Aviva for Desktops

Aviva for Desktops ™- a full-function terminal emulation solution that provides secure access to IBM mainframes and AS/400s, DEC, Linux and UNIX hosts over SNA and IP networks.

The product support Telnet, TN3270, TN3270E, TN5250, TN5250E, and superior SNA connectivity such as Desktop 802.2, X.25, Microsoft SNA Server and Eicon SNA Gateways.

Aviva for Desktops offers 3270 emulation and 5250 emulation for both display and printer, and VT220 emulation for display. The SSL security, proxy server support and patent-pending Aviva HotConnect™ enable secure, reliable and automatic migration from SNA to TCP/IP networks.

New! The new release of Aviva for Desktops™ v11.0 features Vista and XP style and theme support, the inclusion of previous maintenance fixes and usability enhancements.

• New! Windows Terminal Servers Support - The Terminal Servers Edition of Aviva® for Desktops™ allows a single installation to support multiple users connecting from machines running remote desktop connections in Windows, Mac or Unix
• New! Enhanced Non-Programmable Terminal User Interface - 5250 displays now support the IBM ENPTUI standard allowing users to interactions with the host using graphical components such as windows, buttons, lists, menus and scrollbars
• New! Security - TN3270, TN5250 and VT220 sessions support SSL communications providing 56 bit encryption or strong encryption. Socks Version 4 Proxy Server support allows those sessions to safely traverse corporate firewalls
• New! .NET Interoperability - Programs written in .NET are more robust and secure. This feature allows .NET applications to access and automate Aviva® for Desktops™ and vice-versa. C# and VB.NET automation samples are also provided to guide programmers
• New! Session Manager - Provides a view of all running sessions, their state and attributes along with the ability to control their state
• Printer Associate - Aviva® for Desktops™ now supports the TN3270 printer associate feature. The printer session is activated automatically when the display session is activated
• Setup - The installation of Aviva® for Desktops™ is now more flexible and quicker. The administrator is able to configure the program for one or for all users simultaneously. Also, an express setup has been added to speed up the installation if only one type of connectivity is used
• Property Manager - Provides an intuitive single point of entry for complete off-line configuration and customization of all Aviva sessions and connection types
• Tracing and Logging Utility - Provides the in-depth analysis needed to streamline problem solving, which can be configured either remotely or locally within the session
• Hot-Backup - Provides automatic reconnection and a dynamic link selection across all connection types, minimizing down time
• Session Template - Contains the default values that are used by the Session Wizard to create a new display or printer session; can be customized by the system administrator for a specific corporate environment
• Wizards - Provide step-by-step instructions to create new session and destinations using the default values contained in the session templates
• Resource Kit - Provides MIS professional with additional tools and information needed for installing, configuring and supporting Aviva for Desktops
• International Support - International keyboard and font support for 48 languages and layouts, along with a user interface supporting English, French, German, Italian and Spanish, allow large multi-national corporations to standardize on one emulation product for worldwide host connectivity
• ActiveX Automation - Aviva for Desktops functions both as an ActiveX Controller and Server, which means it can control or be controlled by other ActiveX compliant applications such as MS Excel or Visual Basic
• WinHLLAPI - Enables third party applications that are written to this API to communicate with Aviva for Desktops
• Macro Editor/Debugger - Lets users automate routine tasks such as logging on to the host and copying information between sessions; macros can be assigned to keyboard mappings, toolbar buttons, menu items, hotspots and screen triggers through the Macro Manager. The powerful macro debugger features breakpoints, step-by-step execution, variables watches and stack traces
• VBA Compatible Macro Language - An advanced macro language that supports the familiar VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) syntax promoted by Microsoft in all its MS Office products, so that users familiar to MS Office applications don't have to learn a new macro language
• GUI Front-End Generation - With its support for a wide variety of APIs and tools (HLLAPI, ActiveX Automation, VBA macro language, etc.), Aviva for Desktops is the ideal platform to develop GUI front-end applications that hide the complexity of SNA connectivity to the end-user
• Graphical Toolbar - Can display multiple graphical toolbars that can be customized and positioned anywhere on the screen; includes the ToolTips feature that displays a descriptive text for each button
• Screen Triggers - A Screen Trigger is a pre-defined area of the session window in which Aviva for Desktops searches for a specified word or phrase generated by the host computer and depending on the word or phrase sent, executes a pre-assigned macro or emulation text string
• Toolbar and Menu Editors - Lets administrators add, move, remove or rename menus as well as assign menus to macros and emulation text - identical to that of standard Microsoft Office products
• Host color remapping - Lets administrators customize the user interface to maximize screen visibility
• Configure Hotspots - Pre-set by the administrator in the session template, eliminating the need to use keyboard function keys
• ToolTips on OIA line - The OpView line converts cryptic Operator Information Area (OIA) symbols into plain English (via ToolTips) which provides an intuitive way to streamline connecting problems
• OIA merged with status bar - The contents of the OpView can also be presented as text information in the status bar, providing more space to display data
• 3D View - Lets the LAN administrators put a graphical face on legacy applications without writing a single line of code and let corporations focus their development efforts where they are needed
• Drag and Drop file transfer - Provides an intuitive user interface to transfer files between systems
• Aviva HotConnectTM - Provides secure SNA-to-TCP/IP migration and failsafe connectivity