Attachmate EXTRA!® Replacement by Zephyr Continues to Expand

Attachmate EXTRA!® Replacement by Zephyr Continues to Expand

Zephyr's PASSPORT terminal emulation software continues to grow in popularity and is generally recognized as the world's number one replacement solution for Attachmate's EXTRA!® terminal emulation software.

This is particularly true as organizations worldwide seek to cut costs and lower operational expenses: PASSPORT has been identified as up to 73% less expensive than EXTRA!, with an average reduction of costs approaching 50%.

The main reasons customers replace Attachmate EXTRA!® with Zephyr PASSPORT are:

Cost - As mentioned, PASSPORT has been identified as up to 73% less expensive than EXTRA!, with an average reduction of costs approaching 50%.

Certified for Windows Vista - PASSPORT PC TO HOST 2007 is Certified for Windows Vista®.

Easily Administered, Flexible Licensing Options - Previous users of Attachmate software have sited complex, time consuming license tracking and administration requirements. Zephyr offers flexible, hassle-free licensing plans to suit each customer's individual needs.

Free Macro Conversion - Zephyr offers a free macro conversion service to assist customers with large amounts of macros that need to be used with PASSPORT.

Protect Existing Screen Scraping Applications – Attachmate’s Reflection for IBM 2007, now being promoted by Attachmate as an upgrade path from EXTRA! ®, is a .NET based product and has no COM interface support. Many existing screen scraping applications written for Attachmate EXTRA!® will not work with Reflection for IBM 2007 - but they will with PASSPORT.

License Only What You Need - Many Attachmate customers have commented on how they have been forced to adopt and pay for a product "suite" from Attachmate when they really only need terminal emulation. PASSPORT, which was developed specifically for IP communication, is approximately one-fifth of the installation size of EXTRA!.

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

Simple and Fast Transition - Customer trials continue to show that PASSPORT can quickly replace EXTRA! simply and quickly. Many applications and configuration settings used with EXTRA! also work without change using PASSPORT.

About Zephyr

Zephyr Development Corporation is a highly respected developer of advanced terminal emulation and host integration solutions for Microsoft Windows. Founded in 1985, the full service, web-based company offers desktop terminal emulation, browser-based terminal emulation and host integration software, allowing organizations to access IBM mainframe (3270), AS/400 (5250) and DEC UNIX (VT, SCO ANSI and Wyse) applications from a Microsoft Windows platform.

Zephyr has an impressive client list that includes many notable U.S. and international firms and organizations, including Banco BPI, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Canon, Daimler Bank AG, First National Bank South Africa, Huntington Bank, LBBW, Nationwide Insurance, Otis Elevator, Progressive Insurance, Saks Fifth Avenue, State of California, Wachovia and many others.

Zephyr is a Microsoft Certified Solution Partner, a member of the Microsoft Developer Network, an IBM Partner in Development, a Cisco Enterprise Associate, a Citrix Premier Partner and a developer in good standing with many third party software companies.

Trademarks

PASSPORT PC TO HOST, PASSPORT WEB TO HOST and PASSPORT Host Integration Objects are registered trademarks of Zephyr Development Corporation. WRQ, Reflection, Attachmate, EXTRA! and Attachmate EXTRA!® Objects are registered trademarks of Attachmate-WRQ, Inc. Zephyr is in no way affiliated with Attachmate-WRQ, Inc. Attachmate-WRQ, Inc. has not approved nor authorized the use of the their name, nor their trademarks. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.