Sun Microsystems and Wingra
Technologies to Increase
Connectivity and MIgration
Options in Sun Internet Mail
Server Software
PALO ALTO, CA & MADISON, WI - August 11, 1998 - Sun
Microsystems and Wingra Technologies and announced
today an expanded agreement to add additional
gateway, directory synchronization and migration
technology to Sun's award-winning SunTM Internet Mail
ServerTM software. This latest relationship agreement will
enable customers to seamlessly integrate Sun Internet
Mail Server with Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes, and
Novell GroupWise messaging environments. It will also
provide migration technology to move email users to
Sun Internet Mail Server software from a wide variety of
messaging environments, including Microsoft Mail,
Lotus cc:Mail, Novell GroupWise, Lotus Notes and
Microsoft Exchange.
Gateways and directory synchronization are necessary
components for different messaging systems to coexist
seamlessly, and are the pathway an enterprise uses to
move its email users from one messaging system to
another. The new alliance expands the previous
agreement between the two companies which provided
SIMS with gateway and directory synchronization
technology for Microsoft Mail, Lotus cc:Mail and IBM
PROFS messaging systems.
"With this new relationship, large enterprises will have
the ability to both integrate Sun Internet Mail Server
software with their existing systems or to migrate away
from older messaging environments", said Jan Eddy,
president of Wingra Technologies. "By providing
gateways, directory synchronization, and migration
technology, Sun is enabling their customers to deploy
Sun Internet Mail Server software in the most
cost-effective and efficient manner".
"Multiple, proprietary messaging solutions are impacting
the bottomline," said Stuart Wells, Senior Director, Sun
Microsystems. "Wingra's gateways provide the
technology needed for messaging interoperability and
for migration to Sun Internet Mail Server - based on
open Internet standards."
MIGRATING TO SIMS WITH WINGRA TECHNOLOGY
With Wingra's migration technology, the stored e-mail
and folders of all the email users can be moved by a
central administrator to SIMS, preserving the knowledge
of the enterprise.
Messages can be replied to after they have been moved
to the new system, attachments are converted properly,
and status flags, subjects, and dates are preserved. Sun
Internet Mail Server software will take care of the
changes in mail routing and update all of the directories
in the enterprise with the users' new e-mail addresses.
Compared to other tools that are run by end-users,
Wingra's migration technology is managed centrally to
maintain control and oversight of the migration process.
This eliminates the need to train thousands of users on
how to use a migration tool.
AVAILABILITY
The first release of Sun Internet Mail Server with
additional gateways is expected by the end of 1998.
Additional gateways and migration technology will be
released as they are integrated into Sun Internet Mail
Server.
Until then, Sun customers can benefit immediately from
this new alliance by using Wingra's connectivity,
directory synchronization, and migration technology
prior to its integration into Sun Internet Mail Server
software.
Lawrence Roney, Director of Communications,
Community College of Southern Nevada, recently
installed both Sun Internet Mail Server and Wingra
technology to accomplish his objectives. "Our migration
from cc:Mail to the Sun Internet Mail Server went
smoothly with assistance from Wingra Technologies,"
said Mr. Roney. "The Community College of Southern
Nevada simply outgrew its Lotus cc:Mail platform and
was looking for a robust, standards-based messaging
solution that could scale to thousands of users. We
have been very happy with the reliability of Sun Internet
Mail Server which allows a seamless and gradual
migration of users while keeping both e-mail platforms
synchronized. The migration tools from Wingra allowed
us time to familiarize our faculty and staff with Sun
Internet Mail Server before we pulled the plug on cc:Mail.
Sun's customers should be excited about this expanded
partnership as it will make it much easier to integrate
Sun Internet Mail Server into and migrate away from
other enterprise messaging systems."
ABOUT SUN INTERNET MAIL SERVER
Organizations today require a dependable, cost-effective
messaging system. Sun Internet Mail Server software is
a highly scalable, complete client/server solution that
can be used effectively by enterprises or large ISP
operations. It contains native support for key Internet
standards including IMAP4, POP3, ESMTP, MIME, LDAP,
NOTARY, SSL 3.0, DNS, UUCP and TCP/IP. For more
information, visit the Sun Internet Mail Server web site at http://www.sun.com/sims.
ABOUT SUN MICROSYSTEMS
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The
Network is the Computer," has propelled Sun
Microsystems, Inc., (NASDAQ "SUNW"), to its position
as a leading provider of hardware, software and services
for establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding
the power of the Internet. With more than $9 billion in
annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150
countries and on the Worldwide Web at http://www.sun.com.
ABOUT WINGRA TECHNOLOGIES
Founded in 1983, Wingra Technologies is the leader in
software and services for messaging migration and
integration based on Internet standards and ease of use.
The company offers a wide range of products and
services, each designed with the mission of making it
easier and more cost-effective for people to take
advantage of the full power of electronic messaging. For
more information about Wingra's messaging migration
and integration technologies and services, customers
may call Wingra at (800) 544-5465, visit the company's
web site at http://www.wingra.com or send e-mail
to info@wingra.com.
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