Author: deryck Date: 2006-03-07 17:07:26 +0000 (Tue, 07 Mar 2006) New Revision: 925
WebSVN: http://websvn.samba.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi?view=rev&root=samba-web&rev=925 Log: Add news item linking to samba4WINS project and press release. deryck Added: trunk/news/announcements/samba4wins.html Changeset: Added: trunk/news/announcements/samba4wins.html =================================================================== --- trunk/news/announcements/samba4wins.html 2006-03-07 16:45:28 UTC (rev 924) +++ trunk/news/announcements/samba4wins.html 2006-03-07 17:07:26 UTC (rev 925) @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ + <h3><a name="samba4wins">samba4WINS, Replicating WINS Server</a></h3> + + <div class="article"> + <p>samba4WINS is a replicating WINS server designed to run in + parallel with Samba 3 servers, version 3.0.21 and higher. From + SerNet's <a href="http://enterprisesamba.org/index.php?id=89">press + release</a>:</p> + + <blockquote> + <p>Initiated by <a href="http://sernet.com">SerNet</a> and sponsored by + Computacenter, Fujitsu Siemens + Computers (FSC) and LiSoG e.V. it became possible to develop a free + software needed by many users: the replicating WINS server - samba4WINS. + Due to this solution WINS server running with Windows in a lot of + environments can be migrated to Linux.</p> + + <p>The urgent need to solve customer problems at the project partners + Computacenter and FSC in October 2005 urged the plan to develop a new + concept for WINS server within the Samba4-project. + Until now Samba3 offers the possibility to start a WINS server but + it cannot synchronize in a ring with other WINS servers, an ability that + is requested in many complex networks. + Even after complete migration to Linux/Unix/Samba Windows servers are + still inevitable in those networks. This remarkable cost factor will be + abolished with samba4WINS.</p> + </blockquote> + + <p>For more or for downloads, see the + <a href="http://enterprisesamba.org/index.php?id=88">samba4WINS site</a> (on + <a href="http://enterprisesamba.org/">Enterprise Samba</a>).</p> + </div> + +