Worldtalk Introduces NetTalk -- A Plug and Play Intranet Messaging and Directory Server; Windows NT solution allows deployment of standards-based e-mail and directory systems.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 1996--Building on its lead in messaging and directory solutions, Worldtalk Corp., (NASDAQ:WTLK), a leading provider of directory-based solutions that enable managed deployment and expansion of corporate Intranets, today announced NetTalk, a plug-and-play intranet messaging and directory server.

Running on Windows NT and based on Internet protocols, NetTalk provides native intranet e-mail and directory services as well as comprehensive message switching and directory synchronization among proprietary groupware applications. Targeted toward small to midsize organizations or departments within larger organizations, NetTalk provides POP3/SMTP e-mail services, LDAP directory services and built-in connectors to Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes, and LAN-based e-mail systems such as Lotus cc:Mail.

"As Internet standards-based e-mail applications take center stage, it is good to see vendors such as Worldtalk approaching that market with solutions that are strong on directory and security services," said David Ferris, principal at Ferris Research, a messaging research firm.

NetTalk is designed to provide fast and robust SMTP-based Messaging Transfer Agents (MTA) capable of switching thousands of messages per hour between heterogeneous mail systems, the Internet and local intranets. NetTalk also includes an X.500-based LDAP directory that consolidates user addressing, profile, and security information that may be dispersed across several directories on a network. This eliminates the need for stand-alone intranet directories.

"We believe NetTalk is the ideal solution for organizations transforming their existing network into a full service intranet," said Simon Khalaf, vice president of product marketing at Worldtalk.

"It allows organizations to deploy intranet backbones without abandoning their existing LAN-based systems or feature-rich applications such as Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange. With NetTalk, systems administrators can offer their users a choice of e-mail applications that best meet their needs."

NetTalk facilitates a managed migration to intranet backbones by providing connectivity to LAN-based e-mail systems -- such as Lotus cc:Mail -- helping to preserve investments in existing hardware and software solutions. The 1993 Compliant X.500 Directory provides automatic directory synchronization for e-mail directories and address books, as well as a distributed intranet directory, significantly reducing overall management costs.

Scalable Intranet Message Store

NetTalk is designed to be a fully scalable intranet e-mail and directory server. All Internet-based mail systems supporting the POP3 protocol can use NetTalk as their mail server. This includes Netscape Navigator, Qualcomm Eudora, Windows 95 Inbox, Microsoft Exchange client, QuickMail, Pine, etc.

NetTalk also contains a fast and robust SMTP/MIME Internet MTA that can route e-mail traffic within the organization and consolidate Internet e-mail access.

Transparent Message Switch and Automatic Directory Synchronization

NetTalk provides message switching between client-server proprietary systems, LAN-based e-mail systems and pure Internet mailers. It is designed to provide a high degree of fidelity by preserving, or appropriately mapping, all elements of a message including text and binary attachments, Rich-Text Formats and linked and embedded OLE objects.

NetTalk also supports tunneling between like systems, allowing organizations to adopt the intranet as the sole backbone without losing any element of routed e-mail messages.

NetTalk is designed to provide automatic and transparent directory synchronization among all connected e-mail system directories. Synchronization covers name, address and all other user profile attributes such as telephone and fax numbers. All synchronized information is also stored in NetTalk's directory, making it the only intranet directory an organization should need.

Easy to Set Up, Configure and Manage

A simple, intuitive intranet solution, NetTalk can easily integrate with a customer's existing network infrastructure, eliminating the need for major end-user modification. It includes a feature-rich Graphical User Interface (GUI) that allows easy administration and monitoring. NetTalk's end-to-end Message Tracking features enable administrators to provide increased service levels to their end users through the ability to track messages independent of their point of origin or their target destination. Additionally, built-in Queue Monitoring simplifies day-to-day administration and management of the e-mail network.

Pricing and Availability

NetTalk will be available through an early adopters program in December and is expected to ship to end-users in the first half of 1997. Entry price is $1,995 and increases with the number of users. NetTalk will be distributed through a network of VARs and distributors.

Worldtalk Corp. is a leading provider of directory-based software solutions that support organizations in transforming intranets into secure, robust and cost-effective platforms for business-critical applications and electronic commerce.

Worldtalk's solutions are designed to enable these organizations to build, evolve and expand full service intranets, while leveraging their existing infrastructure. The company focuses on e-mail, groupware, directory and security applications.

Worldtalk is located at 5155 Old Ironsides Drive, Santa Clara, California; and can be reached at 408/567-1500. Additional product and company information can be obtained at http://www.worldtalk.com . -0-

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