MultiView Group Announces MultiView Catalyst Version 6.0; Offers Rapid, Point-and-Click Internet Access To Legacy UNIX Applications.

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SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2000

MultiView Group, part of SurfControl, Inc., today announced the availability of its Web-to-host connectivity software, MultiView Catalyst version 6.0. Giving customers point-and-click Web access to their legacy UNIX applications in an "Internet instant," MultiView Catalyst is the fastest and easiest way to face-lift and Web-enable UNIX applications. New features to MultiView Catalyst version 6.0 include complete printing support, end-to-end security, a Web page design wizard and enhanced monitoring and session connectivity capabilities.

According to market research firm Meta Group, by 2004 more than 90 percent of legacy data will be accessible via Internet, intranet and extranet technologies. Furthermore, by 2003 UNIX servers are expected to capture $37 billion in end user spending, according to International Data Corp. (IDC). These statistics represent the widespread effort among IT organizations to move legacy UNIX applications to the Web.

Specifically designed for the UNIX environment, MultiView Catalyst offers UNIX customers the most cost-effective and efficient solution for face-lifting and connecting UNIX applications to the Web. In addition, MultiView Catalyst provides monitoring and usage abilities for assisting application service providers (ASPs) who offer outsourced Web-to-host connectivity services.

"MultiView Catalyst 6.0 is a result of direct feedback from corporate and ASP customers who are desiring a more cost-effective solution for connecting legacy UNIX applications to the Web," said Andreas Mueller, vice president of marketing for MultiView Group. "For the first time, customers can -- without delay -- face-lift and deliver UNIX applications to any Web browser."

"MultiView Catalyst Version 6.0 clearly offers the most functionality and ease-of-use of any software solution for connecting UNIX applications to the Web," said systems architect Donald Treon with Prophet 21, a provider of distribution software for wholesale distributors on SQL Server, UNIX, and AS/400 platforms. "With the large numbers of users accessing UNIX boxes via the Web, a dire need exists for a UNIX Web-to-host solution. Yet, almost all of the Web-to-host solutions out there are specifically designed for the IBM market space and lack UNIX focus. None of these products come close to offering the capabilities of MultiView Catalyst for connecting UNIX applications to the Web."

"Market forces are requiring software vendors to offer more effective ways to manage and administer enterprise software performance," said Barton Taylor, partner and research director for Giotto Perspectives of Watertown, Mass. "The release of MultiView Catalyst version 6.0 demonstrates that presentation-layer middleware has grown in sophistication to reflect a transition to `service-centric' frameworks. By adding features such as performance monitoring, licensing and systems management -- with security -- the MultiView Group has created a centralized way to meet the growing demands for performance management capabilities."

New Capabilities for MultiView Catalyst Version 6.0

-- Complete Printing Support -- MultiView Catalyst features a unique range of
printing capabilities for both internal and remote users. In addition to print
screen and auxiliary or pass-through printing, users can also perform
background printing via completely secure connections (SSH and SSL) with LP
printing. Bandwidth is maximized, since print jobs are handled in the same
session and the print priority can be set.

-- Session Resume -- A new Session Resume feature assures solid remote
connections and adds network stability since client connections or print jobs
can be quickly resumed with one click of the mouse.

-- Enhanced Monitoring Capabilities -- System administrators and ASPs can
effortlessly monitor software usage and user workloads from a browser. This
means that from any location, administrators can quickly resolve support issues
or disconnect sessions, when necessary.

-- Flexible Enterprise Licensing -- Now it is even easier to purchase and
deploy the MultiView product line since customers can purchase one set of
licenses and use any combination of products, such as MultiView Catalyst,
MultiView 2000 and MultiView 2000 Server Edition. Installation for PC-level,
thin client and Web-based users can be centrally controlled via the MultiView
License Manager and shared product license keys provide load balancing, server
resilience and backup, and virtually unlimited scalability.

-- Enhanced Security -- With Secure Shell (SSH v1) support, all data exchanges
between the terminal emulation client and the remote UNIX server are fully
encrypted and secure. MultiView Catalyst provides a complete security wrapper
that protects data traffic from the Web Client to the Catalyst Server (SSL) and
from the Catalyst Server to the UNIX host (SSH).

-- Smart Cursor Improved Mouse Navigation -- Better user integration with the
UNIX environment now allows the user more mouse flexibility when face-lifting
UNIX applications. Smart Cursor provides added productivity since edit fields
and other areas on the screen can be selected with the mouse on-the-fly instead
of with arrow keys or tabs.

-- Web Page Wizard -- Since systems administrators are not necessarily Web
designers, a new Web Page Wizard makes it easy for anyone to generate a Web
frame on the fly. The Web Page Wizard automates the Web design process,
providing the fastest way to set up display parameters and turn boring UNIX
screens into dynamic Web pages.

Pricing, Support & Availability

MultiView Catalyst Version 6.0 is now available for purchase with pricing for 10 concurrent users starting at $2,295. There is no additional charge for the host software on the server and the client software may be distributed freely. For more information, customers may visit MultiView Group's Web site at http://www.multiviewgroup.com or call 800/572-8649 or 831/431-1600.

About SurfControl (formerly JSB)

SurfControl plc (EASDAQ:SRFC/London:SRF), is a world leader in Responsible Internet Usage offering a complete line of Internet filtering solutions for use in the home, education and the corporation. The SurfControl family of products employs expert filtering, Pass-Through, and Pass-By technologies to create a productive Internet environment in the workplace and a child safe room on the Internet at home and at school. MultiView Group, part of SurfControl, focuses on web-to-host, thin client and PC connectivity in the UNIX market.

SurfControl works with a variety of partners such as AltaVista, CheckPoint Software (Nasdaq:CHKP), Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:CSCO), Google, Hewlett Packard (Nasdaq:HWP), IBM (Nasdaq:IBM), ICSA, Microsoft's Web TV (MSFT), Netscape (Nasdaq:NCSP), WorldGate (Nasdaq:WGAT), and YAHOO! (Nasdaq:YHOO).

SurfControl employs over 300 people worldwide and has offices in the U.S. in Calif. and Mass.; in the U.K. in Manchester and London; Rotterdam, Holland; Vienna, Austria; Frankfurt, Germany.

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