Ariel's RASCAL Provides Citrix VARs with Windows NT Remote Access
Hardware Solution
Ariel Corp. (NASDAQ:ADSP), a leading supplier of remote
access solutions for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows NT Server, Monday
announced that it has joined the Citrix (NASDAQ:CTXS) Business
Alliance program.
Ariel's participation in the program gives Citrix's VARs
immediate access to RASCAL, Ariel's WinFrame-compatible remote access
hardware solution for Windows NT servers.
As a Business Alliance member, Ariel has had its RASCAL remote
access solution thoroughly tested and fully certified by Citrix for
compatibility with Citrix's WinFrame thin-client/server software.
Ariel has also independently validated RASCAL/WinFrame compatibility
through exhaustive testing at its Cranbury, N.J. and San Diego,
engineering laboratories.
Remarked Ariel president Brian Hoerl, "Citrix's open systems
approach to client-server computing is in lock step with our own open
systems approach to remote access. Providing RASCAL compatibility with
the industry's leading thin-client/server solution makes it easier
than ever before to integrate RAS with the enterprise network."
Added Barry Davis, director of alliance marketing for Citrix,
"Ariel's RASCAL provides users a remote access hardware solution that
plugs right into the WinFrame environment. RASCAL is easy to install
and integrate with our WinFrame products. We're extremely pleased to
have Ariel on board as a Business Alliance member."
"Working with Citrix as a Business Alliance member is also a
natural fit for Ariel," added Tim Murray, Ariel's vice president of
Marketing. "Our products are not only complementary, but serve the
same customers. This partnership gives us immediate access to a
world-class sales channel, making it easier than ever for us to reach
key corporate MIS/IT decision makers."
WinFrame thin-client/server software provides a high-performance,
low-cost solution for deploying, managing, and accessing
line-of-business applications throughout the enterprise without
sacrificing application performance, data security, or administrative
control.
WinFrame simplifies enterprise application deployment by allowing
business-critical applications to be centrally deployed across
heterogeneous computing environments, without regard to user location,
available bandwidth, client hardware type, or operating system
platform. WinFrame is used by thousands of enterprises to support well
over a million users worldwide.
RASCAL is an open server-based RAS solution that provides Windows
NT Server with the physical connections needed for remote dial-in and
LAN dial-out. Combining up to sixty 56-kbps modems with a single or
dual T1/E1/PRI (Primary Rate ISDN) interface, RASCAL supports up to 60
simultaneous remote access sessions originating from any combination
of 64-kbps basic rate ISDN, digital 56-kbps, or analog 33.6-kbps
customer premises equipment.
RASCAL is the easiest remote access solution to install,
administer and maintain, giving corporate IT and MIS managers an
out-of-the-box solution for adding high-density remote access to
Windows NT-based servers and integrating it with the corporate LAN and
WAN.
An MIS/IT manager familiar with network card installation can
install and configure RASCAL in less than one hour. And once
installed, standard NT Server facilities make RASCAL easy to
administer, either from the corporate LAN, or remotely from a modem or
ISDN dial-in client. RASCAL also leverages existing NT network
infrastructure and MIS staff expertise, thereby offering MIS/IT
managers a lower total cost of ownership than traditional proprietary
closed-box remote access products.
More on Ariel
Ariel Corp. (NASDAQ:ADSP) offers the industry's highest
density and most cost-effective remote access data solutions for open
systems platforms. The company's high-density, RASCAL, T1-Modem+, and
T1-Modem PC-based modem pools, which support 56-kbps, V.34+, and ISDN
remote access sessions, connect to T1, E1, ISDN, and POTS lines.
Ariel's remote access products target open systems servers
spanning a broad range of applications, including telecommuting,
Internet access, corporate Intranet and Extranet access, on-line
services, transaction processing, and unified messaging.
For more information on Ariel products, please contact Ariel Corp
at 2540 Route 130, Cranbury, N.J., 08512. Phone 609/ 860-2900. Fax
609/860-1155. E-mail: rascal@ariel.com. World Wide Web: www.rascal.com.
Ariel, Open RAS, and RASCAL are trademarks or tradenames of
Ariel. WinFrame is a registered trademark of Citrix. All other
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