Esker Introduces Tun PLUS 8.6 Enterprise Application and Data Access; Tun PLUS 8.6 Repositions Esker from a UNIX Focus to a Broad Range Enterprise Supplier.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 1997--Esker, a leading provider of data and applications access software, today announced Tun TUN, measure. A vessel of wine or oil, containing four hogsheads. PLUS 8.6, the latest version of the company's high performance Tun PLUS. "We are responding to the needs of our customers by expanding our support 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 , which contain some 60% to 70% of corporate data and applications," said Peter Rieman, vice-president of marketing. "It's the logical next step for us and makes us a player in the enterprise business. This gives us a really strong offering and provides us with a tremendous opportunity for growth." -0-
-- On the IBM host platform Tun PLUS 8.6 offers IBM host
applications and data access. It extends basic TN3270
access with support for TN3270E and associated features
such as: compatibility with SNA through popular gateway
products, 3287 printing, and Japanese 3270 DBC. The
latest release of Tun PLUS also expands the unified
access interface to data by including ODBC driver
support for DB2 on IBM MVS.
-- On UNIX platforms, Tun PLUS 8.6 updates NFS to NFS v3
and offers innovative ODBC access to C-ISAM data files.
-- On the Windows NT platform, Tun PLUS offers ODBC
database access to Oracle, DB2 and Informix as well as
NFS support.
Tun PLUS 8.6 includes three fully configurable modules (Tun EMUL,
Tun SQL, and Tun NET).
The latest enhancements include:
-- Tun EMUL, the emulation module, extends TN3270E support
for the enterprise and provides access to SNA gateways
for access to pooled and fixed LU connections. Tun Plus
specifically supports Microsoft SNA Server, including
Telnet connections and native SNA API connections and
Novell; Netware for SAA.
-- Tun SQL, the data access module, gives added support
for DB2 on IBM MVS and full DB2, Oracle and Informix
support on NT. Access to C-ISAM files on UNIX platforms
is now provided as well. Significant extensions have
been added to the database revamping function, making it
easier for users to see data in familiar business terms.
-- Tun NET's SMB file sharing protocol is a fast-emerging
standard already adopted by Microsoft Windows clients.
All SMB software is on the server which reduces network
administration. Tun Plus 8.6 is offering this feature on
the SCO versions of UNIX on the PC as an alternative to
NFS, which is also provided. The TunNet NIS network
resource browser now includes Novell printer and disk
support.
-0- Esker esker, long, narrow, winding ridge of stratified sand-and-gravel drift. Eskers, many miles long and resembling abandoned railway embankments, occur in Scandinavia, Ireland, Scotland, and New England; they arose from deposition of sediment in the beds of streams is a leading provider of data and application access software for heterogeneous Not the same. Contrast with homogeneous. heterogeneous - Composed of unrelated parts, different in kind. Often used in the context of distributed systems that may be running different operating systems or network protocols (a heterogeneous network). computer environments. Esker's product lines include: 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. software, database access, networking and Web-to-Host solutions. The company has been in business since 1985 and is traded on the French Stock Exchange (Le Nouveau Marche Nouveau Marche An equity market unit of the Paris Bourse that deals solely in innovative, high-growth companies. , Esker). Esker's operations span North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia. U.S. Corporate headquarters are located at 222 Kearny Street Kearny Street in San Francisco, California runs from Market Street on the south to The Embarcadero on the north. Along its southern end, the street serves as the border separating the Financial District from the city's Union Square and Chinatown districts. , Suite 500, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Calif. 94104. Telephone: 415/675-7777. Facsimile: 415/675-7775. Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the : info@esker.com . Web site: http://www.esker.com . -0- Note to Editors: All product names and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Hammett@Communications Jim Hammett, 707/996-7953 jhammett@rocketmail.com |
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