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ALTAVISTA DIRECTORY '97 SHIPS FOR WINDOWS NT -- PERSONNEL DIRECTORY FOR BUSINESS NETWORKS GOES ONLINE ... High-Performance Directory Application Supports LDAP and Phonetic Searching in Teams and Across the Enterprise... MAYNARD, MA, December 11, 1996 -- Expanding its suite of Internet software products, Digital Equipment Corporation's AltaVista Software Business Unit today announced the shipment of AltaVista Directory '97, an intelligent and powerful out-of-the-box personnel directory application for Windows NT servers. AltaVista Directory '97 includes phonetic search capabilities and is client-independent. Users access it with their favorite Web browser, MAPI, ph and Finger email clients, as well as LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) applications. AltaVista Directory '97 also provides state-of-the-art management capabilities, making it much faster and easier to network, configure and update corporate directories, while supporting hundreds of thousands of entries. "With AltaVista Directory '97 we are providing one of the most intelligent and comprehensive directory management applications available today," said Ilene H. Lang, vice president of Digital's AltaVista Software Business Unit. "Like a corporate electronic Rolodex, AltaVista Directory '97 provides personnel directory capabilities across a network to dramatically improve the internal and external communication lifelines of a company. This results in tremendous savings of time and money." The key advantages of AltaVista Directory '97 as compared to other directory software applications are its virtually fool-proof, out-of-the-box installation and innovative phonetic search capabilities. The software is pre-configured to eliminate the development typically associated with directory deployment, and is uniquely designed to be operational within minutes of installation. AltaVista Directory '97 can be integrated seamlessly with other applications. Pictures and hyperlinks to Web pages are also supported. Bulkloading directory listings from e-mail systems, HR systems, and legacy directories are fast and easy. AltaVista Directory '97 users can quickly locate anyone via standard Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Explorer, or popular email clients including Eudora and Microsoft Exchange. Only one field of information, such as a phone number or last name, is required for AltaVista Directory '97 to locate the entire listing. AltaVista Directory 97's phonetic search capability locates someone even when the user is not sure how to spell the name. AltaVista Directory '97 is built on open Internet and international standards and uses the Hypertext Protocol, HTTP, Internet RFC 1777 (LDAP). Pricing and Availability AltaVista Directory '97 is available today. A 30-day trial version of the software can be downloaded from the AltaVista Software Web site at http://altavista.software.digital.com. It can also be purchased through resellers, catalog vendors, ISPs, VARs, and Digital Equipment Corporation. Pricing ranges from $495 to $3,995. AltaVista OnSite Computing solutions provide secure, simple and direct access to information and people over the Internet and private intranets. AltaVista Search, Directory, Tunnel, Firewall, Forum and Mail products give users a competitive edge, enabling productive business to take place from anywhere. Further information on AltaVista Directory '97 and AltaVista OnSite Computing is available at http://altavista.software.digital.com, or by calling 1-800-336-7890. Digital Equipment Corporation is a world leader in open client/server solutions from personal computing to integrated worldwide information systems. Digital's scalable Alpha and Intel platforms, storage, networking, software and services, together with industry-focused solutions from business partners, help organizations compete and win in today's global marketplace.
NOTE FOR EDITORS: Digital, the Digital logo, AltaVista and the AltaVista logo are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other products mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CORP/97/479
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