N E W S R E L E A S E
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVE FOR REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS
SOFTWARE APPOINTED
Markham, ON --- Keating Technologies Inc.
announced today they have been appointed exclusive Canadian representative for Close-Up
from Norton-Lambert Corp., the integrated remote communications product for PC's, PS/2'S
and local area networks. Close-Up 3.0 represents a major advancement in communications
software. Close-up is the only software to provide remote control communications,
multitasking terminal communications and automated communications in one system.
REMOTE CONTROL
Close-Up's remote control communications
lets support personnel at corporations, dealers, VAR's and software companies support more
PC's in less time. Diagnostics, trouble shooting, software installations and training can
be performed remotely using Close-Up, modems and a phone line, saving travel time and
money.
Close-Up also allows remote high-speed
access to LAN's (Local Area Networks). Traditional network bridges are very slow, since
they move all the data through modem lines. Close-Up, on the other hand, moves only screen
changes, making it many times faster than old-fashioned network bridges. For example, if
you wanted to sort a database remotely, a traditional bridge would transfer the entire
database through 1200 baud modems at only 1200 baud. With Close-Up the data is accessed at
full network speed, since only screen changes are transmitted and the database remains on
the network.
AUTOMATED COMMUNICATIONS
Close-Up 3.0 also provides for unattended
or night-time operations with its Automated Communications System. It will automate
anything you can do by hand. Close-Up allows communications tasks to be scheduled at night
or during non-peak hours. This feature makes Close-Up 3.0 the only remote program to offer
true automated communications.
Close-up requires no programming
experience. It takes only a few minutes to create a task file that will automatically
fetch reports from dozens of locations, process the reports and retransmit the updated
reports.
MULTITASKING TERMINAL
Another first in the industry is Close-Up
3.0's multitasking terminal communications. Integrated into the Close-Up software, the
Multitasking Terminal allows simultaneous terminal communication and application
processing. Users of Close-Up can collect electronic mail, print it out and save it to
disk, all while they continue working on a spreadsheet or wordprocessor.
"PC users don't have to wait for the
multitasking power of OS/2, since Close-Up delivers multitasking terminal capabilities,
right now!" said Richard de Mornay, Vice President of Marketing at Norton-Lambert.
The new Close-Up also has the highest level
of security of all remote communications software. Some of the security features are:
Password hierarchy, initial command line execution, multiple passwords, file transfer
restrictions by password, as well as dial back security.
The program, which runs under MS-DOS or
PC-DOS, is built to conserve computer resources and co-reside with any other software,
even other TSR's. The most obvious users of Close-Up are software companies, VAR's,
dealers and corporate support personnel who can use it as a cost effective way of
providing hands-on customer support. Additionally, PC users on the road or at home wishing
to access the office PC or LAN, or anyone involved in team problem solving, can benefit
from using Close-Up.
Keating Technologies will provide in Canada
marketing and technical support through a variety of services including an on-line support
system. Close-Up is distributed in Canada by Softsel and Tense Lectronix Corp.
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