NetManage Announces RUMBA Office 7.2 at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2004.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2004 SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2004 NetManage Broadens Customer Choice with New Release of Industry-Leading Host Access Solution--Including Key Security and Web Migration Features NetManage, Inc. (Nasdaq:NETM), experts in host access and integration solutions, today announced the availability of RUMBA(R) Office 7.2, providing customers with an expanded range of choices for Windows-based host access throughout their organizations. RUMBA 7.2 supports customers evolving business needs, whether they are looking to standardize on one host access provider to consolidate IT systems, migrate from desktop-based host access to Web-based computing, or "mix and match" client types. Additionally, new security features provide increased data security to ensure proper user authorization and system access. RUMBA 7.2 is a key component of the NetManage Host Access Platform, a single platform that enables customer to rapidly deploy Web initiatives using both host and non-host based processes. As NetManage RUMBA products are designed with a common underlying component architecture and user interface, they offer a seamless path for customers to quickly and cost-effectively evolve their host access solution to Web-based technologies. RUMBA Office 7.2 Highlights -- NetManage Migration Tool - Version 7.2 includes the new NetManage Migration Tool which enables companies to quickly and cost-effectively move selected profiles, scripts and keyboard maps into the RUMBA format, preserving their existing investments in productivity tools (see related announcement, "Migration Tool Release Title," on 3/15/04). -- Security -Version 7.2 now includes the UNIX-standard SSH (Secure SHell) A security protocol for logging into a remote server. SSH provides an encrypted session for transferring files and executing server programs. Also serving as a secure client/server connection for applications such as database access and e-mail, SSH supports a protection for both Telnet and FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to sessions with 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). hosts. This is in addition to the 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. protection that RUMBA has provided for sessions with 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) hosts for nearly three years. -- Fat to Thin Coexistence co·ex·ist intr.v. co·ex·ist·ed, co·ex·ist·ing, co·ex·ists 1. To exist together, at the same time, or in the same place. 2. and Migration - Working with NetManage, RUMBA Office 7.2 customers easily migrate to thin-client technologies with minimal impact and downtime for their end-users. New features further support the ability to "mix and match" client-types to meet evolving business needs. "Thousands of companies rely on RUMBA to provide Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. users with efficient access to business-critical host data, applications and business processes. Faced with new IT demands and pressures, they require a broader set of options in how they deploy and maintain their PC-to-host systems alongside more advanced IT systems," said Carol Adams, vice president, marketing for NetManage. "NetManage continues to invest in extending the value of our flagship RUMBA product line. Today's announcement builds on our consistent efforts in critical areas such as data security, IT consolidation and legacy modernization." Pricing Prices start at $150 per seat, with volume discounts available. For more detailed information on the features and benefits of RUMBA 7.2, please visit www.NetManage.com/products/rumba. About RUMBA RUMBA connects Windows desktops to any host system across any network with mission-critical reliability and security. Its component-based architecture ensures optimal performance and fast, flexible deployment, including from third-party software providers. RUMBA enables users to connect and use information from a broad range of network and desktop operating systems The control program in a user's machine (desktop or laptop). Also called a "client operating system," Windows is the overwhelming majority while the Macintosh comes second. There are also several versions of Linux for the desktop. Contrast with network operating system. , including IBM mainframe IBM mainframes, though perceived as synonymous with mainframe computers in general due to their marketshare, are now technically and specifically IBM's line of business computers that can all trace their design evolution to the IBM System/360. , IBM AS/400, DEC 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 , Hewlett-Packard and UNIX systems, while customizing their desktop based on job requirements. RUMBA also provides IT administrators with greater control over users' desktops to minimize unnecessary help desk, training and deployment costs. About NetManage NetManage, Inc. (Nasdaq:NETM) believes that mainframe systems are core business assets, not legacy technologies. The NetManage Host Access Platform provides a continuum of solutions enabling rapid deployment of Web initiatives using host and non-host processes. By extending mainframe data and logic, NetManage delivers new efficiencies and returns in a Web-based business world. Founded in 1990, the Company has more than 10,000 customers, including 480 of the Fortune 500. NetManage is headquartered in Cupertino, California and has offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.netmanage.com NetManage, the NetManage logo, the lizard-in-the-box logo, RUMBA, ONESTEP ONESTEP Ontario Network of Employment Skills Training Projects (Ontario, Canada) , ViewNow, SupportNow, and OnWeb are either trademarks or registered trademarks of NetManage, Inc., its subsidiaries, and affiliates in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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