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How to use this presentation?How to use this presentation?

What is this presentation?This document is not a presentation per se. Instead, it is a collection of slides, all of which are related to Exceed 10 product family.

So how do I use it?The marketing department has created a master presentation template that can be used regardless of the product presented.When preparing a Exceed presentation for a customer, pick up the master presentation template. Depending on your audience, topic and business case, complete the master presentation with slides taken from this databank.

Does that mean I’m supposed to make my own presentations?Look, you are the expert when it comes to knowing your customers and understanding what they want. This is why we are providing you with all the pieces to assemble your own presentation. Think about it as dressing your sandwich.

How do I use this presentation?How do I use this presentation?(continued)(continued)

OK, but how will I know which slide to pick?This databank contains a huge number of slides all related to Exceed. For ease-of-use, the slides have been grouped into sections.Before picking up any slide, make sure you are able to answer questions such as “What is the point of this presentation?”, “What am I trying to demonstrate?” or “What’s my customer business problem?”.Keep in mind that putting out a lot of content into a presentation is not the best way to communicate your message to your audience.Be selective in your choices and stay focused on the goal of the presentation. Don’t put context before content.

What if I can’t find the slide I’m looking for?If you can’t find the appropriate slide, talk to Product Marketing or Product Management.

Exceed OverviewExceed Overview

What is Exceed?What is Exceed?(word description)(word description)

Access mission critical X window applications on UNIX, Linux and DEC VMS

The Gold standard in PC X Connectivity Fulfill all enterprise connectivity needs: X window, NFS

resource access, terminal emulation and full breadth of TCP/IP utilities

Supports multiple deployment scenario (traditional, SMS, TSE, Citrix, web server / browser, MSI packager)

Advanced security features: Secure Shell, SSL, Kerberos

What is Exceed?What is Exceed?(graphic description)(graphic description)

The Exceed FamilyThe Exceed Family

Exceed Family includes: Exceed PowerSuite™ – the complete enterprise network

connectivity solution. It provides support for X window, NFS, telnet, TN3270E, TN5250E, FTP and SOCKS

Exceed® – The award-winning PC X server, the most advanced and stable PC X server in the world.

Exceed 3D™ – Add-on to Exceed. Support for the advanced graphical computing power of OpenGL™

Exceed XDK™ – Add-on to Exceed. An X development kit for developers to develop or port X applications to Microsoft Windows environments

Exceed BenefitsExceed Benefits

Allows Microsoft Windows and X window applications to be concurrently executed and displayed on the same physical machine

Allows users to interactively and efficiently exchange data between Windows and legacy X window applications

Protects corporate investment in legacy system Complete connectivity solution in single package, promotes

“Single Vendor” solution Improves user’s productivity Reduces Administrative Overhead

Supported PlatformsSupported Platforms

What’s New What’s New in version 10 ?in version 10 ?

Hummingbird Connectivity 10Hummingbird Connectivity 10

ConsolidationConsolidation

World renown “Gold Standard” of PC X server

Credited with 71.5% of the market share by IDC

Satisfies most corporate connectivity needs by providing X11 TN3270, TN5250, VT NFS Client FTP

Supports any Microsoft 32-bit and 64-bit operating system and Citrix Metaframe

SecuritySecurity

Supports a wide range of security protocol: SSL Kerberos Secure Shell 2

First in the industry to support Rainbow Technologies Inc. Axalto ActivCard.

Supports all standard X Window security

Ability to fully lock-down the user environment

MigrationMigration

Migration path from: Attachmate Extra Netmanage Rumba IBM Personal Communication WRQ Reflection

Macro conversion (Extra, Rumba and PCOM)

HLLAPI compatibility layers (Extra, Rumba, PCOM, Reflection)

Theme Manager to re-create previous environment

ProductivityProductivity

Xweb Wizard: a new, wizard-driven utility that helps users publish X clients on the web

Exceed Connection Manager provides a bird-eye view of everything there is to know about Exceed configuration

Xstart and Xsession have been redesigned to improve the usability

Features OverviewFeatures Overview

New Features SummaryNew Features Summary

Features Summary

Xweb WizardThis new application guides the user step-by-step to create web pages that launch X applications in embedded mode (embedded in web browsers) or in stand-alone mode, through various start methods, including REXEC, RLOGIN and Secure Shell.

Expanded Smart Card SupportExceed 10 now supports smartcard solutions from Axalto (formerly known as Schlumberger) and Rainbow Technologies Inc.

