Host Access Solutions: Terminal Emulation Software and Host Integration

Subscription Licensing Helps State and Local Governments Lower Host Access Costs

Zephyr Can Cut Host Access Costs Up To 75%

Cut Terminal Emulation Costs: Free Trial Download of PASSPORT

As the budgets of U.S. state and local governments come under
increased strain, many are actively searching for ways to lower IT
costs, including the price paid for terminal emulation software to reach
critical host applications.

Across the country, Zephyr’s subscription licensing program (SLP), has
helped state agencies and local governments save thousands of dollars
when it came time to upgrade older terminal emulation and existing
maintenance plans. As such, our customer base now includes
users from state and local governments of California, Colorado,
Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota,
Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

Over the past three years, Zephyr has helped a record number of
organizations lower terminal emulation costs via our Subscription Licensing
Program (SLP).

If your organization uses terminal emulation products from Attachmate,
IBM, NetManage or WRQ, 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. If your organization finds itself in the position where you need
to upgrade your emulator and the cost appears prohibitively expensive,
compare our pricing.

Another trend we see: companies migrating to web-based terminal
emulation. In 2004, PASSPORT WEB TO HOST® licenses exceeded
PASSPORT PC TO HOST® licenses for the first time. The ability to
deploy and manage host access from a centralized web server and the option of launching host sessions from an organizational portal, are the driving forces behind this market transition. Should you want to replace your traditional desktop emulator, PASSPORT can save you money and help migrate you to a web-based environment.

About PASSPORT Terminal Emulation

PASSPORT is a powerful terminal emulation software suite that includes VT/100, TN3270, 5250, SCO ANSI and FTP clients. The package offers high quality, reliable terminal emulation software that is fully compatible with Windows Vista®.

PASSPORT is also extremely cost effective. Zephyr provides a subscription based licensing program that reduces your acquisition cost and maintenance cost significantly. This makes upgrading from older terminal emulation software a very attractive proposition.

As one of the market's very first IP-based connectivity solutions, the mature, feature-rich package is an ideal replacement for older desktop-based emulators. With its competitive pricing and licensing options, you can save 50% to 75% on the amount of money you would normally spend for terminal emulation software.

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. It can also be deployed using SMS, MSI, Citrix or Microsoft Terminal 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 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, Citrix Premier Alliance 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.