Sterling Software's Desktop Integration Division Delivers STAR:View for Web Browser Access to 3270 Host Data.REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 1996-- Intelligent Agents Handle 3270 Data Stream/HTML Translations and Render Character-Based Screens into Graphical Pages The Desktop Integration Division (WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. .STAR.STERLING.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. ) of Sterling Software, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SSW SSW abbr. south-southwest Noun 1. SSW - the compass point midway between south and southwest sou'-sou'-west, south southwest ) announced today it is now shipping STAR:View, an intelligent access tool for permitting distributed user access to host-based applications using industry-standard web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
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. STAR:View runs on a Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. server and connects to the mainframe over a 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. It translates 3270 data streams into HTML pages and makes the newly rendered graphical screens accessible via any industry standard browser such as Netscape's Navigator, Microsoft's Internet Explorer or Motif. STAR:View is based on a `thin-client' architecture that permits mainframe-to-desktop implementations, with application storage and intelligent processing taking place at the server. This eliminates the need for application distribution to the client and change management, as application updates are automatically rendered at the server. Each user automatically gets the changed application with their next access as the HTML page is dynamically rendered at the server and the access is real time. "The Internet paradigm is important to our customers and therefore to Sterling Software," said Geno Tolari, COO of Sterling Software. "STAR:View, like our VM:Webserver product, is an example of the kind of investment Sterling Software is making in this area." Other unique features of STAR:View are its administration and monitoring facilities. The STAR:View administrator can configure the presentation of each host application independently. The monitoring component allows the administrator to keep track of all STAR:View sessions that are active at any given time. "The open architecture of the Internet and corporate intranets is ideal for enterprises desiring to share applications and data, regardless of platform," said Mike Ciocia, president of the Sterling Software Desktop Integration Division. "STAR:View integrates host access into this new client/server model via browsers on the desktop without requiring modifications to existing legacy applications." Like Sterling Software's popular STAR:Flashpoint, a tool which integrates multiple host applications at the desktop through a graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to , STAR:View also enhances user productivity by replacing the traditional 'green screen' of mainframes with a graphical user interface (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ). STAR:View can be downloaded from Sterling Software's Desktop Integration Division's web site, WWW.STAR.STERLING.COM, and can be ordered over the Internet or by calling 415-802-7100 ext. 2200. STAR:View is available now, starting at a price of $3899 for up to 10 concurrent users and includes free upgrades and telephone support for one year. Based in Redwood Shores, Calif., Sterling Software's Desktop Integration Division is committed to the integration of host, server and desktop systems throughout the enterprise. The division develops, markets and supports client/server integration tools that enhance end user productivity while allowing companies to leverage their investment in legacy systems. 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 for the federal government. The company is also an international distributor for certain Sterling Commerce (SE-NYSE) 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. CONTACT: Baron, McDonald & Wells Donna Faulkner, 770/492-0373 dfaulkner@bmwpr.com or Sterling Software, Desktop Integration Div. Lisa Campbell, 415/802-7100 lisa_campbell@redwood-city.sterling.com |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion