OPEN DOOR NETWORKS UPGRADES SHAREWAY IP PROFESSIONAL TO 2.0

ASHLAND, OR. -- May 17, 1999 -- Open Door Networks Inc. today announced that it was shipping ShareWay IP Professional Edition version 2.0, a major new release of its high end Macintosh IP file sharing product. With the addition of ShareWay IP Pro 2.0, Open Door's entire ShareWay product line now supports the Service Location Protocol (SLP) technology first introduced with ShareWay IP 2.0 Personal and Standard Editions. SLP, an Internet standard, enables AppleTalk-like dynamic browsing and choosing of IP-based servers. Open Door also announced an upgraded version of its AppleTalk to IP Migration Suite.

ShareWay IP Pro 2.0 takes advantage of the implementation of SLP included in Mac OS 8.5 to address one of the few remaining issues with IP-based file sharing: ease-of-use. Since shipping ShareWay IP in late 1997, Open Door has enabled any AFP (AppleShare-compatible) server to share files over the Internet or an intranet using TCP/IP protocols. However such servers could not be found and accessed in the point-and-click manner that users have come to expect from the Macintosh. Last January, Open Door addressed this issue by adding SLP support to its ShareWay IP 2.0 Personal and Standard Editions and AFP Engage! 2.0 products. ShareWay IP Pro 2.0 brings this same ease-of-use to the top of the ShareWay IP product line.

ShareWay IP Pro 2.0 supports SLP and point-and-click access in three ways:

• When running on Mac OS 8.5 or later, ShareWay IP Pro registers all target servers (those which it is making available over IP) with SLP. SLP registration makes those servers available to anyone on the same intranet with an SLP browsing application like AFP Engage! 2.0. SLP browsers can view a dynamically updated list of registered servers and simply double-click a server to initiate access to it.
  

• ShareWay IP Pro 2.0 can act as an SLP proxy for any IP-based AFP server on the local intranet or anywhere on the Internet. SLP proxying makes IP-based servers available through SLP even though they do not support the protocol directly. For example, ShareWay IP Pro 2.0 can make any AppleShare IP server easily accessible through an SLP browsing application like AFP Engage! 2.0. SLP proxying can also be used to "import" an Internet-based server, such as Open Door's Info-Mac shareware mirror ( afp.opendoor.com ), for easy point-and-click access within an intranet.
  

• ShareWay IP Pro 2.0 includes a 50-user license to AFP Engage! 2.0 for easy client-side browsing.
  

ShareWay IP Pro 2.0 also includes additional features requested by customers:

• An enhanced log file, in Macintosh-standard WebSTAR log format, detailing connections and connection attempts to all targeted servers. The log file can be analyzed in real-time through Open Door's LogDoor Real-time Server Monitor, providing up-to-the minute details of accesses and potential security issues.
  

• Full support for new Mac OS technologies, including Apple Help and Navigation Services. ShareWay IP Pro is one of the first products to fully support Apple Help.
  

• Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.
  

ShareWay IP has become increasing popular as a key tool in the rapidly accelerating migration of Macintosh networks from AppleTalk to IP protocols. Open Door has upgraded its AppleTalk to IP Migration Suite to include ShareWay IP Pro 2.0, as well as LogDoor 2.2 for real-time analysis of ShareWay IP and other server logs. The Suite provides an integrated set of tools, documentation and examples for migrating AppleTalk-based networks to TCP/IP protocols.

A free evaluation version of ShareWay IP Pro 2.0, plus details on the product, are available from the ShareWay IP Web site at http://www.opendoor.com/shareway/ . The price for ShareWay IP Pro remains unchanged at $479 ($349 educational). Upgrades from previous versions of ShareWay IP Pro, to both ShareWay IP Pro 2.0 and the full AppleTalk to IP Migration Suite are also available, starting at $119 ($99 educational). Details on the Migration Suite are available at http://www.opendoor.com/migration/ . All products can be purchased directly off Open Door's Web site.

Open Door Networks, Inc., a pioneer in the field of Internet tools for Macintosh computers, was founded in January, 1995 by Alan Oppenheimer, an 11-year Apple veteran and co-creator of the AppleTalk network system. Open Door's mission is to provide Macintosh users with Internet solutions that are as easy-to-use and as powerful as the Macintosh itself. Open Door Networks is located in Ashland, Oregon.

ShareWay IP, LogDoor and AFP Engage! are trademarks of Open Door Networks, Inc.