Attachmate Revolutionizes Host Access With myEXTRA! Advanced Productivity Features; Accelerate Data Entry and Host Navigation with One-Click Ease.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 2003

Test Drive Showcases the Ultimate in High Performance Host Access

Attachmate Corporation, delivering breakthrough technology in host access and legacy application integration, today announced the availability of its evaluation of myEXTRA!(TM) Advanced Productivity features, which bring terminal emulation up to the speed of contemporary computer usage, dramatically improving productivity. These high performance host access Advanced Productivity features accelerate data entry and host navigation with 'one-click ease,' making host applications as easy to work with as Microsoft(R) Office applications.

Users can now download and test drive the new Advanced Productivity features from the Attachmate Web site at: www.attachmate.com/advancedpro. The test drive is designed to give enterprise users an opportunity to preview the productivity features in their own environments.

"We encourage users to try these 'turbo-charged' features to see firsthand the huge potential for cost and time savings," said Markus Nitschke, Attachmate vice president of marketing and product management. "Once people try these features, they will wonder how they ever managed without them. They are truly are revolutionary - never before has host access technology delivered such a comprehensive, productivity-focused feature-set comparable to that found in Microsoft Office applications."

Cutting-edge productivity features for accessing host systems

myEXTRA! Advanced Productivity features enable users to save thousands of keystrokes throughout the day, which maximizes user productivity and reduces costly errors. Employees can engage in more productive, revenue-producing activities, and service customers more efficiently. A Keystroke Meter tracks the number of keystrokes required for each task, and displays the keystrokes saved when using the Advanced Productivity features. Features such as Spell-check, Auto Expand, Screen History, Scratch Pad, and the convenience of an integrated browser bring emulation to a new level.

myEXTRA! Advanced Productivity Features At-a-Glance

-- Spell-check - Reduces errors with fully-configurable

spell-check functionality, including the ability to

automatically correct misspelled words as they are typed.

-- Auto Expand - Accelerates data entry by allowing users to

pre-set acronyms or shortcuts for long words, phrases or

repeat commands. When the acronym is typed, it automatically

expands to the term or phrase it stands for.

-- Auto Complete - Saves time and keystrokes by remembering

cryptic commands typed, and presents this list in a drop-down

box that can be invoked with a mouse click. As it learns

repeat commands, it automatically makes suggestions to

auto-populate fields.

-- Recent Typing - Eliminates re-entry of information by keeping

a list of all cryptic commands typed into a host application.

Users can view and select repeat words and commands. The list

can be provided to new users to speed training on

non-intuitive host applications.

-- Integrated Browser - Allows users to access Web resources

while maintaining active host screens - no need for separate

windows on the desktop or lost host connections.

The Advanced Productivity Features will be included in the myEXTRA! Enterprise component contained in the upcoming release of myEXTRA! Presentation Services 8.0.

About Attachmate

Attachmate Corporation is a privately held, worldwide supplier of host data and business-logic access and management solutions for Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises. The company provides solutions for direct, real-time access to back-office systems, Web-to-host and desktop-to-host solutions, and flexible enterprise application integration and Web service offerings. Attachmate(R) is a BEA(R) Star Partner (Nasdaq:BEAS), Microsoft(R) Gold Certified Partner, Unisys(R) Partner, and Sun(R) I-Force Partner. News is available at http://www.attachmate.com or by calling Attachmate worldwide headquarters in Bellevue, Washington, at 425-644-4010.

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