StarNet Launches Feature Rich SSH Client for Windows Computers.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 -- StarNet Communications of Sunnyvale (California), a leading developer of Windows-to-Linux/Unix host access solutions, announces the release of StarNetSSH, a fully featured suite of connection security tools for Windows-based computers, including Windows Vista The current version of Windows for the desktop. It was released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers. Vista adds numerous features, including improved security and advanced multimedia capabilities. . StarNetSSH includes 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 terminal, Secure File Transfer (SFTP (1) (SSH FTP) Transferring files using the secure SSH protocol. See SSH. (2) (Simple FTP) An earlier non-secure FTP program. See FTP and SSH. sFTP - Secure File Transfer Protocol ), Secure Copy (SCP (1) (Service Control Point) A node in an SS7 telephone network that provides an interface to databases, which may reside within the SCP computer or in other computers. ), Telnet, rlogin and KeyGen/KeyAgent facilities for the generation of public/private encryption key pairs. "StarNet now offers commercial and government organizations an affordable, high-performance and simple to use general purpose SSH tool suite fully backed with technical and engineering support," said Steven Schoch, co-founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of StarNet Communications. "StarNetSSH is aimed at customers of our popular X-Win32 line of PC X server solutions as well as other organizations who need a commercially-supported general purpose set of SSH tools to establish secure connections between their Windows client and Linux/Unix host systems." StarNetSSH licenses list at $95 with volume discounts starting at 10 copies. Licenses come with free tech support for life and one year of free upgrades. StarNet offers free engineering support for fixing bugs and implementing customer-requested features and other enhancements. With StarNetSSH, StarNet continues to deploy its strategy of offering a low-cost, simple-to-use solution that offers leading edge performance and innovative features. StarNetSSH features include: * Simple Installation: StarNetSSH offers a professional MSI MSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (MicroSoft Installer) See Windows Installer. (2) (Medium Scale Integration) Between 100 and 3,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, LSI, VLSI and ULSI. install engine that installs all seven functional components and the StarNetSSH Help in a single install. * Update Tool: StarNetSSH features an auto-update tool that alerts users when a new build with bug fixes and new features is available for download. Updates with bug fixes become available to customers within hours of completion. * Simple User Interface: StarNetSSH offers a simple graphics-based user interface for configuration of SSH Sessions and generating public/private key pairs. * Modern File Structure: StarNetSSH stores all user-defined configurations in the XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. file format, as opposed to the more problem-plagued System Registry format used by other SSH solutions. This means users can easily transfer their StarNetSSH session configurations to another computer. * PuTTY Session Migration. StarNetSSH will automatically convert exiting PuTTY sessions to StarNetSSH sessions. Free Trial: Evaluation copies of StarNetSSH can be downloaded free from StarNet's Web site at www.starnet.com. The evaluation copy comes with a free trial license key. About StarNet Communications StarNet Communications Corp., founded in 1989, develops and markets X11 solutions on the Windows platform for corporate, educational and government organizations. StarNet's family of X-Win32 PC X server products offers cost-effective, best-of-breed X 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. solutions. Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., the company is privately held. For more information, visit www.starnet.com |
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