The Burton Group Announces The Network Strategy Service; Upgrade to Information Service Includes Internet Access via the World Wide Web

Business Wire, April 19, 1996

MIDVALE, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 1996--The Burton Group Friday announced that it has upgraded its network technology information service product in several ways, including a name change, new document types to make the service easier to use, and access to the service via the Internet's World Wide Web.

According to the company, the changes were made in order to make the service easier to use and more accessible to customers world wide.

The Burton Group Information Service, now known as The Burton Group Network Strategy Service, provides objective analysis of network vendor strategies, products, and technologies for information technology professionals. The name change is designed specifically to reflect the product's purpose more accurately. "While we're proud of our company name, we wanted to closely identify our information service product with the very purpose it is intended to serve: helping people plan their network strategy," said Jamie Lewis, president of The Burton Group.

To make the vital information it contains highly accessible, The Burton Group Network Strategy Service is available in a variety of electronic formats, including Lotus Notes, Adobe Acrobat PDF, and HTML. The Burton Group also announced that it has gone on-line, hosting a searchable version of the database on its World Wide Web home page, www.tbg.com. "Giving our customers access to our research over the Internet is a natural extension of our research into the Internet, and our use of electronic media to make our product more flexible," said Lewis. "It's an exciting step forward for us and our customers."

Through the support of electronic media, The Burton Group Network Strategy Service provides on-going analysis in the context of an evolving document database, creating a knowledge base that facilitates the network technology planning process. The upgrades to the service, which include quick-read summaries of analyst opinions and consistent use of document formats to make the product easier to use, are designed to enhance the electronic versions of the product, making them even more flexible.

Prepared by Burton Group analysts Craig Burton, Jamie Lewis, Mary Petrosky, and Stephen Morse, The Burton Group Network Strategy Service is priced on a per-reader basis, with company-wide licenses costing $27,995. Qualified members of the press can receive complimentary access to the Word Wide Web site.

Founded in 1989, The Burton Group is a research firm specializing in network computing technologies. The company works to catalyze change and progress in the network computing industry through interaction with leading network vendors and users. The company addresses the need for comprehensive analysis and understanding of complex networking issues through The Burton Group Network Strategy Service. The company also provides a forum in which network users and vendors can come together to address networking issues in the annual Burton Group Conference on Network Computing, which will be held July 14-17 in Colorado Springs, CO.

CONTACT: The Burton Group, Midvale

Corrinne Rice, 800/824-9924

crice@tbg.com