Software enables users to access critical business systems.

Press Release Summary:



WebSphere® Host Integration Solution v3.1 features ability to mix and match quantities of server and client components and handles large number of users with multiple protocols. Graphical editing environment facilitates customization of host screens. System incorporates company's Communications Servers, WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Host Publisher, WebSphere Host On-Demand, Personal Communications, WebSphere Studio Site Developer, and WebSphere Host Access Transformation Server.



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IBM WebSphere Host Integration Solution V3.1 - Additional Product Updates Available



At a Glance
What's New in V3.1

o Improved graphical editing environment, making it easier to customize host screens
o Enhanced stylesheet editor, including the ability to preview sytlesheets before they are applied
o Better integration between WebSphere Studio and WebSphere Application Server

For ordering, contact:

Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001).

Overview

The ability to support and effectively use intranets, extranets, and the Internet is paramount for competitive delivery of your company's goods, services, and information. In one total software offering, the IBM WebSphere® Host Integration Solution can enable virtually every user to access your mission-critical business systems independent of the platform or network environment.

WebSphere Host Integration Solution consists of IBM's Communications Servers, WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Host Publisher, WebSphere Host On-Demand, Personal Communications, WebSphere Studio Site Developer, and WebSphere Host Access Transformation Server. You can choose client and server software that best meets your needs, independent of type of platform, network connectivity, or host system.

WebSphere Host Integration Solution features:

o Single pricing structure with one fixed price per Registered or Concurrent user
o Fixed price that is independent of the total number of clients and servers
o Ability to mix and match quantities of server and client components for any and all available platform environments
o Latest level of component products

WebSphere Host Integration Solution is ideal if you:
o Have a large number of users
o Have multiprotocol environments
o Require access from virtually any client machine to business applications on virtually any host or server over virtually any network protocol
o Need Internet access to mission-critical applications and data on host systems

WebSphere Host Integration Solution can provide a total solution available at one price per user. It is your complete answer to host access and network integration and it's all available from one company.

Key Prerequisites

o Be a Passport Advantage® customer
o For up-to-date information on the latest releases and prerequisites of the software components, visit:
http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/hostintegration

Planned Availability Date

June 6, 2003

Description
New in IBM WebSphere Host Integration Solution V3.1 are WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment (WAS ND), V5.0 for Multiplatform and for iSeries(TM) and WebSphere Studio Site Developer (WSSD) V5.0. With these additions, you will find an improved graphical editing environment, making it easier to customize host screens. You will get an enhanced stylesheet editor, which includes the ability to preview stylesheets before they are applied. With the addition of these products, you can have better integration between WebSphere Studio and WebSphere Application Server.

This Web-to-host offering can address the full e-business cycle, with industry-leading host access solutions and unmatched flexibility for any environment. Integrated into the WebSphere software platform (a comprehensive set of integrated e-business solutions), the WebSphere Host Integration Solution is available from one company. You get a single point of contact service and support to best meet the needs of your network.

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