Attachmate Strengthens Terminal Emulation Market Leadership with Support for Microsoft Windows Vista; Advanced Host Access Technology and Support to Help Companies Boost Productivity and Ease Migration to New Windows Platform.BOSTON Boston, town, England Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. -- Attachmate Attachmate is a major privately owned software company created by the acquisition of NetIQ by AttachmateWRQ in 2006. Attachmate focuses on host connectivity, systems and security management, and PC lifecycle management software. Corporation today announced that it is leveraging its expanded internal development resources to ensure that the Company's host access and terminal emulation Using software in a desktop machine to make it perform like a hardware terminal. The emulated terminal is typically in the VT100-500 family, designed originally by Digital Equipment. products will provide the functionality needed to seamlessly integrate with, and take advantage of, the enhanced security, manageability man·age·a·ble adj. That can be managed or controlled: manageable problems. man and productivity features within Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Vista. Backed by a highly skilled team of technology experts, the aggressively funded Attachmate also announced plans to launch EXTRA!(R) X-treme v9 in November November: see month. 2006. Attachmate expects that EXTRA! X-treme v9 will be its first "Certified See certification. for Windows Vista The current version of Windows for the desktop. It was released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers. Vista adds numerous features, including improved security and advanced multimedia capabilities. " host access offering, and is committed to ensuring that the entire Attachmate(R) host access product family meets Windows Vista logo criteria. At the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2006 in Boston, Attachmate will showcase how the Company's host access products will enable customers to secure data in motion and boost user productivity while easing migration to the new Microsoft Windows Vista platform. The launch of EXTRA! X-treme v9 will reaffirm re·af·firm tr.v. re·af·firmed, re·af·firm·ing, re·af·firms To affirm or assert again. re Attachmate's commitment to providing industry-leading terminal emulation and host access solutions that help organizations extend the value of their host assets while minimizing management costs and maximizing end-user productivity. "The launch of Microsoft Windows Vista comes at a time when demand for new business processes and initiatives is requiring that customers increasingly rely on and leverage their valuable mainframe assets," said Eric Varness, vice president of marketing at Attachmate. "Attachmate has the resources to ensure that our products provide the functionality and Windows Vista support needed to streamline emulation (architecture) emulation - When one system performs in exactly the same way as another, though perhaps not at the same speed. A typical example would be emulation of one computer by (a program running on) another. projects and drive business productivity. The launch of EXTRA! X-treme v9 will serve to further highlight our deep commitment to helping our customers maximize the value of their IT assets while taking advantage of new and exciting technologies." Support and certification for Microsoft Windows Vista will serve to enhance the entire Attachmate host access product family, including Reflection(R) and EXTRA!, helping mutual customers streamline host access projects to drive business productivity and lower total cost of ownership. With certification for Windows Vista, Attachmate's EXTRA! X-treme, backed by the Company's award-winning technical support, will provide customers with a powerful and reliable host access technology. "The Certified for Windows Vista logo program is a call to action across the software, device and component industry to help ensure our mutual customers have a great experience when using the latest software and hardware with Windows Vista," said Dave Wascha, Director of Windows Vista Product Management at Microsoft Corp. "By working to provide products that meet the Certified for Windows Vista logo criteria, Attachmate is helping to assure our mutual customers that its products are certified for the Windows Vista standards of security, reliability and compatibility, as well as ease of installation." More than 40,000 customers, representing over 16 million desktops worldwide, use Attachmate host access products to securely connect to and efficiently work with the data and applications required to run their businesses. Attachmate remains committed to helping customers maximize the value of their mainframe assets while minimizing management costs, enhancing end-user productivity and safeguarding critical business data. About EXTRA! Attachmate's EXTRA! terminal emulation product line connects web and Windows users to applications housed on IBM mainframe IBM mainframes, though perceived as synonymous with mainframe computers in general due to their marketshare, are now technically and specifically IBM's line of business computers that can all trace their design evolution to the IBM System/360. , AS/400, and UNIX/VMS systems. EXTRA! provides centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. management from anywhere on the network, maximum security for host sessions, and an array of features for boosting user productivity. Attachmate EXTRA! works collaboratively or as a stand-alone tool along with the company's host access, security and management products, enabling companies to extend the use of existing IT investments while adopting valuable new technologies to improve their businesses. About Attachmate Attachmate, owned by an investment group led by Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital and Thoma Cressey Equity Partners, enables IT organizations to extend mission critical services and assures they are managed, secure and compliant. Attachmate's leading solutions include host connectivity, systems and security management, and PC lifecycle management. Our goal is to empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems IT organizations to deliver trusted applications, manage service levels, and ensure compliance by leveraging knowledge, automation and secured connectivity. For more information, visit www.attachmate.com. Copyright (C) 2006 Attachmate Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Attachmate, the Attachmate logo, EXTRA!, and Reflection are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Attachmate Corporation, in the USA and other countries. All other trademarks, trade names, or company names referenced herein are used for identification only and are the property of their respective owners. |
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