Attachmate allows Windows 95 and Windows NT users to take full advantage of PCI for host access.BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1996--Attachmate(r) Corp. today announced the 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. (tm) 3270 PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Adapter, the industry's first true plug-and-play mainframe adapter solution that supports 3270 terminal connectivity through the Peripheral Component Interconnect See PCI. (hardware) Peripheral Component Interconnect - (PCI) A standard for connecting peripherals to a personal computer, designed by Intel and released around Autumn 1993. PCI is supported by most major manufacturers including Apple Computer. (PCI). The product provides plug-and-play connectivity between PCI-based PCs and 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) (r) mainframes. The IRMA 3270 PCI Adapter is the only 3270 PCI adapter that supports Microsoft(r) Windows(r) 95 and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (r). A PCI adapter is also available for Apple PowerMac users, the MacIRMA(r) 3270 PCI Adapter. "By providing PCI connectivity from Windows 95 PCs to IBM mainframes Following are the mainframe architectures used in IBM mainframes since the original System/360 introduced in 1964. Year Architecture Model numbers System/360 1964 System/360 2xxx (2020 to 2195) System/370 , Attachmate allowed us to take full advantage of the plug-and-play capabilities that made Windows 95 so attractive in the first place," said Ed Markowitz, vice president of event services at Computer Associates International, Inc. "As PCI quickly becomes the predominant bus standard, Attachmate's support of the interface is further evidence of their commitment to providing powerful solutions that meet the real-life needs of customers like me." PCI is a new bus architecture developed and utilized by both PC-compatible and Apple manufacturers. PCI is quickly becoming the de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. bus standard for new PCs and add-on peripheral components. The IRMA 3270 PCI Adapter takes full advantage of PCI's inherent Windows 95 and Windows NT plug-and-play capabilities. Unlike other vendors' ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. adapter offerings, Attachmate's IRMA 3270 PCI Adapter is the first adapter on the market to offer true plug-and-play configurability for PC-to-mainframe connectivity. The IRMA 3270 PCI Adapter is available as a standalone hardware platform, or bundled with Attachmate's award-winning EXTRA!(r) Office Client for Windows, Windows 95 and Windows NT, for mission-critical PC-to-host connectivity. The unbeatable combination of the adapter's PCI-empowered integrated functionality and the robust multiple host access capabilities of EXTRA! Office Client - which features intelligent navigation, adaptive user interfaces and bookmarking In genetics and epigenetics, bookmarking is a biological phenomenon believed to function as an epigenetic mechanism for transmitting cellular memory of the pattern of gene expression in a cell, throughout mitosis, to its daughter cells. - provides one of the most complete and reliable PC-to-host connectivity solutions on the market today. Other key features of the IRMA 3270 PCI Adapter include: -- Support of both coax and twisted-pair cabling -- Plug-and-play configurability -- Plug-and-play BIOS compatibility -- PCI bus PCI bus - Peripheral Component Interconnect compliant hardware (target mode) -- RAM-based for easy software upgrade -- Maximum performance through PCI bus enhancements -- PCI bus 2.1 compliant hardware -- Support for both Apple's PowerMac and Intel's Pentium X86 PCI architectures. Pricing and Availability ------------------------ The IRMA 3270 PCI Adapter standalone product carries a US suggested retail price of $695, and the bundle carries a US suggested retail price of $1,095. The product is available from Attachmate resellers, retailers and VAR's, as well as through the Attachmate sales organization. Attachmate Corp. --------------- Attachmate is a leading supplier of universal information access software and services to major corporations, large organizations and government agencies worldwide. The company's object-oriented client/server software, authoring tools, management software, and hardware safely extend enterprise systems and applications by linking host systems, Internet systems, and workgroups. These solutions allow desktop and mobile users to transparently access, manage, and share any business information inside and outside the organization. Attachmate leverages its many 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. Attachmate is the largest privately owned software company in the world. For more information about Attachmate's products, contact Attachmate's headquarters in Bellevue, Washington Bellevue is a rapidly growing city in King County, Washington, U.S., across Lake Washington from Seattle. Long known as a suburb or satellite city of Seattle,[1] it is now categorized as an edge city or a boomburb. at 206/644-4010, 206/649-6035 (fax) or toll free at 800/426-6283. Additional information and product specifications are available on Attachmate's World Wide Web address at http://www.attachmate.com. -0- Attachmate, EXTRA!, and MacIRMA are registered trademarks and IRMA is a trademark of Attachmate Corp.. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp.. Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Attachmate Corp. Tiffany Allesina Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Manager, 206/649-6069 tiffanya@attachmate.com Network Associates Holly Hagerman Public Relations Counsel, 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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