Attachmate Premieres Industrial-Strength Enterprise TCP/IP Bundle.BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 1996--Attachmate - The Intranet Company(tm) - today announced The EXTRA!(r) Bundle for TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. that leverages Attachmate's core technology expertise in multiple host access to the TCP/IP market. The EXTRA!(r) Bundle for TCP/IP brings together host access via Telnet for 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) , DEC/VAX, and UNIX systems. The Bundle provides a powerful TCP/IP stack An implementation of the TCP/IP communications protocol. Network architectures designed in layers, such as TCP/IP, OSI and SNA, are called "stacks." See TCP/IP, OSI model and protocol stack. and applications, such as NFS (Network File System) The file sharing protocol in a Unix network. This de facto Unix standard, which is widely known as a "distributed file system," was developed by Sun. See file sharing protocol and WebNFS. NFS - Network File System and FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to to access network resources, E-mail, and Netscape Navigator An earlier Web browser for Windows, Macintosh and X Windows from Netscape that provided secure transmission over the Internet. Soon after its introduction in 1994, Navigator, or just "Netscape," as it was commonly called, quickly became the leading browser on the Web. . This limited-time promotion is available for $195. For companies who have not migrated from 16-bit to 32-bit technologies, The EXTRA! Bundle for TCP/IP provides the same functionality for 16-bit users as well as 32-bit users. The Bundle is a complete out-of-the-box TCP/IP solution for large computing environments and delivers full TCP/IP applications to companies that have standardized on TCP/IP as their enterprise networking standard. Included in the EXTRA! Bundle are: -- EXTRA! Office Client v. 6.1 (license-restricted for Telnet use only) Including: -- TN3270E - 16- and 32-bit versions -- TN5250 - 16- and 32-bit versions -- TNVT TNVT Telnet Virtual Terminal 340 - 16-bit version -- TNVT420 - 32-bit version -- 3179-G Host Graphics - 16-bit -- Host Automation Utilities and Tools - 16-bit -- PathWay VxD-based TCP/IP stack and applications -- Drag and Drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. FTP -- LPR/LPD - 16-bit -- NFS client - 16-bit and 32-bit -- Pronto pron·to adv. Informal Without delay; quickly. [Spanish, from Latin pr  mptus; see prompt. Mail - 16-bit -- Netscape Navigator v.2.01 Pricing and Availability The EXTRA! Bundle will be available on May 24 through Aug. 30, 1996 for $195(US). The Bundle is available primarily through Attachmate's reseller channel. 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 fourteen years of corporate expertise in enterprise and Internet technologies by providing comprehensive and knowledgeable customer consulting and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services in more than thirty 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, at 206/644-4010 or toll free at 800/426-6283. Attachmate's World Wide Web address is http://www.attachmate.com. -0- Attachmate and EXTRA! are registered trademarks and Attachmate - The Intranet Company is a trademark of Attachmate Corp. Other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Attachmate Corp. Walter Conner, 206/649-6551 walterco@attachmate.com or Network Associates Holly Hagerman, 801/373-7888 801/373-8680 Fax hollyh@netassoc.com or Sales and product information: 800/426-6283 Voice, 206/649-6035 Fax NOTE TO EDITORS: In the Internet/email addresses noted in this news release, there is an "at" symbol between walterco and attachmate.com and between hollyh and netassoc.com. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. |
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