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New, secure version of WebExplorer for OS/2 Warp
ATLANTA, Sept. 27, 1995--The latest additions to IBM's Internet
Connection software family will enable companies to encrypt
Internet transactions and better protect internal networks with
firewall software as they explore new business opportunities on
the Information Superhighway.
Today's announcements include:
* A new secure version of the Web Explorer for OS/2 Warp
* The IBM Internet Connection Secure Server for OS/2 Warp
* The Internet Connection Secure Server for AIX
* An enhanced version of the Internet Connection Secured
Network Gateway
* an enhanced version of the Internet Connection for OS/2
Warp
* an enhanced version of the Internet Connection for Windows
"Businesses of all kinds are considering the immense opportunity
the Internet offers but are reluctant to take the plunge until
they feel they can do so in a planned, secure manner. The
Internet Connection family provides our customers with that
reassurance, freeing them to explore a whole new world of
possibilities," said Lois Dimpfel, vice president, Networking
Software Products, IBM Networking Software Division.
The Internet is evolving as a means for conducting electronic
commerce, and the new IBM secure servers and OS/2 Warp client are
superbly positioned to meet customer security needs. The IBM
Internet Connection servers and client support both of the
emerging security technologies -- Secure Hypertext Transfer
Protocol (S-HTTP) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) -- to provide
customers with maximum flexibility.
New OS/2 Warp client and secure servers
The new version of the Internet Connection for OS/2 Warp, the
first Internet client to be included at no charge in an operating
system, adds security support to an Internet application suite
that has won generous praise in its first year of availability.
OS/2 Magazine recently chose the Internet Connection for OS/2
Warp as a winner in its editors' choice awards.
The Internet Connection family of client software was also
enhanced last week. The Internet Connection for OS/2 Warp,
provided at no charge as part of the Warp bonus pack, now
includes table support, streaming graphics, an integrated news
function and other enhancements through HyperText Markup Language
(HTML) 3.0 extensions. These enhancements will also be available
in the secure version being announced today.
The InternetConnection for Windows was enhanced with improved
performance, additional graphic viewers, audio players and other
features.
IBM's new web server software provides unmatched scalability for
customers. The OS/2 Warp version can run on cost-effective
desktop systems sold in retail outlets, while the AIX version
runs on highly-scalable RISC System/6000 platforms.
Both the IBM Internet Connection Secure Server for OS/2 Warp and
the Internet Connection Secure Server for AIX were designed to be
quickly and easily configured using any industry-standard
browser. The installation and configuration is menu-based and
includes online help designed to assist an administrator with
making the correct choice.
The new Internet Connection secure servers and clients allow
businesses and their customers to conduct transactions over the
'Net knowing that the data is protected. For example, an auto
parts supplier might create a secure web server containing its
catalog, including high-quality images of the items, on the web
along with the ability to place an order. A customer would use
the Internet Connection secure client -- or an S-HTTP- or
SSL-compliant client from another vendor -- to browse the
online catalog, order a part and pay for it with an encrypted
credit card number.
Enhanced secured network gateway
A new version of IBM's Secured Network Gateway, a software
product generally known as an Internet "firewall," today joins
the Internet Connection product family. Formerly part of the
NetSP product family, the Secured Network Gateway operates on an
AIX platform to protect a corporation's internal enterprise
network resources from Internet intruders, while allowing
legitimate traffic to flow through the firewall.
The Internet Connection Secured Network Gateway offers a number of
advanced features, including: proxy server, SOCKS servers, filters and
domain name service.
Among several features added to the new version is support for
AIX version 4.13, in addition to AIX version 3.25. The new
operating system support offers customers the option to run the
Secured Network Gateway on PowerPC hardware.
Another key feature of the new version is data encryption. Data
can safely flow between two firewalls across a public network.
The firewall encrypts IP data packets, creating a private "IP
tunnel" from one secure internal network to another.
The new secure IP tunnels could be used for a company with the
Secured Network Gateway installed at its various sites to safely
and confidently transmit sensitive financial data from a branch
office over the Internet to corporate headquarters. Customers
could also use the new feature to securely administer a firewall
from a remote location.
Internet Connection directions
Just as the Internet itself continues to expand phenomenally, the
Internet Connection family, now consisting of seven generally
available products, will also grow. Current product plans call
for additional web clients on a number of platforms, and web
server software for OS/400, MVS and selected non-IBM systems.
"We don't intend to just keep pace with the market; we intend to
be the pacesetter," said IBM's Dimpfel. "IBM has worldwide reach
and strengths like no other company. The IBM Global Network,
robust software products, IBM services and gateway software to
link with existing business systems using DB2 and CICS--all this
means customers don't have to deal with patching together
solutions from a collection of vendors."
The Internet Connection product family is a component of IBM's
imperative to provide people and organizations with
network-centric computing, a new model that combines networking
software, network services and computing devices to facilitate
computing anywhere, anytime.
IBM, the world's largest software provider, creates, develops and
manufactures the industry's most advanced information technologies,
including networking systems, software, computing systems, storage
devices and microelectronics.
Pricing and availability
The secure server software for OS/2 Warp is $2,999 for the first
license with additional licenses available for $2,699 each. The
AIX secure server software is $4,999 for the first license and
$4,499 for an additional license. The Internet Connection Secured
Network Gateway is priced at $9,999 for the first license, with
additional licenses available for $8,999.
The new secure WebExplorer for OS/2 Warp is $35 per copy and
pricing on the enhanced IBM Internet Connection for Windows has
been reduced to $59.
Both secure servers and the secure Web Explorer for OS/2 Warp
will be generally available in December of this year. The new
version of the Secured Network Gateway will be available in
October.
# # #
IBM, OS/2, AIX, CICS, DB2 and RISC System/6000 are trademarks of IBM.
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp.