For Immediate Release
STARNINE AND MEN & MICE BRING LOAD BALANCING AND FAULT TOLERANCE TO
WEBSTAR FTP SERVER, OFFER SPECIAL PRICING ON QUICKDNS PRO AND DNS
EXPERT TO WEBSTAR USERS
— Load Balancing Speeds High-Traffic Sites, Special Offers for
WebSTAR Users Saves $100 on QuickDNS Pro and Up To $59 on DNS Expert
Professional —
BERKELEY, Calif., June 23, 1999 — StarNine Technologies, Inc. and
Men & Mice today announced a newly improved QuickDNS Load Balancing
and Fault Tolerance solution bringing intelligent fault tolerance and
load balancing to the WebSTAR FTP server, and now to virtual hosting
WebSTAR Web servers. Now, for the first time WebSTAR FTP can take
advantage of the load balancing and fault tolerance features of
QuickDNS Pro, the leading DNS server for the Mac OS. Fault tolerance
and load balancing can now also be implemented for the first time on
multiple WebSTAR Web sites at once. StarNine today also announced
that WebSTAR Server Suite users can purchase QuickDNS Pro directly
from StarNine for $190 — a $100 savings from the regular price,
through July 31st. StarNine also announced that DNS Expert
Professional Edition, Men and Mice’s diagnostic and troubleshooting
software for DNS servers, has been added to StarNine’s Bundle Up
program with a savings of up to 20% off the regular $295 street price.
“The developers at Men and Mice are truly experts at DNS,” said Scott
Steward, president of StarNine. “The intelligent load balancing and
fault-tolerance solutions they provide for WebSTAR are very
innovative, and a definite plus for any site. We’re delighted to
offer these QuickDNS Pro savings to our customers, as well as savings
on the diagnostics provided by DNS Expert.”
“QuickDNS Pro has always been popular with WebSTAR users,” said Petur
Petursson, general manager of Men and Mice. “It makes sense because
both solutions are exceptionally easy to use and quite powerful.
We’re very happy to make this special offer on QuickDNS Pro to
WebSTAR users, and excited to include DNS Expert in StarNine’s Bundle
Up program.”
QuickDNS Pro, Mac-Easy and Lightning Fast QuickDNS Pro is a DNS
Server for the Mac OS that is easy to use and provides faster
performance and greater stability under varying load conditions. With
intelligent fault tolerance and load balancing, traffic to WebSTAR’s
Web servers and WebSTAR FTP servers can be directed based on server
availability, capacity and load. Now through July 31st, WebSTAR
Server Suite 4.0 users can order QuickDNS Pro direct from StarNine
for $190 — a savings of $100.
Discounted DNS Expert Pricing
DNS Expert is the first diagnostic tool that verifies DNS setup for
100% reliability, systematically investigates all DNS problems and
even suggests solutions. DNS Expert can analyze any DNS server
regardless of operating system. It includes integrated ping, trace
route and DNS query features. Now, WebSTAR users can save up to 20%
off of DNS Expert when purchased with other best-of-breed Bundle Up
products.
Bundle Up Discount Program
First announced in early 1998, StarNine’s Bundle Up program offers a
menu of product choices at discounted prices, allowing users to
create their own custom bundle of Web-related products while saving
up to 20% off street prices. In addition to StarNine’s products,
customers can select from two dozen third-party Mac OS(tm), Internet
server-related products. When purchasing any two eligible products
from StarNine, customers get a ten percent discount. The discount
grows to 15% for three items and 20% for orders including four or
more items. All Bundle Up products are chosen as best-of-breed in
their respective categories. For further information please go to
(http://www.starnine.com/).
About Men and Mice
Men & Mice, headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland, is a pioneer in the
development of DNS technology for the Mac OS. In addition to
developing and marketing the QuickDNS Pro DNS server, Men & Mice is
committed to the development of innovative Internet software that
enhances the functionality and performance of Mac OS and Windows
Internet and Intranet web sites. DNS Expert, a new DNS analysis and
problem-solving tool from Men & Mice, is the first in a line of such
products. Men & Mice can be reached via the Internet at
http://www.menandmice.com/, by email at info@menandmice.com, or by
phone at +354/520-5300 (International).
About StarNine
Located in Berkeley, California, StarNine is a leader in the
development of Internet server software, content creation tools and
email connectivity products. Awarded numerous honors for its WebSTAR
Web server software, StarNine also publishes ListSTAR list server
software, StarNine Mail and Mail*Link Internet email gateways.
StarNine’s new WebSTAR Server Suite 4.0 is a complete business
infrastructure in one easy to use application. StarNine Technologies,
Inc. is a privately held corporation, wholly owned by Platinum Equity
Holdings (http://www.peh.com/). Further information on StarNine may
be obtained by calling 800/525-2580, accessing StarNine’s Web site at
http://www.starnine.com/, or sending info@starnine.com.
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