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Digital Equipment Corporation and About Software Corporation Announce Partnership for Networking Solutions

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Digital Equipment Corporation and About Software Corporation have joined forces to integrate About Software's 5PM product line into Digital's PATHWORKS family of PC networking and network operating system integration products. The partnership will enable users to extend Macintosh and Power Macintosh applications over TCP/IP networks to the rest of the enterprise. PATHWORKS will incorporate About Software's TCPack and FTPack software modules, allowing users to perform telnet and socket-to-socket connectivity, as well as file transfers to and from various platforms.

Key Takeaways:

  • Digital Equipment Corporation will integrate About Software's 5PM product line into its PATHWORKS family of network integration products.
  • The partnership will allow users to extend Macintosh and Power Macintosh applications over TCP/IP networks to the rest of the enterprise.
  • PATHWORKS will incorporate About Software's TCPack and FTPack software modules, providing users with telnet and socket-to-socket connectivity, as well as file transfers to and from VMS, ULTRIX, UNIX, IBM mainframes, AS/400, and other standard FTP servers.
  • Digital selected TCPack and FTPack after an extensive review of Macintosh-based networking products, citing their compatibility with the Macintosh Communications Toolbox as a key advantage.
  • About Software's 5PM products are available directly from the company and through the 5PM Partners Program's distributors, VARs, and system integrators.
  • Alistair Woodman, vice president of marketing at About Software Corporation, stated that the company is pleased with Digital's selection of TCPack and FTPack as best-of-class solutions for TCP/IP networking.
  • Richard Miller, director of Network Integration Services Segment at Digital Equipment Corporation, emphasized the ease-of-use and flexibility offered by About Software's products, which are designed to be compatible with the Macintosh Communications ToolBox.
  • PATHWORKS solutions integrate the broadest set of desktop and server platforms with leading network technologies and network operating systems.
  • PATHWORKS is available for all popular platforms, including DOS, Windows, Windows NT, NetWare, and LAN Manager, UNIX, OpenVMS, and OS/2.

Statistics:

  • Digital Equipment Corporation selected About Software's TCPack and FTPack software modules after an extensive review of Macintosh-based networking products.
  • About Software's 5PM products are available directly from the company and through the 5PM Partners Program's distributors, VARs, and system integrators.
  • The integration of About Software's 5PM product line into Digital's PATHWORKS family of network integration products will enable users to extend Macintosh and Power Macintosh applications over TCP/IP networks to the rest of the enterprise.
  • PATHWORKS will provide users with telnet and socket-to-socket connectivity, as well as file transfers to and from VMS, ULTRIX, UNIX, IBM mainframes, AS/400, and other standard FTP servers.

Sources:

  • Digital Equipment Corporation
  • About Software Corporation
  • AppleLink: ASCUS
  • AOL: ASCUS
  • Compuserve: 73243,36
  • E-mail: sales@ascus.com

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