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From PolyPM/2 to R.S.M. !
Thanks to all of you for your strong support and... your long patience!
Today, July 5th, 1995, the very awaited new releases of PolyPM/2 are
available... for shipping !!!
Content of this message
1) Overview
2) A Unique Cross Platform Product Line
2-1) "Make Lite work of computing"
2-2) "The Advanced support for networking"
2-3) "The Professional way to communicate"
3) A Whole New Level of Performance
3-1) "Strong Speed Optimization"
3-2) "Unique Hierarchical Database"
3-3) "Hardware and Software Independent"
4) Extended Security Standards
4-1) "Encrypted Data Streams"
4-2) "Multiple Access Protections"
4-3) "Mandatory Call-Backs"
5) Powerful File Transfer
5-1) "Fail Safe"
5-2) "Extensive Selection Criteria"
5-3) "Full Operational Information"
6) Designed for the Users
6-1) "Use of the Most Up-to-date Graphical Object Techniques"
6-2) "White Boarding with Exclusive Marker Mode"
6-3) "Clipboard Transfers and Chat Mode"
7) Extensive Communications
7-1) "From Peer to Peer with the Lite..."
7-2) "...to complex LAN-WANs using Gateways with the Advanced..."
7-3) "...up to Automated Communication with the Professional Edition!"
8) The Three Different Variants
8-1) "R.S.M. Lite Edition"
8-2) "R.S.M. Advanced Edition"
8-3) "R.S.M. Professional Edition"
9) ISS' Note
10) Marketing Information
10-1) Lite Editon Price List
10-2) Advanced Edition Price List
10-3) Professional Edition Price List
10-4) ISS Contacts
1) Overview
Major Consulting Groups estimate that the purchase price of a workstation
represents only 15% of the global cost of such system for 5 years, while
the Maintenance part is estimated at more than 60 % of this global total.
This includes especially the increasing expense of End User support by Help
Desks. These figures have been confirmed by the feedback obtained from more
than 200,000 ISS customers who have reduced these overheads dramatically by
using the multiple Remote Facilities of PolyPM/2.
To enhance and meet the different communication requirement of Users and
markets, International Software Solutions (ISS) introduces a complete new
product line named Remote Services Management (R.S.M.).
2) A Unique Cross Platform Product Line:
ISS is proud to provide the best selling and only complete Graphical Remote
Control solution for cross platform workstations using OS/2 16-bit, OS/2
32-bit, DOS and Windows environments and connected over a very large variety
of links.
To answer the growing needs of Remote Computing, ISS presents nothing less
than three different variants of its Award Winning product with the Lite,
Advanced and Professional Editions.
When the OS/2 16-bit code offers similar OS/2 32-bit graphical objects for
its user interface (Notebook, Floating Icon Palette, etc.), the three flavors
of Remote Services Management for OS/2 versions 2.x and Warp are native and
real 32-bit programs fully compliant with the Workplace Shell and using the
best of the multi threading capability of the Premier 32-bit Operating System.
2-1) "Make Lite work of computing"
While Remote Services Management Lite Edition has been specially designed
for users who needs simple and efficient Point to Point connection from OS/2
to OS/2 or from OS/2 to Windows systems...
2-2) "The Advanced support for networking"
... the Advanced Edition includes both the Manager Gateway and the Client
Gateway components which allow complete interaction across different
LAN-WANs using heterogeneous protocols...
2-3) "The Professional way to communicate"
... and the Professional Edition provides a powerful Programming Script
Language (PSL) dedicated to automate complex communication tasks such as
Software Distribution or Data Collection.
3) A Whole New Level Of Performance
Due to a new Client / Server architecture, Remote Services Management is
one of the best performer of its category.
3-1) "Strong Speed Optimization"
Added to very high data compression algorithms, the use of new specialized
graphical object dictionaries gives one of the fastest data throughputs of
the remote control arena.
3-2) "Unique Hierarchical Database"
Thanks to a realistic hierarchical design, Remote Services Management may
be used within large corporate which manage thousands of users.
3-3) "Hardware and Software Independent"
The Device Independent technology developed in this product line allows
Manager workstations to reach any remote Clients using OS/2, DOS or Windows
regardless of the screen resolution on either side (EGA, VGA, SVGA, XGA,
XGA/2, 8514, etc.).
4) Extended Security Standards
As accessing remote workstations becomes easier every day, ISS takes good
care of your security.
4-1) "Encrypted Data Streams"
Both the compression technique and the encryption algorithms are proprietary
giving Remote Services Management a very high level of security.
4-2) "Multiple Access Protections"
Users may also enable multiple levels of identification and passwords to
prevent both use and connections to unauthorized personnel.
