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). # # # ### PC-NFS and NFS are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. SPARC is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc. All other products mentioned herein are identified by the trademarks as designated by the companies who market those products. Inquiries concerning such trademarks should be made directly to those companies. -- David W. Carroll CADnet, Inc. - San Ramon, CA. davec@motcad.portal.com ...!portal!motcad!davec