Relay technology and Sterling Software announce joint marketing of Mobile and Desktop Internet Solutions.VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 1997-- Complementary Offerings Deliver Host-based Applications to Corporate Web Users Anywhere Relay Technology, Inc., a leading vendor of mobile solutions for corporate client/server environments A networking environment that is made up of clients and servers running applications designed for client/server architecture. See client/server. , has formed a strategic marketing partnership with Sterling Software's Desktop Integration Division, developers of intelligent host access tools. The agreement enables Sterling to market Relay/On-the-Go(TM), Relay's automated mobile Internet/intranet solution, and allows Relay to market Sterling's STAR:View(TM), which gives remote users access to host-based applications through a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . The agreement also allows Sterling to embed Relay Technology's Relay/Gold(TM) host emulation technology in Sterling's STAR:Flashpoint(TM), a client/server tool for building integrated graphical applications in the Microsoft(R) Windows(R) environment. Through Relay/On-the-Go, Sterling customers now can get access to automatically updated Internet and intranet resources while only occasionally connected to corporate LANs or the World Wide Web. Relay/On-the-Go tracks selected Web pages, stores them on a server, and delivers them on demand to mobile or desktop clients, where the pages are cached for viewing at local disk speed. Using STAR:View, Relay customers can add significant value to Relay Technology's Relay/Gold host emulation product set. Relay/Gold provides 3270 and 5250 host access across both new and legacy computing platforms See platform. and connectivity environments. With the addition of STAR:View, Relay customers can view mainframe data in a standard browser, because STAR:View translates 3270 data streams to Hypertext Markup Language (hypertext, World-Wide Web, standard) Hypertext Markup Language - (HTML) A hypertext document format used on the World-Wide Web. HTML is built on top of SGML. "Tags" are embedded in the text. A tag consists of a "<", a "directive" (in lower case), zero or more parameters and a ">". (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. ) without any programming. "The results of this partnership combine the value of the Internet with the convenience of the thin client desktop," said Ted Joseph, president and chief executive officer of Relay Technology. "For both Relay and Sterling customers, we are extending proven product sets to completely cover business information needs, from accessing legacy systems to delivering information through the most popular Web front ends." "We partnered with Relay because our customers are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. true enterprise-level Internet tools that will help them run their business," said Michael J. Ciocia, president of Sterling Software's Desktop Integration Division. "With Relay/On-the-Go and STAR:View, both of our customer bases will have access to their most critical corporate resources through their familiar browsers. And, gaining access to Relay's popular Relay/Gold host emulation technology means we'll deliver all platforms and connectivity types in a single offering with STAR:Flashpoint." ABOUT RELAY/ON-THE-GO AND RELAY/GOLD Relay/On-the-Go is Relay Technology's client/server-based Internet/intranet delivery solution. Relay/On-the-Go automatically tracks selected Web pages, stores them on a server, and delivers them on demand to "occasionally connected" mobile or desktop clients, where the pages are cached for viewing at local disk speed. Unlike push technologies, Relay/On-the-Go requires no programming to prepare content for transmission. Relay/On-the-Go reduces TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. traffic by 75% and remote access charges by at least 70%. The product is designed with a multi-user, scaleable architecture and built specifically for corporate workgroups. Relay/Gold, which Sterling plans to embed in its STAR:Flashpoint product, is an integrated solution for corporate connectivity and communication. It offers multiple 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. types (including 3270 and 5250), extensive connectivity options, and a complete range of communications between PCs and a wide variety of hosts. ABOUT STAR:VIEW AND STAR:FLASHPOINT STAR:View is an advanced information access product. By performing intelligent processing on the server, STAR:View eliminates the need for application distribution to the client. STAR:View provides easy end user access to mainframe applications from anywhere by allowing a 3270 data stream to be used from clients other than the traditional "dumb" terminal. The product translates 3270 data streams into HTML pages and then translates the HTML pages back into 3270 data streams to send information back to the mainframe. Unlike the traditional emulator, STAR:View requires no special cards, lengthy configuration, or additional software on the client machine. STAR:Flashpoint is a client/server integration tool for rapidly building integrated graphical applications in the Microsoft(R) Windows(R) environment. Users can quickly create graphical interfaces to host-based applications that are easier to use and require far less training for new users. ABOUT THE COMPANIES Based in Redwood Shores, California Redwood Shores is an upscale and desirable [1] waterfront neighborhood on the San Francisco Peninsula in California. It is located on the eastern edge of Belmont, but is actually part of incorporated Redwood City. , Sterling Software's Desktop Integration Division (www.star.sterling.com) provides products and services that enable its customers to quickly access and integrate mission-critical information through a better user interface. With the Desktop Integration Division's products, customers can improve their host access and enhance productivity for end users, while continuing to leverage their investment in legacy systems. The Desktop Integration Division has an installed base of over 1000 customer sites with approximately 150,000 end user installations worldwide. Sterling Software is a leading worldwide provider of software products and services for applications management and systems management, as well as highly technical professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. for the federal government. The company is also an international distributor for certain Sterling Commerce, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SE) products. Sterling Software, with its headquarters in Dallas, has a worldwide installed base of more than 20,000 customer sites and has 2,600 employees in 70 offices worldwide. Relay Technology, Inc., founded in 1981 and headquartered in Vienna, Virginia Vienna is a town in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 14,453 at the 2000 census and it has grown by about 3% since[1]. In July of 2005, CNN/Money and Money , specializes in mobile intranet and PC-to-host communications products for Fortune 500 enterprises and the OEMs who serve them. Through OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partnerships, VAR relationships, and direct sales to corporate accounts, Relay has more than four million product installations worldwide. Relay customers include Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. , Procter and Gamble, Prudential, British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. , and Exxon. Additional details about Relay Technology products, as well as information of interest to mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings professionals, are available through Relay's World Wide Web site at http://www.relay.com . Sterling Software's Desktop Integration Web site is at http://www.star.sterling.com . A free demonstration of STAR:View is available at http://iis.Relay.com . -0- Relay/Gold and Relay/On-the-Go are trademarks of Relay Technology, Inc. All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Relay Technology, Inc. George Pappas George Sotiros Pappas (born 1942) is a professor of philosophy at Ohio State University.[1] Pappas specializes in epistemology, the history of early modern philosophy, philosophy of religion, and metaphysics. , 703/506-0500 |
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