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BlueZone is a comprehensive; fully featured Windows based secure LAN/WAN to 3270, 5250, telnet, ICL UNISYS and FTP host connectivity product. BlueZone is easy to install and can reside on any Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 or Windows Vista™ system where End Users require secure (using SSL and TLS encryption) and non-secure access to:
IBM 3270 Mainframe Hosts
IBM 5250 iSeries Hosts
Telnet Hosts (i.e. UNIX. Linux, DEC VAX)
FTP Hosts
Line Printer Request (LPR) Clients via our Line Printer Daemon (LPD)
ICL Hosts via 7561 Data Stream *
UNISYS T27 Hosts *
UNISYS UTS Hosts *
* Available as an additional cost option.
Designed with Administrators in mind for fast, simple, automated distribution to End Users, BlueZone can easily be pre-configured for distribution from a web server, file server, terminal server, or even via eMail!
BlueZone for the Mainframe provides secure LU2 Display Emulation and LU1 and LU3 Printer Emulation. BlueZone was designed and implemented using industry standard APIs. Thus allowing it to communicate through leading SNA Gateways, Renex TMS Series Communications Controllers, and via TN3270/TN3270E connections.
BlueZone for the Mainframe currently ships with the following communication links:
TN3270/TN3270E
Renex Async Protocol (RAP) for Renex TMS Series Controllers
Microsoft SNA Server and Host Integration Server
IBM Communications Server for NT
Novell IntraNetware for SAA
BlueZone for the iSeries provides secure LU7 Display Emulation, LU4 SCS Printer Emulation and supports iSeries Host Print Transform.
BlueZone for the iSeries currently ships with the following communication links:
TN5250/TN5250E
Renex Async Protocol (RAP) for the Renex TMS Series Controllers.
BlueZone VT provides secure (via SSL and SSH) and non-secure VT100, VT220, VT320 and VT420 emulation for, UNIX, Linux, VAX and other ASCII hosts via telnet connections. BlueZone VT also supports Kerberos Authentication Protocol.
BlueZone Secure FTP provides secure and non-secure file transfer protocol with a graphical user interface to transfer files over TCP/IP networks between the user’s workstation and any FTP server including mainframe and iSeries FTP hosts.
BlueZone is compliant with FIPS 140-2 - Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules.
The BlueZone Security Server is a Windows OS based application that provides SSL connectivity and redirection for the entire family of BlueZone emulation clients, if SSL is not available on the host system.
The BlueZone License Manager is a Windows OS based application provided at no charge, to Customers that choose the BlueZone Concurrent User Licensing method.
The following BlueZone products are available as extra cost options and are not part of the standard BlueZone distribution CD-ROM. These items will be supplied to Customers who have purchased the appropriate licenses via download or on a separate distribution CD-ROM.
BlueZone Visual Basic for Applications
BlueZone ICL 7561 provides secure and non-secure access to ICL hosts supporting the 7561 data stream using the RFC1006 specification via TCP/IP.
BlueZone T27 provides secure and non-secure access to UNISYS hosts.
BlueZone UTS provides secure and non-secure access to UNISYS hosts.
SEE BlueZone
Optional Features for more information.
Related Topics:
BlueZone Display Emulation Features
BlueZone Printer Emulation Features