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NEWPOINT TECHNOLOGIES INC. OFFERS DEVELOPER'S TOOLKIT FREE TO SATELLITE EARTH STATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS ENSURES PLUG AND PLAY COMPATIBILITY FOR OEM EARTH STATION PRODUCTS
Salem, New Hampshire USA June 12, 1998 - Newpoint Technologies has announced an offer to provide its Developer's Toolkit -- at no cost -- to any approved manufacturer of equipment used in satellite communications earth stations. By offering the Developer's Toolkit free of charge, Newpoint Technologies enables all approved earth station equipment manufacturers to produce equipment that will plug and play with the monitor, control and network management systems of earth stations using Newpoint Technologies new software on the Windows NT platform. "Earth station owners and operators will now demand that the equipment they purchase be equipped with built-in drivers for our software," said Newpoint Technologies' President, Paul M. Houle. "Equipment manufacturers can prepare for this by obtaining our Developer's Toolkit, absolutely free. Because this is a limited-time offer, manufacturers are encouraged to act now, before it becomes necessary to purchase the Developer's Toolkit for $9,000 - $15,000 to keep up with their competitors." Newpoint's Satellite Earth Station Monitor, Control and Network Management software becomes an out-of-the-box solution with the availability of the Developer's Toolkit. Purchasing only compatible plug-and-play peripherals will save earth station owners many thousands of dollars by eliminating the high costs associated with custom software installation and the integration and development of individual interface drivers for a wide variety of essential equipment. "Owners and operators of earth stations using other monitor and control software will also want Newpoint Technologies' drivers built into the peripherals they purchase." said Paul Houle, Newpoint Technologies' President and CEO. "This ensures that the equipment they buy today will be readily operational whenever they switch to our next generation Windows NT-based control and management software, which is expected to take the industry by storm when it is released in September 1998." Manufacturers of modems, multiplexers, routers, servers or any of the many other types of equipment used in satellite earth stations, are invited to contact Newpoint Technologies for more information about receiving a Developer's Toolkit for free. Newpoint Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1985. With time-tested experience delivering quality, high-end management systems, networks, relational database systems and X-Windows based software, the company leads many of the dynamic changes that are taking place in the industry. Newpoint Technologies is the recognized leader for providing teleport control and network management of hybrid and broadcast distribution systems.