Host Access Solutions: Terminal Emulation Software and Host Integration

Cutting Terminal Emulation Costs with Zephyr's PASSPORT

Free Trial Download of PASSPORT

As organizations worldwide seek to cut costs and lower operational expenses, PASSPORT is the number one solution chosen to replace incumbent terminal emulation solutions such as Micro Focus' Rumba®, Attachmate's EXTRA! ® and IBM® Personal Communications or Client Access. Considerable savings can be realized through a flexible and tailored Zephyr software licensing plan.

Dramatically Reduce Costs

Zephyr can potentially cut your terminal emulation costs by 75%. This is especially true if you're not under a maintenance contract and seek to upgrade your emulator. Even if you have an existing maintenance agreement, in most cases Zephyr can cut your terminal emulation costs in half.

Upgrading to the latest version of Windows, as well as maintaining the latest releases of Internet and email security programs, are frequent factors causing the need to update client applications, including terminal emulation.

Simple and Fast Transition

With it's ability to be configured for Rumba® compatibility, customer trials show that PASSPORT can replace Rumba® simply and quickly.

Easily Administered, Flexible Licensing Options

Previous users of Rumba® have sited complex, time consuming license tracking and administration requirements. Zephyr offers flexible, hassle-free licensing plans tailored to suit each customer's individual needs.

Protect Existing Screen Scraping Applications

As mentioned, in most cases, HLLAPI-based screen-scraping applications written for Rumba® can be used as-is with PASSPORT and no programmatic changes are required.

Pure IP Design

PASSPORT, which was developed specifically for IP communication, is considerably smaller in terms of the installation size of Rumba® and is often quoted as being faster.

Ease of Deployment

Zephyr offers many standard ways to deploy PASSPORT: MSI, SMS, Citrix, Microsoft IIS and WebSphere.

Certified for Windows® Vista®

Unlike many of its competitors, PASSPORT PC TO HOST 2007 is Certified for Windows® Vista®.

About PASSPORT Terminal Emulation

PASSPORT is a powerful terminal emulation software suite that includes TN3270, TN5250, VT, SCO ANSI, Wyse 60 and FTP clients. The package offers high quality, reliable terminal emulation software that is fully compatible with Windows Vista®.

PASSPORT Terminal Emulation Highlights

• Provides access to IBM mainframe, AS/400 and UNIX host applications
• TN3270, TN3270E, TN5250, TN5250E, VT420, VT100, SCO ANSI and Wyse 60 terminal emulation
• Standalone FTP client and integrated FTP file transfer within terminal emulation session
• PASSPORT PC TO HOST® is certified for Windows Vista®
• Supports Windows XP and 2000
• Advanced SSL security available for each host session
• Advanced SSH security available for each UNIX host session
• Secure FTP file transfer using SSL and SSH security
• IND$FILE file transfer to IBM mainframe
• Supports Citrix Password Manager
• HLLAPI available to reuse existing screen scraping applications
• Attachmate-compatible EXTRA! Objects API to reuse existing EXTRA! screen scraping applications
• VBScript to record, edit and run productivity enhancing macros
• Host printing supported through the TN3270E or TN5250E client
• Pass-through printing available for VT or SCO ANSI client
• Ability to open multiple host sessions, uniquely configure each session
• Customizable keyboard layout, mouse buttons, keypads, toolbars, hotspots, colors, fonts, cursor and more

PASSPORT Terminal Emulation Deployment

There are actually two versions of the PASSPORT terminal emulation software. Each product uses a different method of deployment.

PASSPORT PC TO HOST® is desktop-based terminal emulation software. This product is similar to other desktop Windows programs. PASSPORT is installed with a Windows setup program. PASSPORT PC TO HOST® can be deployed to the desktop using MSI, SMS or other standard publishing tools, or run from a Microsoft Terminal Server® or Citrix® Server.

PASSPORT WEB TO HOST® is web-based terminal emulation software that is deployed from a web server. The terminal emulation software is installed on a web server and provides an administrator program for centralized configuration and administration. All software and configuration files reside on the web server. When the terminal emulation software is run, an ActiveX applet is downloaded from the web server to the client desktop and run inside Internet Explorer. The ActiveX 3270 terminal emulator running inside Internet Explorer makes a direct VT/100, TN3270, 5250, SCO ANSI, Wyse 60 or FTP connection to the host system.

PASSPORT Terminal Emulation Quicktrial or Download Options

There are two ways to evaluate the PASSPORT software as a replacement for Attachmate EXTRA!: either download a copy of the software or do a QuickTrial of the PASSPORT WEB TO HOST® application. With QuickTrial, there is no server installation, you simply download the client from our web server. This is a fast and easy way to look at the PASSPORT WEB TO HOST® software. For those that want to install the PASSPORT WEB TO HOST® software on their own web server, you can download the full working copy of the software and complete a full evaluation.

Zephyr has a long history of developing innovative host access solutions. Founded in 1985, Zephyr is a Microsoft Certified Solution Partner, a member of IBM PartnerWorld for Developers, Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN), Cisco Enterprise Associates Program (EAP), and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) TN3270E/TN5250E Working Group.

Complete Access to Everything You Need

Everything you need to fully evaluate PASSPORT as a potential replacement for your existing terminal emulator, or to use or support PASSPORT on an ongoing basis, can be found in this web site, including Technical Requirements, QuickTrial, Pricing, Free Trial Download, Documentation, Knowledge Base, FAQ, Support, and the ability to Order Online.

Trademarks

PASSPORT PC TO HOST®, PASSPORT WEB TO HOST® and PASSPORT Host Integration Objects are registered trademarks of Zephyr Development Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.