Attachmate and Telxon Team Up to Give Customers Advanced Mobile Computer-to-Host Access; Strategic partnership brings Attachmate's seamless host information access to Telxon's mobile pen-based and vehicle-mounted system users.BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1996--Attachmate(r) Corp., the leading supplier of universal information access software and services, today announced a partnership with Telxon(r) Corp., the leading provider of vertical market handheld and pen-based computers and integrated wireless technologies. Under the strategic partnership, Attachmate will customize its industry-leading universal client-to-host connectivity solutions for use with Telxon's, integrated-wireless mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings systems. Attachmate will integrate its EXTRA!(r) for Windows, RALLY!(tm) for AS/400, and EXTRA! Extended for DOS software products with Telxon's ruggedized Portable Tele-Transaction Computers (PTCs) that are designed for real-time mobile data transactions. The Attachmate-Telxon alliance will give Telxon customers seamless access to information on 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 or AS/400(r) systems. Attachmate and Telxon will optimize the EXTRA! And RALLY! communication software products to take advantage of the industry-leading installed base of Telxon DATASPAN(tm) Wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area and the patented Telxon power-management technologies. Enhancements will also be made to enable EXTRA! and RALLY! for "pen-centric" operation and for integration of peripherals such as bar-code scanners and portable printers. "Host connectivity is important to our customers," said Frank Brick, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Telxon. "Integrating Attachmate's powerful 3270 and 5250 host connectivity technology with Telxon's pen-based computers and wireless networking See wireless network. systems provides the mobile user with Attachmate's advanced functionality and connectivity for use in the ruggedized, power-managed, portable solutions that Telxon customers demand." "The partnership with Telxon is an important step toward supplying integrated solutions for our wireless and portable computing customers," said Bill Patterson, vice president of marketing at Attachmate. "This relationship strengthens Telxon's lead in comprehensive wireless and mobile computing system solutions while extending Attachmate's presence into the expanding mobile market." Telxon's family of 486 pen-based and vehicle-mounted computers are the targets for the initial EXTRA! and RALLY! integration. These ruggedized computing platforms, including the PTC (PTC, Needham, MA, www.ptc.com) Long a world leader in mechanical computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering software, PTC, through acquisitions and reorganization, has transformed itself into a leading provider of Internet-based B2B solutions for discrete manufacturers. (r)-1134, PTC-1144, and PTC-1184 pen-based systems and the PTC-870IM industrial-mount computer, provide common processor, power-management, and wireless-integration architectures for development and deployment of Microsoft(r) Windows(r) for Pen Computing See gesture recognition and tablet PC. and PenRight!(r) for Windows applications. Integrated wireless wide-area radio options enable the Telxon 486 computers to operate on packet-data networks such as ARDIS (Advanced Radio Data Information Service) The first wireless data network in the U.S. It was formed in 1983 by Motorola and IBM to support IBM field service technicians. (r), RAM Mobile Data RAM Mobile Data was originally founded by RAM Broadcasting Corporation as American Mobile Data Communications, Inc. in 1988[1]. The name of the company was changed to RAM Mobile Data in 1989. RAM Mobile Data was the U.S. Operator of the Mobitex network. , and CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data) A low-speed, digital, wireless data network that is an enhancement to an existing analog cellular network. Based on IBM's CelluPlan II, CDPD provides a packet overlay onto the AMPS network and moves data at 19. . Wireless local-area network connectivity is provided through the integration of the award-winning AIRONET(tm) ARLAN ARLAN Advanced Radio Local Area Network (tm) spread spectrum radios. EXTRA! and RALLY belong to Attachmate's award-winning family of connectivity products. Rated by a Tolly Group study as easiest-to-use in its class, EXTRA! provides 3270 connectivity across all leading industry protocols. RALLY!, Attachmate's 5250 connectivity solution, includes such features as HotSpots for sending keystrokes, launching macros, or virtually any other function of the 5250 screen; and the SmartPad for navigating through RALLY!, launching macros, or sending 5250 function keys with simple mouse clicks. Availability Telxon will release the integrated systems featuring Attachmate's EXTRA! for Windows, RALLY! and EXTRA! Extended for DOS solutions during the second half of 1996. 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 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. Telxon Corp. Telxon Corp. (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 :TLXN) is a leading global manufacturer of vertical-market portable and integrated wireless ruggedized mobile computing systems. The company integrates advanced Portable Tele-Transaction Computers (PTCs) with wireless and network communication technology, a wide array of peripherals and application-specific software for its customers in more than 50 countries around the world. Telxon's executive, engineering, marketing and sales offices are headquartered in Akron, Ohio Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County.GR6 The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland to the north and Canton to the south, approximately 60 miles (96 km) west of ; its world manufacturing and domestic customer service facilities are located in Houston, Texas “Houston” redirects here. For other uses, see Houston (disambiguation). Houston (pronounced /'hjuːstən/) is the largest city in the state of Texas and the . Telxon International Division is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. For more information about Telxon products, contact Telxon's headquarters in Akron, Ohio at 330/867-3700 or toll free 800/800-8001. Telxon's World-Wide Web address is: http://www.telxon.com. -0- Attachmate and EXTRA! are registered trademarks and RALLY! is a trademark of Attachmate Corp. AIRONET and ARLAN are trademarks of AIRONET Wireless Communications Inc. IBM and AS/400 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp. Microsoft, Windows and MS-DOS MS-DOS in full Microsoft Disk Operating System Operating system for personal computers. MS-DOS was based on DOS, developed in 1980 by Seattle Computer Products. Microsoft Corp. bought the rights to DOS in 1981, and released MS-DOS with IBM's PC that year. are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. PenRight! is a registered trademark of PenRight! Corp. Telxon, DataSpan, and PTC are registered trademarks of Telxon Corp. Other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Attachmate Corp. Tiffany Allesina, 206/649-6069 800/426-6283 Sales and Product Information tiffanya@attachmate.com or Network Associates Holly Hagerman, 801/373-7888 801/373-8680 Fax hollyh@netassoc.com or Telxon Corp. Stew Skomra, 330/867-3700 or 800/800-8001 sskom@telxon.com |
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