Attachmate Ships New Version of Enterprise Strength TCP/IP Connectivity Bundle.BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 1997--Attachmate(r) Corp. today announced the next generation of its 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. (r) EXTRA!, Attachmate's award-winning, multiple host access solution, is the heart of the EXTRA! Bundle for TCP/IP. The EXTRA! Bundle for TCP/IP 6.2 brings together 16- and 32-bit mission-critical host connectivity and powerful TCP/IP applications specifically optimized for the needs of TCP/IP networks. Due to overwhelming customer response, the EXTRA! Bundle for TCP/IP, which was originally announced in May of 1996 as a limited-time promotion, has been added to Attachmate's regular product line and will continue to be enhanced. The EXTRA! Bundle for TCP/IP 6.2 supports all TCP/IP connectivity options including Telnet, MPTN MPTN Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (Connecticut, USA) MPTN Multiprotocol Transport Network MPTN Multi Protocol Transport Network and NCIA NCIA Native Client Interface Architecture NCIA National Center on Institutions and Alternatives NCIA National Council of Instructional Administrators NCIA National Correctional Industries Association NCIA National Counterintelligence Authorities . The Bundle also supports TCP/IP connectivity to major gateways such as Attachmate Gateways, NetWare(r) for SAA (Systems Application Architecture) A set of interfaces designed to cross all IBM platforms from PC to mainframe. Introduced by IBM in 1987, SAA includes the Common User Access (CUA), the Common Programming Interface for Communications (CPI-C) and Common Communications (r), and Microsoft(r) 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. Server. The EXTRA! Bundle for TCP/IP allows customers to determine which host - or hosts - they want to access. The Bundle provides unbeatable connectivity options -- be it to a mainframe, an AS/400(r), a DEC(r)/VAX(r), or UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (r) -- and maximum flexibility by letting users select which TCP/IP connectivity option best suits their unique environment. As large organizations adopt TCP/IP as their corporate standard, they have specific computing needs from a TCP/IP network. To meet this need, the EXTRA! Bundle for TCP/IP pairs industry leading host access with the PathWay VxD-based stack and TCP/IP utilities including 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 (tm), 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 , and LPR/LPD. By including both Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, the Bundle give users more Internet access flexibility than other vendors' solutions. Included in the EXTRA! Bundle for TCP/IP are: -- EXTRA! 16- and 32-bit mission-critical host access -- Host Connectivity - TN3270E - TM5250 - TNVT TNVT Telnet Virtual Terminal 340 - TNVT420 - TCP/IP to the Attachmate Gateways - TCP/IP to NetWare SAA Gateway - TCP/IP to Microsoft SNA Server - NCIA - AnyNet(r) (MPTN) Support -- Host Graphics -- Light Pen Support -- PathWay VxD TCP/IP Stack -- Drag-and-Drop FTP -- LPR/LPD -- NFS Client -- Netscape Navigator(tm) -- Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. Pricing and Availability The suggested retail price of the EXTRA! Bundle for TCP/IP is $195 U.S. It will be available mid-February from Attachmate resellers, retailers and VARs, as well as through the Attachmate sales organization. Attachmate Corp. Attachmate is the leading supplier of information access software and services to major corporations, large organizations and government agencies worldwide. The company's connectivity solutions -- object-oriented client and server software, authoring tools, management software, and hardware -- safely extend enterprise systems, applications and data to end user customers. With Attachmate's award-winning solutions, desktop and mobile users can transparently access, manage, and use any business information inside or outside their organization. Attachmate has been developing and marketing products since 1983, providing industry leadership, innovation and outstanding support and service to a broad customer base of over ten million users. The company leverages its many years of connectivity expertise in enterprise software technologies in three market-specific business groups. For more information about Attachmate's products, contact Attachmate's headquarters in Bellevue, Washington at 206/644-4010, 206/649-6035 (fax) 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 IRMA An earlier trade name for a variety of host connectivity hardware and software products originally developed by Digital Communications Associates (DCA) and later acquired by Attachmate Corporation. Irma was not an acronym, rather it was the lady's name. is a trademark of Attachmate Corporation. DEC and VAX (Virtual Address eXtension) A venerable family of 32-bit computers from HP (via Digital and Compaq) introduced in 1977 with the VAX-11/780. VAX models ranged from desktop units to mainframes all running the same VMS operating system, and VAXes could emulate PDP models are registered trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. IBM, AnyNet, AS/400, and SAA are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Netscape Navigator is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation (company) Netscape Communications Corporation - (Formlerly "Mosaic Communications Corporation", MCC) A company set up in April 1994 by Dr. James H. Clark and Marc Andreessen <marca@netcom. . NetWare is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc. NFS is either a trademark or a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc., in the United States or other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company, Ltd. Other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Attachmate Corp. Tiffany Allesina, 206/649-6069 tiffanya@attachmate.com or Network Associates Holly Hagerman, 801/373-7888 hollyh@netassoc.com or SALES AND PRODUCT INFORMATION: 800/426-6283 Voice 206/649-6035 Fax WEB SITE: www.attachmate.com |
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