DuPont Standardizes on WRQ's Reflection Products For Desktop Connectivity

Business Wire, May 30, 1995

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 1995--DuPont, the chemical and energy giant, has standardized on WRQ Reflection products for PC connectivity to host systems worldwide, WRQ announced today.

Selecting a single vendor for desktop connectivity is part of DuPont's strategy to lower IS costs by establishing standard products to purchase and support. Through Reflection products, DuPont desktops have TCP/IP connectivity along with access to IBM mainframes and VAX, HP 3000 and UNIX host systems.

"We've had a long-standing relationship with WRQ and like doing business with them," said Gail Payne, desktop access service manager at DuPont. "With Reflection products we know we will get exceptional customer support and technical support. And we know that WRQ has a unique ability to work with other vendors in solving problems."

DuPont, with headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, is a $40 billion multinational corporation with 107,000 employees in offices and plants around the world.

WRQ makes PC software that connects personal computer users to enterprise computers and information networks. WRQ offers Reflection products for connections to IBM, UNIX, Digital and HP host systems. The company is also a leader in TCP/IP connectivity and products for the X Window System. This diverse expertise allows WRQ to build partnerships with its customers, working with them to understand and address their complex business and information needs.

With headquarters in Seattle, Wash., and a worldwide distribution network, WRQ sales were more than $89 million in 1994. For more information, contact WRQ, 1500 Dexter Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109. Phone: 800/872-2829 or 206/217-7100.

CONTACT: WRQ

800/872-2829 or 206/217-7100