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Security on the network
Terminal for CA-Clipper enables
you to run any CA-Clipper application in terminal mode. Application is executed on a
Windows NT server and it services user requests sent from a terminal run on other PC.
Centralized terminal architecture ensures high level of data security and minimizes
network traffic. In conjunction with low workstation requirements that offers
unprecedented level of work quality for CA-Clipper applications.
Writing network
application is simpler, faster and cheaper with Terminal software. New application areas,
so far reserved for Unix and mainframe world are now open to CA-Clipper applications.
How does a
CA-Clipper application work in terminal mode?
The user runs a terminal
emulator on his PC computer. The terminal emulator connects to an agent running on a
Windows NT server. Agent runs requested CA-Clipper application. Application communicates
with a terminal answering to user’s keystrokes and sending back screen updates.
For a
LAN…
Because of improved data security, minimum
network traffic and small hardware requirements, CA-Clipper applications working with
TERMINAL is the most attractive proposal for a LAN, where price is an important factor.
And for
a WAN…
The amount of data exchanged between CA-Clipper application and a terminal is small;
that’s why the OTC Terminal is so well suited to application in WAN environment. It
is possible to run several terminals even using low-throughput links, and user comfort is
affected in minimal degree,when compared to LAN. Data of a whole multi-department company
kept in a single place are always up-to-date, complete and ready for an analysis.
Operations that required external co-ordination between departments (ex. sale of an item
from other department’s warehouse) are now very easy.
The software is perfectly
suited to provide remote access to an existing installation with a file server.
Advantages
of a proposed technology
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improved data security as the result of the use of terminal transactions and
placing databases (DBF) on the same computer application is run on
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minimum
network traffic between an application and a terminal - effective work over WAN
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minimum
workstation requirements (“thin client”)
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significantly
lower administration costs of a centralized system
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2000
year compatible BIOS is required only on the server
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achieving
a new quality without modification of the application code - it is enough to link the
application using libraries supplied with a Terminal package
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System requirements
Server
CPU: Intel Pentium,
PRO, II, III
Operating System: Windows NT 4.0
Terminals
CPU: 80286 or
higher
RAM: 1MB
Operating System: DOS, DOS Windows 95/98/NT
Network: TCP/IP or IPX/SPX
Tools
CA-Clipper 5.2e/5.3, Blinker 4.0
or later
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