Complete mainframe and AS/400 connectivity
Windows 3.x, Windows 9x, and Windows NT.

Product Overview

NS/Portfolio 3.1 Enterprise meets the Windows^® PC user's need to access IBM^® mainframe and AS/400 applications and data while providing administrators with powerful tools for client manageability. NS/Portfolio Enterprise is a complete set of 3270 and 5250 clients for Microsoft^® Windows 3.x, Windows 9x, and Windows NT 4.0 combined into a single product designed for multi-generation Windows environments. NS/Portfolio Enterprise makes it easy to migrate from Windows 3.x to Windows 9x or NT 4.0, since everything you need comes in one box. Microsoft and IBM API compatibility provide third-party application support and powerful migration aids.

NS/Portfolio Enterprise provides a link-independent implementation supporting a wide range of host connections for LAN and WAN environments. These connections include TCP/IP, 802.2, IPX/SPX, Coax, Async, SDLC, AutoSync, and many more.

NS/Portfolio Enterprise includes these clients:

NS/Portfolio for Mainframe meets the Windows PC user's need to access IBM mainframe applications and data. NS/Portfolio combines NetManage's most popular 3270 client for Windows 3.x, Windows 9x, and Windows NT 4.0, in a single-license package specifically designed for multi-generation Windows environments. It includes: NS/ElitePlus^® for Mainframe, NS/Elite^® for Mainframe, and NS/3270^®.

NS/Portfolio for AS/400 combines the most commonly used 16- and 32-bit midrange client services into one manageable package. Additionally, with OpenWizard and OpenWrite, users can easily download AS/400 data directly into an Excel spreadsheet or into Microsoft Word. The following traditional AS/400 clients are also included and more fully featured than ever: NS/Router, NS/Transfer, NS/Elite 5250 display and print emulation, NS/Folders, NS/Queues, NS/ODBC R/O and R/W, NS/Utilities, and NS/Commander CL.

NS/Portfolio Toolbox provides software development tools, tutorials, and sample applications. These tools allow for rapid development of custom, Windows-based applications accessing data from and enabling Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) to existing IBM mainframe or AS/400 host applications.

NS/Portfolio Manager provides a powerful set of facilities to install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot remote NS/Portfolio clients from a central desktop.