H&W Computer Systems, Inc. rolls out sysm@web electronic mail solution; company partners with Teubner & Associates for Web to host access.BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1996--In a series of customer seminars being held now, H&W Computer Systems, Inc. is rolling out sysm@web, a host-based electronic mail system that can be accessed via a common web browser to assist in the proliferation and usefulness of enterprise-wide Intranets. In addition, the company today announced a partnership with Teubner & Associates to help enable web-to-host access. sysm@web is an enterprise mail system that uses web browsers as a thin client to a robust host-based back-end server, enabling organizations to provide cost-effective enterprise email with the same functionality to both 3270 and desktop users. Utilizing low-cost web browser technology as a client, information technology professionals keep administration centralized and software distribution costs minimized. H&W's sysm@web is used inside the firewall for corporate Intranets or to expand communication to the Internet. sysm@web integrates Corridor - The Web to Host Passageway(C), from Teubner & Associates, with customized HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. screens to provide seamless connectivity between the web browser and mainframe. According to Cheryl Phillips, product marketing manager for sysm@web, "The addition of Corridor to the SYSM solution enables our users to take advantage of the web while still retaining the use of a reliable, mature application." According to customer feedback attained during the seminars, the ability to marry the web with the mainframe was significant because native web business applications are not yet proven. Furthermore, customers were pleased to learn that H&W Computer Systems handled the testing, identification and customization process for them, eliminating experimentation and guesswork. Michael Parsons, systems programmer in research & development for University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, and was established as the University Farm in 1905. Medical Center, underscores the need for an evolved interface with the Internet. "In order for host-based email systems to continue adding value to the organization, it must embrace the world wide web. A product solution that strives to this end is a real plus for us," he added. sysm@web Features sysm@web takes full advantage of mainframe and web technology to give both 3270 and desktop users the same set of functionality: messaging, mail, management, calendars/schedules, e-forms, site customizable options and bulletin boards. sysm@web contains an HTML-to-3270/5250 gateway that is installed on the web server. Users on the desktop are able to access sysm@web via any web browser that is HTML 3.0 compliant or greater, such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. . No additional host hardware, software or application development is required. sysm@web safeguards data by working with host security systems like RACF (Resource Access Control Facility) IBM mainframe security software introduced in 1976 that verifies user ID and password and controls access to authorized files and resources. RACF - Resource Access Control Facility , ACF (Advanced Communications Function) An earlier official product line name for IBM SNA programs, such as VTAM (ACF/VTAM) and NCP (ACF/NCP). ACF - Advanced Communications Function 2 and TopSecret, as well as web browser and server security techniques like SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. and S-HTTP S-HTTP Secure Hyper Text Transport Protocol . Pricing and Availability sysm@web is available immediately and is priced on a concurrent session basis starting at $13,500 for 32 sessions. About Teubner & Associates Teubner & Associates develops and markets software solutions for original equipment manufacturers, corporations, governments, universities and other software developers. Founded in 1983, the company now serves over 1,000 customers in 31 countries on six continents. The company's Corridor product connects web users with mainframe or AS/400 applications. This type of connectivity greatly increases the viability of Intranet access for employees via a company's private TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. network. Corridor also provides remote access for telecommuters, traveling employees and system engineers, as well as consumer access for home banking, travel reservations and education. Information about Teubner & Associates is available on the Internet World Wide Web at http://www.teubner.com. About H&W Computer Systems, Inc. H&W Computer Systems, Inc. headquartered in Boise, Idaho, develops, markets and supports systems and application software products for the IBM mainframe, 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). and PC platforms. Founded in 1979, H&W offers over 20 software solutions, employs 45 people and serves more than 1,200 clients worldwide. The electronic mail product line provides electronic mail and gateway connectivity solutions for the IBM mainframe, the World Wide Web, and Microsoft Windows. Its flagship product SYSM, introduced in 1981, is a mainframe-based email system operating under 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 . Connectivity for SYSM include gateways to Internet, Pager, MHS (1) (Message Handling Service) An earlier messaging system from Novell that supported multiple operating systems and other messaging protocols, including SMTP, SNADS and X.400. It used the SMF-71 messaging format. , FAX, 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) Mail Exchange, EasyLink, Bitnet, OfficeVision, PROFS and PCs. A second product, Wizard Mail, acquired in 1988, provides email for the MVS and VSE See DOS/VSE. VSE - Virtual Storage Extended environments. Information about H&W Computer Systems, Inc. is available on the Internet World Wide Web at http://www.hwcs.com/. -0- NOTE: All trademarks, service marks, product and company names are the property of their respective owners. Screen shots and user references available upon request. Please contact Jennifer Karin, 508/462-0516 CONTACT: Susan McDonnough H&W Computer Systems 208/377-0336 or Jennifer Karin Company PR 508/462-0516 jkcompany@aol.com |
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