Attachmate Unveils e-Vantage for UNIX/VMS Environments

Strategic Insights -

Attachmate Corporation has announced a comprehensive server-based solution, e-Vantage for UNIX/VMS environments, designed to meet the needs of Open VMS and UNIX customers. This solution provides the critical foundation necessary for customers wanting to evolve midrange systems to e-business. The announcement comes on the heels of the September 21 release of the multi-host Attachmate e-Vantage solution.

Attachmate e-Vantage for UNIX/VMS includes a comprehensive set of products and global consulting services that allow the migration of UNIX/VMS host data - fully intact - to the intranet, extranet, and Internet. The UNIX/VMS option is a highly optimized solution for those organizations or departments needing access only to UNIX or VMS hosts.

The Advantages of Attachmate e-Vantage for UNIX/VMS Environments

  • Rapid response to new e-business opportunities
  • Evolve in stages, with the ability to migrate from thick to thin clients
  • Centralized Management, with a single point of control and comprehensive security management
  • Technology Freedom, with a consistent architecture and support for multiple standards

Key Takeaways:

  • Attachmate e-Vantage for UNIX/VMS environments is a comprehensive server-based solution designed for midrange systems to evolve to e-business.
  • The solution includes a set of products and global consulting services for migrating UNIX/VMS host data to the intranet, extranet, and Internet.
  • The UNIX/VMS option is a highly optimized solution for organizations or departments needing access only to UNIX or VMS hosts.
  • There are over 2.6 million UNIX and VMS systems installed worldwide, expected to grow to almost 3.7 million by 2002.
  • UNIX/VMS servers are well-positioned for e-business due to their integrated nature and support for Internet technologies.
  • Attachmate e-Vantage for UNIX/VMS hosts offers rapid response to new e-business opportunities, and the ability to migrate from thick to thin clients.
  • The solution provides centralized management with a single point of control and comprehensive security management.
  • Attachmate e-Vantage for UNIX/VMS supports Microsoft COM/Windows DNA model, Java/CORBA standards, and OHIO (Open Host Interface Objects).
  • Attachmate e-Vantage for UNIX/VMS environments provides the freedom of an open platform, allowing organizations to mix and match thick and thin clients.
  • The Enterprise Client Access License for UNIX/VMS allocates permission for use of the services and applications managed by the Attachmate e-Vantage Host Access Server for UNIX/VMS.

Statistics:

  • 2.6 million UNIX and VMS systems installed worldwide (as of 1998)
  • Estimated to grow to almost 3.7 million by 2002
  • 80 offices in 30 countries for Attachmate Corporation
  • 10 million enterprise users worldwide for Attachmate Corporation
  • $4,995 for Attachmate e-Vantage Host Access Server for UNIX/VMS
  • $245 for Attachmate e-Vantage Enterprise CAL for UNIX/VMS
  • $65 for Attachmate e-Vantage Standard CAL for UNIX/VMS

Sources:

  • M2 Presswire, "Attachmate: e-business solutions for Open VMS and UNIX -- Attachmate extends e-Vantage host access management to midrange market" (October 28, 1998)
  • Attachmate Corporation, "Attachmate e-Vantage for UNIX/VMS Environments" (1998)