Exceed 5 for Windows
Hummingbird's Exceed 5 for Windows is built upon the award winning eXceed 4 for
Windows PC X server, the most widely installed PC to UNIX/X Windows integration software
worldwide. Exceed 5 for Windows is a powerful PC to enterprise integration software
suite that delivers transparent PC integration to many different computing environments,
such as UNIX, VMS, X Window system, and IBM mainframe, across networks and across the Internet.
Built upon open standards, Exceed 5 for Windows provides all the components neccessary to easily
integrate Intel PC users into the corporate computing environment. While
maintaining all the advantages of the personal computer, the user is shielded from
the complexities of network computing by working within the familiar graphical environment of
Microsoft Windows.
Check out the many features offered by Exceed 5 for Windows:
Highlights of Exceed 5 for Windows
Exceed 5's Communication Features
Exceed 5's Integrated Transports & Support
NFS Features of Exceed 5 for Windows
Exceed/Xpress Is Integrated With Exceed 5 for Windows
Comprehensive Network Client & Server Applications in Exceed 5
Terminal Emulation Features of Exceed 5 for Windows
Exceed 5's File Transfer And Management Features
Exceed 5's Printing and Security Features
Exceed 5's Font, Display, Keyboard, and Mouse Features
Find out what you will need to get up and running with Exceed 5 for Windows.
Exceed 5 for Windows: Highlights
Hummingbird's Exceed PC connectivity products are rated the best in the world, and now we've
just exceeded the best! Exceed 5 for Windows outperforms its predecessor in both
performance and functionality, and bundles all the components needed for robust PC-to-UNIX
integration:
32-bit implementation:
- Harnesses 32-bit PC technology for 386, 486, and Pentium-based PCs
- MIT X11R6 compliant, including XTEST and SYNC entensions
- X Image Extension (XIE) support:
- Provides high performance image handling
- Supports up to 64 connections simultaneously
- 100% Windows based
- Window Manager:
- Host based (Motif, OpenLook, etc.) or local window managers (you may
utilize Windows as your local window manager or Hummingbird's own local Motif-like hwm
window manager)
- Two Windowing Modes:
- Single Window Mode: All X clients run within one Microsoft Windows window, utilizing
any host-based Window Manager (e.g. mwm, olwin, etc.) or local hwm
Multiple Window Mode: Each X clients runs in its own Microsoft Windows window.
Microsoft Windows becomes the local window manager, minimizing network traffic
- Common Desktop Environment (CDE):
- Support via integration with the TriTeal Desktop (TED). CDE provides a common look and feel across UNIX platforms (HP-UX, SunOS, Solaris, IBM, AIX,
SGI IRIX, Novell UnixWare, AT&T MP-RAS, SNI SINIX and Digital Unix), and can access CDE enabled hosts
in both Single & Multiple Window modes
- Single and Multiple Window mode panning and ability
to control rate of panning
- Copy and paste text and images between Windows and
X Window System
- Print to local PC printer
- Backing store and save-unders:
- To reduce network traffic
- Built-in xrdb support:
- Resource database locally maintained
- Support for network file server installation
- Hummingbird's Virtual Desktop:
- Provides a virtual screen much larger than the actual display, presenting a bird's eye
view of all X and Microsoft Windows applications, which the user can move on and off
the screen
- Hummingbird's Launch Pad:
- Unique programmable menuing facility with graphical interface, simplifies window
management and application launching
- Xtrace:
- Sophisticated protocol tracing for client debugging
- Plus much more!
Exceed 5 for Windows Communications Features
- Many start-up methods, including:
- TELNET, PASSIVE, REXEC, RSH, RLOGIN, XDMCP, hRPS (Hummingbird Remote Program Starter)
- Supports a local XDMCP Display Manager Chooser:
- Presents a list of hosts willing to manage the X display
- Application start-up options:
- Including Xstart point and click start-up of X and character-based non-X applications,
Wstart point and click Windows 95 Program SDtarter, and Xsession drag-and-drop,
point and click start-up of multiple X, Windows, and non-X applications. Also includes
an icon library for custom icon installation for Xstart, Wstart, Xsession, and
Exceed Basic
- Transport Monitor:
- Provides visual feedback of transport activity
Exceed 5 for Windows Includes NFS
Network File System (NFS) 32-bit client application is a high performance network file and print
sharing application. It provides universal access to corporate data, sharing of files easily
across multi-vendor platforms, and data security. HNFS support is provided for both Hummingbird's
TCP/IP and Microsoft's TCP/IP. Now, users of Exceed 5 for Windows may transparently access
and share resources, as if they are local, across multi-vendor, UNIX and mainframe environments
directly from their familiar desktop.
NFS Features:
- Supports Hummingbird's TCP/IP and Microsoft TCP/IP
- High performance 32-bit NFS client:
- Supporting up to 24 remote drives and 8 remote printers with read and write requests
of up to 8K
- Supports up to 64 sockets:
- For third-party application programs such as databases, terminal emulation and
X Window products
- Supports pcnfsd for PC client authentication
- Supports hclnfsd, bwnfsd, and lwpnfsd for PC client authentication, with
32-bit locking
Exceed 5 for Windows Allows You To Access Computers
Over Phone Lines
To facilitate access to remote computers and networks, Hummingbird's high performance
Exceed/Xpress is integrated with Exceed 5 for Windows. PC, laptop, and notebook users may
access X Window System networks and hosts over standard telephone lines using a modem,
or directly via RS 232 serial connection. Exceed/Xpress has been designed specifically
to handle the increased bandwidth requirements of remote connections to X Window System hosts.
