"SCO VisionFS has become an integral part of my regular network. A product has to be extremely impressive and useful to get so far."
SCO World

SCO VisionFS is the smart way to share files and printers from UNIX servers to Windows PCs. Because SCO VisionFS installs on the UNIX server only, all PCs on the network gain instant and transparent access to files and printers shared by the server. This approach reduces the administration overhead as there is no need to spend valuable time installing, maintaining and configuring hundreds of PCs: it is all done just once on the server.

"In PC Week Lab tests, SCO VisionFS effortlessly blended UNIX machines into the Windows network landscape, all without that NFS clutter."
PC Week

Easy to install

SCO VisionFS is installed only on the server -- not on each PC -- delivering considerable savings for companies who would otherwise spend long periods of time installing and upgrading NFS software on each PC. With SCO VisionFS, Windows users have instant access to shared resources on UNIX servers without any extra effort.

"Sites using NFS must pay for those [NFS client PCs] user licenses as well as the time to install them, and that can end up being considerably more expensive than the cost of the install-once SCO VisionFS."
PC Week

"I found SCO VisionFS to be a capable and polished product that worked well and was easier to install and use than any Windows NFS client I've seen."
InfoWorld

Hassle-free administration

The Profile Editor provides a fast and powerful way to configure the server from a Windows PC. A clear, Windows 95-style graphical interface simplifies time-consuming tasks and automates common operations.

Making changes takes less time because only servers are administered, not clients. Without visiting or rebooting any PCs, shared resources are immediately made available to all Windows users.

"SCO VisionFS allows easy configuration of resource-sharing capabilities -- with no need to install separate clients on each machine -- via an attractive graphical interface."
InfoWorld

Scalability

Adding more clients requires no extra work because no client software has to be installed. ItÆs easy to grow to a large PC base. Network managers and administrators can concentrate on just a few servers rather than hundreds of PCs.

"Server-based software such as SCO VisionFS offers distinct scalability benefits for installation and maintenance."
PC Week

No extra training for Windows users

SCO VisionFS provides Microsoft file and print services from UNIX servers, enabling Windows users to access central resources using standard Windows components such as File Manager, Network Neighborhood and Windows Explorer. Existing Windows users require no extra training. Anyone who can use Windows can use SCO VisionFS immediately.

"Copying files back and forth is done via a familiar Windows drag-and-drop method. It [SCO VisionFS] is as fast as FTP (File Transfer Protocol), much easier to use, and better for beginners. Most people will forget they are working with mounted network drives and treat them as part of their machines."
SCO World

No performance slowdown

SCO VisionFS utilizes Microsoft networking and so adds no extra load on the client. It also makes use of SMB technology standardized by Microsoft, which is faster than NFS, especially for writing files.

"When transferring a single 2M-byte file, SCO VisionFS was 40 percent faster than NFS on writes."
PC Week

"SCO VisionFS beat Samba handily, transferring files at about 430KBps -- compared with Samba's 200KBps -- on a lightly loaded SPARCstation 20"
InfoWorld

Internet Aware

SCO VisionFS supports file sharing over the Internet for all Windows desktops. With its unique CIFS bridging technology, SCO VisionFS makes UNIX servers across the Internet appear as if they are on the local network. This means that, without any extra effort, users of Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT 3.5, as well as Windows NT 4.0 can transparently access files across the Internet. With SCO VisionFS users can view files directly on the server, and avoid the delays caused by downloading large files.