Attachmate Ships EXTRA! Personal Client 5.0 — Exciting Prelude to Windows 95; "EXTRA! Personal Client Gains Rapid Market Acceptance"

Business Wire, July 6, 1995

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 1995--Attachmate(R) Corp., the world's sixth largest personal computer software company and the number one provider of enterprise-wide connectivity software, today announced the shipment of its 16-bit version of EXTRA!(R) Personal Client 5.0.

EXTRA! Personal Client represents a significant value proposition, containing over 40 different programs on one CD, and a fail-safe transition for customers from Windows 3x to Windows 95/NT.

"We have seen a rapid and unprecedented acceptance of EXTRA! Personal Client by corporate America. In the first two weeks, unit shipments have far exceeded all previous flagship product launches," said Barry Horn, executive vice president of worldwide sales and marketing. "Large enterprises are validating the concept and confirming the value of EXTRA! Personal Client."

"EXTRA! Personal Client 5.0 raises the competitive bar and distances Attachmate from its competition," said Carl Peede, vice president of the Windows product group from Attachmate. "No other company can offer customers the wide range of access to private host systems and the public Internet in a single package -- one that includes the industry-leading NetScape browser and Attachmate's award-winning NetWizard(TM) software management and distribution technology."

EXTRA! Personal Client -- "Internet-Ready!"

EXTRA! Personal Client sets the new standard for corporate information access via TCP/IP and is Internet-ready -- out of the box. NetScape, the leading Internet browser, is incorporated into the product allowing easy and seamless access to public information on the World Wide Web. Security is enabled with the SSL protocol and includes encryption and authentication.

"Few other companies in the communications software industry have pulled together such a comprehensive set of enabling technologies," said Elisabeth Rainge, industry analyst at International Data Corp. "EXTRA! Personal Client offers a real step forward for enterprise communications software."

Personalized to Meet Individual Needs

Through the use of Personalized Views, EXTRA! personal Client meets the individual needs of users by letting them choose how they work with information whether interacting with host data from within Windows applications, custom client/server applications, or directly, using Host Application Centric user interfaces. Working directly with host applications is remarkably easy thanks to EXTRA! Personal Client's ability to present a unique Windows interface for each host application including customized SmartPads, Hotspots and colors. EXTRA! Personal Client -- rapidly becoming a user's "Personal Agent." Users can also completely design a custom interface for each host application.

EXTRA! Personal Client's Host-Aware Technology and a collection of advanced functionality dissolve complexity by easily integrating host data into Windows applications. This breakthrough client software allows users to easily create time-saving routines such as drop-down list boxes and automated procedures to transparently navigate through complex host applications without writing a single line of code or even invoking a macro.

Management Control, Integrated Installation and Security

Attachmate's complete award-winning NetWizard is included on the CD-ROM with EXTRA! Personal Client. NetWizard provides easy software configuration, trouble shooting, installation and distribution of any software program. NetWizard gives you inventory and metering services and keeps a record of everything that happens.

Blending Host Information Dynamically

EXTRA! Personal Client lets you link information dynamically to any desktop application. This can be as simple as adding a toolbar to a spreadsheet for automatic copying of host data. Or, it may involve linking desktop E-mail applications with host E-mail systems. Ready-to-go solutions simplify and allow these interactions with included tools for Microsoft Office and Lotus Smart Suite.

Application ToolSet Series

With support for Attachmate's optional developer tools, EXTRA! Personal Client is a solid foundation on which to develop new client/server solutions. Working with the Attachmate Application ToolSet Series, developers can take full advantage of EXTRA! Personal Client's APIs including APPC, ODBC and others to rapidly create graphical transaction-based processing applications.

Connecting Remote and Mobile Users

EXTRA! Personal Client includes Attachmate's RLN(R) (Remote LAN Node(R)) agent allowing a PC to become a LAN node at any remote location, even via cellular transmission with Attachmate's support of CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data) technology.

About Attachmate

Attachmate, headquartered in Bellevue, is the worldwide leading market provider of enterprise connectivity software products that enable businesses to access, manipulate and exchange information and applications residing on host computers. The company's leading product lines allow users to connect to virtually any host, across any network, from any desktop, regardless of operating system. Attachmate offers award-winning host access products, application development tools, collaborative groupware, remote access products, software management tools and software for the information superhighway. You can reach Attachmate at 206/644-4010 or toll free 800/426-6283. All Attachmate software includes SUPPORTWARE!(TM), a complimentary 60-day support service which helps you get up and running. -0-