4-3) "Mandatory Call-Backs"
Added to the optional restricted access list (phone numbers, X25 Address, etc.
a new mandatory Call-Back feature will secure accesses as well as help to
track undesired calls.
5) Powerful Bi-Directional File Transfer
Fast file transfers as a background task were not enough!
5-1) "Fail Safe"
Now, Remote Services Management has added real security in its protocol
which allows complete automatic resume at the point of failure in case of
connection loss.
5-2) "Extensive Selection Criteria"
File name masks including jokers, wild cards and sub-directory trees as
well as multiple selection criteria (sizes, dates, attributes, etc.) make
the file transfer processes a critical feature of choice of these new
flavors.
5-3) "Full operational Information"
Do not stay trapped behind your computer. Complete file transfer details
such as number and size of files, elapsed and remaining time, and visual
progression of processing are now available which allow user to stay informed
during these phases.
6) Designed for the Users.
More than 200,000 registered users worldwide appreciate the very friendly
user interface of this software.
6-1) "Use of the Most Up-to-date Graphical Object Techniques"
Notebooks, Sliders, Floating Icon Palette, Contextual Help Bubbles and a
complete End User customization capability make Remote Service Management
a MUST to have for use every single day.
6-2) "White Boarding with Exclusive Marker Mode"
Remote Teaching sessions are simplest when you may show the items you need
to explain to remote users. The Exclusive Marker Mode allows Managers to
draw and write over the Client's desktop to achieve this goal.
6-3) "Clipboard Transfers and Chat Mode"
While the Chat Mode helps to communicate with remote users, the clipboard
content transfer capability with tow way communication (download and upload)
can perform complex manipulations including CUT, COPY and PASTE between
multiple remote systems.
7) Extensive Communications
Available since December 1990, PolyPM/2 was known as one of the more complete
communication software available on the market. Today, the new Remote Services
Management editions provides more and more links.
7-1) "From Peer to Peer with the Lite..."
While this first variant may use Null-Modem cables, High Speed asynchronous
Modems through PSTN and ISDN, NetBIOS, IPX-SPX and TCP-IP across LANs...
7-2) "...to complex LAN-WAN using Gateways with Advanced..."
...and this second edition adds native X25 and ISDN across Public and Private
Networks and APPC-APPN across SNA Backbones as well as complete Gateway
architecture support (OS/2 and Windows components)...
7-3) "... up to Automated Communication with the Professional Edition!"
...this last flavor allows complete automation of complex communication tasks
such as Software Distribution or Data Collection across heterogeneous LAN-WANs.
8) The Three Different Variants
Should you be Developers or Personal Users, Small Offices or Large Corporate,
VARs or Software Publishers, the three variants of Remote Services Management
give you both financial savings and competitive edge.
8-1) "R.S.M. Lite Edition"
This first variant is the basic native OS/2 Remote Control product and is
specially designed for users who need simple and efficient point to point
connection (Null-Modem, Modem, NetBIOS, IPX-SPX and TCP/IP) from OS/2 to
OS/2 and from OS/2 to Windows systems.
Basically, this software allows an OS/2 32-bit workstation (from OS/2
version 2.0 up to OS/2 Warp) named "Manager" (ex "Teacher" in the previous
releases) to access and control remote workstations named "Clients"
(ex "Pupils") running OS/2 32-bit as well as the Windows environments
(including the future... next... new... version of Windows... 4, Chicago,
Win 95... 96... 97... 9x! releases).
The basic feature (graphic remote control) benefits of a new Client/Server
architecture providing one of the FASTEST data throughput of its category.
R.S.M. Lite Edition offers also:
- bi-directional (and secured) file transfers running in the background,
- clipboard exchanges,
- chat mode,
- the ISS' exclusive Marker Mode,
- and the worldwide renown End Used friendliness of PolyPM/2.
8-2) "R.S.M. Advanced Edition"
This second flavor, which is more designed for Corporate using complex
communication environments, includes both the Manager Gateway and the
Client Gateway components and allows complete interaction across different
LAN-WANs using heterogeneous protocols.
This version includes all the basics of the Lite Edition and adds more
professional communication protocol supports (such as X25 and APPC-APPN),
a full set of new security features, log journal capabilities, the old DOS
environment support (Client only) and a lot of new useful features.
The global data throughput of the Advanced Edition may be enhanced by using
specialized graphical object dictionaries as well as selecting three different
compression algorithms.
8-3) "R.S.M. Professional Edition"
This third version includes all the Advanced Edition features and provides
also the complete OS/2 16-bit support (Client, Client Gateway, Manager and
Manager Gateway).
A new very powerful Programming Script Language (PSL) with its complete
development environment including a GUI interface builder allows Developers
and VARs to create theirs own complex communication applications such as
Software Distribution or Automatic Data Collection programs using the
internal R.S.M.' APIs.