Performance is enhanced with modem compression features designed to maximize bandwidth.
Exceed/Xpress Features
- Modem compression to maximize performance
- Supports IP:
- Enables Xpress to run over TCP/IP, SLIP, or PPP
- Custom scripting feature:
- For automatic dialing, login, and call-back procedures
- Remote file tansfer and printing of UNIX files on local PC printers
- Requires host specific software:
- Xpress/Host supplied in binary format for the host operating system
Exceed 5 Includes Network Client And server Applications And Utilities
Maximum functionality is provided in one package. In addition to the core TCP/IP and NFS technology,
an extensive selection of Windows client and server applications are provided, all of which
are fully integrated into Windows. These applications include: graphical FTP file transfer,
Email, terminal emulation including TN3270, News Reader and other network utilities.
Applications can be launched using Launch Pad, Hummingbird's unique programmable menuing
and Virtual Desktop facility, and a fully functional BASIC language Workbench is included
for writing scripts to automate repetitive tasks. Server TCP/IP application programs include
the Internet service daemon (Inetd) for Windows which conserves PC resources by starting
and stopping daemons only when required. Inetd provides the Windows PC platform with the
functionality of a UNIX workstation enabling peer-to-peer connectivity among PC
workstations (LAN or WAN) by implementing server functions for TCP/IP-based applications,
which include" FTPd, Fingerd, LPD, and Xstartd.
- Telnet support for VT 320/220/100/52 emulation:
- Includes copy, paste, scroll-back buffer, local printing, text attribute color mapping,
automatic resizing of fonts when the Telnet window is re-sized, graphical keyboard
configuration, and scripting capabilities
- TN3270 support for 3278 models 2, 3, 4, 5, and 3279 models 2 and 3:
- Supports IND$FILE (CICS, TSO or CMS) file transfer, HLLAPI programming using Exceed Basic,
Copy and Paste to Windows clipboard, printing contents of window, text attribute color mapping,
and graphical keyboard configuration, automatically resizes fonts when TN3270 Window is resized,
and provides support for hot spots
File Transfer and Management Features
FTP supports graphical drag-and-drop file transfer and
directory management
Local printing and Exceed Basic script driven file transfers
Supports Active FTP connections - for sites must prevent incoming FTP data connections
Firewall support
Connection to Internet Anonymous FTP servers
- LPD:
- Supports queued printing on a PC printer from a UNIX host and
supports printing of host raw data (e.g. postscript files) via Print Manager
- LPR:
- Allows Windows applications on a PC to transparently print to UNIX host printers
- XDMCP security
- Program starter and Extend password encryption
- Host Access Control List, restricting server access
to authorized hosts
- User level access control via an .Xauthority file -
- Restricts server access to authorized users only
- System administrators can restrict settings that users
configure, etc.
- Users may password protect the running of the Xconfig
application
- Remote configuration:
- Can be password protected and can be disabled if desired
- NFS access permission to groups and users for read/write & execute privileges
Font, Display, Keyboard, and Mouse Features
- X11R6 font support:
- Font server and complete font transformation support
- Full interactive support for all font naming and
alias schemes
- Automatic font substitution
- Font compiler:
- Provides ability to compile .bdf & .pcf format fonts into the Microsoft Windows font format
- Unlimited font size
- Hundreds of X fonts provided in Microsoft Windows format:
- Fonts: OpenLook, DEC, HP, IBM, 75dpi, 100dpi, Andrew, PC, Misc.
- Display performance tuning
- 24 plane graphics board and TrueColor support (up to 16 million colors)
- PseudoColor, StaticColor, GrayScale visuals
- PseudoColor support for 16 color EGA/VGA video modes
- Three button emulation on two button mouse
- Graphical keyboard configuration:
- Allows mapping of KeySyms and definition of compose sequences and keyboard macros
- 20 international keyboard mappings
- Support for Microsoft Natural Keyboard
Network Transport: Hummingbird TCP/IP & Microsoft TCP/IP
Designed for easy integration with existing networks, Exceed 5 provides you
with both Microsoft's VxD-based TCP/IP and Hummingbird's own VxD based TCP/IP.
Hummingbird's transport supports Windows 3.x and Windows for Workgroups 3.11. Microsoft's transport
supports Windows for Workgroups
- 32-bit VxD implementation
- Supports Winsock V 1.1
- BOOTP (Hummingbird TCP/IP only) and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol):
- For automatic remote configuration of IP addresses and configuration values
- Supports SLIP & PPP:
- For Hummingbird TCP/IP only. Includes Windows dialer supporting a scripting
language to automate control of modems and remote logins
- Supports ODI, NDIS 2.0 and 3.0, and Packet Drivers
Hardware and Software Requirements on Your PC
- IBM compatible 80386, 80486, or Pentium-based PC
- Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher
- Minimum 4MB memory
- Hard disk: typical requirement: 25MB
- 3.5" floppy disk drive
- 1.44MB floppy disk drive>br>
- Microsoft Windows supported mouse
- Color or analog monochrome monitor
Microsoft supported graphics adapter
- TCP/IP transport:
- TCP/IP provided with Exceed 5 for Windows, WinSock 1.1 supported, or one of the
many supported transports
- Network adapter supported by transport
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