HELIOS introduced their first product, EtherShare, in 1989. At the time, EtherShare was unique. Now, there are many products that do what EtherShare did then, but HELIOS has always remained ahead of the game. How? For those of you that don't know what HELIOS does, here is a whirlwind tour.

HELIOS is a suite of software products that runs on a server - serving networks of Macintosh and PC workstations both on the LAN and the Web. It provides file-sharing, printer-sharing and task-sharing so that a user can sit at any workstation in the local network or on the Internet and do the same jobs, no matter where they are. Nowadays, there are many products that can provide sub-sets of HELIOS functionality, but none that come even close to providing it all. HELIOS creates a truly homogenous environment for Macintosh, Windows and Web users. In addition, HELIOS is targeted at the publishing industry, so it has a host of features that general-purpose servers do not offer. For example, HELIOS will automatically colour-manage printers. Searching for a file on a HELIOS server takes a fraction of the time it would on other servers.

Under HELIOS, if a file is opened on a Macintosh, it can be simultaneously shared to a Windows PC or by a Web user without any concern about data corruption or filenaming. HELIOS can do this because it controls the file access Macintoshes and Windows PCs and Web users. Other products work in isolation and must prohibit shared access. HELIOS will even integrate into many existing authorisation schemes such as LDAP and Active Directory, so users won't need to remember new logins.

Publishers worldwide are regularly evaluating server software technologies for performance, reliability and value for money. HELIOS is constantly being measured, and consistently being found to be the best. We have many customers that have been running HELIOS for over 15 years.

So, if you have Macintosh users, Windows users and/or Web users, before you decide to serve them with whatever comes with the hardware, talk to us about HELIOS and see for yourself how much difference it can make.

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