9) ISS' Note
We hope that the huge developments and the intensive test phases
we've made during these last 12 months for this new product line will
answer to the needs and attempts of a large majority of the 10 million
users of the Premier and Award Winning 32-bit Operating System (OS/2),
whatever their status and organization:
- Personal Users and Professional Developers,
- Small Offices and Home Offices or Large Corporate,
- VARs and Software Publishers.
Our development laboratory is already working on future extensions of
the Remote Services Management product line and we will present next
year more integrated features, more ease of use and always more
performance... but that s a secret !
All the best.
Philippe-Charles Krug-Basse
President
International Software Solutions
10) Marketing Information
Remote Services Management is available both in shrink-wrapped products and
in technology transfer for OEMs.
All the editions of R.S.M. are proposed in the following three packagings:
- Standard Packs: licenses for 2 workstations including the Manager and the
Client programs (and the Gateways in the Advanced and Professional editions).
- Extension Packs: idem Standard Pack for one additional workstation.
- DUA Packs: Duplication and Use Authorization licenses (from 5 up to 20,000...
and more...) workstations.
The following SRP will apply (in US Dollars):
10-1) R.S.M. Lite Edition
Standard Pack : 199.00
Extension Pack : 119.00
DUA License DUA Price Price per Additional
Workstation Workstation
5 559 112 97
10 1 044 104 87
15 1 479 99 77
20 1 863 93 73
30 2 596 87 70
40 3 297 82 66
50 3 958 79 63
75 5 530 74 60
100 7 021 70 60
150 10 027 67 60
200 13 020 65 58
250 15 906 64 54
300 18 618 62 50
400 23 618 59 45
500 28 105 56 44
10-2) R.S.M. Advanced Edition:
Standard Pack : 349.00
Extension Pack : 199.00
DUA Licenses DUA Price Price per Additional
Workstation Workstation
5 920 184 154
10 1 690 169 134
15 2 359 157 114
20 2 929 146 104
30 3 970 132 94
40 4 915 123 85
50 5 762 115 75
75 7 641 102 66
100 9 286 93 62
150 12 377 83 58
200 15 279 76 54
250 17 976 72 50
300 20 453 68 45
400 24 977 62 41
500 29 064 58 41
600 33 140 55 40
700 37 185 53 40
800 41 181 51 39
900 45 115 50 39
1 000 48 973 49 38
1 200 56 545 47 37
1 400 63 959 46 36
1 600 71 169 44 35
1 800 78 137 43 33
2 000 84 834 42 33
2 500 101 529 41 33
10-3) R.S.M. Professional Edition:
Standard Pack : 499.00
Extension Pack : 299.00
DUA Licenses DUA Price Price per Additional
Workstation Workstation
5 1 380 276 270
10 2 530 253 230
15 3 527 235 199
20 4 370 219 169
30 5 903 197 153
40 7 283 182 138
50 8 510 170 123
75 11 193 149 107
100 13 493 135 92
150 17 710 118 84
200 21 543 108 77
250 24 993 100 69
300 28 060 94 61
400 33 427 84 54
500 38 027 76 46
600 42 473 71 44
700 46 767 67 43
800 50 907 64 41
900 54 893 61 40
1 000 58 727 59 38
1 200 66 087 55 37
1 400 73 140 52 35
1 600 79 887 50 34
1 800 86 327 48 32
2 000 92 460 46 31
2 500 107 793 43 31
3 000 123 127 41 31
3 500 138 460 40 31
4 000 153 793 38 31
4 500 169 127 38 31
5 000 184 460 37 31
6 000 215 127 36 31
7 000 245 793 35 31
8 000 276 460 35 31
9 000 304 060 34 28
10 000 328 593 33 25
15 000 428 260 29 20
20 000 504 927 25 15
Over 20 000 504 927 plus 15 per workstation.
Note:
The prices for Additional workstations apply to the number of machines
between the bounds of two DUA packages.
Example, a DUA 46 of the Lite Edition will cost :
DUA 40 : 3,297.00
6 Additional workstations : 6 x 66 = 396.00
DUA 46 : 3,297.00 + 396.00 = 3,693.00
10-4) ISS Contacts
ISS France : Phone (33) 76 52 42 22
: Fax (33) 76 52 42 20
Contact : Sylvain Monteux
ISS Germany : Phone (49) 62 21 78 50 95
: Fax (49) 62 21 78 50 97
Contact : Andre Brech
ISS U.K. : Phone (44) 1256 81 70 00
: Fax (44) 1256 84 22 44
Contact : David Ross-Turner Hume
ISS U.S.A. : Phone (702) 496 46 49
Contact : Philippe-Charles Krug-Basse
ISS Technical Support : CIS 74431,2450
