Digital, Lotus Team to Deliver cc:Mail for MAILworks

Business Wire, Nov 29, 1994

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 1994--Digital Equipment Corp. and Lotus Development Corp. today announced Lotus cc:Mail for Windows clients will be able to use Digital's MAILworks server software as their post office and directory server, extending the performance and reliability of the mail environment. cc:Mail is the world's most popular LAN-based e-mail product; MAILworks is the leading client/server mail system with more than 1 million seats connected. The new capability was demonstrated today in Digital's booth at the EMAIL WORLD exposition held here.

Digital's cc:Mail Connection for MAILworks software provides the ability for cc:Mail users to work in a client/server messaging environment without requiring a change to the user interface. Lotus cc:Mail for Windows Version 2.0 users can connect to the MAILworks server using TCP/IP, DECnet, asynchronous and wireless communications protocols. MAILworks servers are available for the OpenVMS and DEC OSF/1 operating systems.

According to Nancy Strecker, vice president, Digital Software Products, "Digital is delighted to offer connectivity with Lotus cc:Mail as part of our MAILworks solution. Teaming with Lotus enables Digital to deliver a rich set of enterprise mail services to the cc:Mail user."

"We are pleased Digital MAILworks customers will be able to provide cc:Mail's award-winning and highly-rich feature set to enterprise messaging users," said Michael Zisman, vice president of Lotus Communications Business Group. "Today's announcement further demonstrates the rapid growth of cc:Mail as the PC LAN e-mail of choice for enterprise messaging."

The cc:Mail Connection for MAILworks software will be available from Digital in the first quarter of 1995.

A PC installation kit is priced at $29 for unlimited use within an organization. Lotus cc:Mail for Windows is available now; the estimated retail price is $56 per user in quantities of 10 or greater. All prices and terms are for the U.S. only.

Digital Equipment Corporation is the world's leader in open client/server solutions from personal computing to integrated worldwide information systems. Digital's scalable Alpha platforms, storage, networking, software and services, together with industry-focused solutions from business partners, help organizations compete and win in today's global marketplace.

With approximately 5.8 million licenses sold worldwide, award-winning features, and availability on all popular platforms, cc:Mail provides transparent connectivity to all major private and public electronic mail systems and facsimile machines worldwide. Lotus Development Corp. (NASDAQ:LOTS), founded in 1982, offers high quality software products and support services that reflect the company's unique understanding of the new ways in which individuals and business must work together to achieve success. The company markets its products in more than 80 countries worldwide and provides numerous support services, both from its consulting division and its award-winning 24-hour support center.

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Digital, DEC, OpenVMS, MAILworks and the Digital logo are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation.

Lotus is a registered trademark of Lotus Development Corp. and cc:Mail is a trademark of cc:Mail, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Lotus Development Corp.

OSF/1 is a trademark of the Open Software Foundation, Inc. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

All other product names are owned by their respective companies. All prices and terms are for the U.S. only.

CONTACT: Lotus Development Corp.

              Mark McHarry, 415/335-6786
                     or
              Digital Equipment Corp.
              David Price, 603/881-0638