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Banyan (company)


 

Banyan is an old-time networking company which around the 1980s produced VINES, a network protocol and set of utilities. It was once a competitor in the file server market with Novell and others.

Related Topics:
VINES - Network protocol - File server - Novell

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VINES also included StreetTalk Directory Services, one of the first viable directory services to appear in a network operating system (akin to LDAP).

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In October 1999 Banyan became ePresence, an internet service provider. At the same time, it announced the obsolescence of VINES and other Banyan products.

Related Topics:
1999 - Internet service provider

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