schoff@psi.com (Martin L. Schoffstall) (01/16/90)
PSI introduces high-performance computer networking service in the Washington, DC area (CAPNet SM ) and Northeast (NYSERNet SM ). Reston, VA, January 1, 1990 - William L. Schrader, President & CEO, Performance Systems International, Inc. (PSI), today announced his organi- zation's new networking services in the Mid-Atlantic and NortheastJstates. "PSI's services will provide mature information technology to business and industrial applications now dependent on electronic communications, data handling and computing." CAPNetSM, a new Wide Area Network (WAN) service in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, has been established by PSI and was brought into operation today. The services being provided initially include WAN integration into customer Local Area Networks (LAN's) primarily using the TCP/IP and OSI computer networking protocols. This turnkey service will minimally support electronic mail, file transfer and remote terminal access for users at the member site. These services are augmented by training, consulting, individual dialup access, electronic WhitePages Directories, and UUCP Mail and News. PSI has also signed a $10 million, five-year contract with NYSERNet, Inc., a non-profit company in New York State supporting research, development and education, to provide networking services for the current and anticipated NYSERNet membership. In the first quarter of 1990, PSI will be providing these services throughout New York, New England, and the Mid-Atlantic states. Access can also be provided to national and inter- national networks, called the "Internet", which today supports over one million daily users as well as electronic mail access to ten million others. General Internet access will be provided to institutions which are approved by appropriate government agencies as has been the case since the Internet's inception. PSI's entry into this marketplace is another example of how the research and development community progressed from being served by prototype work and products delivered primarily by academic organiza- tions to more cost-effective and reliable commercial service. This was seen during the eighties with commercial workstation products developed during the seventies. PSI's organization includes veteran networking professionals. PSI was founded by William L. Schrader and Martin L. Schoffstall, who previously co-founded NYSERNet, Inc. where they served as President & CEO and Vice President respectively. All NYSERNet technical and related professional support staff have been hired by PSI. PSI Corporate headquarters and research & development groups are located in Reston, Virginia. PSI network operations is centered in their Albany, New York facility. Software technology and service development work will continue by PSI on projects begun earlier by NYSERNet, Inc., including SNMP network manage- ment software, X.500 Directory services, X.400 multimedia mail services, Z39.50 bibliographic retrieval, in addition to other new technologies. CONTACT: Martin L. Schoffstall Vice President Performance Systems International, Inc. P.O. Box 3850 Reston, VA 22091 703.620.6651 info@psi.com