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Boston, MA -- February 11, 1992 -- At NetWorld 92 Boston, XTree Company
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(Booth #430) will introduce its latest version of XTreeNet -- its file
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management utility for Novell networks. The company has added new features
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and revamped its licensing policy, making it more cost efficient for
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administrators of large networks with multiple server environments.
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Shipping now, XTreeNet 2.07 delivers an unprecedented set of file- and disk
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management features designed to give complete control of the network to
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the administrator. New features include remote control capabilities which
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allow users to control other workstations from a single PC. XTreeNet also
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offers full support for all NetWare 386 directory and file attributes.
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New Licensing Policy
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Effective immediately, users of XTreeNet 2.07 can purchase server
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extensions for only U.S.$100. This means that users no longer have to
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purchase additional product in order to access other servers on the
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network through XTreeNet. XTree Company decided to revamp its licensing
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product in order to make it more cost efficient for administrators of
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multiple server environments, explains Brad Bowen, XTree Company Network
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Product Manager.
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Like all XTree products, the new XTreeNet Version 2.07 provides the
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familiar graphical tree display of a disk's directory structure, allowing
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the easy manipulation of files by using the advanced commands found in the
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program. XTreeNet 2.07 can also access local drives as well as file server
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volumes. In addition, XTreeNet's new peer-to-peer capability allows access
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to any workstation on the network, thereby giving the administrator
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unparalleled distributed file management capabilities.
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Peer-to Peer Communications
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Using advanced communication techniques, XTreeNet 2.07 can now view and
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manipulate files of any workstation on the network. For the first time,
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files on distant workstations can be copied, deleted, and edited from one
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location. Instead of running from machine to machine, the administrator
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can manage the entire network from his desk enabling workstations to be
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setup and maintained with the highest level of convenience.
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Other special network capabilities include:
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* log entire or partial drives
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* display and modify all NetWare information associated
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with directories and files
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* map network drives
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* send output from any program to any printer on the network
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Advanced File Management Features
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To provide the most complete set of file management capabilities in any
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network utility, XTreeNet 2.07 has advanced capabilities for searching and
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rapidly finding data in any file or set of files.
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For example, users can search for any group of files for data they need by
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specifying any convenient character sequence, such as a name or date they
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remember.
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Within seconds, XTreeNet automatically tags all files containing the
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specified data string for further file management operations, such as
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directly viewing, copying, or modifying parts of these files even when
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stored in Lotus 1-2-3, Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, MultiMate, or any
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popular data file format.
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The applications which created these files can then be LAUNCHed
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automatically. Text can also be GATHERed in blocks from these files and
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moved to a printer or directly into another file -- all with simple, easy
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keystrokes.
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At the touch of a single key, a split-screen window capability lets users
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see and manipulate files in two unrelated directory trees side-by-side. To
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speed and simplify repetitive operations, every XTreeNet command maintains
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a history for instant recall by either keystroke or click of a mouse
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button.
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Another exclusive feature of XTreeNet 2.07 is the Archive command that
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saves time, money and valuable hard disk space by compressing files into
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the industry standard .ARC format. Compressed files can be transferred to
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disks quicker, using fewer diskettes. They can also be sent via modem or
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downloaded from on-line services like CompuServe and MCI faster, reducing
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telephone costs and on-line access fees.
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Other new features include PRUNE and GRAFT commands, which allow the moving
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or deleting of entire directory tree structures as quickly, easily, and
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safely as moving a single file.
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XTreeNet 2.07 also provides a powerful, easy-to-use interface to the
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network operating system and all other application software through the
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use of an application menu. Up to 12 items can be placed on the menu, and
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when selected, will execute the commands assigned to that menu. Using the
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application menu or the command shell, XTreeNet can collapse to take up a
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minimum amount of RAM when other programs are executed.
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Highest Level of Network Security
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In addition to its disk management capabilities, XTreeNet 2.07 also offers
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network supervisors the highest level of security available in the network
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environment. "XTreeNet's advanced security features are the result of
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extensive research with experienced network managers," explains Bowen.
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XTreeNet 2.07 enhances NetWare's security features by allowing the
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supervisor to restrict XTreeNet commands to users or groups based upon
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their needs in a particular directory. For further file protection, only
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the files and directories to which a user has access rights will be shown
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in the XTreeNet display.
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Pricing, Availability, Requirements
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XTreeNet 2.07 is shipping now through the vendor's distributor network,
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which includes Ingram Micro, Kenfil, Merisel, Software Resource, and XTree
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Authorized Resellers, which include CompUSA, Egghead, Software City,
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Software Etc., and other nationwide chains.
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The Advanced/SFT/386 version will retail for U.S.$495. Registered XTreeNet
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1.0 users can upgrade for U.S.$149 (plus $4.95 shipping/handling).
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Registered XTreeNet 2.0 customers can upgrade for only U.S.$49 (plus $4.95
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shipping and handling.)
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Server extensions may be purchased for U.S.$100 each, with no limit,
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although a base copy of XTreeNet 2.07 must be installed.
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XTreeNet 2.07 requires an IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2, or a 100% compatible
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computer workstation, DOS 3.1 or above, 256K and Novell Advanced NetWare
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version 2.1 or above. XTreeNet 2.07 contains both 5.25" and 3.5" program
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disks and is not copy protected. Telephone technical support is available
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free of charge to registered users.
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For Additional Information
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XTree Company, a division of Executive Systems, Inc., is the world's
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leading supplier of disk management software. With more than two million
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copies in use, XTree and XTreeGold are well-recognized industry standards
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for disk management.
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Other XTree Company products include: XTree Easy and XTreeGold 2.5, the
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most comprehensive hard disk manager for the PC available; plus Xtree for
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UNIX systems, the leading file disk manager for Intel-based UNIX
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implementations.
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At COMDEX/Fall '91, XTree Company released ViruSafe', ViruSafe/LAN, and
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AllSafe -- a complete line of virus and security utilities.
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Xtree Company, 4330 Santa Fe Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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805-541-0604
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| This information was processed with OmniPage Professional OCR |
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| software (from Caere Corp) & a Canon IX-30 scanner from data |
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| provided by the above mentioned company. For additional info, |
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| contact the company at the address or phone# indicated above. |
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| All submissions for this service should be addressed to |
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| BAKER ENTERPRISES, 20 Ferro Drive, Sewell, NJ 08080 U.S.A. |
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