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Attachmate Showcases Host Access Offerings for Windows Vista

(June 11, 2008)-- At Microsoft Tech-Ed North America 2008, Attachmate Corporation, will showcase its product offerings designed and built for Microsoft Windows Vista and the Microsoft Office 2007 system. Attachmate’s presence at Tech-Ed further secures its position as the go-to vendor for host access on the Windows Vista/Office 2007 platform. Additionally, Attachmate is announcing general availability of Reflection for the Web 2008, the company’s flagship browser-based host access offering.

Currently available and attaining traction in the market, Reflection for IBM 2007 is Attachmate’s built-for-Windows Vista terminal emulation solution. Combining the comprehensive productivity and security feature sets found in Attachmate’s existing EXTRA! and Reflection host access offerings, Reflection for IBM 2007 strengthens mainframe security, maximizes IT flexibility and provides a set of features that significantly boost user productivity. Reflection is certified for Windows Vista and takes advantage of multiple security, manageability, and productivity enhancements found in Microsoft’s latest operating system. Additionally, Reflection provides support for Microsoft Windows XP operating system.

Reflection for IBM 2007 is Attachmate’s second terminal emulation offering to carry the Certified for Windows Vista software logo, following the certification of EXTRA! X-treme 9.0. Further demonstrating its commitment to the Microsoft platform, EXTRA! X-treme 9.0 was the first software application to be certified for Windows Vista. Multiple certifications for Windows Vista serve to enhance Attachmate’s entire host access product family, including Reflection, EXTRA! and INFOConnect, helping mutual customers maximize the value of their legacy assets to drive business productivity and lower the total cost of ownership.

Reflection for IBM 2007 offers security features and functionality to help customers safeguard private data, shore up network defenses and meet increasingly stringent regulatory requirements.

* Integrated cryptographic modules provide client-side support for SSL/TLS, SSH, and Kerberos security protocols.
* Facilitate compliance with regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Payment Card Industry (PCI) Audits, European Data Directive and Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).
* Reflection’s cryptographic modules are built to meet strict Federal Government security standards including: Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2, Department of Defense (DoD) Class 3 PKI Public Key-Enabled (PKE), and Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC).
* Privacy Filters and Trusted Locations features secure the Reflection runtime environment, and protect sensitive host data from invasion or theft.

“As an IT professional who has worked with federal software vendors for over thirty years, this is the first time I have experienced customer support that went above and beyond the call of duty,” said Judith A. Janney, Hardware Support Branch, Infrastructure Division, Computing Services, DISA. “With Attachmate’s dedicated and timely efforts, we have successfully accomplished our mission to migrate over 50,000 users to the Mainframe Internet Access Portal (Reflection for the Web) and eliminate Secure Web Access (IBM Host on Demand) from our software inventory. Our customers, both in the private sector and at the Department of Defense, are now able to access critical applications in both a secure and reliable manner. We have both stabilized and enhanced the product for use within the DISA environment.”

Key features in Reflection for the Web 2008 include:

* Centralized installation, deployment, and management lessen the administrative burden on IT.
* Secure host sessions with secure token authorization and AES or 3DES encryption over SSL/TLS.
* Authenticate users with Active Directory, LDAP, X.509 smart cards, Kerberos, and Web portal authentication methods.

* Use existing LDAP users and groups to control user access to sensitive data and resources.
* Facilitate compliance with regulations such as Payment Card Industry (PCI), Sarbanes-Oxley, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, HIPAA, and Basel II.
* Leverage existing security technology infrastructures — including X.509 certificates, Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP), and Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL) — via Reflection.
* Extend legacy host applications to users on Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux operating systems.

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