Attachmate HostPublishing System Supports Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0

Business Wire, Sept 2, 1998

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 1998--Attachmate, the leading provider of host access management solutions, today announced support for the Microsoft(R) Visual Studio(TM) 6.0 development system in the 2.2 release of its Attachmate(R) HostPublishing System.

With this version, web developers and corporate developers can quickly and easily incorporate mainframe and AS/400(R) data into HTML, browser-based applications. As corporate interest in extending host data to new user populations continues to grow, developers require tools enabling deployment of new applications in the shortest time possible. Attachmate HostPublishing System provides both web developers and developers using Microsoft Visual Basic(R) with the tools to quickly bring host data to the web.

ASP Design Time Control. Attachmate HostPublishing System's ASP Design Time Control acts as a wizard to generate VB Script and host communications code directly in an Active Server Pages environment. The Control creates ASPs in Microsoft Visual InterDev(TM), utilizing Attachmate's unique navigation technology. By employing this automatic navigation, Attachmate removes the complexity and tedious nature of host communications programming (HLLAPI), enabling web developers to easily and intuitively incorporate host data into their browser-based applications.

Intelligent Navigation. Included with Attachmate HostPublishing System are the field-proven intelligent navigation and direct database access technologies, which integrate host screen and DB2(R) database information into new web applications. The intelligent navigation piece allows developers to automatically record screen navigation through the host, treat the recording as an object, and integrate that object into native web development tools. Attachmate HostPublishing System provides direct access to DB2 and DB2/400(TM) data using standard ODBC drivers. Attachmate HostPublishing System supports all industry-standard gateways, including the Attachmate SNA Gateway, which is included with the product. When used with Visual Basic, it fully supports the Windows NT(R) environment by running as a Windows NT-based service.

End-to-End Solution. Attachmate HostPublishing System is a complete development, deployment, and licensing platform supporting thousands of concurrent users. By extending host data and information to Internet users, Attachmate HostPublishing System rejuvenates enterprise information, allowing businesses to continue to rely on their stable legacy systems at a fraction of the cost of migrating those same systems to relatively new, unproven platforms. Attachmate's Consulting Solutions group has a consulting practice focused specifically on web-to-enterprise business solutions. This team is available to assist businesses with implementation of web-to-enterprise strategies. These experts can design and implement a complete, turnkey e-commerce solution, or focus on a specific phase of a current e-commerce system. Because of Attachmate's proven expertise in host access management, it is uniquely positioned to provide superior, secure, and easily accessed and managed e-commerce solutions.

About Microsoft Visual Studio. Attachmate Corporation is one of many companies announcing support for Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0. Visual Studio 6.0 Professional Edition is a comprehensive suite of industry-leading development tools for building business applications for the Windows NT Server network operating system, including client/server, multi-tier, and web-based solutions. Visual Studio 6.0 Professional Edition features the Visual Basic 6.0 development system, the Visual C (R) 6.0 development system, the Visual J (TM) 6.0 development system for Java, the Visual InterDev 6.0 web development system, the Visual FoxPro(R) 6.0 database development system, Windows NT Option Pack, and the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN(TM)) Library CD-ROM. Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise Edition is the complete suite for rapidly building scalable enterprise solutions. The Enterprise Edition comes with all the components of the Professional Edition and also includes key enterprise and team development features designed to help developers rapidly build scalable, distributed applications that can be easily integrated with existing enterprise systems and applications. More information on Visual Studio 6.0 is available at http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/.> About Microsoft's Enterprise Development Tools Partner Program. Attachmate Corporation is a member of Microsoft's unique Enterprise Development Tools Partner (EDP) program. A premier tier of the MSDN ISV program, the EDP program is a strategic alliance of Microsoft and vendors of enterprise development tools. Working together with Microsoft, the Enterprise Partners deliver premier tools to corporate development customers, helping them build enterprise-class solutions with Visual Studio and the Windows NT platform. For more information about the program, visit the http://www.microsoft.com/edevpartner/site.>