OS/2 Shareware BBS: 16 Announce/16-Announce.zip/swprs4.txt

Text File | 1996-05-17 | 6KB | 95 lines

For Immediate Release

Contact: Stephen Fox, 1-909-464-9450

Syntegration Inc. announces The Secure Workplace for OS/2 Version 4.00

Chino, California, March 25, 1996 -- Today Syntegration, Inc. announced The
Secure Workplace for OS/2 V4.00 which will be introduced at the IBM Technical
Interchange April 23, 1996. New features include File Access Control, Internal
User Identification and Authentication, Single Sign-on, Audit Trail, Keyboard
lock and Screen blanker, and <Ctrl+Alt+Del> plus <Alt+F1> disablement.
Syntegration has enhanced its Workplace object access control to allow
configuration and enforcement of User and Group based permissions for files,
directories and Workplace Shell objects

"Version 4.0 advances the state of the art in OS/2 security and desktop
management. File access control as well as internal user identification and
authentication has been major requirements for our customers. This new version
will satisfy their needs." said Stephen Fox, Syntegration's President.

The Secure workplace for OS/2 V4.00 will include an Installable Security System
(ISS) for IBM's Security Enabling Services for OS/2 Warp (SES). The ISS allows
administrators to enforce file access control permissions on a user or group
basis.

In previous versions, The Secure Workplace for OS/2 allowed administrators to
use their network operating system to provide user identification and
authentication. In version 4.00, identification and authentication will be
performed internally. At startup, The Secure Workplace V4.00 presents the user
with a sign-on window that prompts for the user identification and password.
The user can also use the sign-on window to change their password or shutdown
the system. The Workplace Shell starts after the user has been identified and
authenticated. The Secure Workplace will allow administrators to customize user
permissions in a desktop or provide users with their own desktop.

The Secure Workplace for OS/2 version 4.00 enables single sign-on to a network
operating system or remote host. With this feature, users only identify and
authenticate themselves once. Single sign-on is accomplished by interfacing
with the Network Sign on Coordinator (NSC), User Profile Manager (UPM), or your
own custom program. NSC & UPM are provided with OS/2 Warp Connect, LAN Server,
and OS/2 Warp Server.

System administration includes global, user, and group definitions. Access
control definitions are integrated into the Workplace Shell settings' notebook.
This feature allows administrators to define permissions for Workplace Shell
objects, Workplace Shell object pop-up menus, files, and directories. Workplace
object style and pop-up menu permissions include open, visibility, delete, copy,
move, rename, settings, drag, drop, help, create another, and create shadow.
Folder object permissions include object permissions as well as select, sort,
arrange, find, details view, tree view, and open parent. Desktop permissions
include object permissions, folder permissions, as well as shutdown, lockup, and
system setup. Workplace Drive object permissions include object permissions,
folder permissions as well as check disk, copy disk, and format disk. File and
directory permissions include the appropriate workplace object permissions as
well as create, delete, read, write, execute, and set attributes.

The Secure Workplace for OS/2 includes an audit trail capability. The audit
trail tracks all user activities. Administrators can configure the product to
record the audit information locally and/or remotely on a file server. File
server based auditing, gives administrators the ability to collect audit
information from multiple workstations in an enterprise network.

The Secure Workplace for OS/2 V4.00 includes a keyboard lock and screen blanker.
This facility is activated after an administrator defined time-out. After the
screen blanker is activated, the user must re-enter the sign-on password to
regain access to the workstation.

The Secure Workplace for OS/2 V4.00 allows administrators to disable the
Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination to prevent unauthorized rebooting of the system.
The product can also disable the ALT+F1 key combination at system startup to
prevent users from restoring an unprotected desktop or accessing a command
prompt.

The Secure Workplace V4.00 will ship in Standard and Professional Editions. The
Standard Edition lists for US$79.95 and excludes multi-desktop management.
Users can add workplace backup, restore, and multi-desktop management by
purchasing the Traveling Workplace which is sold separately. The Professional
Edition includes multi-desktop management and lists for US$120.00. Additional
or site Licenses are available for both editions. Registered users of The
Secure Workplace for OS/2 can upgrade to the version 4.00 standard edition for
$29.95, and to the version 4.00 professional edition for US$45.00. Customers
who purchase The Secure Workplace for OS/2 V3.XX after March 15, 1996 will be
entitled to a free upgrade when V4.00 becomes available.

The Secure Workplace for OS/2 can be purchased through retail channels in the
US, Canada, the Pacific Rim, and Europe or by ordered directly from
SYNTEGRATION. For information write or call Syntegration Inc., 3811 Schaefer
Avenue #J, Chino, CA 91710. Phone [phone], Fax [phone], Internet
[e-mail]. To obtain additional information you can visit
Syntegration's world wide web site. The web site address is
'http://www.primenet.com/~syntegrn'

####