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The Move to Standardized Terminal Emulation: 5 Questions to Help You Find the Right Vendor

In the world of IT, managing desktop churn is a fact of life. After last decade’s flurry of corporate reorgs, you’re supporting more applications than ever before—sometimes 20+ per desktop. You’re also managing more vendor contracts as a result. Given the complexity, inefficiency, and cost of this task, it’s not hard to make the business case for moving to a single-vendor solution for terminal emulation. But when should you make the move, and how do you choose the right vendor?

Reflection at a Glance The Right Time, the Right Kerberos, User Account Control, and Questions trusted locations) to Microsoft standards Connectivity: The best time to standardize is during a desktop (Microsoft Office, Ribbon UI, VBA, .NET, Connect desktop and mobile users to legacy host refresh, when the cost of replacement is lowest. and UAC). data banks. To zero in on the right vendor, ask yourself these 2. Does the vendor have a history Ease of Use: five questions: of technological innovation? A terminal emulator that can’t keep pace Make host apps as easy to use as Office apps. 1. Is the vendor committed to with your evolving needs will hurt ­business. terminal emulation? When PCs emerged in the early ’80s, Host Sessions: If terminal emulation is not the vendor’s we pioneered terminal emulation software. Manage host sessions with ease. primary focus, you’ll eventually feel the Building on that expertise, we began offer- lack of interest. We’ve been focused on Security: ing host access over company networks, terminal emulation for nearly thirty years. Use layers of security to shield data in motion and and eventually, over the web. Today, we at rest. No other company offers deeper make a significant investment in R & D, ­functionality, for more host types, than we with these results: do. Our terminal emulators can connect Productivity features. Knowledge to applications on all major host and workers who depend on host applications­ server platforms, including IBM, HP, to perform their daily work will benefit UNIX, Unisys, Tandem, and OpenVMS. from our productivity features, which Our products also support new and make host applications function like proven technologies—from ­operating standard Office applications. Spell Check, ­systems (Windows 7, Mac OS X, and AutoComplete, AutoExpand, and Screen Linux), virtualization platforms (VMware, History are just a few of the ­innovative Citrix XenApp, and Microsoft App-V), features that make workers more and security methods (SSL/TLS, SSH, productive. Product Flyer The Move to Standardized Terminal Emulation: 5 Questions to Help You Find the Right Vendor

­identification or credit card numbers— on host screens. You can configure our ­products to allow users to run sessions, keyboard maps, or macros from predesignated trusted locations. UAC support helps you control which tasks users can perform within our products and enables you to quickly make configuration changes. This level of security is unmatched by competitive products. 3. Does the vendor have experience and staying power? No one wants to invest heavily with a vendor who won’t be around tomorrow. For nearly three decades, We have been stable, profitable, and committed to developing quality IT solutions backed by highly rated support. Our products and With terminal emulation software, you can connect Windows and browser users to applications on all major host and services span the globe through a tight server platforms. network of business partners, strategic alliances, and our offices. Today, more than Programming tools. Our ­solutions – Encryption technology that 65,000 customers use our technology offer the broadest range of program- meets today’s stringent security to put their IT assets to work in new and matic tools available today—­letting you ­mandates. To protect data in ­motion, meaningful ways. quickly develop an ­application with the integrated security components 4. Can the vendor meet your technical advanced development environment provide the latest SSL/TLS, SSH, and support needs? provided by .NET or embed a host Kerberos client-side data ­encryption Knowledgeable ­technicians with years of ­session in a browser to create a custom and authentication technologies. experience are available via phone and application. What’s more, your IT organi- Our cryptographic technology also e-mail. Self-service resources, ­including zation’s existing VBA programming meets the stringent requirements online ­support, are comprehensive and skills are fully transferable and can outlined by the U.S. government’s content is updated regularly. And if you be leveraged within our solutions to FIPS 140-2 security standard. need help automating a business process automate business processes. Consequently, customer account that involves your legacy host applications, Integrated security. Security is built into information traveling over the network Consulting Services has the expertise to the fabric of our development ­proces­ses. between a PC and a host application get the job done. Thanks to our dedicated security team, is protected by cryptography, and the 5. Will the vendor help you navigate terminal emulators provide: cryptographic algorithms have been the standardization process? – Comprehensive support for validated as secure. To ease the transition, we provide a ­existing security infrastructures. – User-level security features. Our ­comprehensive set of conversion tools Our terminal emulators support­ exist- terminal emulators include features for switching customized emulation ing authorization and authentication designed to protect customer data ­settings and macros to just our solution. technologies, such as Microsoft Active and secure the desktop. For example, We augment our programmatic tools Directory, LDAP, Kerberos, and web privacy filters allow you to mask with expert migration services that portal ­authentication methods. sensitive host data—such as personal include:

2 Runtime support for the macros and Switch and Save About Micro Focus session files of competitive products. Current economic environment and business An environmental assessment of existing conditions mean that companies need to con- Since 1976, Micro Focus has helped more emulation client macros, keyboard maps, tinue looking for ways to cut costs and run than 20,000 customers unlock the value and other custom settings. their businesses more effectively. Minimizing of their business logic by creating en- Four-phase migration guide and checklist. the quantity of contracts being maintained with abling solutions that bridge the gap from partners can significantly increase efficiencies well-established technologies to modern Sample software inventory report. and reduce internal administration costs. As functionality. The two portfolios work to a Full-function evaluation software, you go through the process of consolidating single, clear vision—to deliver innovative with complimentary technical support vendors and solutions, you’ll want to consider products supported by exceptional cus- during your evaluation period. vendors with the experience and expertise to tomer service. www.microfocus.com With our help, you can success­fully move deliver the goods, now and in the long term. from competitive terminal emulation With nearly 30 years of experience, we have ­products to Micro Focus® Reflection®. the expertise you need.

Why Move to Our Solution? Here are a few good reasons:

• Support for leading virtualization platforms—VMware, Citrix XenApp, and Microsoft APP-V.

• Multiple levels of security, including SSL/TLS, SSH, and Kerberos.

• Centralized management and deployment options.

• A completely modern user experience.

• World-class, award-winning customer support.

• Seamless upgrades from all terminal emulators—preserving settings, macros, and ­keyboard maps.

• Proven migration plans, inventory assessments, deployment services, and training.

We have been committed to terminal emulation­ for nearly three decades. We know how to address your evolving desktop needs.

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