Attachmate allows Windows 95 and Windows NT users to take full advantage of PCI for host access

Business Wire, Sept 9, 1996

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1996--Attachmate(r) Corp. today announced the IRMA(tm) 3270 PCI Adapter, the industry's first true plug-and-play mainframe adapter solution that supports 3270 terminal connectivity through the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI).

The product provides plug-and-play connectivity between PCI-based PCs and IBM(r) mainframes. The IRMA 3270 PCI Adapter is the only 3270 PCI adapter that supports Microsoft(r) Windows(r) 95 and Windows NT(r). A PCI adapter is also available for Apple PowerMac users, the MacIRMA(r) 3270 PCI Adapter.

"By providing PCI connectivity from Windows 95 PCs to IBM mainframes, Attachmate allowed us to take full advantage of the plug-and-play capabilities that made Windows 95 so attractive in the first place," said Ed Markowitz, vice president of event services at Computer Associates International, Inc. "As PCI quickly becomes the predominant bus standard, Attachmate's support of the interface is further evidence of their commitment to providing powerful solutions that meet the real-life needs of customers like me."

PCI is a new bus architecture developed and utilized by both PC-compatible and Apple manufacturers. PCI is quickly becoming the de facto bus standard for new PCs and add-on peripheral components. The IRMA 3270 PCI Adapter takes full advantage of PCI's inherent Windows 95 and Windows NT plug-and-play capabilities. Unlike other vendors' ISA adapter offerings, Attachmate's IRMA 3270 PCI Adapter is the first adapter on the market to offer true plug-and-play configurability for PC-to-mainframe connectivity.

The IRMA 3270 PCI Adapter is available as a standalone hardware platform, or bundled with Attachmate's award-winning EXTRA!(r) Office Client for Windows, Windows 95 and Windows NT, for mission-critical PC-to-host connectivity. The unbeatable combination of the adapter's PCI-empowered integrated functionality and the robust multiple host access capabilities of EXTRA! Office Client - which features intelligent navigation, adaptive user interfaces and bookmarking - provides one of the most complete and reliable PC-to-host connectivity solutions on the market today.

Other key features of the IRMA 3270 PCI Adapter include:

-- Support of both coax and twisted-pair cabling

-- Plug-and-play configurability

-- Plug-and-play BIOS compatibility

-- PCI bus compliant hardware (target mode)

-- RAM-based for easy software upgrade

-- Maximum performance through PCI bus enhancements

-- PCI bus 2.1 compliant hardware

-- Support for both Apple's PowerMac and Intel's Pentium X86 PCI

architectures.

Pricing and Availability

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The IRMA 3270 PCI Adapter standalone product carries a US suggested retail price of $695, and the bundle carries a US suggested retail price of $1,095. The product is available from Attachmate resellers, retailers and VAR's, as well as through the Attachmate sales organization.

Attachmate Corp.

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Attachmate is a leading supplier of universal information access software and services to major corporations, large organizations and government agencies worldwide. The company's object-oriented client/server software, authoring tools, management software, and hardware safely extend enterprise systems and applications by linking host systems, Internet systems, and workgroups. These solutions allow desktop and mobile users to transparently access, manage, and share any business information inside and outside the organization. Attachmate leverages its many years of corporate expertise in enterprise and Internet technologies by providing comprehensive and knowledgeable customer consulting and support services in more than thirty countries around the world. Attachmate is the largest privately owned software company in the world.

For more information about Attachmate's products, contact Attachmate's headquarters in Bellevue, Washington at 206/644-4010, 206/649-6035 (fax) or toll free at 800/426-6283. Additional information and product specifications are available on Attachmate's World Wide Web address at http://www.attachmate.com. -0- Attachmate, EXTRA!, and MacIRMA are registered trademarks and IRMA is a trademark of Attachmate Corp.. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp.. Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

CONTACT: Attachmate Corp.

Tiffany Allesina

Public Relations Manager, 206/649-6069

tiffanya@attachmate.com

Network Associates

Holly Hagerman

Public Relations Counsel, 801/373-7888

hollyh@netassoc.com

OR

SALES AND PRODUCT INFORMATION:

800/426-6283 Voice

206/649-6035 Fax

WEB SITE: www.attachmate.com