Lexmark Announces Advanced Printer Management Support For OS/2 Networks

GREENWICH, CT., June 12, 1995 ...Lexmark International Inc. today announced
advanced printer management solutions for IBM OS/2 and LAN Server,
including MarkVision for Windows support for IBM LAN Server, the OS/2
Network PrinterPak, and MarkVision for OS/2.

The new package boasts the richest set of network printer management
utilities available for OS/2 users on the market today. MarkVision
provides users an intuitive, highly graphical view of the configuration
and status of their networked printer, thus minimizing support calls to
the administrator. Lexmark and IBM have worked for over a year on an
advanced bi-directional print subsystem for OS/2, so that OS/2 users can
take advantage of the latest instrumentation and bi-directional
technologies implemented in network and personal printers. The OS/2
Network PrinterPak, available through Lexmark and IBM, includes the Remote
Operator Panel (ROP) and the Lexmark Network Printer Utility for easy
installation of printers on the network.

Additionally, Lexmark will provide MarkVision for OS/2 later this year.
This will be a Presentation Manager version that will offer OS/2 users the
same support provided by MarkVision for Windows.

"With this announcement, Lexmark is demonstrating its commitment to
leading-edge printing and printer management solutions for OS/2 and LAN
Server," said Glenn Hudson, general manager, Network Attachment Products.
"We will continue to work with IBM to address the needs of our mutual
customers."

"IBM and Lexmark collaborated on a number of printing related issues,
including 32-bit print drivers and bi-directional printer communications,"
said Art Olbert, vice president, IBM's Personal Software Products
Division, LAN Systems. "This newest effort, which offers leading-edge
network printer management, fits perfectly with LAN Server 4.0." For the
administrator, MarkVision offers all the standard network printer
management tools, plus advanced features such as the ROP and printer job
statistics. ROP enables network administrators to view and configure all
network printers remotely from one workstation just as if they were
standing at the printer. To ensure security, the operator panel may be
locked to prevent unauthorized access. To further support network
administrators, Lexmark uses an alert-driven architecture in MarkVision.
By allowing the printer to interrupt or alert the host, MarkVision
provides immediate notification when the printer status changes and avoids
the unnecessary network overhead generated by a polling architecture.

MarkVision supports the new Lexmark Color Jetprinter 4079 plus, and the
4039 plus and award-winning Optra families of laser printers connected to
the LAN Server 4.0 network with the MarkNet XL internal network adapter
(INA) card or MarkNet XLe external network adapter (ENA).

Lexmark's current network printing products offer a broad range of
compatibility for all leading operating system environments. Lexmark's
Optra printer family provides 1,200 x 1,200 dpi printing and up to two
MarkNet or MarkNet XL INAs with multiprotocol capabilities that support
printing from more than 30 network environments including Novell NetWare,
Microsoft Windows NTS, IBM OS/2 LAN Server, Banyan VINES and a full
spectrum of UNIX environments.

Lexmark International, a former division of IBM, is an independent
worldwide company that develops, manufactures and markets network and
personal printers, typewriters, information processing supplies and
keyboards.

For additional product information, call 1-800-891-0331.

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