Den Haag, 9 oktober 2003 - WRQ maakt vandaag bekend dat enkele grote klanten, waaronder Seiko Epson, hebben gekozen voor de nieuwste release van WRQ Reflection X, een PC X server met zeer groot vermogen. Afdelingen van Seiko Epson Corporation en de University of Minnesota prijzen Reflection X om de goede prestaties, de hoge kwaliteit en de zakelijke waarde. WRQ maakt eerder deze week ook de release bekend van nieuwe versies van andere Reflection producten, waaronder Reflection 11.0 en Reflection for the Web 6.0.
Reflection X 11.0 verbindt Windows gebruikers met grafische en karakter gebaseerde applicaties op UNIX, Linux, OpenVMS en Unisys systemen. Daarbij biedt deze software geïntegreerde beveiliging, ondersteuning van nieuwe protocollen en Linux updates, een snellere performance, een verbeterde serverinterface met groter gebruiksgemak, en uitgebreide beheersmogelijkheden. Voor gebruikers leidt dit tot minder risico, hogere productiviteit en aanzienlijke kostenbesparingen.
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WRQ DELIVERS ENHANCED PC X SERVER TO SUPPORT ADVANCED ENGINEERING AND IT COST SAVINGS
Reflection X Meets with Success at Seiko Epson and University Of Minnesota; Customers Realize Significant Economic Benefits
SEATTLE, October 9, 2003 - WRQ, Inc. today announced customer endorsements for the latest release of WRQ Reflection X, a high-powered PC X server.
Divisions at Seiko Epson Corporation and the University of Minnesota applaud Reflection X for its high performance, quality and business value.
WRQ(r) signaled the release of new versions of the Reflection product family, including Reflection 11.0 and Reflection for the Web 6.0, in a separate announcement on Tuesday.
Connecting Windows users to graphical and character-based applications on UNIX, Linux, OpenVMS and Unisys systems, Reflection X 11.0 offers integrated security, support for new protocols and Linux updates, faster performance, improved server interface and usability, and enhanced administration capabilities. Customers benefit from reduced risk, increased productivity and significant cost savings.
Designed to bring the power of X Window Systems to Microsoft Windows desktops to reduce the costs associated with expensive UNIX workstations and X terminals, Reflection X is attractive to both IT administrators and end users.
Seiko Epson's Watch Operations Division utilizes the new capabilities in WRQ Reflection X to power the design of its timepieces. Engineers work with multiple, complex X applications, including EDS I-deas, an application used for 3D object rendering for manufacturing design and analysis. Reflection X displays the intricate movement within the timepieces for modeling purposes via I-deas. Utilizing Reflection X's integrated OpenGL capabilities, Seiko Epson engineers experience X application rendering and display as accurately and as fast as any UNIX workstation. By using WRQ Reflection X instead of maintaining UNIX workstations for every watch engineer, Seiko Epson gains considerable cost savings.
"From a quality perspective, Reflection X's accuracy and speed have certainly surpassed our expectations. Display speed is, in fact, much faster than the UNIX workstations we've used in the past," said Shigeru Aoki, general manager at Seiko Epson. "From an economic standpoint, we are very pleased by the business value it affords us."
At the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management, students and faculty are taking advantage of Reflection X for training purposes. Using Reflection X, users work with complex graphical UNIX applications directly from their Windows desktops, achieving fast rendering and display capabilities. The school's IT department saves on the cost of expensive high-end UNIX workstations and takes advantage of Reflection X's integrated security support.
"With the new integrated OpenSSH in Reflection X 11.0, I can be sure that our security needs are met without the work or expense of additional software," said Carlos Martinez, UNIX administrator and research programmer at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. "Reflection gives us easy and secure connectivity between UNIX servers and Windows workstations, which is essential for our users."
Reflection X Highlights
Reflection X 11.0 includes many Reflection cross-product enhancements and new features and capabilities, including the following:
- Integrated security protocols, including OpenSSH client to encrypt X protocol, Kerberos client for tighter authentication and secure FTP support.
- Updated GLX protocol to version 1.3 and support for OpenGL 1.4.
- Linux compatibility for KDE version 3.1.4 and GNOME version 2.4 desktops.
- Increased rendering performance and faster startup and connection times.
- Enhanced server interface for improved server and connection management.
New X Server Management panes are designed for multiple X displays.
- Expanded administrative features, utilizing Microsoft Windows Group Policy with Microsoft Active Directory and enhanced user profiling for roaming.
New Release of WRQ Reflection
With WRQ Reflection, customers leverage reliable host access while cutting the cost and complexity of desktop management. The new products combine powerful new support for leading enterprise technologies, including Microsoft, BEA, Plumtree, Netegrity and Neoteris.
WRQ Reflection Windows-based terminal emulation products include WRQ Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS, WRQ Reflection for IBM and WRQ Reflection for HP with NS/VT. As a high-powered PC X server, WRQ Reflection X connects Windows users to graphical and character-based applications on UNIX, Linux, OpenVMS and Unisys systems. WRQ Reflection NFS Client, chosen by Sun Microsystems to replace its Solstice NFS Client, gives users easy access to files and printers on NFS servers with complete NIS and Automount support.
With new support for Windows Terminal Server, deploying and managing NFS Client is simplified.
WRQ Reflection for the Web 6.0 provides terminal emulation in a browser, giving users inside and outside the firewall secure access to applications on IBM, UNIX, HP and OpenVMS systems. With Reflection for the Web 6.0, users can also experience personalized terminal sessions with Plumtree or BEA portals.
About WRQ
WRQ has been connecting host applications with emerging technologies for more than two decades. WRQ Reflection host-access software provides a range of solutions for all your terminal emulation and PC X server needs. WRQ
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