Attachmate Builds Powerful Intranet Solutions on the Rock-Solid Microsoft BackOffice Foundation; Attachmate's wide range of Intranet client/server applications leverage the scalability, security, and openness of Microsoft BackOffice 2.0 and Microsoft ActiveX Controls.

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 1996--INTERNET WORLD--Attachmate - The Intranet Company(tm) - today announced a complete set of large-enterprise Intranet solutions based on Microsoft(r) BackOffice(tm) 2.0.

The Attachmate(r) applications allow companies to leverage the existing capabilities of Microsoft BackOffice and extend the scope and capabilities of corporate Intranets. These products allow companies to access mainframe data and applications at the desktop and the Internet, broaden the scope of Microsoft Exchange Server messaging, and easily distribute software to an entire corporate Intranet.

Each application capitalizes on the latest object-linking technology, including Microsoft ActiveX(tm) Controls, and standard application programming interfaces (API) built into Microsoft BackOffice 2.0, including WOSA, MAPI, ODBC, and SQL.

"Microsoft BackOffice provides the foundation that makes Intranet access solutions truly scalable," said Rich Tong, general manager, desktop and business systems division at Microsoft. "Attachmate has taken advantage of Microsoft BackOffice's capabilities, allowing customers to extend the scope of corporate Intranets.

"With no additional hardware or network investment, these products deliver additional powerful capabilities to companies that want to make the most of Microsoft BackOffice."

"Microsoft BackOffice, a very pervasive suite of scalable, tightly integrated server applications, is quickly becoming the industry standard," said Larry Zito, executive vice president of products at Attachmate. "The open APIs and integration among Microsoft BackOffice applications make it an ideal platform for our Intranet offerings. The Microsoft BackOffice strategy allows us to quickly develop new Internet and Intranet applications that meet the current and future needs of customers in this fast-growing market segment."

Attachmate Corporation currently offers a number of products based on Microsoft BackOffice 2.0. Each of these products harness the power of Microsoft BackOffice to deliver new applications and capabilities to Intranet installations.

Emissary Host Publishing System

Attachmate's Emissary(tm) Host Publishing System allows companies to Web-deploy applications developed through QuickApp(r) and QuickDB(tm). The system includes support of Microsoft ActiveX(tm) Controls as part of a complete set of tools designed to help companies maximize their IT investment, leverage existing developer skills, and build scalable, manageable Intranet client/server applications.

EXTRA! Connectors for PROFS/OV and SNADS 

Attachmate's EXTRA!(r) Connector product suite offers the only products available to help large organizations migrate from host-based office systems to Microsoft Exchange Server. The products, EXTRA! Connector for PROFS/OV and EXTRA! Connector for SNADS, provide messaging and scheduling connectivity between LAN-based systems and IBM(r) host-based office systems including PROFS(r), OfficeVision(r), SNADS and Verimation Memo.

By combining Microsoft Exchange Server and the Attachmate EXTRA! Connectors, companies get all the tools necessary to seamlessly move from traditional host-based messaging servers to Microsoft Windows NT(r) operating system-based Microsoft Exchange servers.

OpenMind

Attachmate's OpenMind(r) allows Microsoft Exchange customers to use Exchange in conjunction with the powerful groupware conferencing, document tracking, and management capabilities of OpenMind. Through OpenMind companies can quickly set up internal corporate Intranets + combining group conferencing, document management, electronic publishing, and workgroup enhanced Internet access.

OpenMind gives businesses an extremely easy-to-use, collaborative workspace that enables groups working together to exchange ideas, share files, blend internal data with external information, and manage the Intranet's resources in an organized, logical, and seamless manner. OpenMind includes Web and HTML integration, bi-directional NetNews group discussion capabilities, directory synchronization, and interactivity with more than 150 document-viewers.

NetWizard

NetWizard(r) 3.0 enterprise software management system provides powerful software distribution, application metering, management, and inventory. NetWizard leverages the power of Windows NT Server for branch office software distribution, Microsoft SQL Server(tm) for inventory management, and may be used in conjunction with Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS).

NetWizard's capabilities embrace the Windows(r) 95 and Windows NT client and server platforms giving companies all the tools necessary to manage and automate the migration of enterprise workstations to Windows 95. With NetWizard, companies gain full control of workstation software and applications throughout the enterprise, ultimately slashing the cost of enterprise-wide administration and deployments.

EXTRA! Personal Client

The industry's first 16-bit and 32-bit enterprise information access solution for Windows(r) 95, Windows NT(tm), and Windows 3.x delivers high availability 3270, 5250, and direct relational database access to IBM mainframes and AS/400's through Microsoft SNA Server. For Windows users, host applications become a simple point-and-click interaction whereby efficiency and productivity accelerate, learning curves flatten, support requirements fall, and the global cost of computing declines.

EXTRA! Personal Client includes full OLE 2.0 support, fast file transfers, host sessions saved as documents, and a simple LAN-based installation process + everything needed to get the most out of the Microsoft SNA Server when connecting to IBM mainframes and AS/400's.

Microsoft BackOffice Certification

Attachmate also announced Microsoft BackOffice Certification for a number of Attachmate products. BackOffice Certification from Microsoft assures customers expeditious installation, ease-of-use, and efficient integration with the Microsoft BackOffice platform. Products that are currently Microsoft BackOffice certified include: EXTRA! Personal Client, EXTRA! Office Client, EXTRA! for Windows NT, EXTRA! for Windows 95, and EXTRA! for NetWare (Windows 95 and Windows NT).

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Attachmate - The Intranet Company

Attachmate is a leading provider of high quality universal information access software and services that help organizations build secure Intranets. The company's object-oriented client, server, authoring tool and management software safely link enterprise systems, Internet systems and people. These solutions allow desktop and mobile users to transparently access, manage and share any business information inside or outside the organization.

The Company leverages its 14 years of corporate expertise in enterprise and Internet technologies by providing comprehensive and knowledgeable customer consulting and support services in more than 30 countries around the world to help organizations build high-performance and secure Intranet client/server systems. Attachmate is the largest privately owned software company in the world and employs over 2,000 people worldwide.

For more information about Attachmate's products, contact Attachmate's headquarters in Bellevue, Washington at [phone] or toll free at [phone]. Attachmate's World Wide Web address is http://www.attachmate.com.

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Note to Editors: Attachmate, QuickApp, EXTRA!, NetWizard, and OpenMind are registered trademarks and Attachmate - The Intranet Company, Emissary, RALLY!, QuickDB, and QuickPeer are trademarks of Attachmate Corporation.

Microsoft, BackOffice, ActiveX, Windows, and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft in the United State and/or other countries

Other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

CONTACT: Attachmate Corp., Bellevue

Walter Conner, 206/649-6551 Voice

[e-mail]

or

Network Associates

Holly Hagerman, 801/373-7888 Voice, 801/373-8680 Fax

[e-mail]

or

SALES AND PRODUCT INFORMATION:

800/426-6283 Voice, 206/649-6035 Fax

NOTE TO EDITORS: In the Internet/email address noted in this news release, there is an "at" symbol between:

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