PRESS RELEASE
May 21, 1996
Terminal emulator for Windows rescues text-based applications

It’s no accident that Windows has 30 million users today. The graphical interface makes a computer easier to use and simplifies communication between user and machine. This means that older text-based applications are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain their position, even though they will still be around for many years. To solve this problem, April System Design have developed a terminal emulator for Windows called AniTa, which makes text-based applications look like Windows-based applications with three-dimensional screen attributes, colour support and a graphical feel.

April Systems Windows-adapted terminal emulator for Unix users is called AniTa. It is used by customers who want to keep text-based applications but to be able to add colour and a graphical interface. Existing investments are protected because the life of the software is extended – without a single line of code having to be written.
“The application developers can now offer their customers the very latest user interface for existing software without having to change the program code. Users who try running their applications via AniTa are frequently impressed”, says Lars-Ola Jansson, Sales Director at April System Design AB.

Multimedia
Voice, video and other multimedia functions can easily be added to the existing application, thus extending its life. Among the features of AniTa are simple installation and configuration, cut-and-paste, automatic logon and the ability to use DOS and Windows commands from Unix.
AniTa also has built-in support for viewing most graphics formats such as GIF, JPG, TIFF, PCX, BMP, EPS and PNG. This can be used from the application to display a picture of an item or to create buttons with pictures showing common functions of the application.
“Sales have exceeded our expectations. VAR-resellers with their own text applications often become our customers. The low price, combined with the ability to exploit existing investments in text-based applications make AniTa a highly cost-effective choice”, says Lars-Ola Jansson.
The emulator works on Windows 3.X, Windows NT and Windows 95. It is sold separately, but is also included with April Systems “Fusion95”. This is a new product in the Fusion family which connects TCP/IP-based PC-LANs to Unix servers. The product enables PC users to use Unix computers as common file servers, to share printers between Unix and PC environments and to use the AniTa terminal emulator.
“Fusion95” just plugs in to PC networks in a TCP/IP environment, such as Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups, Lan Manager, Lan Server, Warp Connect and Pathworks, without any changes to existing servers or workstations.
April System Design AB was established in 1989 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden. The company specialises in program development and consultancy in the fields of IT networks and communication. It has a valued co-operation partner in the form of American company Performance Technology, which owns 25 percent of the company./ins

Caption: AniTa makes text-based applications look like Windows applications, with 3D attributes, colour support and multimedia.

For further information:
Lars-Ola Jansson
April System Design
Vretenvägen 2
S-171 54 SOLNA
Sweden
email: loj@april.se
Home page: http://www.april.se
Phone: +46 8 764 70 40
Fax: +46 8 764 70 44