Worldtalk Corp. and Perot Systems sign systems integration agreement; Perot Systems to resell Worldtalk 400 product line.LOS GATOS Los Gatos (lôs gä`tōs, lŏs, găt`əs), city (1990 pop. 27,357), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1887. It is an affluent residential community and health resort. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 1994--Worldtalk Corp., a leading developer of electronic messaging See e-mail and messaging system. and directory integration software, and Perot Systems Perot Systems Corporation NYSE: PER is an information technology services provider based in Plano, Texas. Peter Altabef has served as president, chairman, and chief executive officer since 2004. , an information technology services provider, announced an integration and resell agreement for the Worldtalk 400 product line. Perot Systems will be selling Worldtalk 400 as the messaging integration solution of choice for companies needing to develop a reliable messaging infrastructure that provides seamless connectivity among 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. and host-based messaging systems and heterogeneous directories used within and among customer sites. Perot Systems will also offer complete integration and consulting services with the product. Perot Systems is currently a Worldtalk customer. Worldtalk has been the foundation for the company's messaging infrastructure for the past two years, providing messaging and directory integration among four disparate e-mail systems with more than 2,000 users in 11 countries. "As a longtime user of Worldtalk 400, our company knows firsthand that Worldtalk 400 is a reliable interconnectivity solution for large enterprise-wide installations that require state-of-the-art technology," said Bill Scherer, manager of messaging solutions. "Many of Perot's customers have been looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. such a solution so we wanted to provide a product that offered a full range of connectivity and directory solutions; Worldtalk was the natural solution of choice." Worldtalk develops and markets the Worldtalk 400 family of messaging integration products, a suite of products that connect disparate messaging systems such as CE Software QuickMail, HP OpenMail HP OpenMail was an enterprise e-mail messaging and collaboration product from Hewlett-Packard. It was known for its ability to interconnect several other APIs and protocols, including MAPI, , SMTP and MIME, and was originally based on the OSI standards such as X.400. , Lotus cc:Mail, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, Microsoft Mail for Appletalk Networks, Novell's MHS (1) (Message Handling Service) An earlier messaging system from Novell that supported multiple operating systems and other messaging protocols, including SMTP, SNADS and X.400. It used the SMF-71 messaging format. , PROFS, SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. (for 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). mail and Internet users), Novell GroupWise/WordPerfect Office, and X.400. "Worldtalk is in the process of adding integration partners to better meet the growing demand of its messaging and directory integration products," said David Atlas, vice president of marketing for Worldtalk Corp. "Due to Perot's expertise in messaging and in particular, the Worldtalk 400 product line, we felt they would add tremendous value as one of the premier systems integrators." Perot Systems Corp. is an international privately owned, information services See Information Systems. company that assists customers in maximizing opportunities provided by today's rapidly changing business environment. With an established presence in the Americas and Europe, Perot Systems provides information technology services to leaders in financial services, utilities, telecommunications, transportation, health care, manufacturing, retail, travel and leisure and other industries. Worldtalk Corp., founded in 1992 and based in Los Gatos, specializes in multiplatform messaging and directory integration products. The Worldtalk 400 system is distinctive in that it provides value-added integration services -- such as directory synchronization, forwarding services and superior address management -- that allow users to work in their native e-mail systems and use normal addressing and attachment procedures. The systems' sophisticated services and standards-based architecture make it easier for system administrators to configure, install, maintain and manage. Worldtalk can be reached at 408/399-4000. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: All brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Worldtalk Corp.
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