VSI Announces High Availability Fax Solution; New VSI-FAX 4.1 Supports SCO UnixWare NonStop Clusters.

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LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2000

VSI(TM) (V-Systems Inc.), a company dedicated to "Bridging the Gap between Business and E-Business," becomes the first independent software vendor to certify its mission critical VSI-FAX 4.1 software on UnixWare(R) 7 NonStop(R) Clusters.

As a recognized leader in integrated fax technology, VSI-FAX now offers high availability integrated fax functionality through support of SCO UnixWare NonStop Clustering technology. With support of SCO UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters, VSI-FAX 4.1 offers businesses round-the-clock dependable access to mission critical fax functionality.

UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters software links together computers, each running its own version VSI-FAX for fax fail-over capabilities. If a computer or VSI-FAX encounters a critical error, VSI-FAX will automatically resume operation on another computer or restart itself on the same computer. This ensures the transmission of business critical documents such as contracts, purchase orders, sales confirmations and letters of credit.

Businesses will be able to take computers off-line, for maintenance and upgrading while VSI-FAX continues its operation on another computer. This way, downtime -- planned or unplanned -- is eliminated.

"VSI-FAX has long been viewed as the standard for integrated fax technology," said Mitch Baxter, president of VSI. "From E-Businesses to store fronts, businesses rely on the ability to transmit commerce related documents round-the-clock. VSI-FAX on SCO's UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters provides business with a high availability fax solution. We're proud to be the first to be able to claim this."

"The addition of VSI-FAX software to the UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters platform brings another high-quality solution to our customers," said John Palmer, vice president of marketing, SCO Server Software Division. "VSI-FAX has brand recognition as the leading integrated enterprise fax technology, which allied to our clustering technology now offers even more robustness at the high end."

Availability

VSI-FAX 4.1 became available on Sept. 11, 2000, from VSI and selected resellers. Free upgrades will be available for current VSI-FAX customers participating in VSI's Premium Care or End-User Maintenance Program. For additional product and pricing information, contact VSI Sales at 800/556-4874 or e-mail [e-mail].

About VSI

VSI is a leading developer of integrated network fax solutions. The company's flagship fax software line, VSI-FAX(TM), is backed by more than 35,000 installations worldwide. VSI also creates and markets other whole product fax solutions including VSI-FAX for Notes and VSI-FAX for Baan.

In October 2000, Esker S.A. and VSI completed a merger agreement. VSI will operate as a separate business unit out of its facility in Lake Forest. For more information, call 800/556-4VSI (U.S. and Canada), 949/462-2200 (worldwide), or visit the company's Web site at http://www.vsi.com.

About UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters

UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters from The Santa Cruz Operation Inc. eliminates planned or unplanned downtime by providing dependable access to business-critical data and applications. UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters links together individual "nodes" -- whole computers, each running the same operating system kernel -- such that they act and appear as a single system.

The clustered system continues to service its users if one node goes down, or if an application fails on a particular node, or if a node needs to be taken off-line for maintenance. For additional information see www.sco.com/clustering/.