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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Banyan Contacts:
Jennifer Jester/Gary Wolfe/Lucia Graziano
Public Communications
508-898-1000
Carol Wentworth/Joann Anderson
Copithorne & Bellows Public Relations
617-252-0606
Memorex Telex Contacts:
Julie Gentz
Public Relations
918-274-5518
MEMOREX TELEX BECOMES NEWEST BANYAN NATIONAL RESELLER
Already One of Banyan's Top Resellers in the South, Memorex Telex Will
Now Sell and Support Banyan VINES Products Throughout U.S.
WESTBORO, Mass., March 19, 1991 -- Banyan Systems and Memorex Telex have
agreed to a new contract that authorizes Memorex Telex to market, sell,
service, and support BanyanR VINESR network operating system products
throughout the United States as a Banyan National Reseller. Nationwide,
Memorex Telex has 250 sales and service offices.
Since May 1989, Memorex Telex has been a Banyan Regional Reseller serving
the southern part of the United States. In less than two years, Memorex
Telex has risen to become one of Banyan's top resellers in the U.S.
"Memorex Telex' performance as a regional Banyan Reseller in the southern
United States has been testimony to their ability to market, sell, and
support VINES network solutions among a savvy customer base," said Greg
Reyes, Vice President, North American Field Operations, Banyan Systems.
"The receptivity of their customers and of their own sales force to VINES
reinforces our belief that enterprise-wide networking has arrived."
- more-
MEMOREX TELEX BECOMES BANYAN NATIONAL RESELLER/ March 19/ Page 2
According to Craig Richards, Vice President, Network Business Group,
Memorex Telex, "The ability for a single organization to sell and support
networks on a national basis is key to Memorex Telex doing business with
large, geographically dispersed corporate customers. Memorex Telex has
that ability, and now, as a Banyan National Reseller, we have the key
elements for those customers."
Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
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About Banyan Systems and Banyan VINES
Banyan Systems is the pioneer and a leader in enterprise-wide PC-based
networking systems. These systems enable all computer resources within
any organization to interoperate freely as part of a unified global
network. Headquartered in Westboro, Mass., the privately held company
markets products worldwide through authorized resellers and country
partners. One of the nation's largest privately held software houses,
Banyan was founded in 1983 and now employs nearly 600 persons in the U.S.
and abroad.
Banyan VINES is a fully distributed PC network operating system based on
UNIXR and other standards. It enables any organization to interconnect an
unlimited number and variety of personal computers (PCs), minicomputers,
mainframes, local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs),
applications programs, and other computer resources into one easy-to-use,
easy-to-manage global network. Unlike traditional workgroup and PC
cluster solutions, Banyan VINES networks can grow quickly and easily to
keep pace with evolving customer needs. Today Banyan VINES links nearly
a million PCs with a host of other computer resources at thousands of
organizations around the world.
Banyan and VINES are registered trademarks of Banyan Systems.
UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX Systems Laboratories.
About Memorex Telex
Memorex Telex is a global supporter of plug-compatible computer equipment
and accessories. The company operates in 27 countries around the world
with distributor links in another 50 markets. Among the company's
products are disk and tape storage devices, terminals, printers and
controllers, personal computers, airline systems, networking systems and
services, and a comprehensive range of computer supplies.