Attachmate and Cisco announce NCIA Support in industry-leading EXTRA! Personal Client; EXTRA! Personal Client support for Cisco's NCIA gives customers a high-quality, end-to-end, desktop-to-host TCP/IP connectivity solution.BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 1996--Attachmate - The Intranet Company(tm) - today announced support of Cisco(r) Systems' Native Client Interface Architecture (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 ) in EXTRA!(r) Personal Client 6.1. EXTRA! Personal Client is Attachmate's industry-leading 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. , TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , and Internet connectivity product and NCIA is Cisco's desktop-to-mainframe TCP/IP access solution. EXTRA! Personal Client is the industry's leading Intranet desktop client software. It provides the most powerful Windows(r), Windows 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. (tm) access technology to mainframes, AS/400's, Digital(tm) and HP(r) systems; and includes high-performance TCP/IP applications, Internet browsing with 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. (tm), remote access with RLN RLN Relaxin RLN Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve RLN Retropharyngeal Lymph Node RLN Remote LAN Node RLN Resource Loaded Network (r), Intranet conferencing with OpenMind(r) and software management with NetWizard(r) -- all in one package. This announcement allows companies to leverage their investments in SNA by routing it over TCP/IP via the innovative NCIA protocol. When using EXTRA! Personal Client to access SNA mainframes, for example, NCIA support prevents the loss of application functionality common to other TCP/IP implementations such as TN3270, which places an extraordinary cost and performance hit on companies because expensive TCP/IP interface software must be installed on the mainframe. "Attachmate's addition of NCIA support to EXTRA! Personal Client exemplifies Cisco's commitment to defining new access technologies," said Nick Francis, director of marketing for Cisco Systems' Interworks Business Unit. "By working with leading partners like Attachmate(r), Cisco can significantly increase its penetration into the 3270 desktop market." "NCIA support extends the degree of control and performance available to companies using EXTRA! Personal Client," said Todd Mavis, vice president of worldwide business development at Attachmate. "NCIA's capabilities extend the SNA architecture within the framework of an IP-based network. It allows companies to use the Intranet paradigm to deliver host data at the desktop through EPC (1) (Entertainment PC) See HTPC. (2) (Electronic Product Code) A standard code for RFID tags administered by EPCglobal Inc. (www.epcglobalinc.org). with no decrease in functionality. Companies now realize all the benefits of EXTRA! Personal Client as if connected via an SNA network. The net result is a decreased cost of network ownership and increased manageability." As TCP/IP-based networks become the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, within corporations, EXTRA! Personal Client support for NCIA will significantly aid corporations seeking to migrate to an Intranet information systems structure. NCIA's encapsulation (1) In object technology, the creation of self-contained modules that contain both the data and the processing. See object-oriented programming. (2) The transmission of one network protocol within another. of SNA traffic inside an IP packet provides a secure and manageable infrastructure that allows access from any point in the network. Cisco's Internetwork Operating System operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. (IOS (1) (Internetwork Operating System) An operating system from Cisco that is the primary control program used in its routers. IOS is widely used and robust system software that supports the common functions of all products under Cisco's CiscoFusion architecture. ) further enhances NCIA by cost-effectively managing network resources, allowing priority to be given to mission-critical SNA traffic in an NCIA packet. In creating NCIA, Cisco Systems combined the full functionality of native SNA interfaces at the host and client while leveraging the functionality of the TCP/IP backbones found in today's corporate Intranets. EXTRA! Personal Client allows customers to seamlessly access, manage, and share information across the Intranet. The consolidation of SNA networks and non-SNA networks into an IP-based multi-protocol Intranet, accessed through EXTRA! Personal Client 6.1, gives corporations significant cost savings through elimination of redundant and expensive wide-area communications links and reduction of personnel costs through simplified management of multi-protocol environments. In addition to user-transparent NCIA support, EXTRA! Personal Client 6.1 also supports IBM's CICS (Customer Information Control System) A TP monitor from IBM that was originally developed to provide transaction processing for IBM mainframes. It controls the interaction between applications and users and lets programmers develop screen displays without (tm) Server, as well as other host access options. The product also includes a 32-bit version of Attachmate's award winning NetWizard software management program and integration of Wollongong's TCP/IP technology, including the stack and a high-performance 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) client. Pricing and Availability EXTRA! Personal Client 6.1 with NCIA support is available now at a suggested retail price of U.S. $425. EXTRA! Personal Client 6.1 is available to the channel through major distributors including Merisel(tm), Ingram Micro(tm), and TechData. Localized German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese versions will be available in the second quarter of 1996. 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 14 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 30 countries to help organizations build high-performance and secure Intranet client/server systems. Attachmate is ranked as the sixth largest PC software company in the world according to Soft-letter. The company employs over 2,000 people worldwide. For more information about Attachmate's products, contact Attachmate's headquarters in Bellevue, Wash., at 206/644-4010 or toll free 800/426-6283. Attachmate's World Wide Web address is http://www.attachmate.com. About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) is the leading global supplier of internetworking solutions, including routers, LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. and ATM switches, dial-up access servers and network management software. These products, integrated by the Cisco IOS(SM) software, link geographically dispersed LANs, WANs 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) networks. Cisco Systems(SM) news and product service information are available at World Wide Web site http://www.cisco.com. Cisco Systems is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. -0- Trademarks Attachmate, NetWizard, EXTRA!, OpenMind, and RLN are registered trademarks of Attachmate Corporation and Attachmate - The Intranet is a trademark of Attachmate Corp. Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft in the United States and/or other countries. Cisco is a registered trademark and Cisco Systems and Cisco IOS are service marks of Cisco Systems Inc. Digital is a trademark of Hewlett-Packard Co. IBM is a registered trademark and CICS is a trademark of International Business Machines Corp. NFS is either a trademark of registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc. in the United States or other countries. Merisel is a trademark of Merisel Inc. Netscape Navigator is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corp. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Attachmate Corp. Walter Conner, 206/649-6551 800/426-6283 Sales & Product Information walterco@attachmate.com or Network Associates Holly Hagerman, 801/373-7888 801/373-8680 Fax hollyh@netassoc.com 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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