Attachmate Releases myEXTRA! Presentation Services v7.1 All-in-One Host Access, Data Integration and Presentation Solution

Business Wire, Dec 9, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 2002

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Attachmate Corporation, 20-year veterans of enterprise presentation and application integration, today announced the release of myEXTRA!(TM) Presentation Services v.71, an all-in-one host access, data integration, and presentation solution.

myEXTRA! Presentation Services provides organizations with traditional desktop emulation, browser-based emulation, customized emulation, and centralized management and control in a single solution. The product allows organizations to meet their current host access needs with full-featured desktop and browser-based legacy access, as well as achieve long-term user presentation objectives, data integration and Web service development.

"What makes myEXTRA! Presentation Services unique is that it combines an array of legacy access and presentation capabilities into one solution that supports not only traditional emulation -- still vitally important to organizations -- but also emerging Web services and integration standards," said Bob Flynn, Attachmate Sr. VP, Worldwide Sales, Services & Marketing. "Whether it's XML, J2EE(TM), .NET, you are not limited," Flynn continued. Emulation clients in myEXTRA! Presentation Services span host system access for IBM(R) mainframe, AS/400(R), Tandem(R) and UNIX(R)/VMS(TM) systems.

Users can customize and integrate business data and logic, accelerate the development of new applications, and extend access to more users need it. "Taking advantage of existing business assets is a smart strategy," explained Flynn. "For example, our customers who are using the tools in myEXTRA! Presentation Services are seeing nearly immediate business returns when they implement new Web-based applications."

myEXTRA! Presentation Services v7.1 highlights

-- Supports latest technology standards

myEXTRA! Enterprise supports the latest technology standards, earning the Designed for Windows XP and Windows 2000 Certified designations. As a Microsoft certified .NET Connected solution, myEXTRA! Enterprise also goes beyond traditional host access and extends the reach of enterprise desktops to consume host-based tasks such as XML, JavaBeans(TM), and Web services.

-- Central Management of Enterprise Emulation

myEXTRA! Management and Control Services (MCS) allow organizations to centrally store, configure, and deploy enterprise emulation clients and software updates, and enables administrators to manage desktop clients and other myEXTRA! components from a single, Web-based console. The ability to manage desktop, browser-based, and custom host access clients from a central location significantly reduces total cost of ownership.

-- Browser-based Emulation

myEXTRA! Terminal Viewers provide secure, browser-based access to a variety of enterprise host systems, and are available as either Java(TM) or ActiveX(R) client applets. To simplify administrative tasks, client applets can be installed directly at the desktop, or can be centrally configured and downloaded from myEXTRA! MCS.

-- Customized Emulation

Without touching a line of host code, myEXTRA!'s comprehensive, drag-and-drop tools allow developers to implement simple legacy-to-HTML conversion on-the-fly, or build entirely new application workflows and customize all user interface elements. This enables organizations to streamline workflow and create new, more productive ways of working with current legacy applications.

"With the release of myEXTRA! Presentation Services, Attachmate continues its leadership in enterprise host access. By combining two decades of experience with emerging technologies, Attachmate enables customers to create new solutions from legacy information," said Flynn.

Additional information on myEXTRA! Presentation Services v.7.1 is available at www.attachmate.com/ps71.> About Attachmate

Attachmate Corporation is a privately held worldwide supplier of host data and business-logic access and management solutions for Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises. The company provides solutions for direct, real-time access to back-office systems, Web-to-host and desktop-to-host solutions, plus flexible enterprise application integration and Web services offerings. Attachmate is a Microsoft(R) Gold Certified Partner. News and information is available at http://www.attachmate.com or by calling Attachmate(R) worldwide headquarters in Bellevue, Wash., at 425/644-4010.

(C) 2002 Attachmate Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Attachmate is a registered trademark and myEXTRA! is a trademark of Attachmate Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.