newsbytes@clarinet.com (02/04/90)
COLUMBIA, MONTANA, U.S.A., 1990 FEB 03 (NB) -- Datastorm Technologies, the company behind the Procomm and Procomm Plus communications software for the PC, has launched itself into PC- to-PC file transfer system market with Hot Wire, a $129 package that competes with the likes of Travelling Software's Laplink Plus and SMA's Repaid Relay to name but a few. Like Laplink Plus and Rapid Relay, Hot Wire comes with a 3.5- and 5.25-inch disks, a four-headed (2 x 9-way; 2 x 25-way) null modem serial cable and a manual. Showing Datastorm's communications software background, Hot Wire is billed as supporting local and remote file transfers, using the supplied cable and/or modem connections. The package requires 198K of system memory and DOS 2.0 or better to function. Steve Monaco, Datastorm's vice president, said that the package was developed to be the single response to the "disk format double standard." "The dilemma is for companies to find a cost-effective way to allow both formats to co-exist in the same environment. They need a way to transfer files and manage disks between 3.5- and 5.25- inch formats with a minimum additional investment in hardware and software," he said. "Hot Wire makes transferring files between two computers a breeze and file transfers can be executed with point and shoot simplicity. Hot Wire's features go way beyond those found in competitive products currently on the market," he added. (Steve Gold/19900203/Press Contact: Steve Monaco, Datastorm Technologies - Tel: 314/443-3282)