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Santa Monica, CA, February 5, 1992 -- Retix, a leading worldwide supplier
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of Open Networking products, today expanded its OpenServer 400 series of
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X.400 based messaging solutions with a new version of OpenServer 400 and
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two additional gateway Products. The company has added an OS/2 version to
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its current line of popular OpenServer 400 products which includes
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versions for DOS and UNIX (both SCO and Interactive versions). In
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addition, Retix has introduced a new Microsoft Mail for PC Networks
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Gateway to X400 and a new version of the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer
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Protocol) Gateway to X.400, expanding its current suite of gateway
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products. Now, users in each of the major operating system environments,
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using virtually any e-mail system, can benefit from OpenServer 400's
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messaging solution.
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The OpenServer 400 Product Family
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Retix OpenServer 400 products allow users to link otherwise incompatible
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mail systems to one another, creating a cohesive, enterprise-wide
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messaging environment. All OpenServer 400 products provide a distributed
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solution based on widely-accepted industry and ISO international
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standards. In addition, OpenServer 400 products can be combined with an
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extensive suite of gateways from Retix and other vendors to gain access to
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virtually every popular e-mail and mail-enabled application in use today.
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OpenServer 400 for OS/2
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OpenServer 400 for OS/2 is designed to take full advantage of the
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multi-tasking OS/2 Version 1.3 operating system, providing users with
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improved performance and increased capacity for their enterprise-wide
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messaging networks. Key benefits of the OS/2 version include: better
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memory utilization and increased performance for more efficient service to
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large numbers of users; the ability to run OpenServer 400 and selected
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e-mail server applications on a single machine; and a graphical OpenServer
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Configuration Utility (OCU) running under Presentation Manager that
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simplifies configuration and set-up.
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"Now that we have a version of OpenServer 400 for OS/2, as well as DOS and
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UNIX, we can address the full spectrum of users that need to establish
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enterprise-wide messaging," said Mark Fishburn, vice president and general
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manager of Retix' OSI Product Unit.
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New Gateway Products
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Retix also expanded its family of gateways which work in conjunction with
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OpenServer 400 to give users of PC LAN-based e-mail systems
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interoperability with a wide range of other e-mail systems, mainframe and
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minicomputer based systems and public mail networks that support X.400.
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The new Microsoft (MS) Mail for PC Networks Gateway provides MS
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Mail-to-X.400 format conversion and transmission, allowing users of MS
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Mail for PC Networks (formerly Consumer Software's Network Courier e-mail
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package) to send messages and receive messages from users of other e-mail
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systems. In fact, to the MS Mail user, users of other email systems appear
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as if they were using the same mail system; the gateway simply maps the MS
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Mail address to the X.400 address transparently.
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The Retix SMTP Gateway to X.400 works in a similar fashion, providing
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SMTP-to-X.400 format conversion and transmission facilities, so that users
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of UNIX e-mail systems (RFC 822 mailers) obtain access to other e-mail
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systems and mail networks. Using the SMTP Gateway in combination with
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OpenServer 400, users can send messages or files throughout an enterprise
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using any e-mail package that supports RFC 822. The new version of the
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gateway announced today adds support for SCO UNIX (to the previously
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supported Interactive version), as well as MMDF-II, a popular SCO UNIX
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mailer.
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"Microsoft has a significant market share in the LAN-based e-mail world
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with MS Mail for PC Networks, and UNIX mailers are used heavily in both
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government and academic sectors," said James Neiser, associate vice
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president of marketing for the Retix OSI Product Unit. "In conjunction
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with our OpenServer Partners, we can now provide X.400-based
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interoperability to e-mail users in virtually every market sector."
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The MS Mail for PC Networks and SMTP Gateways to X.400 join the growing
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number of gateways supplied by Retix and its OpenServer Partners to
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provide access to popular e-mail and mail-enabled applications. Additional
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gateways to X.400 are currently available for users of 3Com, cc:Mail,
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NetWare MHS, OfficeWorks, MS Mail for Macintosh and WordPerfect, among
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others.
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Pricing and Availability
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OpenServer for OS/2 is available 60 days ARO and begins at $5,950, U.S.
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list. The Microsoft Mail for PC Networks Gateway to X.400 and the new
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version of the SMTP Gateway to X.400 are available 60 days ARO. Pricing
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for both gateways begins at $1,795, U.S. list. The products will be
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demonstrated, along with OpenServer 400, at Networld Boston, February
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11-13,1992 in Boston, Massachusetts, booth 121.
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Retix is a leading worldwide supplier of Open Networking products to the
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end user and OEM markets. Founded in 1985, Retix designs, manufactures and
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markets both OSI software and internetworking bridges and routers to end
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users, OEMs, systems integrators, value-added resellers and distributors.
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Retix has more than 200 OSI OEM licensees throughout the world and has
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sold over 25,000 bridges and routers. Retix' shares are traded on the
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NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol "RETX".
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Retix, 2401 Colorado Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90404
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310-828-3400
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