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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, February 10, 1992 -- Eagle Technology and Futurus
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Corporation announced today that Futurus Lite Mail software will be
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included in the Eagle NetWare Lite Ethernet Starter Kit beginning March 1,
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1992. Futurus Lite Mail is the first electronic mail and groupware package
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bundled with Eagle Ethernet adapters and Novell NetWare Lite.
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The Eagle NetWare Lite Ethernet Starter Kit is distributed through Eagle's
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established channel of domestic and international distributors. The price
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of the Eagle NetWare Lite Ethernet Starter Kit is $615 (U.S.) suggested
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list price. The Eagle one node NetWare Lite Ethernet Add-On Kit is $312
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(U.S.) suggested list price.
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"By offering our customers a true starter kit, including electronic mail,
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Eagle advances its commitment to provide cost effective network computing,
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"said Ken Lamneck, Managing Director of Eagle. "Because Lite Mail is
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perfectly suited to NetWare Lite and based on Futurus' five years of
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successful experience, Lite Mail was the obvious choice," he added.
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Futurus Lite Mail is designed to meet the needs of first-time network users
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through a comfortable and intuitive interface. In addition to low memory
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overhead, the Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) software features
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electronic mail for message sending, replying, forwarding, and archiving.
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Message Handling System (MHS) compatibility provides seamless sending and
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viewing of faxes as well as gateway communications with other hosts such
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as MCI Mail and X.400. Other features include file attachments, carbon
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copying, and blind carbon copying and, unique "bumpable" technology to
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easily and economically increase the number of allowable users one by
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one.
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"Futurus Lite Mail provides NetWare Lite users with true person-to-person
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connectivity," said Futurus President J. Robert Martinson. "We are pleased
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to contribute our five years of market-proven experience to Eagle
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Technology," he added.
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According to Ladd Timpson, Product Line Manager of Novell, Inc., "We're
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excited that Eagle Technology is adding Futurus Lite Mail to its NetWare
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Lite Starter Kit and Add-On Kit. Lite Mail enhances the standard E-mail
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capabilities by providing a Chat utility and a Phone Message Center -
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features that allow NetWare Lite users to immediately experience the
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benefits of networking. "
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Included in the Eagle NetWare Lite Ethernet Starter Kit is a coupon that
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users can send to Futurus for a Lite Mail calculator module at no charge.
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Futurus also offers users the option of upgrading their Lite Mail software
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to Futurus Team for DOS for $60 (U.S.) per node. Futurus Team for DOS
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provides all of the functionality of Lite Mail plus personal, group and
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resource scheduling, notepad, cardex, database, DOS file manager, and
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network print queue manager.
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For more information, interested resellers and endusers should contact
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Eagle Technology at 800/733-2453 or 408/441-7453.
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Futurus Corporation is a privately-held developer of LAN-based electronic
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mail and groupware software packages. The company's flagship product,
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Futurus Team for DOS, formerly Right Hand Man, has won numerous editorial
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awards including PC Magazine Editor's Choice and Infoworld's Best in its
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Class. Futurus Corporation was founded in 1987 by J. Robert Martinson and
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is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Eagle Technology is a leading manufacturer of network interface cards and
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related connectivity products providing multi-platform connectivity for
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workgroups, departments, and corporations worldwide. Eagle was formed in
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1989 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. Eagle's 1991 shipments
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place it among the top three network interface card vendors worldwide.
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