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Legacy Terminal Emulation on Windows Mobile

I noticed some press releases this last week for a particular product. For those enterprises that still have systems running that require terminal emulators I believe a possible solution could be available from BlueZone software:
http://www.bluezonesoftware.com/products/bzmobile/learn-more

They appear to support:
- IBM mainframes (TN3270 & TN3270E)
- IBM iSeries (TN5250)
- DEC/UNIX (VT)
- Unisys (T27, UTS)
- Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTPS)

Looks like they support all of these telnet connections through a 3-tier architecture where the mobile client traffic is transported over HTTP/HTTPS to a BlueZone Access Server. Of course using the SCMDM VPN, this could be even be more protected. :-)

Example screenshots on Windows Mobile can be found here: http://www.bluezonesoftware.com/products/bzmobile/screenshots2

I think depending on one your legacy screen designs, your usability may vary. If anyone has tried this solution, please leave a comment!

|\\arco..

Posted: Sep 24 2008, 12:43 AM by mnielsen | with 1 comment(s)

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sbireley said:

The HTTP/HTTPS link is to overcome issues running telnet connections over cell or other wireless connections. Dropped connections cause the user session to go away on the host sytem. You can certainly run these inside the SCMDM VPN tunnel.

We are working on closer integration with SCMDM so devices can be provisioned with the native Window Mobile client or granted access to the HTML/AJAX emulator or web apps that access host data through our server.

The Redfly device appears to be the perfect interface for terminal access. Most devices are too small to easily use the full terminal interface.  Because of the limited screen area, most customers opt for targeted web apps to minimize user interaction with the host screens and improve the workflow. I ordered a redfly yesterday to use for testing. Maybe I can start leaving my laptop at home now when I travel ; ).

Steve

# October 23, 2008 7:40 AM