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Sybergen
Networks Releases SyGate 3.0
New
user interfaces makes SyGate even easier to install and
use making it the user-friendliest Internet sharing software
on the market.
Fremont,
California, March 22, 1999 -- Sybergen Networks, Inc.
has announced the release of its state-of-the-art Internet
sharing software -- SyGate 3.0. SyGate 3.0 is designed and
developed to provide an ideal solution for the SOHO users
to create and manage their network. User’s interaction with
any system configuration related task has been kept to a
minimum level. On the top of easiness of SyGate 2.0 it provides
users with software that is even easier to install and use.
New
Features in Version 3.0
SyGate
3.0 has a new intuitive graphical user interface that any
Windows user can navigate. The improved installation process
allows users to installs SyGate in minutes and usually requires
no additional configuration (no need to set up TCP/IP parameters,
no need to open the Control Panel). The newly added SyGate
Diagnostics feature verifies your system components during
installation and anytime during operation to help identify
configuration or connection problems and ensures that SyGate
runs smoothly.
SyGate
3.0 introduces SyGate client component that can optionally
be installed on any Windows workstation in the local network.
The SyGate Client enables users to remotely monitor and
manage the SyGate Server from any workstation on the TCP/IP
network.
SyGate
3.0 can be configured to prevent access to certain
undesirable web sites ("black list" sites), as well as restrict
access to only certain desirable web sites ("white list"
sites). This password-protected feature allows parents to
determine suitable web content for their children.
While
other Internet sharing software do not protect the computer
it runs on, SyGate 3.0’s Enhanced Security provides a port
blocking mechanism to protect that computer as well.
Price
and Availability
SyGate
3.0 is priced from $39.95 for three user license up to $299.95
for unlimited user license. It is available for purchase
through a secure online web server by using VISA, MASTER
and America Express. The full functional trial version is
available for free downloading from our web site located
at www.sygate.com and almost all the popular shareware sites
such as www.winfiles.com, www.tucows.com, www.download.com,
etc.
License
Sizes and Version Upgrade
The
license sizes for SyGate 3.0 have changed. The following
changes have taken place with the release of SyGate 3.0:
- With
the release of SyGate 3.0, license sizes now include the
connection from the SyGate PC itself. For example, a three
user SyGate 2.0 license size would be equivalent to a
"four user" SyGate 3.0 license size.
- Two
new license sizes have been introduced: 10 and 25 users.
SyGate
2.0 users who registered within a year can get a free upgrade
to SyGate 3.0. They can just download the trial version
SyGate 3.0 and use their 2.0 code to turn this trial version
into full version. 3 users SyGate 2.0 code can still provide
sharing for three client PCs and one SyGate PC.
Company
Background
Sybergen
Networks was founded in mid-1997. The company developed
software that made it easy and cost-effective for multiple
PCs to share Internet access. Its first software product,
SyGate 1.0, was 1introduced in early 1998 and quickly become
a "stealth" favorite among Internet aficionados. Sybergen
Networks sells its products through Internet to users in
over 30 countries, and through more than 130 resellers world
wide.
For
more information about Sybergen Networks and SyGate, contact
the company at 510-651-1889; by fax at 510-249-9809; or
via e-mail at info@sybergen.com.
