under the OS; for example, LAN Server required OS/2, and LANtastic required DOS. environment by adding advanced file, print, and application access services to UNIX operating systems from Sun, 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) , SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. , and HP. TAS 5.0 provides PC networking client affinity through unified mapping of file names across services for Macintosh, NetWare, SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. (Windows 3.x, 95, NT and OS/2), and UNIX. With unified file name mapping, TAS now supports long file names File names that exceed the common eight plus three (8.3) character limitation used in DOS and Windows 3.1. Unix, Mac and Windows starting with Windows 95 support long file names. For compatibility with the 8. for all clients, and preserves filename case according to each client computer's file naming rules. End users with different language preferences can share files across a single server, making TAS 5.0 a valuable tool for customers competing in a global marketplace. TAS 5.0 features enhanced support for Microsoft clients, including user name mapping to UNIX names for Windows 95/NT clients as well as support for Microsoft defined browsing, including the ability to be a browse master and a Domain Browse Master. TAS also provides Windows 95 logon script support. "TAS has become the de Facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. Enterprise Network Operating System product for UNIX systems," said Roger Franklin, Syntax President. "Starting this summer, every Sun, and SGI server operating system will be bundled with TAS 5.0, allowing UNIX systems to become a completely transparent component of enterprise. Without PC configuration changes, TAS will allow network managers to bridge disparate protocols and information barriers created by heterogeneous network operating systems." Additional TAS 5.0 features include: Propagation of NetBIOS broadcasts over routers using the Microsoft Windows Internet Naming Services (WINS) standard and enhanced scalability through routing support in all of the network services including AppleTalk. TAS 5.0 can now provide AppleTalk router or AppleTalk seed router services to multiple network interfaces including token ring. ABOUT TAS TAS is network operating system software that integrates with popular UNIX operating systems, enabling these computers to become powerful and scaleable network file, print and application servers. Once installed, existing, unmodified native Windows, OS/2, NetWare, Macintosh and UNIX computers can transparently share files, databases, programs, printers, and server application resources. TAS is delivered as an intranet server, enabling a network administrator to quickly install and configure TAS using a standard HTML-based graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to known as TotalAdmin. Using this web-based technology, different UNIX systems to look exactly alike to the network administrator. Syntax is recognized within the UNIX community as a leader in the design and development of advanced server software solutions. Syntax provides a complete line of advanced server solutions designed to enhance information system productivity, including integration software, electronic mail and administration applications. Major corporations and government organizations utilize Syntax software solutions to provide seamless access to enterprise-wide information resources. Syntax, Inc., 840 S. 333rd St., Federal Way, WA 98003 Phone: 253/838-2626, Fax: 253/838-9836 WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. : http: //www.syntax.com . CONTACT: Syntax Inc. Kurt McNett, 253/838-2626 253/838-9836 fax kurt@syntax.com http://www.syntax.com |
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