Sun Microsystems and Wingra Technologies and announced today an expanded agreement to add additional gateway, directory synchronization and migration technology to Sun`s award-winning Sun(TM) Internet Mail Server software. This latest relationship agreement will enable customers to seamlessly integrate Sun Internet Mail Server with Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes, and Novell GroupWise messaging environments. It will also provide migration technology to move email users to Sun Internet Mail Server software from a wide variety of messaging environments, including Microsoft Mail, Lotus cc:Mail, Novell GroupWise, Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange.
Gateways and directory synchronization are necessary components for different messaging systems to coexist seamlessly, and are the pathway an enterprise uses to move its email users from one messaging system to another. The new alliance expands the previous agreement between the two companies which provided SIMS with gateway and directory synchronization technology for Microsoft Mail, Lotus cc:Mail and IBM PROFS messaging systems.
"With this new relationship, large enterprises will have the ability to both integrate Sun Internet Mail Server software with their existing systems or to migrate away from older messaging environments", said Jan Eddy, president of Wingra Technologies. "By providing gateways, directory synchronization, and migration technology, Sun is enabling their customers to deploy Sun Internet Mail Server software in the most cost-effective and efficient manner".
"Multiple, proprietary messaging solutions are impacting the bottomline," said Stuart Wells, Senior Director, Sun Microsystems. "Wingra`s gateways provide the technology needed for messaging interoperability and for migration to Sun Internet Mail Server - based on open Internet standards."
MIGRATING TO SIMS WITH WINGRA TECHNOLOGY With Wingra`s migration technology, the stored e-mail and folders of all the email users can be moved by a central administrator to SIMS, preserving the knowledge of the enterprise.
Messages can be replied to after they have been moved to the new system, attachments are converted properly, and status flags, subjects, and dates are preserved. Sun Internet Mail Server software will take care of the changes in mail routing and update all of the directories in the enterprise with the users` new e-mail addresses. Compared to other tools that are run by end-users, Wingra`s migration technology is managed centrally to maintain control and oversight of the migration process. This eliminates the need to train thousands of users on how to use a migration tool.
AVAILABILITY The first release of Sun Internet Mail Server with additional gateways is expected by the end of 1998. Additional gateways and migration technology will be released as they are integrated into Sun Internet Mail Server.
Until then, Sun customers can benefit immediately from this new alliance by using Wingra`s connectivity, directory synchronization, and migration technology prior to its integration into Sun Internet Mail Server software.
Lawrence Roney, Director of Communications, Community College of Southern Nevada, recently installed both Sun Internet Mail Server and Wingra technology to accomplish his objectives. "Our migration from cc:Mail to the Sun Internet Mail Server went smoothly with assistance from Wingra Technologies," said Mr. Roney. "The Community College of Southern Nevada simply outgrew its Lotus cc:Mail platform and was looking for a robust, standards-based messaging solution that could scale to thousands of users. We have been very happy with the reliability of Sun Internet Mail Server which allows a seamless and gradual migration of users while keeping both e-mail platforms synchronized. The migration tools from Wingra allowed us time to familiarize our faculty and staff with Sun Internet Mail Server before we pulled the plug on cc:Mail. Sun`s customers should be excited about this expanded partnership as it will make it much easier to integrate Sun Internet Mail Server into and migrate away from other enterprise messaging systems."
ABOUT SUN INTERNET MAIL SERVER Organizations today require a dependable, cost-effective messaging system. Sun Internet Mail Server software is a highly scalable, complete client/server solution that can be used effectively by enterprises or large ISP operations. It contains native support for key Internet standards including IMAP4, POP3, ESMTP, MIME, LDAP, NOTARY, SSL 3.0, DNS, UUCP and TCP/IP. For more information, visit the Sun Internet Mail Server web site at http://www.sun.com/sims.
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About Sun Microsystems
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network is the Computer," has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc., (NASDAQ "SUNW"), to its position as a leading provider of hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more than $9 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the Worldwide Web at http://www.sun.com.
About Wingra Technologies
Founded in 1983, Wingra Technologies is the leader in software and services for messaging migration and integration based on Internet standards and ease of use. The company offers a wide range of products and services, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more cost-effective for people to take advantage of the full power of electronic messaging. For more information about Wingra`s messaging migration and integration technologies and services, customers may call Wingra at (800) 544-5465, visit the company`s web site at http://www.wingra.com or send e-mail to info@wingra.com.
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