Raxel Communications today announced that it had introduced the latest version of its Communicator Smart-Appliance product, the 1100 Series, a network appliance designed in SA for the South African small business market, for example, an organisation of up to 100-networked users.
The integrated applications enable companies to take advantage of the rapidly changing Internet as well as helping them retain a constant control of its usage, and thus becomes an important management tool for the organisation. Communicator is a network device designed to give a company`s LAN instant access to the Internet and e-mail facilities.
Additionally, Raxel Communications also announced the appointment of UK-based s2s consultants as a distributor for its products in UK and Europe.
Communicator Smart-Appliance, Series 1100, the very latest version to be released, includes the following new capabilities/modules:
. An ISDN Access module as a standard option, in addition to the Local Host and Analogue Access modules.
. A Diginet Access module with capabilities from 64Kb to 2Mb.
. A new and enhanced PROXY facility, which includes some inherent intelligence for optimisation purposes including the use of caching techniques.
. A File and Print Sharing facility.
. An anti-virus module.
. A firewall option that is relevant for Mail Servers and for Web and Proxy Servers.
. Various rental options.
"In today`s environment, when organisations are concentrating on efficiency and productivity, new, alternative and price-competitive options to the provision of Internet and e-mail facilities are paramount," commented Clint Nursten, CEO of Raxel Communications. "As a small business ourselves, we understand fully the issues currently faced by the SME environment."
For further information, please contact Clint Nursten at telephone (011) 803 6004; fax (011) 803 7592; e-mail clint@raxel.com
s2s consultants is a UK-based consultancy focused on IT installations, innovation and support consultancy with particular strengths in the Unix, Linux, Cisco configuration, security and e-commerce arenas.
Raxel Communications is a South African-based company providing integrated Linux-based solutions for Internet and network business applications. It offers a single point of contact for Linux-based server systems, enhanced Linux software solutions, professional consulting services, project management and real-time support.
Raxel Internet is an operating division of Raxel Communications that provides Internet services and applications to the business sector.
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