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Monday January 20 6:13 AM EST
Microvitec MVT.L in Proteon( Proteon Inc ) reseller deal
LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuter) - British computer systems firm Microvitec Plc said on Monday it signed a reseller agreement with
U.S. group Proteon Inc and a letter of intent for further deals to enable it to resell Proteon's products.
Microvitec said the deals would give it intellectual property rights for local area networking products, manufacturing licenses
and access to other Proteon resources to develop products and services for local area networking.
--London Newsroom +44 171 542 4017
Monday January 20 10:17 AM EDT
OpenROUTE Networks, Inc. Announces Upgraded Internetworking
Software Suite
OpenROUTE 2.3 Includes Major New Features and Enhancements for GlobeTrotter ISDN Remote
Access Routers
WESTBORO, Mass., Jan 20 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenROUTE(R) Networks, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Proteon Inc ,
today announced the immediate availability OpenROUTE(R) 2.3, the newest version of the internetworking software suite that
runs on the company's popular series of GlobeTrotter Remote Access routers. OpenROUTE 2.3 introduces several new wide
area network (WAN) capabilities that significantly enhance the GlobeTrotter product line for Integrated Services Digital
Network (ISDN) links. Key new features include:
-- Internet Protocol (IP) Address Assignment, a capability that allows IP addresses to be automatically assigned to a router's
WAN ports;
-- Support for Callback, a new feature that allows a Proteon GlobeTrotter router to make or accept call requests to and from
the remote routers or access servers;
-- Improved IP filters that block unwanted traffic and allow users to create a collection of access control lists to route traffic
based on an organization's network policy; and
-- Support for Internetwork Packet Exchange Wide Area Net (IPXWAN), a new Novell protocol that standardizes the
transfer of IPX packets over various WAN media.
Robert Koch, OpenROUTE Networks director of product marketing, said, "The important new software extensions in
OpenROUTE 2.3 significantly strengthen Proteon's already strong market presence in ISDN connectivity. Industry research
indicates that global demand for ISDN services will grow over 200 percent in the next 18 to 24 months. Proteon is delivering
faster, more efficient and more flexible features to serve and enhance the needs of this market. With these improvements, our
GlobeTrotter ISDN remote access solutions set the benchmark for the industry, which was evident in recent industry
benchmark testing conducted by Strategic Networks Consulting Inc. (see full testing report on the Web at
openroute.com)
Major New Product Features
The new version of OpenROUTE provides extensive ISDN support with a flexible multiple mode operation. Key features are
modes that automatically determine "Request," "Accept," "Always," and "Disabled." The new IP filters in OpenROUTE 2.3
start by blocking traffic. The user can then create a collection of filters to allow traffic based on an organization's network
policies. The filters can provide a complete stateful environment that allows access to specific internal network resources and
can also allow internal clients to access services outside the corporate network.
Other enhancements in OpenROUTE 2.3 include new Command Line Editing, Command Completion, and Command Line
Recall functions. The new GlobeTrotter Setup Utility is a Microsoft Windows-based graphical configurator that runs under
Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, Windows NT, and Windows 95. Bandwidth optimization enhancements have
also been implemented to dramatically improve the performance of the Bandwidth Reservation System which allows users to
better manage their vital WAN connections.
OpenROUTE 2.3 is optimized to run on Proteon's four new GlobeTrotter ISDN models. The new models, which feature the
best price/performance in the industry, include the GlobeTrotter 70-U, which provides full IP connectivity and includes a
built-in Network Termination (NT1) device, and the GlobeTrotter 70-S/T model. The GlobeTrotter 72-U and 72-S/T round
out the line with support for IP, IPX, AppleTalk 2, and transparent bridging. Prices start at only $995 per unit (US).
IPXWAN, which is the preferred method to run IPX over wide area networks, is now supported over a variety of network
transports including PPP, Frame Relay, X.25 and IP Relay. OpenROUTE's implementation of IPXWAN simplifies the
deployment of Netware networks by determining the wide area networks' ability to determine which routing protocol is used.
About OpenROUTE Networks/Proteon
OpenROUTE Networks' GlobeTrotter remote access routers feature the best price performance in their class. Single unit
prices for Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity start at only $795 per unit, including OpenROUTE Networks' data compression
functionality which provides data throughput performance that is 30 to 70 percent faster than competing products.
GlobeTrotter products also provide a wide range of network security features for Internet, Intranet and corporate applications.
All GlobeTrotters feature OpenROUTE, the company's interoperable, standards-based routing software. This means that
GlobeTrotters are compatible with networking devices from such leading vendors as IBM, Digital and Motorola, who have
licensed OpenROUTE, as well as other vendors' standards-based networking equipment. GlobeTrotter products can be
installed in minutes and are easily maintained and managed from central network sites. For more information, contact
OpenROUTE Networks/Proteon at 800-545-7464, on the World Wide Web at openroute.com, or by e-mail
at pro@proteon.com. SOURCE Proteon, Inc. |
