Attachmate to showcase Reflection for the Web 2008, and products designed and built for Microsoft® Windows Vista® and the Microsoft® Office® 2007, at Microsoft Tech-Ed North America 2008.

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, maximises IT flexibility and provides a set of features that significantly boost user productivity.

Boosting end-user productivity
Reflection for IBM 2007 offers multiple features and tools designed to increase and improve end-user productivity.

• Reflection for IBM 2007 includes tools that bring modern productivity enhancements to traditional green-screen host applications, including Spell Check, Screen History, Auto Complete, Auto Expand, Scratch Pad and Recent Typing.
• Increasing users’ ability to find and share information, Reflection for IBM 2007 supports Windows Desktop Search as well as tight integration between legacy green-screens and Microsoft Office applications.
• Support for the new Office 2007 Fluent user interface, used under license from Microsoft, allows Reflection for IBM 2007 users to work within a familiar Microsoft Office environment resulting in higher productivity. Alternatively, administrators can opt for a “Classic” interface within Reflection.

Strengthening mainframe security
Reflection for IBM 2007 offers security features and functionality to help customers safeguard private data, shore up network defences 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.

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