Smart Card ManagerA companion application that allows users to load or store the credentials to the smart card devices.

Xstart and Xsession RedesignSimpler, sleeker and slimmer! The new Xstart and Xsession user interfaces are easier and more intuitive to use, while maintaining 100% backward compatibility with the configuration files created by the previous versions.

Exceed Connection ManagerThis is a new and powerful application that provides users a single point of access to all Exceed-related configuration files and dramatically improves productivity.

Improved Secure Shell Integration

Exceed 10 promotes enhanced out-of-the-box experience, just install and run. Secure Shell tunnels are automatically created without requiring further configuration.

New Features SummaryNew Features Summary

Features Summary

Performance Enhancement Exceed 10 is optimized for faster performance, and reinforcing the performance leadership in the PC X server industry.

SpaceBall 5000 Users will be able to use this newest device from 3Dconnexion with Exceed 10 to achieve higher performance and productivity.

Desktop Sharing This feature will instantly add collaborative capability to any X application without any modification to the X application.

Sun Overlay Support Exceed 10 now supports the proprietary Sun Overlay extension on top of the industry standard OpenGL overlay extension.

Xstart Multiple Workspace Support

This feature allows users to directly send the X applications to a specific workspace, or populate all workspaces at once.

Connection Auto-CloseAdministrators can use this feature to conserve the host resources by programmatically terminating unused or idling connections

New Features SummaryNew Features Summary

Features Summary

Single Remote Font Source

Administrators can customize Exceed to use the default Exceed fonts and any customized font stored in a common, network-shared location. This feature can reduce the administrative overhead and any potential mistake that may be caused by physical distribution of font and reconfiguration of Exceed.

GLX 1.4 SupportExceed 3D 10 is the first in the industry to support the latest version of GLX, which provides better performance and programmability.

Exceed onDemand BundleAn evaluation version of Exceed onDemand Client and Exceed onDemand Server for Windows is included in Exceed and Exceed PowerSuite software packages. You can now experience the ultimate Thin-X solution!

Internationalization of HWMExceed 10 provides a localized version of the HWM, a motif-like local X window manager, that matches the language used by Microsoft Windows or the language used in Exceed menus and dialogs.

Improved User Directory Support

The new Exceed setup makes it easier for administrators to install the product on a per user or all users basis.

New Features SummaryNew Features Summary

Features Summary

Support for local installation cache

With this new functionality, administrators have the option to copy the setup files in a local directory on the desktop, for faster and easier patching or modification of the product.

Automatic updates after installation

After the product has been installed, setup is now capable of redirecting users to a web page where they can download the latest product update or launch Hummingbird Update to download and automatically update the product.

Migration WizardThe settings migration wizard allows administrators to quickly export / import the Hummingbird user files directory for backup purposes or in case of hardware migration.

Metering Client Settings User Interface

This new tool allows administrators to quickly modify the parameters of the Hummingbird Metering Client.

Media Location Manager Utility

The media manager utility allows administrators to conveniently add or change locations for the product installation sources.

General FeaturesGeneral Features

Deployment ScenarioDeployment Scenario

Regular desktop installation: Wizard driven 100% built with Windows Installer technology

Administrative Installation Shared installation repository on the network Minimal per user installation (Settings only)

Windows Terminal Services or Citrix Metaframe Microsoft SMS or 3rd party deployment framework

Sconfig: Custom DeploymentSconfig: Custom Deployment

Allow the creation of customized installation packages

Generate Windows Installer Transform files (*.mst) Allow administrators to customize features,

directories, registry, shortcuts, product properties, …

Easier to use than any 3rd party Windows Installer customization tool

Advanced Setup OptionsAdvanced Setup Options

Ability to specify per user or shared user installation

Seamless installation under Window TSE and Citrix Metaframe

Ability to cache installation file locally in order to facilitate: Update Modification of the installation

Ability to update the product automatically after installation

Setup UtilitiesSetup Utilities

Migration and Settings Transfer Wizard: Backup and restoration of user

settings Useful for backup purposes or

hardware migration Media Location Manager:

Add or Remove installation sources

Useful for easily updating or modifying the product’s setup

Integrated MeteringIntegrated Metering

Optional component that can be deployed during installation

Measured installed licenses Reports installed licenses to the

metering server each time the workstation starts

Reports: IP Address Network name User Name Domain Product Product components + their patch level

