3k Associates adds fax, FTP solutions to its HP 3000 lineup

Internet connectivity supplier now sells and supports Office Extend Fax, FTP products

3k Associates, the innovator in Internet and communications connectivity solutions for HP 3000 servers, has added solutions for File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and fax communications to its Internet-aware product lineup.

The company now supplies and supports Office Extend Fax and Office Extend FTP software, two MPE/iX solutions developed by Fransen/King Ltd. Office Extend FTP permits HP 3000 customers to use their reliable business servers to distribute documents over the Internet and corporate intranets, while Office Extend Fax fax-enables programs hosted on the HP 3000, Unix and PC network servers.

3k has assumed exclusive sales and support responsibilities for the two products in the Americas, including establishing a World Wide Web site for around the clock support. The software agreement consolidates 3k's position as a complete source for Internet and telecom application solutions, such as its flagship NetMail/3000 package and DeskLink SMTP mail gateway for HP DeskManager e-mail sites.

"The Office Extend products fill an important place in our connectivity offerings for HP 3000 sites," said 3k president Chris Bartram. "They integrate well with our products such as DeskLink and NetMail, which bring HP 3000 users directly onto the world-wide networks of the Internet."

FTP, a world standard in document exchange over the Internet, is only partially supported by the HP 3000 operating system in the latest release. Office Extend FTP lets 3000 sites set up controlled access to and from anonymous users anywhere on the Internet and lets managers select which users can access FTP services - features unavailable from HP.

"Office Extend FTP is the only product that gives HP 3000s the ability to accept anonymous FTP access," Bartram said, "which is vital if you're serving the world with things like sales materials or public documents from your HP 3000." Without Office Extend FTP, prospective customers must log-on to HP 3000s with passwords and IDs to receive files.

Office Extend Fax is a highly reliable cost-effective way to send faxes from 3000 applications. Priced at a fraction of competing products, the software links fax devices with programs on HP 3000s over Novell and TCP/IP networks. Office Extend Fax interoperates multiple fax gateways throughout corporate wide area networks. Faxes can be routed over the Internet to the nearest corporate fax server to reduce long-distance charges.

3k is adding technical staff as well as tripling its floor space to support the additions to its product offerings. The company is also extending its toll-free support hours from 9 AM to 8 PM EST, and will be distributing updates to the Office Extend products over the Internet. "Customers can already download updates to our NetMail and NetMail Freeware packages, and we'll make trials and updates of the Office Extend products available, too," Bartram said.

3k Associates provides expert MPE integration solutions for the Internet and organizational communications, including NetMail/3000, DeskLink, its Solutions Building WWW site and Internet consulting and configuration services. For more information call +44 1480 492400 worldwide or send e-mail to sales@3kassociates.com. 3k Associates also operates a World Wide Web information page that can be accessed at http://www.3kassociates.com.


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