Apertus Launches Internet-to-Mainframe Connectivity Suite; Enterprise/Connect Provides Java-based Access to IBM Host Services Via Web.EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 1997--Apertus Technologies Incorporated (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : APTS APTS Alexandra Palace Television Society (UK) APTS Advanced Public Transportation System APTS Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Texas) APTS Association of America's Public Television Stations ) announced today the release of the industry's first completely Web-based product for Internet-to-mainframe connectivity. Enterprise/Connect is a comprehensive communication server solution that provides Internet access to mainframe and AS/400 services from a standard Web browser. Displayed and managed within an intuitive browser-based graphical interface, Enterprise/Connect delivers terminal emulation, print, and file transfer capabilities to Internet users. Enterprise/Connect combines low cost, low administration Java-based client software with scaleable, high-performance server software to enable organizations to connect their exploding Internet/intranet with their SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. networks. "Mainframe resources are among the most valued and expensive in many corporations," said Lucinda Borovick, program manager of computer networking architectures at International Data Corporation. "Web-to-host connectivity solutions such as Apertus' Enterprise/Connect can provide high-speed, cost-effective access to critical mainframe resources for thousands of users." PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. Health Systems, Inc. recently evaluated Enterprise/Connect. "The Apertus product provides much better performance than the others we considered," said Joe Sherbin, telecommunications consultant with PCS Health Systems, Inc.. "Enterprise/Connect is easy to use, easy to support, and competitively priced." "Building on proven core technology, Enterprise/Connect is the industry's first completely Web-based product for integrating thousands of Internet/intranet users with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) host resources," said Robert Gordon, president, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apertus. "The mainframe is not going away, and smart organizations are connecting those systems to the Web. Enterprise/Connect is the only product designed from the ground up as an Internet/intranet-based solution for large companies, providing reliable, low cost access for thousands of clients to IBM host resources." Any Web browser can use Enterprise/Connect to access mainframe terminal, file transfer, and print services, providing a highly reliable, low-cost alternative to mainframe-based IP processing. In addition, the Enterprise/Connect Availability Server load-balancing capability guarantees availability for all users. To minimize retraining re·train tr. & intr.v. re·trained, re·train·ing, re·trains To train or undergo training again. re·train , the Enterprise/Connect Java-based software provides familiar native "green screen" functionality as well as an intuitive graphical browser-based administration. Enterprise/Connect runs on industry-standard server hardware, including AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. , Solaris, and UnixWare, for efficient use of enterprise resources. To meet the demand for increasing security of Internet-to-mainframe traffic, enhancements to Enterprise/Connect will include a secure sockets layer (networking, security) Secure Sockets Layer - (SSL) A protocol designed by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide secure communications over the Internet using asymmetric key encryption. (SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. ) for end-to-end encryption and authentication. Apertus will also add the capability to send mainframe print jobs to a browser-attached printer. About Apertus Apertus Technologies Incorporated, with annual sales in excess of $40 million, provides Internet and application integration software solutions that enable organizations to "extend the enterprise" to employees, trading partners, and customers by leveraging the power of open network computing See ONC. Open Network Computing - (ONC) Sun's network protocols. . Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. , Apertus has sales and service offices throughout North America and Europe. For more product information, call 800-793-3509, send e-mail to info@apertus.com, or visit Apertus' Web site at http://www.apertus.com. Apertus is a registered trademark of Apertus Technologies Incorporated. Enterprise/Connect, Enterprise/Access, and Enterprise/Integrator are trademarks of Apertus Technologies incorporated. Other names, products, and services mentioned are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective vendors or organizations. CONTACT: Apertus Technologies Incorporated Press Relations: Beth Gallob (612) 828-0162 Investor Relations: Don McIlwain (612) 828-0311 |
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