RE: Alternatives to iSeries Access

[Steve Morrison <smorrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,

Almost all of our printing is host based. Most of our printers are still
connected by twinax, although we're beginning to experiment with IPDS over
TCP/IP.  What kinds of printing issues should we be concerned with?

We do have iSeries Access for power users, but we're looking for
alternatives to additional licenses for straight terminal emulation users.

We don't have any SSL security, but I have suggested that for our upgrade.
Our LAN is just inside the building, but I know more connectivity is coming
in the future. 


Steve Morrison
Beacon Insurance
940-720-4672 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Franz [mailto:franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 4:58 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Alternatives to iSeries Access

Steve:
What kind of printing will users need? any afpds or pdf printing?
Anything other than 8x11 simple printing?
Any file transfer capability needed? Transfer from/to MS Excel?
Do you need SSL security?
just a few ideas.
jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Morrison" <smorrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 5:01 PM
Subject: Alternatives to iSeries Access


>
> We are curious about alternatives to IBM's iSeries Access/Client Access.
> What TN5250 type products work well? Are some acceptable for casual
access,
> but not tough enough for data entry?
>
> All of our people are using PCs with Ethernet cards, mostly within our
> building, but some do need access through a VPN.
>
>
> Steve Morrison
> Beacon Insurance
> 940-720-4672
>
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