We offer an increasing range of products which provide additional functionality required for corporate enterprise messaging systems complementing those already found in our standard message servers and clients. We recognise that each client's situation is unique and that the ability to select an individual combination of options is the most appropriate and economical approach.
Fax Access Unit
The Fax Access Unit runs in a dedicated workstation, to enhance performance, and provides a multi-port send-and-receive capability for Group 3 faxes. It can be used in conjunction with our optional Document Conversion Accelerator to deliver fax documents which accurately maintain the original format of the sender's office application. When users send a message via the Route400 Fax Access Unit, they delegate responsibility for delivering the fax to the designated recipients to Route400 and can concentrate on other, more productive activities.
Internet Gateway
The Internet Gateway provides a full-function gateway to Internet. It supports both the basic SMTP specification for simple e-mail and the MIME extension for message attachments of any kind, including multimedia.
Document Converter
The Document Converter runs in the message server and carries out three functions under administrator control:
- Character set translation and body part changes which are often needed for inter-operation with diverse messaging systems of unknown capability
- Allows applications, including those based on advanced command scripts, to be applied to selected message content parts, allowing for example reformatting or virus checking
- Provides access to NET-TEL's Document Conversion Accelerator, which translates office documents into other formats, such as from word processing to fax image.
The Document Conversion Accelerator runs in a separate workstation and carries out conversions between office document formats. It can also turn such documents into plain text for transmission to destinations not supporting the originating document type, or to fax images for transmission via the Fax Access Unit. This feature provides maximum message fidelity and makes use of industry standard products allowing "future proof" upgrading.
Secure Message Gateway
The Secure Message Gateway allows users of a private network to exchange electronic messages with particular users and systems outside their network in a secure and controlled manner. Based on "Closed User Group" techniques internal security is maintained while enabling communication with the outside world. A complete audit trail is provided together with an alarm function which gives the system administrator immediate warning of an attempted violation.
Virus Scanner
The Route400 Virus Scanner prevents the passage of viruses that may be carried within a message. The Virus Scanner scans for the presence of viruses carried within messages and, if detected, eradicates the virus-infected components of the message and alerts the system manager. The operation of the Virus Scanner requires no end-user involvement, operating transparently to all client systems. This product complements the use of client-based anti-virus software, to form a multi-layered defence against virus attack.
Proprietary E-mail Gateways
Provide high-quality gateway functionality and allow different proprietary e-mail systems to coexist within a single organisation by attaching these to a backbone network of Route400 message servers. When these Route400 message servers are also connected to X.400 networks operated by telecommunications companies or service providers, communication with external partners attached to X.400 facilities is enabled. Route400 gateways support most popular e-mail applications, including Microsoft Mail, cc:Mail (Lotus), Lotus Notes and shared-file-access messaging applications based on Netware (Novell).
Accounting and Billing
Allows measurements of a wide range of messaging parameters to be made and logged during the operation of Route400 servers. These records can subsequently be used as the basis for performance measurement activities, formal statistics reporting and resource usage accounting. The accounting records themselves conform to the IAOG requirements used by public service providers and can be used for cost allocation to individual users. A sample billing application is also provided for customer adaptation.
Application Program Interfaces (APIs)
Application Program Interfaces provide an interface for applications developed by organisations in house and/or by third-party product developers. They include:
- X/Open CMC, MT, X.435 APIs & Microsoft MAPI
- NET-TEL API for message-enabled applications
- NET-TEL extended API for EDI applications using X.435
Developer Tools and Utilities
Developer Tools and Utilities offer developers a range of software tools and utilities which enable them to produce new message-enabled applications in a rapid and highly productive manner. The prerequisite skill level for the development of X.400 enabled applications is minimised. As a result developers can concentrate fully on new applications.
Management and Administration Products
These software products are tools which assist in system, configuration and directory management. System management tools allow the status of all servers and communications links in a Route400 network to be displayed at a chosen workstation and appropriate changes to be carried out remotely and on-line. With the configuration product, internal tables for routing, access security, and code translations can be defined, initialised and modified. The directory tools allow Route400 address books to be updated from external files, merged with other address books, and generally maintained with a high level of accuracy.
