Item    6156167                 93/10/26        12:46
From:   CONRAD_GEIGER@NEXT.COM@INTERNET#
Subject: Terminal Emulator Family for NEXTSTEP
           and UNIX announced by workstation ag

For Immediate Release

For more information, contact:

        workstation ag
        Rohrstr. 36/38
        CH-8152 Glattbrugg
        Switzerland
        Voice: +41 1 828 95 55
        Fax:   +41 1 828 95 70
        E-Mail: info@wag.ch


workstation ag ANNOUNCES TERMINAL EMULATOR FAMILY FOR UNIX
WORKSTATIONS

Glattbrugg, Switzerland, October 25, 1993 -- workstation ag today
released a family of terminal emulators for UNIX workstations:


- WE-UTS:UNISYS terminal emulator (U100, U200, UTS400, UTS30,
        UTS40)
- WE-D320:  DEC terminal emulator (VT100, VT200, VT320)
- WE-I3179: IBM 3270 terminal emulator


WE-UTS, WE-D320 and WE-I3179 terminal emulators by workstation ag
present all of your mainframe applications right on the screen of
your workstation. Using the latest techniques in software
development our products run on UNIX workstations by HP, DEC, IBM,
Silicon Graphics, Sun, NeXT and Intel 486 with X11 or
NEXTSTEP. All terminal emulators are fully integrated in their
respective window systems. The advantages are striking:

- All control and status indicators of the original terminal can be
        set in parameter windows.
- "Cut and paste" is possible between emulator windows and others.
- Context sensitive help for all keys and parameters is fully
        provided.

Printer output as well as screen hardcopies are converted to ASCII
or PostScript and can be routed to a printer, spooler or data file.

All functions of the terminal keyboard are implemented in the
keyboard of your workstation or are displayed as buttons around the
terminal windows. All keyboards can be individually configured with
an interactive mapper utility.

A graphic representation of an original terminal keyboard can be
displayed on the screen and used with the mouse. Up to 12 macros
can be separately defined for each terminal window.

An unlimited number of simultaneous terminal session on a single
workstation is possible.



WE-UTS

The WE-UTS product line allows the integration of mainframe
applications written for U100, U200, UTS 400, UTS 40, UTS 60 color
graphics (WE-UTS only) and SVT UNISYS terminals into a workstation
environment.

The WE-COMD communication protocol server is installed on a UNIX
processor which may perform as a protocol server for the entire
network.

WE-UTSc is a complete character only terminal emulation while
WE-UTSg terminal emulator additionally supports graphics.

The gateway may be shared by any number of workstations each
running any number of WE-UTS terminal windows. The terminal
emulators isolates the communication protocol support to their
respective gateways and spares the workstation from additional
overhead caused by DCA Ethernet (DCP), TPO Ethernet (HLC), UDLC or
X.25 protocols. The processes of the emulator talk to the gateway
using TCP/IP which provides flexible and high-performance
distribution of the WE-UTS terminal sessions.




WE-D320

The WE-D320 terminal emulator supports applications written for DEC
VT100, VT200 and VT320 terminal families without modifying the
existing software on the mainframe. The resizable emulation window
can be surrounded by buttons. Functions and labels are entirely
definable.

WE-D320 is used as a front end to communication protocols provided
by every workstation. Any process (such as shell, rlogin, tip , pad
etc.) can be started to connect to an application requiring a VT320
terminal. It uses standard communication facilities such as TCP/IP,
asynchronous serial ports or X.25 PAD.





WE-I3179

The WE-I3179 product line allows workstations to communicate to IBM
mainframes over TCP/IP Ethernet links (TELNET connections), SDLC or
X.25 public or private networks.

WE-I3179 consists of the communication protocol server WE-COMD and
the actual terminal emulator. While WE-I3179g does support graphics
WE-I3179c represents the complete character only terminal emulator.

The WE-COMD gateway installs a UNIX process that can be used as a
protocol server for the entire network. The gateway may be shared
by any number of workstations each running any number of WE-I3179
terminal windows.





PRICES

The prices are dependent on the product and the number of
simultaneously allowed sessions on a workstation. Note there is
also floating license available for TCP/IP-networks. Please request
detail price information.

For evaluation purposes workstation ag provides a demo package for
US$99.  The package includes:

- complete product running in demo mode (time and data transfer
        limit).
- complete installation and software documentation.
- the product will turn into a fully functional software by
        entering a valid license.
- shipping cost.



ABOUT workstation ag

workstation ag is a privately held company based in Glattbrugg
(Switzerland) with branch offices in Montreux (Switzerland) and
Adolzfurt (Stuttgart, Germany). Founded in 1989, the company acts
as an universal system integrator on unix workstation market.
workstation ag offers a complete range of services for customers:
hardware and software sales, consultancies, software development,
training and support. One of the most successful business areas has
been the development and introduction of technically high level
products such as the terminal emulator family,
project management tool, document imaging and archiving systems.







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