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Review and buyer's guide: Web-to-host connectivity software.
Network World, 4/27/98
It used to be if you wanted to give your PC users access to mainframe applications, you had to outfit their machines with some kind of terminal emulation software. But now there's a simpler solution - the ubiquitous browser.
With the rise of the Web has come a slew of new tools that enable browsers to connect to mainframe or mid-range systems, saving you the cost and hassle of deploying emulation software to every PC. These Web-to-host connectivity tools also provide an excellent way to extend host access to remote users and avoid dial-up phone charges.
We brought four of the top contenders into the lab to evaluate them in terms of management and administration, user interface and performance, among other capabilities. Open Connect Systems, Inc.'s OC://WebConnect Pro 3.2 garnered our Blue Ribbon for its superior management and administration, user-friendly interface and clean integration with Windows NT. You'll find the full test results in our review.
To help you with your own evaluation, we've assembled an Issues and Trends story that explains the three basic types of products to consider and warns of functions that you'll likely want to stay away from.
Once you know what you're looking for, the interactive buyer's guide makes it easy to compare features of two dozen Web-to-host connectivity tools.
