Collects text from QuickMail messages and adds it as a tab-delimited record in one or more selected text files. Text from QuickMail forms can be imported
into a database, spreadsheet, HyperCard‚Ñ¢ stack, etc.
Price: $149.95 per server.
QM-Serial Gateway‚Ñ¢
Provides a direct hardwire link to mainframes (i.e., IBM® System 32, UNIX®, X.25 and VAX™ etc.). The gateway can be customized to meet individual connection requirements.
Price: $99.95 per server.
QM-Connect Gateway‚Ñ¢
Exchange mail and multiple files. Receive
stock/commodity quotes through CONNECT®
(MacNET™). Accessible through TymeNet®
AccuNet® or direct dial. Multiple accounts
can be accessed during the same session.
Price: $99.95 per server.
QM-Professional Gateway‚Ñ¢
Provides transparent two-way mail exchange between QuickMail users and PROFS® users through a standard modem, a Sytek modem
or a hardwire link using a 3270 emulator.
Price: To be determined.
Available: Fourth Quarter '89.
QM-MHS Gateway‚Ñ¢
Allows QuickMail users to send and receive messages, documents and applications to and from users of any electronic mail package supported by MHS, including DaVinci’s eMAIL™,cc:Mail™ and Transend™. MHS, a PC standard, provides Local and Wide Area Networking capabilities.
Price: $199.95 per server.
Included with QuickMail:
Telecom Bridge
Lets QuickMail users exchange messages
and files via modem with remote QuickMail networks and electronic services.
Scripts to CompuServe‚Ñ¢, MCI Mail‚Ñ¢, GEnie‚Ñ¢ and The Source‚Ñ¢ are included. Also includes documentation for writing custom scripts.
Printer Bridge
Sends messages to a printer, giving people without computers access to electronic mail. EPSF and PICT formats supported for creating letterheads.
QM Remote‚Ñ¢
An intelligent telecommunications package that gives remote users dial-in access to QuickMail.
QM Remote is included in the QuickMail package. QM Remote is available also as a stand-alone package.
Price: $49.95 (stand-alone package).
FREE from CE Software on Electronic Services
QM-Link Gateway‚Ñ¢
Allows QuickMail users to send messages to and from Apple's popular AppleLink‚Ñ¢ mail system. Multiple accounts will be supported.
Price: FREE from electronic services or $20.00 for materials and handling from CE Software.
From CE Software for bridge
and Gateway development
Inside QuickMail‚Ñ¢
A product for programmers which documents the calls to access the powerful QuickMail engine. Includes a manual and disk with source code of example bridges.
Price: $50.00.
From Third Parties
GatorMail-Q‚Ñ¢
Enables messages and files to be exchanged between QuickMail and UNIX® E-mail systems based on the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).
Cayman Systems Inc.
26 Landsdowne St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-494-1999
VINES‚Ñ¢ Mac Mail Gateway
Enables messages and files to be exchanged between QuickMail and workstations using X.25, TCP/IP or SNA protocols.
Banyan Systems, Inc.
115 Flanders Road
Westboro, MA 01581
508-898-1000
INETsm QuickMail Bridge
Provided FREE to INET subscribers. Links QuickMail to Profs‚Ñ¢, DEC, Data General, X.400, TeleMail‚Ñ¢, AT&T Mail‚Ñ¢, Telex & Fax.
INET Company of America
4795 Meadow Wood Lane
Chantilly, VA 22021
1-800-322-INET
MailMate/QM‚Ñ¢
Provides QuickMail users with a two-way connection to VAX Mail™, Profs™, All-in-One™, X.400 and other services supported by Digital Equipment's MailBus. Uses Digital's Mail-11 protocol over DECnet. Connections can be made over EtherNet® or via an asynchronous serial line.
Alisa Systems, Inc.
221 E. Walnut Street
Pasadena, CA 91101
818-792-9474
FAXgate/QM‚Ñ¢ & MailStation Glue‚Ñ¢
FAXgate/QM is a gateway from QuickMail to any Macintosh® Fax modem using BackFAX™. FAXGate networks the fax modem, allowing any QuickMail user to send a fax message transparently to any fax machine worldwide. MailStation Glue allows users to send documents with graphics and fonts directly from their applications.
Solutions, Inc.
30 Commerce Street
Williston, VT 05495
802-658-5506
QuickMail, QuickMail PC, QuickSend, QuickConference, QM Remote, QM-MHS Gateway, QM-DataCollection Bridge, QM-Connect Gateway, QM-Professional Gateway, QM-Link Gateway and QM-Serial Gateway are trademarks of CE Software, Inc. All other brand or product names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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FACT SHEET
Bridges and Gateways from CE Software.
Category:
Communications extensions
Descriptions:
QM–Professional Gateway™
This gateway provides transparent two-way mail exchange between QuickMail users and PROFS® users through a standard modem, a Sytek™ modem
or a hardwire link using a 3270 emulator.
PROFS Notes and PROFS Documents both can be sent and received via the QM-Professional gateway. One gateway can be used by up to 100 QuickMail users per MailCenter (3200 per server).
The gateway can be configured to work with mainframe “call-back” security features.
