From: Conrad_Geiger@NeXT.com (Conrad Geiger - Manager, International NeXT User Groups)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.sysadmin
Subject: Xedoc Announces Netinfo SPARC Server Edition  / Agreement with Auspex
Date: 30 Sep 92 23:54:28 GMT
Reply-To: user_groups@next.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information contact:

Emily Brower
Phone: (415)777-0270

XEDOC ANNOUNCES NETINFO SPARC SERVER EDITION:
ALSO ANNOUNCES MARKETING AGREEMENT WITH AUSPEX AND OEM AGREEMENT WITH
SOLBOURNE

NEW YORK, September 21, 1992 - Xedoc Software Development Pty. Ltd.
(formerly called Codex Software) announced today at UNIX Expo a new
version of their network administration software for SPARC
workstations, called NetInfo SPARC Server Edition.

Xedoc's product is based on NetInfo, network administration software
from NeXT Computer.

Xedoc also announced a marketing agreement with Auspex of Santa
Clara, CA, in which Auspex will help sell and support NetInfo for
SPARC Servers, and an OEM agreement with Solbourne Computer of
Longmont, CO, in which Solbourne will sell NetInfo Workstation
Edition, Xedoc's current product.  Network managers operating mixed
NeXT and SPARC-based networks can use the NetInfo-based software to
administer networks from Solbourne or Auspex servers.

Xedox software will be demonstrated on SPARC server hardware from
Auspex and Solbourne in the NeXT Computer booth (#521, Jacob Javits
Convention Center) at UNIX Expo, which runs from September 22 to
September 24.

"Our NetInfo SPARC Server Edition has been specifically developed to
meet the needs of customers using the products of our new partners,
Auspex and Solbourne," said Brett Adam, Director of Marketing. "Our
relationships with both these vendors not only validate Xedoc's
technology, but reinforce the competitive advantage delivered by
NetInfo. They are also further steps forward in our stated commitment
to deliver NetInfo on the widest range of platforms possible."


NetInfo SPARC Server Edition includes support for AutoConfig, a
NetInfo feature which enables automatic configuration of network
addresses and host names for network clients.  Xedoc is also bundling
access to a direct, toll-free hotline for technical support with the
new product.  NetInfo SPARC Server Edition, which will ship in the
fourth quarter of this year for $2500 per server license, is intended
for use with high-end SPARC-based servers, like those offered by
Auspex and Solbourne.

The company will continue to sell NetInfo SPARC Workstation Edition,
which shipped in June of the year, for $495 per workstation license.
Both products enable network  administrators to easily manage mixed
networks of SPARC-based and NeXT workstations.



OEM Agreement with Solbourne

Solbourne Computer has licensed NetInfo Workstation Edition and will
sell and support a version for its SPARC-compatible symmetric
multiprocessing servers.  NetInfo will be used to manage networks of
NeXT computers using Solbourne servers.

"Xedoc is a perfect example of the important role third party
developers play in allowing multiple vendors to participate in
exciting technology advances, " said Travis White, vice president of
marketing at Solbourne.  "We're proud to be the first to extend this
important functionality to symmetric multiprocessing SPARC server
users."



Marketing Agreement with Auspex

Auspex Systems and Xedoc also announced a joint marketing agreement
for the sale of NetInfo SPARC Server Edition for Auspex NetServers.
In the agreement, Xedoc will sell NetInfo SPARC Server Edition and
Auspex will provide the first line of support for customers
installing the software on their server hardware.

"NetInfo SPARC Server Edition gives a significant boost in efficiency
and management support to networks of NeXT workstations served  by
Auspex NetServers," said Ken Kark, Auspex's channels marketing
manager.  "Xedoc's software development expertise for NeXT systems is
unmatched P in particular, the firm's specialized knowledge of
heterogeneous NeXT/Sun Microsystems network environments and our
SPARC-based systems.  Combined with Xedoc's strong commitment to
customer service, this superior experience will make Xedoc NetInfo
Editions a standard for the industry."


About NetInfo SPARC Server Edition and Workstation Edition

NetInfo for SPARC systems improves upon traditional "file
configuration" based network administration used in UNIX networking
with new tools that provide hierarchical access to configuration
information and fast, automatic propagation of that information. It
is based on NetInfo, network administration software from NeXT
Computer of Redwood City, CA, and is one hundred percent compatible
with that product. Network managers operating mixed NeXT and
SPARC-based networks can use all the graphical tools provided on NeXT
systems to administer the entire network.

NetInfo is a complete "drop in" replacement for Network Information
System (NIS), network administration software for Sun workstations
from Sun Microsystems.  It can replace NIS or work with it.

Like hierarchical file directories, hierarchical NetInfo domains
provide organization and structure to network administration data.
Domains allow information to be stored either locally, departmentally
or throughout an organizations network - efficiently, effectively and
where it's needed most.

NetInfo also provides quick, automatic updates of changes to the
network database. It does this by propagating only the changes to the
database rather than the entire database as NIS does.

In addition, NetInfo SPARC Server Edition supports distributed
administration and auto configuration. Distributed administration
allows network managers to access NetInfo databases and make changes
from any system in the network. Auto configuration provides tools for
automatic addition of new hosts to an existing network, reducing the
addition of a new system to a few simple steps.

About Xedoc

Xedoc Software Development Pty. Ltd., located in Albert Park,
Victoria, Australia, is a software development company specializing
in network development and management tools.  The company also
develops and sells XEvents, a developer toolkit for creating network
applications for Macintosh, Sun and NeXT computers.


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NetInfo SPARC Server Edition and NetInfo Workstation Edition are
trademarks of Xedoc Software Development Pty. Ltd.  NeXT is a
trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc.  All other products or companies
mentioned are trademarked by their respective holders.

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