1.
Quality IBM Midrange products
for the corporate market since
1990

2.
A new emulation product from
BOSaNOVA

3.
 Emulation product targeted to companies that need
mass access to their AS-400 by remote or local
users / agents
 Central data-based management
 Secured data link
 Low COO (Cost of Ownership)
 Based on world-class BOSaNOVA emulation
 Excellent Hebrew support
 Unparalleled printer emulation

4.
 Secure connection to the AS/400 by external users
via SSH server
 Internal AS/400 based secured SSH or an external
server (Linux or Windows)
 Initial silent installation
 Silent software and configuration updates
 Easy, secure central management
of users and PCs

5.
Office External World
Remote
Firewall
Client
SSH Server Remote
Client
AS/400
In-office Manager
Client Server
Remote
Client

6.
 Enterprise client configuration performed by sys
admin on the server
 Easy configuration tool for sys admin
 First-time one click client installation
 Client software and configuration updates are
transparent to users

7.
 System administrator can modify client configuration on
the server at any time
 Users may be grouped by profiles
 Software updates
◦ new full installs, or module replacements, can be
prepared on the sever for automatic, transparent and
silent deployment
 Configuration and software updates are downloaded
and updated once the client access the server

8.
 Enable central management for the Enterprise
entities
 Friendly and easy to use interface for defining
Users, PCs, User groups and PC groups
 Manages Software and Configuration updates
 Handles assigning updates to users or to PCs
 Assigns Policies for users or user groups

9.
 All users in a user group share configuration and
policy definitions
 All PCs in a PC group share software
versions
 Each entity can be a member of one group

10.
 The manager enables blocking of malicious or
unknown entities from connecting to the AS/400
 Users may be restricted to connecting from a
certain PC or a PC group
 By definition user might be disabled from
connecting to the host, if not confirmed by the
server (e.g., if server is down)

11.
 MySQL or Microsoft SQL Server database may be
used for storing the management data
 MySQL is a free license product widely used by data
management applications
 If using Microsoft SQL Server customer is
responsible for database install and maintenance.

12.
 SSH is a protocol that uses public key cryptography to
transfer data securely over insecure networks
 Port forwarding / Tunneling:
◦ SSH protocol includes a feature called "Port Forwarding",
or "Tunneling"
◦ Can be used to provide secure access to other services
that do not normally encrypt data during transmission
◦ When connecting to SSH session we can configure the
session to “Forward” our application port through the
encrypted SSH link

13.
 SSH server generates a secure tunnel between user and
the host
 All communication from external users is directed
through the server
 A single port serves all external users
 The server forwards the communication to the
appropriate host ports
 Users do not have a direct access to the host and can
access pre-defined ports only

14.
 Linux based SSH server
 Optional industrial grade preconfigured 2U 19”
rack-mountable server is supplied by BOSaNOVA
 Windows-based SSH server is optional (Windows
Open SSH is limited to 50 concurrent users)
 Optionally, the SSH server can be installed on the
AS/400

15.
SSH VPN
 SSH limits the external  VPN configuration may
user access to a require more effort
specific service only initially
 With SSH, user does  VPN licenses cost
not have access to the money
entire network
 SSH is easy to install,
on both client and
server

16.
 BOSaNOVA Enterprise Client install can support
upgrade configuration definitions from older
products installed on the same PC.
 We support upgrade from:
◦ BOSaNOVA Secure
◦ BOSaNOVA TCP/IP
◦ Advanced Sever for SAA.