Vista certified PASSPORT PC TO HOST available

HOUSTON, USA: The best gets even better. Introducing PASSPORT PC TO HOST 2007, Zephyr's state-of-the-art terminal emulation and file transfer for Microsoft Windows Vista, says a release.

With its Microsoft Windows Vista design and certification, a broad range of new security options, expanded FTP (File Transfer Protocol) file transfer, enhanced terminal emulation, greater Attachmate EXTRA! compatibility and more, Zephyr recommends that all PASSPORT PC TO HOST users upgrade to this major new release.

New Terminal Emulation:

VT420 terminal emulation

Microsoft SSL Security:

PASSPORT PC TO HOST now uses the royalty-free Microsoft Secure Channel (SChannel) security package for SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) security. For no additional charge, each PASSPORT session now has the option of securely connecting to a TN3270, TN5250 or VT host using SSL.

The PASSPORT FTP Client now features SSL (FTPS) and SSH (Secure Shell) (SFTP) security.

FTPS provides a secure file transfer through the use of the SSL layer, found below the standard FTP protocol, and encrypts the control and/or data channels. PASSPORT FTP implements FTPS according to IETF RFC 4217 securing FTP with TLS (Transport Layer Security). The PASSPORT FTP Client connects to a standard FTP server port 21 and begins an unencrypted FTP session as it normally would, then requests that SSL security to be used through the AUTH TLS command and performs the necessary SSL handshaking.

File transfer enhancements:

• Both FTP over SSL (FTPS) and FTP with SSH (SFTP) can configured for transferring a list of files using the Transfer->Send and Transfer->Receive menu commands
• Ability to configure and save file transfer schemes for both IBM 3270 IND$FILE and FTP file transfer
• Ability to configure custom IBM 3270 IND$FILE parameters for specific VM, TSO and CICS option