Attachmate provides optimized mainframe access for new Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 with EXTRA! for SNA Server

Business Wire, Dec 2, 1996

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1996--Attachmate(R) Corp. today announces full compatibility with the new release of Microsoft(R) SNA Server version 3.0.

SNA Server 3.0 strengthens Microsoft's position as an industry leader in server applications for the enterprise. Attachmate's EXTRA!(R) for SNA Server version 6.2 for Windows(R) 95/Windows NT(R), is engineered and optimized specifically to meet the mission-critical mainframe needs of Microsoft SNA Server customers.

EXTRA! for SNA Server 6.2 is a true 32-bit client designed from the ground up for Windows 95 and Windows NT desktop environments. The combination of SNA Server-specific functionality and the productivity enhancements of EXTRA! for SNA Server 6.2 make it a powerful mainframe access solution for companies with specific SNA Server-to-mainframe connectivity requirements. EXTRA! for SNA Server 6.2 features Attachmate's unique host-aware technology which includes intelligent navigation, bookmarks, adaptive user interfaces, and OLE 2.0 desktop application integration.

"Attachmate's EXTRA! for SNA Server enhances the connectivity power available to our customers worldwide," said Vesa Suomalainen, general manager of the Host Integration Product Unit at Microsoft. "Attachmate has leveraged the power and new technologies of SNA Server 3.0 to deliver a robust SNA Server-to-mainframe 3270 client solution. Attachmate's commitment to the SNA Server 3.0 release is an indication of the strength of the Microsoft/Attachmate Enterprise Alliance."

The EXTRA! for SNA Server product line is derived from EXTRA! Personal Client, Attachmate's highly successful and widely accepted enterprise connectivity solution. Because it is based on EXTRA! Personal Client technology, EXTRA! for SNA Server 6.2 is a high-performance, full-featured mainframe connectivity solution engineered exclusively for SNA Server installations. EXTRA! capitalizes on powerful SNA Server capabilities such as Load Balancing, Hot Backup, SNA Print Service, TN3270E, Fault Tolerance, and LU Pooling.

EXTRA! for SNA Server 6.2 for Windows 95/Windows NT is the industry's only second generation 32-bit mainframe access products optimized for Microsoft SNA Server. In keeping with Attachmate's standard for maintaining Microsoft logo certifications, EXTRA! for SNA Server 6.2 has been submitted for re-certification of current logos held (Microsoft Office compatible, "Designed for Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 95" and "Designed for Microsoft BackOffice-TM") delivering a true 32-bit application that leverages Microsoft Office and Windows 95/Windows NT paradigms.

Other key features of EXTRA! for SNA Server 6.2 include:

Full support for Windows NT 4.0 workstations

Enhanced API support which dramatically improves speed and

stability while strictly conforming to industry standards

Support for TN3270E access to Microsoft SNA Server 3.0

Light pen support

32-bit host graphics support

122-key keyboard support

Microsoft/Attachmate Enterprise Alliance

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Microsoft and Attachmate remain committed to the "Microsoft/Attachmate Enterprise Alliance" which includes a broad range of product, support and service initiatives between the two companies. The Alliance is designed to tightly couple Microsoft SNA Server with Attachmate's EXTRA!, RALLY!(TM), Emissary(TM) and SUPPORTWARE!(R) product lines to provide customer-ready solutions. Customers will benefit from the tight product support and service integration of these best-of-breed products to satisfy their desktop-to-host and Web-to-host needs.

Pricing and Availability

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EXTRA! for SNA Server 6.2 for Windows 95/Windows NT will be available through Attachmate's direct sales force and authorized resellers within two weeks after the release of Microsoft's SNA Server 3.0. The U.S. suggested retail price of EXTRA! for SNA Server 6.2 will be $195. Localized French and German versions of EXTRA! for SNA Server 6.2 will be available in early 1997. International pricing varies by country.

16-Bit Solution

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For customers that need 16-bit SNA Server-to-mainframe access, EXTRA! for SNA Server 4.3 for Windows offers the same high level of functionality as its 32-bit counterpart while providing an easy migration path as companies move to 32-bit technology. The product has a U.S. suggested retail price of $195.

Attachmate Corp.

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Attachmate is the leading supplier of information access software and services to major corporations, large organizations and government agencies worldwide. The company's connectivity solutions -- object-oriented client and server software, authoring tools, management software, and hardware -- safely extend enterprise systems, applications and data to end user customers. With Attachmate's award-winning solutions, desktop and mobile users can transparently access, manage, and use any business information inside or outside their organization.

Attachmate has been developing and marketing products since 1983, providing industry leadership, innovation and outstanding support and service to a broad customer base of over 10 million users. The company leverages its many years of connectivity expertise in enterprise software technologies in three market-specific business groups.