Available in the fourth quarter of 1989.
Price: To be determined.
QM–Link Gateway™
This gateway will allow QuickMail users to send messages to and from Apple's popular AppleLink‚Ñ¢ mail system. Multiple accounts are supported with the
QM-Link Gateway.
Price: FREE from electronic services or $20.00 for
materials and handling from CE Software.
QM-MHS Gateway‚Ñ¢
The QM-MHS Gateway links QuickMail users to users
of any electronic mail package supported by MHS.
These include DaVinci’s eMAIL™, cc:Mail™, Transend™ and others.
MHS‚Ñ¢ (Message-Handling Service) was created by
Action Technologies, Inc., and has become the standard for messaging in the PC world. Utilizing this gateway, QuickMail users can send mail and enclosures through
the QuickMail Mail Server to an MHS file server (such as
a Novell®), where it is distributed to PC users on the local network or across a modem.
The real power of the QM-MHS Gateway is its ability
to combine the talents of PC users and Mac users. The gateway is seamless to both the QuickMail user and the
PC user. Each sends mail through the gateway as easily
as sending to the next desk. Users can exchange messages, documents, text files and applications effortlessly.
Price: $199.95 per server.
QM–DataCollection Bridge™
This bridge collects text from QuickMail messages and adds it as a tab-delimited record to one or more files stored on the Mail Server. These files can be imported later into databases, spreadsheets, HyperCard‚Ñ¢ stacks, etc.
Users can store data easily from registration cards or requests for information received through the mail or by phone. Users also can back up copies of important QuickMail messages they send or receive onto the Mail Server machine.
Retrieving stored information is simple. Click
a “Retrieve” checkbox on a QuickMail form, address it to the text file you wish to retrieve, and click “Send.” You will receive a reply with the desired file enclosed. You may store it to your own disk, or import it into any application or database you prefer.
Price: $149.95 per server.
QuickMail, QM–Professional Gateway, QM–Link Gateway, QM–MHS Gateway, QM–DataCollection Bridge, QM–Serial Gateway and QM–Connect Gateway are trademarks
of CE Software, Inc. PROFS and IBM are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Macintosh is a registered trademark and AppleLink and HyperCard are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Da Vinci eMail is a trademark of Da Vinci Systems Corp. MHS is a trademark of Action Technologies, Inc. Novell is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. cc:Mail is a trademark of cc:Mail, Inc. Transend is a trademark of Transend Corp. UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T Information Systems. VAX is a trademark of Digital Equipment Company. CONNECT is a registered service mark of Connect, Inc. CompuServe is a trademark of CompuServe.
QM–Serial Gateway™
This gateway provides a hardwire link between QuickMail users and mainframe computers such as IBM® System 32, UNIX®, X.25 and VAX™ or other serial devices.
Scripts may be written to customize this bridge to meet specialized connection requirements.
Price: $99.95 per server.
QM–Connect Gateway™
This gateway will allow users on a QuickMail network to exchange messages and multiple files seamlessly with users of the CONNECT Professional Information Service and other QuickMail users via CONNECT®.
Users also can automatically collect price quotes on stocks, mutual funds, futures, options and other financial securities from Standard and Poor's online financial quotes service.
The gateway can be set up to exchange messages when telephone rates are lowest.
QuickMail users who travel from office to office can be set up as QM–Connect Gateway users at multiple sites, so they can collect their messages easily from CONNECT while on the road.
One QM–Connect Gateway can be used by up to 100 users per MailCenter (3200 per server).
Price: $99.95 per server.
Telecom Bridge
This bridge lets QuickMail users exchange messages and files across a modem with remote QuickMail networks and electronic services.
Scripts to CompuServe‚Ñ¢, MCI Mail‚Ñ¢ and GEnie‚Ñ¢ are included. Also included is documentation for writing custom scripts.
Price: Included with the QuickMail package.
Printer Bridge
This bridge sends messages to a printer, giving people without computers access to electronic mail. EPSF and PICT formats are supported for creating custom letterheads.
Price: Included with the QuickMail package.
Extensibility:
Special software bridges and gateways are available also from third parties to meet your special needs. (See the QuickMail Connectivity fact sheet.)
Programmer information (the Inside QuickMail‚Ñ¢ package) is available to aid in the creation of custom bridges and gateways.
Documentation:
All bridges and gateways include an easy-to-follow
manual that takes the guesswork out of installation.
When applicable, the manuals discuss how users can
take advantage of the gateway's special features.
Support:
Support is provided free to all registered users. The
Support Department is available from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Central Time, Monday through Friday, at (515) 224-1995.
Specifications:
All CE Software bridges and gateways are installed on
the QuickMail Mail Server machine; thus, if you have QuickMail, you already have the necessary equipment
and software.
Authors:
Gil Beecher, Tom Cavanaugh, Donald Brown and
Mike Bracewell.
Target Markets:
All networks using QuickMail.
Availability:
Unless otherwise noted, the bridges and gateways listed on this sheet are currently available.
QuickMail is not copy-protected and is available through dealers and distributors worldwide. All CE Software products are sold with satisfaction guaranteed or money back.
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