MultiView Catalyst®

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UNIX business applications have run the world's top corporations for decades. This proven technology is highly effective and unparalleled in its speed and efficient use of bandwidth. However, it's a fact that point-and-click end users find character based technology intimidating and often difficult to use and navigate.

Today the Internet is rapidly transforming the way we do business. Organizations are also realizing that extending the reach of their UNIX applications increases competitive advantage and the way to achieve this is by using Web technology. But the prospect and cost of integrating UNIX business systems with the Web while accommodating the differing needs of internal and external users is daunting.

MultiView Catalyst solves this dilemma by:

• fusing together the two worlds of the Web and UNIX
• delivering UNIX data over the Internet
• rolling out e-business technology
• extending the reach of UNIX applications.

Powerful Solution

MultiView Catalyst is a new class of Web-to-host product that is quick and easy to implement. It's built on established, proven technology and combines with innovative Web tools, to create a powerful solution that delivers high performance and reliability.

MultiView Catalyst is installed on a Windows NT/2000 Server, is quick and easy to implement, and provides:

• Secure user access via a downloaded Browser applet
• Monitoring and reporting of license usage
• Complete printing flexibility
• Presentation of a functionally rich mouse-driven GUI to end-users
• Central management of both users and sessions
• Secure delivery of a fully pre-configured UNIX application within a Web page
• An open architecture supports both ActiveX and Java
• Immediate use of the UNIX application with no programming required.

Speed of Development

Time to market is vital. Delivering new business solutions quicker is essential in stealing a march on competitors. MultiView Catalyst liberates existing business systems and integrates them with Web technology. It minimizes development effort and dramatically reduces time to market.

Secure user access on demand

MultiView Catalyst downloads a lightweight browser add-in that dynamically establishes sessions with the host application. And, at the click of a mouse, users are instantly online. Data is protected by a comprehensive security wrapper including SSL, SSH, and digital certification.

Cut the soaring costs of application ownership

With MultiView Catalyst Client software distribution, installation and maintenance become a thing of the past. As the browser add-in is downloaded on demand from the Server, there’s no need to individually deploy even more software on to hundreds or even thousands of workstations. What’s even better is there’s no Client maintenance, as software upgrades are automatic and the latest version is always available. And the Client software can be freely distributed.

User friendly interface

The real power of MultiView Catalyst lies in its unique face-lifting technology. Centrally configured, it is quick and easy to implement. Its unique Rules Agent delivers a functionally rich mouse-driven GUI that is implemented across the whole application.

Features include:

• Smart cursor mouse navigation
• Clickable buttons
• Custom toolbars
• Sunken edit fields
• Color mapping
• URL and email hot-links
• Pop-up mouse menu

Technical Specifications

MultiView Catalyst Client

• ActiveX and Java applets embedded into a Web page
• VeriSign certification provides applet authentication with Digital Certificates on download
• ActiveX: Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater
• Java: JDK 1.1 or greater
• Complete support for all printing needs
• 256 colors or above

MultiView Catalyst Server

• Active Session Monitor for viewing the status of all current sessions
• Support mode allows Sys Admin to display and take control of any current session
• License management and control
• Rules Agent face-lifts UNIX applications giving a Web or Windows look-and-feel GUI
• Windows NT SP4/2000 Server
• Web Server, IIS 4 recommended
• Configuration and administration of Client sessions using Microsoft Management Console v1.1 or above (supplied)
• 256 colors or above
• 800 x 600 display or above
• 30MB hard disk space
• 64MB RAM (minimum recommended)
• UNIX connectivity
  - Terminal emulations: AT386,SCO, TI928, VT100, VT220, VT320, VT420 and Wyse 60
  - Supports industry standard TCP/IP, TELNET, RLOGIN, REXEC, RSH and NVT2 protocols, plus direct cable (RS232/serial) and modem

Security

• Secure Socket Layer (SSL3), protects data between the Web browser and the NT Server. Includes 168-bit Triple DES and 56-bit DES encryption implemented using the Baltimore SSL Toolkit
• Secure Shell (SSH1) protects data between the NT Server and the UNIX Server
• Server side authentication available via use of a trusted third party digital certificate