Metering Client Settings User InterfaceMetering Client Settings User Interface

A new graphic utility to quickly change the settings of the metering client: the metering server location various connection parameters to

this server

Metering ReportingMetering Reporting

Web Based Access to metering report

Customizable grouping and sorting

Ability to download the metering report in Excel (*.csv) format

Metering server works with Microsoft IIS

Multiple language supportMultiple language support

Supports 6 languages: English Portuguese French Italian German Spanish

Ability to dynamically switch languages

ConsolidationConsolidation

Programmatic access to configurationProgrammatic access to configuration

Exceed configuration file (*.XCFG) is now in XML format

External access to the XCFG file is now possible

Allows users and administrators to access and modify setting using any XML editors

Allows administrators to programmatically modify XCFG files using scripts

Benefit: Programmatically changes large number of

XCFG files through scripting Automate procedure reduces error Less labor intensive More efficient

Settings Lock-downSettings Lock-down

Allows administrators to lock down individual Exceed configuration settings

Administrators can either lock down the whole category or just a few settings within the category

Benefit: Gives administrators granular control

to many aspects of Exceed Grants the administrators and users

more flexible control of the behavior of Exceed

Xsession Management ConsoleXsession Management Console

Utilized Microsoft Management Console framework

Allows administrators to access Xstart profiles Xsession profiles

Connects to both remote and local computers

Benefits: Remotely control and configuration of

Xstart and Xsession Low administrative overhead Promotes management efficiency

Exceed onDemand BundleExceed onDemand Bundle

An evaluation copy of Exceed onDemand Client and Exceed onDemand Server for Windows are included in each copy of Exceed and Exceed PowerSuite

A ground-breaking, server-based PC X server product Shares the same roots as Exceed Exceed onDemand offers

the most feature-packed Thin X window product the most advanced web deployment tools support for the most popular security protocols

SecuritySecurity

Hummingbird Security OverviewHummingbird Security Overview

Connectivity SSL

Connectivity Kerberos

Connectivity Secure Shell

Connectivity SecureTerm

Overview

Add-On Product ● ● ●

No Charge ● ●

Primary Function SSL v2 / v3 & TLS client Kerberos v4 / v5 client

Secure Shell 2 SFTP SSL

Kerberos v4/v5

VT Terminal & FTP Client FAT & THIN client

Secure Shell 2 & SFTP SSL & Kerberos v4/v5

Applicable Protocol

X11 K K / SSH-2 SSH-2

FTP SSL K SSL / K / SSH-2 SSL / K / SSH-2

VT SSL K SSL / K / SSH-2 SSL / K / SSH-2

TN3270 SSL K SSL / K

TN5250 SSL K SSL / K

NFS K K

Applicable Product

Exceed PowerSuite ● ● ● N/A

Exceed ● ● ● N/A

NFS Maestro Solo N/A ● ● N/A

NFS Maestro Client ● ● ● N/A

HostExplorer ● ● ● N/A

Connectivity Secure ShellConnectivity Secure ShellOverviewOverview

Allows secure remote logins over unsecured network

Support for Secure Shell 2 protocol Protocol being standardized in the

IETF SecSh working group Secure remote terminals Secure file transfers Support for tunneling of any TCP

session Support for 3rd party protocols and

applications

SSH Tunnel

SSH Channel 2

Terminal

Workstation Server

SSH Channel 1

FTP client

SSH Client

Shell FTP Server

SSH Server

Connectivity Secure ShellConnectivity Secure ShellPort ForwardingPort Forwarding

Support for general incoming and outgoing port forwarding

Allow to secure 3rd party application over Secure Shell SSH Tunnel

SSH Channel 2

SSHClient

SSHServer

Application1

Workstation Server

SSH Channel 1

Application2

Application1

Application2

Connectivity Secure ShellConnectivity Secure ShellAuthenticationAuthentication

Current Methods: Password Keyboard

Interactive Public/Private

Keys Future Methods:

X509 certificates Kerberos

Connectivity Secure ShellConnectivity Secure Shell

Support for the Secure Shell 2 protocol: Secure Terminal Secure File Transfer X11 port forwarding Generic port forwarding

Support of multiple authentication methods: Password Keyboard interactive Public/Private Keys Kerberos Ticket

Advanced FeaturesAdvanced Features

X11 port selection (automatic or manual)

