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Networking - IBM Host On-Demand
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Timothy F Sipples)
Wed Mar 19 20:47:34 1997
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 19 Mar 1997 19:38:17 GMT
From: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy F Sipples)
Reply-To: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy F Sipples)
Reply-to: tsipple@us.ibm.com (Timothy F Sipples)
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Lots of news! IBM has announced Host On-Demand for Communications Server for
OS/2 Warp. Full details are available on the Internet at
http://www.networking.ibm.com/hex/hexprod_en.html (and a copy of this page is
provided, below, although you should visit this page to access the links).
What does Host On-Demand do? You can now embed direct access to your
mainframe inside a web page, or access the mainframe from any Java-based
system (such as OS/2 Warp 4, Netscape, or the IBM Network Station). There's
no need to rewrite mainframe-based applications, and you can provide the level
of access you need to these applications in an attractive, Web-based manner.
This access can be provided to internal mainframe users (inside a company) or
even to the public (through the Internet) for secure access to inventory,
database, and other mainframe applications.
You can download Host On-Demand today and run it on the new Communications
Server for OS/2 Warp on even a modest PC server. Details are provided below.
About IBM Host On-Demand
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., February 25, 1997. . Continuing to advance its
strategy of providing network computing solutions, IBM today announced the
general availability for Host On-Demand, designed to provide fast and easy
access to host information from Intranets and the Internet.
IBM Host On-Demand is a Java-based solution that incorporates
industry-standard Telnet 3270 (TN3270) protocols. It provides a
high-performance, low-cost solution for Intranet and web users who need
occasional access to their central computer applications or databases from any
Java-enabled end-user platform. The value of centralized host information is
maximized by extending access to many more users.
Access is as simple as pointing and clicking on an SNA application hot link
from within the user's Java-enabled web browser. No customer programming or
additional hardware is required.
Host On-Demand boasts a number of powerful features and benefits, such as:
* Emulator functions on demand
* Java-based implementation
* Customized 3270 windows
* Multiple sessions
* Persistent connections
* Platform flexibility
* Security
* Investment protection
IBM Host On-Demand is now available at no additional charge as an added
function for customers to use with IBM Communications Server for OS/2 Warp
Version 4 Release 1, IBM Communications Server for AIX Version 4 Release 2 or
NetWare for SAA Version 2 Release 2. IBM will also make Host On-Demand
available for the IBM S/390 platform later this year, as well as the IBM
Communications Server for Windows NT (now in beta test) when it becomes
available.
Want more? Check out the Host On-Demand press release, our white paper, or
download Host On-Demand.
Questions? Check out our frequently asked questions.
Title: Networking - IBM Host On-Demand -
URL: http://www.networking.ibm.com/hex/hexprod_en.html
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