SEATTLE, February 11, 2008 – Attachmate Corporation today announced that it has validated multiple products as compliant with critical Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) standards.
The FDCC, a mandate of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a set of security configurations developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) which cover Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows XP operating system software. FDCC-compliant products are those products compatible with the heightened security settings required on Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows XP operating systems deployed by U.S. government agencies.
The Attachmate products that have achieved compliance include:
- EXTRA!® 9.0, Service Pack 1
- INFOConnect™ 8.1 Service Pack 2
- Reflection® X 2008
- Reflection X 14.0.3
- Reflection Suite for X 14.0.3
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- Reflection for IBM® 2007
- Reflection for IBM 14.0.3
- Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS 14.0.3
- Reflection for HP 14.0.3
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Based on customizations of the Microsoft Security Guides for Windows Vista, Windows XP and Internet Explorer 7.0, FDCC provides details on specific settings necessary for securing a Windows XP or Windows Vista configuration. Testing has confirmed that the specified Attachmate products run in the standard user context without elevated system administration privileges; that the standard installation, operation, maintenance, updating and/or patching behaviors of the products do not alter the approved FDCC configuration; and that the products are fully functional when run in an FDCC environment.
Attachmate’s products were validated against both the NIST FDCC Microsoft Windows XP Q4/2007 and Windows Vista Q4/2007 reference images.
“Attachmate has a long history of working in partnership with federal customers to secure data-in-motion and to meet Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) requirements,” said Tom Gdowik, director of federal sales at Attachmate. “With enterprise relationships at the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Military Health Systems, the U.S. Postal Service and other federal agencies, we are committed to providing solutions that secure federal customers’ critical data.”
In addition to FDCC-compliant offerings, Attachmate also provides solutions that comply with Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2, JITC PKI certification, Section 508 and other federal certifications.
Attachmate® EXTRA! and Reflection are part of Attachmate’s terminal emulation and secure host access product family, which provides secure connections to any host from any desktop, inside or outside the firewall. With Reflection’s robust Web- and Windows-based products, customers can meet their host access needs while minimizing costs, maximizing IT flexibility and safeguarding critical business data. Attachmate Reflection works collaboratively or as a stand-alone tool, along with the company’s host access, security and management products, to enable companies to extend the use of existing IT investments while adopting valuable new technologies to improve their business.
Reflection® Suite for X is Attachmate's premier multi-purpose PC X server and terminal emulation solution connecting Windows® users to applications on UNIX, OpenVMS, IBM, Unisys, and Linux systems. Advanced capabilities in the product allow organizations to minimize management costs, maximize IT flexibility and ensure high-level security for every connection.
For over 25 years, Attachmate has developed industry-leading products that are installed on over 16 million systems worldwide. Attachmate’s entire range of solutions are backed by an award-winning team of highly trained and tenured service professionals who possess, on average, more than nine years of experience supporting Attachmate products. Organizations are switching to Attachmate and are realizing management, productivity and cost benefits in the process.
About Attachmate
Attachmate, owned by an investment group led by Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital and Thoma Cressey Equity Partners, enables IT organizations to extend mission critical services and assure they are managed, secure and compliant. Attachmate’s leading solutions include host connectivity, systems and security management, and PC lifecycle management. Our goal is to empower IT organizations to deliver trusted applications, manage service levels, and ensure compliance by leveraging knowledge, automation and secured connectivity. For more information, visit www.attachmate.com.