Eicon Supports Windows 2000 With its Aviva Family of Host
Access Solutions
FEBRUARY 17, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA--
Support for Windows 2000 Positions Aviva as Major Player in the
'Business Internet' Arena, with its Proven, Secure Host Access
Connectivity Solutions
Windows 2000 Conference & Expo (Booth #332), - Eicon Technology, a
global leader in remote access solutions, today announced that
users of Microsoft Corp's (Nasdaq: MFST) Windows(R) 2000
Professional or Windows 2000 Server platforms can immediately take
advantage of the benefits of Eicon's Aviva family of host access
products. Ranging from terminal emulation desktop products to
browser-based host publishing tools, Eicon's Aviva family helps
corporations find new ways to exploit the power of their
host-based information and automate their business logic with
unparalleled flexibility, scalability and stability.
"The Aviva family line of host access products maximizes the
Windows 2000 platform to satisfy the business Internet imperative.
Our customers can upgrade their desktops in total confidence,
knowing that there are no compatibility issues," said Ken
Gingrich, Eicon's Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing.
"With the business Internet upon us, Eicon maintains its
commitment to supporting technology leaders such as Microsoft,
providing our customers with a reliable and secure platform on
which to grow their e-business and e-commerce initiatives."
Earlier this month, Eicon released the latest version of its Aviva
Web-to-Host Server 8.20 e-commerce/host publishing tool that
Web-enables existing IBM mainframe and AS/400 applications so that
information can be extended via the Internet or intranet, to a
growing user base. Aviva Web-to-Host Server is 'Windows 2000
Ready,' and is tightly integrated with Microsoft Internet
Information Server (IIS) and Active Server Pages (ASP) technology
to provide powerful tools to create e-commerce applications.
Aviva Web-to-Host Server, in combination with Windows 2000, offers
corporations a proven, risk-free way to exploit the booming world
of the business Internet.
"E-business, e-commerce and the Internet have opened up a new
paradigm for business and personal communications. With the
growth of portals and the need to integrate business applications
from multiple, dispersed host systems, the Aviva family provides
our customers with the solutions they require to bring their
host-based information to the Web," said Maks Wulkan, Executive
Vice President, Eicon Technology. "Aviva customers know they are
profiting from an exceptional host connectivity engine that
provides them with the technological and financial gains they not
only require, but demand."
The Aviva family will be showcased in Eicon's booth (#332) at the
Windows 2000 Conference & Expo in San Francisco, February 15-17,
2000.
For more information on Eicon's 'Windows 2000 Ready' Aviva family,
please visit the Web page at eicon.com.
The Aviva Family
The Aviva Family - Next Generation Host Access offers the most
comprehensive range of PC-to-host connectivity products for
delivering host applications to your desktop or Web browser via
SNA or TCP/IP centric networks. The Aviva family, which consists
of Aviva Web-to-Host Server, Aviva for Java, Aviva for Desktops,
Aviva for Terminal Servers and Aviva HostPrint Server offers a
choice of flexible, Inter/intranet thin-client, browser-based and
traditional desktop solutions for secure host access for any
connectivity model. Eicon's Aviva family features Aviva
HotConnect(TM), a patent-pending "configure once - detect
automatically" technology that provides secure, automatic
migration from SNA-to-TCP/IP networks, and ensures failsafe
connectivity. Eicon's Aviva Developer Assist Program provides
corporations with the necessary technical support to build custom
Web-to-Host and PC-to-Host applications, as well as develop
dynamic Web-enabled host applications, facilitating the transition
toward e-business and e-commerce.
Eicon Technology Corporation
Eicon Technology Corporation is a worldwide provider of remote
access products for personal computers. The Company develops,
markets and supports hardware and software products for connecting
network servers and desktop and notebook PCs to corporate
networks, host computers and the Internet. Its products are sold
in more than 80 countries through a network of certified channel
partners and Original Equipment Manufacturers. Eicon Technology
shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol
"EIC." Information about Eicon and its products is available at
eicon.com.
Eicon and Aviva are registered trademarks of Eicon Technology
Corporation. Aviva HotConnect is a trademark of Eicon Technology
Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are either registered
trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the
property of their owners.
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