FUTURUS' RIGHT HAND MAN BECOMES FUTURUS TEAM February 10, 1992, Atlanta, Georgia -- Futurus Corporation announced today that their Right Hand Man product line name has changed to Futurus Team effective March 1,1992. The Futurus products involved are: Futurus Team for DOS Futurus Team for Windows Futurus Team Remote Futurus Team WAN "The Futurus Team name is indicative of the work we've done in the electronic mail and groupware environments," said Futurus President J. Robert Martinson. "Futurus Team is a more concise description of our products and better positions us in the LAN applications software market," he added. Note that Futurus Lite Mail, an electronic mail package for first-time network users, has not changed its name. Futurus Corporation is a privately-held developer of LAN-based electronic mail and groupware software packages. The company's flagship product, Futurus Team for DOS, formerly Right Hand Man, has won numerous editorial awards including PC Magazine's Editor's Choice and Infoworld's Best in its Class. Futurus Corporation was founded in 1987 by J. Robert Martinson and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. -------------------------------------------------------- FUTURUS LITE MAIL NOW INCLUDED IN EAGLE NETWARE LITE ETHERNET STARTER KIT ATLANTA, GEORGIA, February 10,1992 - Eagle Technology and Futurus Corporation announced today that Futurus Lite Mail software will be included in the Eagle NetWare Lite Ethernet Starter Kit beginning March 1,1992. Futurus Lite Mail is the first electronic mail and groupware package bundled with Eagle Ethernet adapters and Novell NetWare Lite. The Eagle NetWare Lite Ethernet Starter Kit is distributed through Eagle's established channel of domestic and international distributors. The price of the Eagle NetWare Lite Ethernet Starter Kit is $615 (U.S.) suggested list price. The Eagle one node NetWare Lite Ethernet Add-On Kit is $312 (U.S.) suggested list price. "By offering our customers a true starter kit, including electronic mail, Eagle advances its commitment to provide cost effective network computing," said Ken Lamneck, Managing Director of Eagle. "Because Lite Mail is perfectly suited to NetWare Lite and based on Futurus' five years of successful experience, Lite Mail was the obvious choice," he added. Futurus Lite Mail is designed to meet the needs of first-time network users through a comfortable and intuitive interface. In addition to low memory overhead, the Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) software features electronic mail for message sending, replying, forwarding, and archiving. Message Handling System (MHS) compatibility provides seamless sending and viewing of faxes as well as gateway communications with other hosts such as MCI Mail and X.400. Other features include file attachments, carbon copying, blind carbon copying, and unique "bumpable" technology to easily and economically increase the number of allowable users one by one. "Futurus Lite Mail provides NetWare Lite users with true person-to-person connectivity," said Futurus President J. Robert Martinson. "We are pleased to contribute our five years of market-proven experience to Eagle Technology," he added. According to Ladd Timpson, Product Line Manager of Novell, Inc., "We're excited that Eagle Technology is adding Futurus Lite Mail to its NetWare Lite Starter Kit and Add-On Kit. Lite Mail enhances the standard E-mail capabilities by providing a Chat utility and a Phone Message Center - features that allow NetWare Lite users to immediately experience the benefits of networking." Included in the Eagle NetWare Lite Ethernet Starter Kit is a coupon that users can send to Futurus for a Lite Mail calculator module at no charge. Futurus also offers users the option of upgrading their Lite Mail software to Futurus Team for DOS for $60 (U.S.) per node. Futurus Team for DOS provides all of the functionality of Lite Mail plus personal, group and resource scheduling, notepad, cardex, database, DOS file manager, and network print queue manager. For more information, interested resellers and endusers should contact Eagle Technology at 800/733-2453 or 408/441-7453. Futurus Corporation is a privately-held developer of LAN-based electronic mail and groupware software packages. The company's flagship product, Futurus Team for DOS, formerly Right Hand Man, has won numerous editorial awards including PC Magazine Editor's Choice and Infoworld's Best in its Class. Futurus Corporation was founded in 1987 by J. Robert Martinson and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Eagle Technology is a leading manufacturer of network interface cards and related technology products providing multi-platform connectivity for workgroups, departments, and corporations worldwide. Eagle was formed in 1989 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. Eagle's 1991 shipments place it among the top three network interface card vendors worldwide. -------------------------------------------------------- Futurus 211 Perimeter Center Parkway, Suite 910 Atlanta, Georgia 30346 Phone (404) 392-7979 . Fax (404) 392-9313 +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | From the America On-Line & PC-Link New Product Info Services | +===============================================================+ | This information was processed with OmniPage Professional OCR | | software (from Caere Corp) & a Canon IX-30 scanner from data | | provided by the above mentioned company. 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