Choice of SFTP listening interface

Support for protocol compression

Support for keep-alive heartbeat Xauth support to perform MIT-

MAGIC-COOKIE authentication on X11 secured connections

Single sign-on mechanismsSingle sign-on mechanisms

Support for SSH-Agent key forwarding protocol

Authentication agent that: holds the user private key in a

distinct storage forwards the public key upon hosts

requests without prompting to re-enter password

Support for passphrase caching diminish passphrase prompt for session lifetime

Connectivity KerberosConnectivity Kerberos

Provides Kerberos v4 / v5 support

Offers full support for MS Windows Kerberos ticket cache

Based on MIT Kerberos client code and protocol

Integrates latest MIT Kerberos client features

Free-of-charge download from Hummingbird corporate web site

Certificate and Key ManagerCertificate and Key Manager

Common management tool for Connectivity SSL, Connectivity Secure Shell and Connectivity SecureTerm

Allow public/private keys and certificates manipulation

Automatically synchronize with the Microsoft certificate data store through CAPI

VPN and NAT SupportVPN and NAT Support

Allows users in VPN or NAT environment to gain access to X applications

New server-based utility, called IPDisCov is used to discover PC’s “TRUE” IP address

IPDisCov server is platform independent

Unix IPDisCov Server

InternetInternet

Smart Card SupportSmart Card Support

First in the industry to support Smart Card devices

is the leader in IDentity Management (IDM) software

Allows users to authenticate and gain access to the hosts through the ActivCard devices

Expanded Smart Card SupportExpanded Smart Card Support

The popularity of smart card-based authentication continues to grow strong Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000

companies Schlumberger Shell Group Sun Microsystems

Government sector U.S. Departments of Defense, Homeland Security

Exceed 10 will expand the support to include: Axalto (a.k.a. Schlumberger) Rainbow

Exceed uses Smartcard device to store and retrieve user credentials

Smart Card ManagerSmart Card Manager

A companion utility to manage the credentials stored in the smart cards

Allows users to maintain host and passwords that are securely stored on a smart card

Users can use the same smartcard device to log in to Microsoft Windows as well as launching X applications

Strengthen Password EncryptionStrengthen Password Encryption

All passwords are encrypted using RC5

RC5 is designed by Ronald Rivest for RSA Data Security (now RSA Security)

RC5 is a widely accepted data encryption algorithm

Encrypted passwords are then committed to storage.

Benefits: Ensures passwords cannot be

easily decrypted

Xauthority Files SynchronizationXauthority Files Synchronization

.Xauthority is a basic user-level security implementation

X server accepts or denies connections based on the cookie sent by X client

Exceed provides Windows-based Xauth utility

Allows users to merge cookies directly to local Xauthority file

Benefit: Does not require the download of

the .Xauthority file Simplified process to control and

synchronize the local Xauthority file

User

UNIX

Client 2Client 1

Denied

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MIT

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GIC

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IE56

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ProductivityProductivity

Xweb WizardXweb Wizard

Web-enabled access to X applications from a remote PC

Wizard-driven application X application launched in

embedded mode (embedded in web browsers) or

stand-alone mode Quick and easy means to

access X Window and X applications from web browsers.

Xweb Wizard IllustratedXweb Wizard Illustrated

Xstart and Xsession RedesignXstart and Xsession Redesign

Slimmer, Sleeker and Simpler with much improved efficiency!

Backward compatible with older versions

Long time loyal Exceed users will find the new design familiar yet simple to use.

New Exceed users will find Xstart and Xsession logical and intuitive with little learning curve.

Exceed Connection ManagerExceed Connection Manager

New in version 10 Single point of access to all Exceed-

related configuration files Xstart Xsession Xconfig

Users can Create Edit Group Manage

Configuration files can be logically grouped to different folders to dramatically improve productivity.

Improved Integration with Improved Integration with Connectivity Secure Shell™Connectivity Secure Shell™

Targeted to maximize user’s out-of-the-box experience: Install and run!

Dynamic and programmatic Secure Shell tunnel creation

Brand new Xstart interface further promotes the ideal of simplicity

Performance EnhancementPerformance Enhancement

Exceed 10 is optimized for faster performance in multiple fronts: Launching of the X server Accessing of the information Raw X11 performance

Exceed 10 reinforces our performance leadership in the PC X server industry.

Desktop SharingDesktop Sharing

Allows an Exceed session be viewed or controlled by users from anywhere

Two levels of participation View Only Collaboration

Instantly adds collaborative capability to any X application without changing a single line of code!

