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Eicon Announces DEC & UNIX Host Support In Its AVIVA For Desktops 8.20

Support for Integrated Multi-host Access, Printing and Windows 2000 Round Out Eicon’s Full-function Desktop Connectivity Solution

LAS VEGAS, NETWORLD + INTEROP (Booth #6329), May 8, 2000 — Eicon Technology (TSE: EIC), a global leader in remote access solutions, today released Aviva® for Desktops™ 8.20, the latest version of its widely acclaimed full-function host access solution.

Through its support for multiple host types, Aviva for Desktops 8.20 enables corporations with heterogeneous host environments to provide one integrated solution through which to access host-based business logic and data. Supporting IBM mainframe, midrange and now DEC and UNIX hosts, Aviva for Desktops 8.20 provides the most comprehensive solution upon which enterprises can standardize their multi-host access requirements.

"Corporate growth, increasingly as a result of mergers and acquisitions, is creating new challenges for extending access to mission critical data and business logic now stored on a mix of host systems," stated Jean-François Levesque, Director of Eicon’s Host Access Business Unit. "Because Aviva for Desktops shares one common code and API set, corporations, their users and systems integrators are provided with common user and programming interfaces across all platforms. This greatly reduces learning curves, increases the comfort and ease of obtaining essential data, and improves productivity and user satisfaction levels. Aviva for Desktops’ customers have peace of mind as they grow their infrastructures and migrate to newer IP networks."

"With Aviva for Desktops, we have the comfort of knowing that we can access different host types for various management-related applications for the College. Aviva for Desktops’ common user interface and fully integrated functionality streamlines the ability to access mission-critical data, regardless of the host," commented Benoit Desjardins, Systems Analyst at the Montreal-based College, CEGEP du Vieux Montréal. "I was thoroughly impressed by the simplicity of Aviva's interface as well as its powerful and flexible management features. All-in-all, Aviva for Desktops is an excellent platform for developing and accessing the applications we rely on." Other new features include support for Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Client and Server operating systems, support for DEC, Linux and UNIX display emulation through the standard Telnet connection type, and full support for the latest TN3270E and TN5250E enhancements being implemented by IBM and Cisco.

Aviva for Desktops 8.20 integrates with the Aviva family of host access products to provide the first step toward transitioning from SNA to IP networks, paving the way for e-business, e-commerce and wireless host access. For more information on Eicon’s Aviva for Desktops 8.20, please visit the product Web page at http://www.eicon.com/aviva8/.

The Aviva Family – Next Generation Host Access

The Aviva Family offers the most comprehensive range of PC-to-host connectivity products for delivering host information on-demand to your desktop, Web browser or mobile device via SNA, IP or WAP networks. The Aviva Family consists of Aviva for Desktops, Aviva for Terminal Servers™ , Aviva Web-to-Host Server™ , Aviva for Java™ , and Aviva HostPrint Server™ , offering a choice of flexible solutions for secure host access for any connectivity model. Eicon’s Aviva Family features Aviva HotConnect™ , a patent-pending "configure once – detect automatically" technology that provides secure, automatic migration from SNA to IP networks, and ensures failsafe connectivity.

Eicon Technology Corporation

Eicon Technology Corporation is a worldwide provider of remote access products for personal computers. The Company develops, markets and supports hardware and software products for connecting network servers and desktop and notebook PCs to corporate networks, host computers and the Internet. Its products are sold in more than 80 countries through a network of certified channel partners and Original Equipment Manufacturers. Eicon Technology shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "EIC." Information about Eicon and its products is available at http://www.eicon.com.

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