Attachmate enhances KEA! 420 and KEA! 340; Improved interface and utilities ease VAX and UNIX information access.BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 1997--Attachmate(R) Corporation today announced KEA!(TM) 420 and KEA! 340 version 5.0, upgrades to the most robust, yet easy to use VT emulation packages available. Version 5.0 features an improved interface and enhanced utilities that enable better deployment, installation, automation, customization, and use. More users today require connectivity solutions that integrate into their existing environments rather than solutions that merely provide connectivity under Windows(R), and an increasing number of users currently are migrating to 32-bit technology. In response to these users' needs, Attachmate built upon KEA!'s already extensive automation and customization features to provide full access to the power of 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 (R) and 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) environments with a true 32-bit product running under 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. (R). Attachmate has added several customization features to KEA! version 5.0 which increase user productivity, including a Windows 95-style wizard that simplifies host session connection and configuration, Windows 95-style configuration dialog boxes, and a configurable toolbar A row or column of on-screen buttons used to activate functions in the application. Many toolbars are customizable, letting you add and delete buttons as required. Toolbars may be fixed in position or may float, which means they can be dragged to a more convenient location in the that enables users to create custom configurations of KEA! for each host application. Other productivity features of KEA! include a customizable menu that allows users to add and delete menu items, keyboard re-mapping capabilities to enable users to reduce multiple repetitive actions to a single keystroke key·stroke n. A stroke of a key, as on a word processor. key  stroke , and a customizable SmartPad for quick access to host commands and sequences. To aid in lowering the overall total cost of ownership through simplified installation and deployment, several new features have been added to KEA! version 5.0's install program. The enhanced program enables typical, minimal, and custom installs. A new administration utility that provides the ability for administrators to easily customize their end users' installation, including predefined parameters, macros and a silent option that answers all installation questions without requiring end user intervention. KEA! version 5.0 also has added support for Microsoft(R) SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. and Attachmate NetWizard(R), simplifying network management by allowing MIS to distribute and manage individual systems from a remote computer. Installation is made even easier with KEA!'s new Uninstall To remove hardware or software from a computer system. In order to remove a software application from a PC, an uninstall program, also called an "uninstaller," deletes all the files that were initially copied to the hard disk and restores the AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, WIN.INI and SYSTEM. feature, which lets end users remove KEA! easily and safely without compromising existing applications. The new version of KEA! also supports unrestrained horizontal and vertical scaling In multiprocessing, adding more CPUs within the same computer system. Contrast with horizontal scaling. so users can manipulate emulation windows without losing data representation. Attachmate has further enhanced KEA! version 5.0 by including its own custom True-Type(R) font, so users can select either the KEA! True Type font A set of print characters of a particular design (typeface), size (point size) and weight (light, medium, heavy). See font. for accurate representation of host data or the True-Type font of their choice. KEA! continues to contain the most advanced automation and integration features available, including extensive OLE automation See COM automation. support, and support for Attachmate client server tools such as Enterprise Access Library(TM) and QuickApp(R), which simplifies the creation of GUI-based applications. Together, these features allow easy integration with disparate host systems and help maintain the investment of host-based applications, while creating a more productive environment by matching the user's workflow. KEA!'s OLE automation, EAL EAL English as an Additional Language EAL Evaluation Assurance Level EAL Eastern Airlines EAL Emergency Action Level EAL Environmental Analysis Laboratory EAL Evidence Analysis Library (American Dietetic Association) , HLLAPI (High Level Language Application Program Interface) An IBM programming interface that allows a PC application to communicate with a mainframe application. The hardware hookup is handled via normal micro to mainframe 3270 emulation. and WinHLLAPI support make it easy for customers and developers to create GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. front-ends using tools such as Visual C++(R), Visual Basic(R) and PowerBuilder(R). By including an extensive macro language (1) A special-purpose command language used to automate sequences within an application such as a spreadsheet or word processor. Macro languages often include programming controls (IF THEN, GOTO, WHILE, etc.), but rarely have the capabilities of a full-blown programming language. and a feature-rich macro editor, KEA! automates and customizes host-based functions and applications to the Windows desktop and makes macro-debugging a simple and intuitive process. Pricing and Availability KEA! 420 version 5.0 is available now with a U.S. suggested retail price of $245 from Attachmate resellers, retailers and VARs, as well as through the Attachmate sales organizations. Also, KEA! 340 version 5.0 (which includes graphics support) is available now with a U.S. suggested retail price of $395. Attachmate Corporation 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 1982, 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 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 425/644-4010, 425/747-9924 (fax) or toll free at 800/426-6283. Attachmate's World Wide Web address is http://www.attachmate.com . -0- (c) 1997 Attachmate Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Attachmate, NetWizard and QuickApp are registered trademarks and KEA! and Enterprise Access Library are trademarks of Attachmate Corporation. Microsoft, Visual C++, Visual Basic, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, . PowerBuilder is a registered trademark of Sybase, Inc. or its subsidiaries. VAX is a registered trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company, Ltd. TrueType is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Attachmate Corp. Tiffany Allesina 425/649-6069 tiffanya@attachmate.com or Network Associates Holly Hagerman 801/373-7888 hollyh@netassoc.com or SALES AND PRODUCT INFORMATION: 800/426-6283 Voice 425/747-9924 Fax WEB SITE: www.attachmate.com |
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