HostAccess® for Terminal Emulation

HostAccess® offers a suite of terminal emulation products that provide Windows™ users secure access to legacy, host-based applications. It also gives the ability to enhance the interface of existing applications with toolbars, mouse support, push buttons, combo boxes, check boxes, radio buttons, ActiveX™ controls, COM objects, and includes the powerful AutoGUI feature.The benefits of using HostAccess for terminal emulation include:

• Increased user productivity by providing the ability to perform multiple tasks
• Standardization on one terminal emulation solution
• Point-and-click report production and host data integration with Windows™ applications
• Multiple concurrent connections within one integrated environment
• Reduced software administration time and costs

HostAccess terminal emulation includes asynchronous/synchronous connections, server-based administration, concurrent users, and multiple session access, all in a single package.

Technical functionality includes:

• Support of over 30 different terminal emulations, including IBM 3270, DEC VT series, Wyse 50/60, SCO ANSI, Data General DG216, MDIS Prism 8/9
• Support of Windows 9x/2000/XP/Vista/Server 2008 platforms.
• Support for SSH & SSL secure network protocols
• Support of FTP, Kermit, X/Y/Z Modem, and IND$FILE file transfer protocols
• Graphical keyboard mapping
• Full GUI capabilities
• Fully-integrated macro language

Legacy systems often used a host-dumb terminal architecture where the dumb terminal accessed the host's capabilities, including stored information, computation power and printing, through one of several terminal communication protocols such as VT100 or ANSI. Terminal emulation software such as HostAccess® enables a modern Windows™ PC to appear as a terminal and access these legacy applications. The level of emulation is complete and includes alpha-numeric keys as well as screen management functions such as cursor positioning and screen clearing.

HostAccess enables you to connect to one or more hosts across different networks using multiple emulations and protocols. HostAccess is session-based and supports multiple, concurrent sessions each with a different emulation. Individual sessions can be open, closed, and saved independently of other open sessions.

HostAccess supports both block mode and asynchronous (character-mode) emulations. Block mode devices tend to be those designed to work with large mainframes such as IBM 3270 and IBM 5250. Character mode devices tend to be those designed to work with mid-range systems such as DEC VT100 and Prism.

HostAccess also allows the user interface of legacy terminal-based applications to be modernized using its powerful AutoGUI feature. In three easy ways, HostAccess technology enables you to implement your terminal emulation solution:

• Create a tailored GUI to transform most traditional green screens into modern,Windows™-like applications in minutes using the powerful AutoGUI features.
• Integrate your host applications with your PC applications using ActiveX™ Controls, COM Objects, OLE automation, and DDE.
• Transform your host applications with floating toolbars, hotspots, hot keys, mousesupport, icons, push buttons, secondary windows, graphs, ActiveX™ Controls, and COMObjects using the AiF Toolkit.

What's New: HostAccess 7.40d

HostAccess 7.40d is a new maintenance release which corrects several previously known bugs and includes the following new features and enhancements:

• Windows Server 2008 Support: Now supported when running on Windows Server 2008 x86 and x64 Editions (see Windows x64 Edition Support for more information).
• U2 Sockets Device Licensing over Secure Shell (SSH) Support: Now supports U2 Sockets Device Licensing over a Secure Shell (SSH) connection. HostAccess is now available with or without U2 Sockets Device Licensing support.
• Windows x64 Edition Support: Now supports Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions, Windows Vista Business, Enterprise and Ultimate x64 Editions and Windows Server 2008 x64 Editions.

What's New: HostAccess 7.40c

HostAccess 7.40c is a maintenance release that improves existing features and fixes the following problems:

• Session->Exit menu item fails to close HostAccess
• Session Template settings are ignored for non-default Networks and Emulations
• Secure Shell (SSH) network connections are aborted if the user is required to change their password
• Can not use an auto-logon macro when using Secure Shell (SSH)
• HostAccess Workstation installation does not set the AppPath registry key correctly
• HostAccess raises a General Protection Fault (GPF) if the U2 Sockets Device Licensing Module returns a negative return code
• Keep Printer Open does not function when using Win32API mode
• Wyse emulations do not map Numpad Enter correctly