EXPRESSWARE NOW OFFERS XINET - MACINTOSH/UNIX CONNECTIVITY

http://www.sgi.com/news/parnter_dec_03.html (Silicon Surf Promotional CD, 01/1995)

ExpressWare just announced two new products from XINET, K-AShare and K-Spool, providing additional flexibility in your Macintosh/UNIX environments.

K-AShare is an AFP-compatible file server for SGI hosts. It allows an SGI workstation to act as an AppleShare server for Macintosh users. K-Spool software allows users of Apple Macintosh computers and SGI systems to share PostScript printers. It is a UNIX application which functions as a print server and PostScript filter for SGI and Macintosh users, allowing them flexibility in the printers they use.

K-AShare Features:

K-AShare provides multiplatform compatibility. Macintoshes and SGI systems can share data and resources.
Macintosh computers use a SGI host as an AppleShare file server, providing increased performance and eliminating the need for a dedicated Apple server.
Mac users stay in their native environment. Files stored on the SGI server appear as familiar icons to Macintosh users. Transparent File Determination converts UNIX files to Macintosh application files -- automatically and transparently.
Files created by Macintosh applications like FrameMaker or Adobe Illustrator can be accessed on SGI systems running the same or other applications.
K-AShare runs entirely on the SGI host. Macintosh clients need no additional software.
K-AShare volumes can be backed up with standard UNIX tools.
Through K-AShare, Mac users can access mounted NFS file systems anywhere on the network.
Includes AppleTalk routing with support for multiple Ethernet interfaces.
Compatible with AppleTalk Phase 1 and Phase 2 networks.
Provides full support for System 7.
Supports all AFP (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) 2.1 features.
Large sites can have an unlimited number of open client connections.
UNIX system administrators can post messages on Macintosh client screens at any time.
Security: maps AppleShare group permission models to UNIX.

K-Spool Features:

Macintosh and SGI users can share PostScript printers anywhere on the network -- on LocalTalk, Ethernet or serially connected to the SGI host.
No client software is required. After installation on the SGI host, K-Spool is ready to run.
Supports unlimited printers and queues from a single host.
Users don't wait for printing; once a job is sent to the spooler, the Mac is free for continued use.
Macintosh users select any printer through the familiar "Chooser;" SGI users do the same with the standard SGI printing system.
Macintosh users can monitor the status of printers and cancel their own print requests just like SGI users.
Full support for System 7 and PostScript Level 2 drivers.
Compatible with AppleTalk Phase 1 and 2 networks.
Provides full AppleTalk routing for systems with multiple Ethernet interfaces.
Page accounting -- counts only pages actually printed.
Supports Aldus PageMaker printer drivers.

For more information or to purchase XINET products, call your local SGI Sales Representative or SGI Direct at 1-800-800-7441.