[comp.newprod] Computer Signal introduces CorporateFax for Sun SPARC

davec@motcad.portal.com (Dave Carroll) (03/20/91)

The following is the text of the press release for CorporateFax..
Real technical questions should be directed to davec@motcad.portal.com.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                        David Carroll 
                                             Computer Signal Corp.
                                             415-275-0990

          FAX PRODUCT FOR SUN SPARC RELEASED ON CD-ROM

San Ramon, CA, March 8, 1991 --  Computer Signal Corporation,
a San Ramon, California based software development and marketing
company, announced that they are releasing the CorporateFax (tm) 
UNIX facsimile gateway for Sun SPARC workstations and servers on
digital CD-ROM media as part of an innovative marketing plan. 
CorporateFax will be one of the first actual live product releases
on CD-ROM media for Sun SPARC. Previously, CD-ROMs have been used as 
samplers and to distribute operating system software.

     CorporateFax software will be sent FREE-OF-CHARGE to end-users,
dealers, and VARs to allow the products to be demoed for free.  
Those who decide to purchase CorporateFax can purchase a license 
password for just those features they want.  A facsimile modem and 
manuals are then shipped to the customer.

     The CD-ROM also includes a FREE public domain MIT X-Window 
implementation (X11-R4) and GNU Utilities for the SPARC. 

     The CD-ROM disc has a capacity of 644 MB of storage. Computer
Signal is "partnering" with other software vendors who have
synergistic products which can be used effectively with the 
CorporateFax product. Some of these include:

     Xroff (tm) - a troff formatter for fax from Image Network
     MIT X-Window System and OSF Motif from Quest Systems
     Geniscript (tm) - a PostScript (tm) rendering engine
     CADnet (tm) - a document librarian product
     SCSI Support - a universal SCSI driver for Sun SPARC
     Highland FlexLM (tm) Network License Manager

     The CorporateFax product line includes the facsimile gateway
engine, PC network connectivity options, high resolution imaging
software including troff and PostScript (tm) file formats, and a
graphic user interface supporting both Motif and Open Look on X-
Window systems. CorporateFax sends incredibly high resolution faxes 
of both text and images - so good they are hard to distinguish from 
a laser printed document. Incoming faxes can be viewed on line on 
X-Terminals and PC's. A command line and ASCII terminal user
interface is also included.

     PC-DOS workstations can be used to access the facsimile server
over a network with various user interfaces including plain DOS and 
MS-Windows 3.0, providing a workgroup solution to sending and 
receiving faxes in the office. DOS-UNIX network connectivity is 
provided by Locus PC Interface, Sun PC-NFS, or a sockets based 
interface. Translators are provided for most DOS word processors' 
internal formats and the PostScript output file format.

     Macintosh workstations can also be used with the CorporateFax
Facsimile Gateway server to send and receive fax messages. TCP/IP
network connectivity with the UNIX host must be provided separately.

     The UNIX e-mail link supplied with CorporateFax extends e-mail
access to any destination with a facsimile machine. Users can
send UNIX style e-mail via the facsimile gateway as easily as over
the network. 

     CorporateFax is also designed to support integration by 
VAR's and software developers. It can be used to add high quality
facsimile services to new or existing applications. For example,
an invoicing program could fax invoices to speed up cash flow, or 
a sales office could fax orders each nite to the main office.

     CorporateFax uses a new type of external facsimile modem
(EIA Class 2) which allows much of the protocol work to be
done by the modem. This means a fax gateway server can support 10,
20, or more fax lines if necessary. The modem used is an Everex 24/96D
Facsimile/Data Modem, which connects to the computer via the RS-232
port. The modem lists for $499.

     A sample of the CorporateFax facsimile quality is available on
request by calling 1-800-835-6605. A sample fax will be sent to your
fax machine free of charge.

     The FREE demo CD-ROM for Sun SPARC contains demos, online 
documentation, and actual licensable product. The GNU utilities
and MIT X11-R4 public domain executable distribution for SPARC 
are also included on the CD-ROM. The demo CD-ROM for SPARC may 
be ordered by calling 1-800-835-3365 or 1-415-275-0990. For Sun 
SPARC users without CD-ROM drives or users on other platforms, 
the products are also available on tape cartridge for a media charge.

     CorporateFax software for one user on the SPARC family is 
priced at $995. Server versions with network support start at $2195.
Additional information is available on request.

     The CorporateFax product is available on Sun SPARC, Data
General Aviion, Motorola Delta 68k and 88k, Motorola MultiPersonal 
Computer, IBM RS-6000, SCO Xenix 386, and SCO and Interactive 386 
UNIX platforms.

     Computer Signal Corporation has offices in the high-tech 
Bishop Ranch business park in San Ramon, CA. CSC has been 
developing distributed network UNIX applications for graphics 
data management for the past five years. Computer Signal also 
sells the CorporateImage(tm) family of graphics data management 
products, including CorporateScan (tm), CorporatePrint (tm), 
CorporateArchive (tm), CorporateCD-Search (tm), and 
CorporatePhoto (tm).

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-- 
David W. Carroll	CADnet, Inc. - San Ramon, CA.
			davec@motcad.portal.com  ...!portal!motcad!davec