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Date:         Wed, 6 Jan 1993 16:32:39 GMT
From:         idrc/G=Jackson/S=Shaw/O=IDRC_CRDI/OU=EDP_TED@MHS.ATTMAIL.COM
Subject:      Microsoft Windows for Workgroups Announcement

REDMOND, WA (JAN. 6) BUSINESS WIRE - Support in Banyan VINES networks
for the Microsoft Windows for Workgroups operating system with
integrated networking, version 3.1 is now available from Microsoft Corp.
and Banyan Systems.  This support is the latest fulfillment of the 1990
pledge between Microsoft and Banyan to ensure interoperability and
coexistence between the two companies' product lines.

Support for Windows for Workgroups in VINES will enable customers to
take advantage of the new information-sharing capabilities of Windows
for Workgroups while still maintaining full access to Banyan's
enterprise network services, including directory, management, security,
administration and messaging services.  Consequently, users of Windows
for Workgroups can now connect to servers running Banyan VINES, LAN
Manager, or Novell NetWare server operating systems, as well as other
PCs running the Microsoft Windows operating system.  The availability of
support for Windows for Workgroups in VINES is the latest example of the
cooperative relationship between Microsoft and Banyan.  Microsoft has
also begun shipping the SQL Server Network Integration Kit (NIK), native
network transport and directory services on VINES networks.

Today's announcement of the availability of VINES support for Windows
for Workgroups also signals future cooperative development efforts
between the two companies.  For instance, Banyan has committed to the
swift integration of Windows NT operating system-based clients into
VINES networks.  VINES also supports the Network Device Interface
Specification (NDIS) to ensure smoother integration with Microsoft
Windows running over multiple topology types.  Customers can obtain
VINES support for Windows for Workgroups as part of Microsoft's
distribution of supplemental Windows drivers as well as from Banyan's
online distribution service.  To obtain a VINES driver for Windows for
Workgroups from Microsoft, users can contact Microsoft Product Support
Services at 206/637-7098.  For more information on how to obtain the
driver for Windows for Workgroups from Banyan, users can call (800)
2-Banyan.

Banyan Systems (NASDAQ:BNYN) is a pioneer and leader in enterprise-wide
networking software products.  These products enable customers to
integrate multiple personal computers, PC local area networks,
minicomputers and mainframes into a unified global network that is easy
and economical to use and manage.  Founded in 1983 and headquartered in
Westboro, Massachusetts, the company markets products worldwide through
authorized network integrators, resellers and international
distributors.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is the worldwide leader in
software for personal computers.  The company offers a wide range of
products and services for business and personal use, each designed with
the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take
advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.

CONTACT:   Microsoft Corp., Redmond
     Bev Auld or Collins Hemingway, 206/882-8080
     General Sales and Product Information, 800/426-9400   or
     Waggener Edstrom, Portland
     Ray Berardinelli or Pam Kahl, 503/245-0905   or
     Banyan Systems
     Siobhan Carroll, 508/898-1000
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