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Reflection for IBM 2011

Technical Specifications

Windows 7 Compatible    Certified for Windows Vista    Citrix Ready

This next-generation terminal emulator connects Windows users to applications on IBM hosts. Designed with leading-edge security and flexibility, it supports Windows 7, Windows Vista, diverse security architectures, and emerging virtualization technologies.


Emulation Types

  • IBM System z (Mainframe):
    • 3270 text and graphics terminals and printers
  • IBM System i (AS/400):
    • 5250 terminals and printers

Network Protocols

  • IBM System z (Mainframe):  
    • TN3270E and SSL/TLS 
  • IBM System i (AS/400): 
    • TN5250E and SSL/TLS 
  • IPv4 and IPv6 support

File Transfer

  • IND$FILE, APVUFILE, DISOSS, SQL data query, LIPI, and batch file transfer 
  • Reflection Secure FTP Client:
    • SSH, SSL/TLS, SOCKS, and Kerberos security protocols
    • Extensive firewall support
    • File browsing on z/OS hosts with TSO data sets
    • Save FTP client sessions in Layouts
    • Management of FTP settings via Reflection Administrator
    • IPv4 and IPv6 support
    • Change UNIX file permissions with FTP client
    • SFTP downloads resume after interruption
    • Support for a wide variety of FTP servers, including IBM System z, IBM System i, UNIX, NetWare, Unisys, HP 3000, and OpenVMS
    • FTP site wizard
    • Site-to-site transfer between FTP servers
    • Export/import settings in XML format
    • Wildcard filters
    • Automation tools (script recorder and Microsoft OLE Automation)
    • Drag-and-drop file transfers directly to the desktop

Security

  • Support for SSL/TLS, Kerberos, and SOCKS
  • FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic module (Certificate #1027)
  • Adheres to Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) and United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB) security policy requirements
  • PKI support built to meet DoD standards:
    • PKCS #11 support 
    • Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) support 
    • Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL)  
    • Intermediate certificate storage through LDAP 
    • Reflection Certificate Manager
  • Privacy filters 
  • Trusted locations
  • API security 
  • Automatic Kerberos sign-on (System i) 
  • Express Logon Feature (System z)

Productivity

  • Integration with Microsoft Office
  • RUMBA software session file and macro support
  • Application, desktop, and Internet search support
  • Screen History
  • Spell Check
  • Scratch Pad
  • Recent Typing
  • Auto Expand and Auto Complete
  • Advanced cut/copy/paste
  • Keyboard remapping
  • Mouse mapping

Printing

  • IBM System z (Mainframe):
    • 3287 (LU1 and LU3)   
  • IBM System i (AS/400):
    • 3812, 3912, and 5553 printer emulation 
    • Host Print Transform

Programming and Automation

  • Native .NET API
  • Secure remote .NET API
  • Integration between Reflection .NET API and Microsoft Visual Studio IDE
  • VBA support
  • Macro recorder for VBA
  • Programmatic access to over 400 properties and methods via Reflection API
  • Microsoft OLE Automation
  • HLLAPI, eHLLAPI, and WinHLLAPI
  • EXTRA! Basic and Reflection Basic macro runtime and editing

User Interface

  • Attachmate implementation of the Microsoft Ribbon user interface 
  • Classic mode interface for EXTRA! and Reflection
  • Ribbon customization utility 
  • Tabbed or windowed Multiple Document Interface (MDI)
  • Configurable tabs, including colors, renaming, and more
  • HTML Help 
  • Segoe for Attachmate font (for a consistent user experience with Windows 7)
  • Customizable screen sizes for 3270 host applications 
  • 3270 and 5250 word wrap 
  • Customizable hotspots  
  • Keyboard mapping editor 
  • Mouse mapping (2- and 3-button) 
  • Full-color editing

Administrative Tools

  • Granular UAC support 
  • Integration with Reflection Administrator:**
    • Web console for centralized administration of settings files
    • Web-based deployment of settings files and updates
  • Windows Error Reporting (WER) support
  • Application customization tool (settings and installation files, including MSI) 
  • Support for Windows administration features: 
    • Windows Installer 
    • Active Directory 
    • Roaming user and multiple user profiles 
    • Group Policy 
    • Application self-repair

International Support

  • English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and Brazilian Portuguese languages 
  • Support for Chinese Simplified/Traditional, Korean, and Japanese code pages 
  • Localized keyboards, displays, and printers 
  • Support for standard input-method editors 

Operating System Support

  • Microsoft Windows 7***
  • Microsoft Windows Vista***
  • Microsoft Windows XP 
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services 
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services
  • Citrix XenApp
  • Microsoft App-V
  • VMware  

* Feature requires the optional purchase of Reflection for the Web 2008 Enterprise Edition.
** Reflection Administrator is an optional component.
*** 32- and 64-bit editions

Not yet running Windows 7 or Windows Vista? Explore Reflection for IBM 14.1.