campbell@redsox.bsw.com (Larry Campbell) (06/08/90)
E-MAIL Gateway for HP connects Wang and DEC systems. BOSTON, May 21, 1990 - The Boston Software Works, Inc. (BSW) today announced InterOFFICE/XL, a new product in BSW's family of InterOFFICE electronic mail gateway products. InterOFFICE/XL provides transparent electronic mail gateway services between Hewlett-Packard's DeskManager, Digital Equipment Corporation's ALL-IN-1 and Wang Laboratories' VS OFFICE office automation products. Transparent electronic mail gateway connectivity between these office automation products is achieved by connecting InterOFFICE/XL with its companion components InterOFFICE/VAX (DEC ALL-IN-1 gateway) or InterOFFICE/VS (Wang VS OFFICE gateway). InterOFFICE/XL is a software-only product that installs on a Hewlett-Packard MPE/XL system running HP's DeskManager office automation product. "With this new addition to our product line, we are able to demonstrate the unique 'mix and match' nature of our gateways", said Larry Campbell, BSW's Vice President of Product Development. "With InterOFFICE/XL, BSW now offers department, division and enterprise wide electronic mail and document exchange for leading office automation systems." To achieve transparency for the user, InterOFFICE/XL includes many convenient features. InterOFFICE/XL's "automatic directory synchronization" feature eliminates the need for users to learn complicated addressing procedures in order to send mail to ALL-IN-1 or VS OFFICE users. "Automatic document conversion" allows users to exchange revisable documents with incompatible formats between these office automation systems. The InterOFFICE family's peer-to-peer architecture, requires that a user install only one copy of InterOFFICE/XL per DeskManager network. In a separate announcement today, BSW announced the availability of two new, unbundled versions of InterOFFICE gateway products that work with InterOFFICE/XL. These products are InterOFFICE/VS version 1.02 for Wang's VS OFFICE, and InterOFFICE/VAX version 1.02 for Digital Equipment Corporation's ALL-IN-1. Available in September 1990 from the Boston Software Works, InterOFFICE/XL may be licensed for a one time fee of $4,500 to $21,500. License fees vary according to machine size. Telephone, on-site and installation support services are also available. The Boston Software Works is a five-year-old, privately-held software development firm, specializing in high quality office automation integration and coexistence products. CONTACT: Stephen Monticone The Boston Software Works, Inc. 120 Fulton Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109 (617) 367-6846 -- Larry Campbell The Boston Software Works, Inc. campbell@redsox.bsw.com 120 Fulton Street wjh12!redsox!campbell Boston, MA 02109