Esker Ships Faxgate for NT Version 6.0 / New Version Supports Thin Fax Client, Enhances E-Mail Integration And Adds Support For Xerox Metacode

STILLWATER, Okla. (PROTEXT) - Esker today announced theavailability of Faxgate for NT version 6.0. This new version ofFaxgate is fully empowered for integration with e-mail and offersfax services remotely through a thin-client. Faxgate for NTversion 6.0 provides support for Microsoft Office 2000applications, enhanced client software functionality, improvedhost links and is certified for use with SAP. Faxgate for NT version 6.0 supports the recently announcedEsker LanFax Manager for Citrix, a solution for enterprises thathave implemented an application server environment with CitrixMetaFrame(TM) or Microsoft Terminal Server. Using Faxgate for NTversion 6.0 and the Esker LanFax Manager for Citrix, anenterprise can deploy a centrally administered Faxgate serverwith a thin fax client. Esker's thin fax client and Faxgate forNT version 6.0 support multiple user profiles, enabling privatephone books, cover pages and fax message store for individualusers. Enhanced E-mail Integration The Faxgate Lotus Notes connector has been improved in version6.0 to provide tighter integration with the Lotus Notes Userdatabase. Through the connector, Faxgate now integrates directlywith the Lotus Notes User database, eliminating the need toimport data from it to the Faxgate User database and allowing theFaxgate administrator to configure users centrally. The connectoralso has expanded support for the international character set.Certification for the connector with Lotus Notes version 5 isunderway and expected by the end of November, 1999. Faxgate's SMTP connector has been enhanced to process messagesfor faxing that are UUencoded, providing additional support fornewer SMTP Unix mail systems. The Microsoft Exchange connector inFaxgate for NT version 6.0 now has the ability to configureincoming fax messages into the type supported by Octel's UnifiedMessenger(TM), allowing it to be the fax component of a unifiedmessaging strategy for enterprises who are customers of LucentTechnologies' Octel division. Improved Host Links With roots in the high-end, production-faxing segment of themarket, a Faxgate strength has always been its ability to connectto host systems. Version 6.0 extends the role of Faxgate as aproduction fax server by natively supporting Xerox Metacode, oneof the most widely used forms of digital-to- paper output inlarge enterprises. Enterprises with applications that outputdocuments in the form of Xerox Metacode can now fax them usingFaxgate as well. Client Enhancements Enhancements to the Faxgate client software, LanFax Manager,include a direct fax forward feature that allows a Faxgate userto forward received faxes directly to any user listed in theFaxgate user database. This feature is usable when e-mail isunavailable as a means of forwarding received faxes, or when itis undesirable to use e-mail for that purpose. A new ODBC link makes possible the import of phone bookentries from other ODBC compliant phone books into the LanFaxManager client. TCP/IP support has been added to the LanFax Manager to improveconnectivity to the Faxgate server in enterprise environmentswith routers and hubs that do not allow NETBEUI packets on thenetwork. Faxgate for NT version 6.0 now supports the stand aloneFaxgate Outlook client that allows users to send and receivefaxes from Outlook without installing the Faxgate Exchangeconnector. This client allows users to send and receive faxesthrough e-mail without having to add a new application to supportFaxgate to the Microsoft Exchange server. Faxgate for NT version 6.0 supports intelligent fax boardsfrom Dialogic Corporation (CP Series) and Brooktrout Technology(TR114 Series). "Faxgate and Brooktrout Technology's TR114intelligent fax boards provide a powerful solution to themarketplace," said Jeff Sieloff, vice president of Marketing, IP& Fax Technologies Division, Brooktrout Technology. "Release 6.0of Faxgate for NT allows users in thin-client environments tohave the same high level of robustness and functionality thatthey have come to expect in traditional LAN fax packages. We haveworked closely with Esker to ensure that the hardware andsoftware operate seamlessly to provide a reliable, enterprise-ready solution." Pricing and Availability Faxgate for NT version 6.0 is currently available. Its baseprice of $2,495 includes a Microsoft Exchange connector anduniversal mail support, licenses for 25 users and one fax line.For more information call 405-624-8000 or visithttp://www.esker.com. About Esker Esker develops and delivers software products that integrateexisting and emerging technologies, allowing enterprises tocreate better connections between people and information. Thecompany's product lines include: -- PC-to-Host: with SmarTerm and Tun PLUS terminal emulation,database access and networking services for Windows and Citrixplatforms -- Web-to-host: with Esker PLUS and Persona for connectivityusing Java or ActiveX technologies, and Corridor for ActiveServer to extend legacy applications to the Internet as HTML forWeb commerce -- Document Distribution: with Alcom LanFax and Faxgate forinbound andoutbound fax routing. The company was founded in 1985 and is traded on the FrenchStock Exchange (Le Nouveau Marche: 3581). Esker's operations spanNorth America, South America, Europe and Asia/Pacific with over300 employees and an installed base of over one and a halfmillion licensed users worldwide. All trademarks, service marks, product and company names arethe property of their respective owners. ots Original TextService: Esker Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact:Jerry Rackley of Esker, 405-624-8000, ext. 246, or email,jrackley@esker.com Web site: http://www.esker.com

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