SAN FRANCISCO, CA. -- January 6, 1998-- Open Door Networks Inc. today announced the Professional Edition of its popular ShareWay IP Gateway at the MacWorld trade show here. The Personal and Standard Editions of ShareWay IP, shipping since October, have excited the Macintosh community by enabling any AppleShare-compatible server to provide Macintosh file service using Internet protocols. The new Professional Edition provides IP support for multiple servers from a single Macintosh, centralizing server management and providing an easy, cost-effective way to support large networks of servers.
ShareWay IP leverages technology introduced last year by Apple Computer with AppleShare IP. AppleShare IP provides traditional AppleTalk Filing Protocol (AFP) file service using Internet protocols, enabling Macintosh file sharing in non-AppleTalk environments such as the Internet or intranets. ShareWay IP takes Apple's vision significantly further by bringing IP connectivity to any AppleShare-compatible server supporting AFP 2.1 or later, without requiring the AppleShare IP product itself. ShareWay IP Professional Edition adds a high end product to the ShareWay product line.
"The success of the first versions of ShareWay IP proved there was a real need for IP-based file sharing," said Alan Oppenheimer, president of Open Door Networks, Inc. "With the Professional Edition we're providing high-end features well beyond basic sharing." ShareWay IP Professional's features include:
ShareWay IP Professional Edition is expected to be available in February. A beta version should be available for evaluation by all registered ShareWay IP Standard Edition users later this month.
ShareWay IP Professional Edition requires Mac OS version 7.6.1 or later and a Macintosh with a PowerPC processor. Support for multiple servers is provided on either a multiple-IP-address ("multihoming") or multiple-IP-port basis. Multiple IP address support requires Open Transport 1.3 and Mac OS 8.1 or later. Upgrades from the Standard Edition will be available. Product and upgrade pricing has not yet been set. A free evaluation version of the product will be available on the ShareWay IP Web site at http://www.opendoor.com/shareway/ along with other details on the ShareWay IP product line.
Open Door Networks also announced the availability, in beta form, of versions 1.1 of the Personal and Standard Editions of ShareWay IP. ShareWay IP Personal and Standard 1.1 provide enhancements such as the display of the number of active connections and the URL of the gateway, AppleScript support, and bug fixes. Final versions of the Personal and Standard Editions are expected next month, and will be made available as free upgrades to owners of those products.
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 is a trademark of Open Door Networks, Inc. Apple, Macintosh and AppleShare are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Other product names are trademarks of their respective owners.