Sun Overlay SupportSun Overlay Support

Sun Overlay extension (Sun_OVL) is a Sun proprietary method to render transparent pixel values to an overlay window

Exceed is now compatible with the proprietary Sun Overlay extension (SUN_OVL)

Exceed also supports OpenGL overlay

Xstart Multiple Workspace SupportXstart Multiple Workspace Support

Workspace concept imitates the Common Desktop Environment and GNOME

Workspaces are closely associated with the Gnome pager

Directly send the X applications to a specific workspace populate all workspaces with the

same application at once

Connection Auto-CloseConnection Auto-Close

Terminate unused or idling Exceed connections on two conditions: Lack of input for a certain timeout

value When the X window screensaver is

activated Efficiently utilize the host

resources by purging the idling X applications and X sessions regularly

Windows XP Tablet PC EditionWindows XP Tablet PC Edition

Exceed enters the Wireless Computing era

Takes advantage of the new features that are offered by Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition: Wi-Fi support Digital Pen and Ink Different screen orientation modes

Benefits: Enhances users mobility Improves productivity

Microsoft Active Accessibility Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA)(MSAA)

Compliant to Section 508 the Rehabilitation Act Amendments.

Gives the visually impaired users the capability to “read” the X display

Using MSAA compliant screen reading applications to “read” and “listen” to the screen of the Motif X Window applications.

MSAA compliant screen reader includes: Microsoft Narrator (included in newer

OS’es) JAWS for Windows (by Freedom

Scientific)

Winsock2 and IPv6Winsock2 and IPv6

Fully support new emerging IP standard: IPv6

Also support multiple network service provider

Allows users to control the order of the service provider

Benefits: Support various types of IPv6-based

applications Support various network service

providers installed by those applications

Avoid problems caused by the undesirable order of the network service providers

Password AgingPassword Aging

Recognizes common password aging prompts

Customizable password aging prompts Propagates password changes to all

related Xstart profiles Benefits:

Automated procedure to reduce user intervention

Minimize impact on users by the corporate password aging policy

User UNIX

User UNIX

User UNIX

User

Logging on to host

Detects password aging events

Supplies new password and continues to

authenticate

Propagates changes to related Xstart profiles

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SpaceBall 5000SpaceBall 5000

The latest addition to the 3Dconnexion motion controller family

CAD/CAM/CAE professionals CATIA I-deas Unigraphics plus many other 3D CAD/CAM/CAE packages

SpaceBall 5000 can vastly improve productivity.

Advanced input devicesAdvanced input devices

Extends the support for advanced input devices SpaceBall 5000 new 7-button mice

Imitate additional mouse buttons Benefits:

Advanced and professional use of design software such as: Cadence CATIA Unigraphics PTC Pro/ENGINEER EDS I-DEAS

Multiple Network AdaptorsMultiple Network Adaptors

PC may have more than one network adaptor multiple wired adaptors wireless adaptors virtual adaptors from VPN dial-up adaptors ISDN adaptors and many more

Allows users to specify the exact network adaptor that Exceed should be sending the data through

This feature can work in conjunction with the new IPDisCov service

InternetInternet

User

UNIX

Wired Adaptors

Wireless Adaptors

Virtual Adaptors

Dial-up Adaptors

ISDN Adaptors

Other Adaptors

Expanded Font DatabaseExpanded Font Database

Expanded Chinese, Japanese and Korean fonts

Benefits: Improve Exceed ability and

accuracy when displaying X Window applications that uses Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters.

Windows Fonts SupportWindows Fonts Support

Allows Exceed to make better usage of the Windows fonts that are readily available on the Windows desktop

Also supports Chinese and Korean Windows fonts Benefits:

Indefinitely expands the Exceed font database More font selection for more truthful rendering of the X applications

Internationalization of HWMInternationalization of HWM

Hummingbird Window Manager (HWM) = Hummingbird’s local Motif-like window manager

Localized version of the HWM that matches the language used by Windows or the language used in Exceed menus and dialogs

Available in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Portuguese

GLX 1.4 SupportGLX 1.4 Support

Exceed 3D is the first in the PC X Server industry to fully support GLX 1.4

It is backward compatible with GLX 1.3 and earlier The new GLX version represents a major breakthrough and

some bold and forward looking changes to the OpenGL and 3D graphics API development

The new versions promise higher performance and better programmability.