Thank you for your interest in evaluating Attachmate terminal emulation products. Attachmate has four Windows-based terminal emulation product families: Reflection 2011, Reflection version 14.x, EXTRA!, and INFOConnect. We also offer Reflection for the Web 2011, which provides secure, browser-based access to your essential hosts.
We want to be sure that you are evaluating the best product for your environment and emulation types. The information provided below is meant to help guide you to the optimal product to evaluate.
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| Customer Operating System or Technical Environment |
Product Family |
Notes |
| Windows 7 and Windows 8 |
Reflection 2011 |
Reflection 2011 is optimized for the Windows 7, Windows 8, and Office 2010 desktop. |
| Windows XP |
EXTRA! X-treme or Reflection 14.x |
EXTRA! X-treme and Reflection 14.x are designed for Windows XP. |
| Application streaming (such as Citrix XenApp, Microsoft App-V, and VMware) |
Reflection 2011 |
Reflection 2011 is optimized for the major virtualization platforms. |
| Traditional Citrix (XenApp or Presentation Server) on Windows Server Terminal Services |
EXTRA! X-treme or Reflection 14.x |
EXTRA! X-treme and Reflection 14.x are currently the best solutions for traditional Citrix environments due to their scalability. |
| Need support for legacy connectivity to Unisys Mainframe or IBM TPF |
INFOConnect |
INFOConnect products connect Windows users to applications on Unisys, IBM TPF, ALCS, OpenVMS, IBM, and UNIX hosts. There are specialized editions for the airlines market and Unisys mainframe access. |
Need secure, browser-based access to your essential hosts
|
Reflection for the Web 2011 |
Reflection for the Web 2011 securely connects web browser users to applications on IBM, UNIX, OpenVMS, Unisys, HP, and IBM TPF hosts. With strong encryption and authentication capabilities, Reflection for the Web 2011 safely delivers fully functioning host applications across the public Internet. |
| Developing in .NET |
Reflection 2011 |
Reflection 2011 is based on the .NET Framework, and has a well-documented .NET API. There are significant programmatic advantages to running Reflection 2011 if you are developing in .NET. |
| Looking for a replacement for Micro Focus RUMBA, Hummingbird HostExplorer, or IBM Personal Communications products |
Reflection 2011 |
Reflection 2011 has unique compatibility tools that allow it to run (not convert) existing session files, custom keyboard maps, and macros. |
| Need support for legacy connectivity type, like coax, SDLC, or DLC |
EXTRA! X-treme or Reflection 14.x |
Reflection 2011 supports telnet connectivity types only. |
| Embed terminal sessions in a custom application using a .NET Terminal User Control feature |
Reflection 2011 |
Reflection 14.x and EXTRA! also allow users to embed a session object (Active X) in a Windows form, but the Terminal User Control in Reflection 2011 offers a more secure and efficient method. |
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