NetSoft Unveils NS/Midrange Client Services 5.1, Adding AnyNet TCP/IP
Support Plus Renex Async/X.25 Windows-to-AS/400 Links.

IRVINE, CA, May 7, 1996 -- Windows-to-AS/400 client/server connectivity
leader NetSoft today announced version 5.1 of their comprehensive
NS/Midrange Client Services software family for Windows 3.x, enhancing the
software suite to provide the broadest AS/400 link support in the
industry.

The new software now provides support for IBM's AnyNet facility, allowing
Advanced Program-to-Program Communications (APPC) over the Internet using
the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networks
directly to AS/400 servers. The TCP/IP protocol is increasingly attractive
for both internet and intranet business infrastructures. NetSoft's TCP/IP
client support is also available for Novell's NetWare for SAA and
Microsoft's SNA Server communication servers.

In addition to numerous enhancements throughout the product line, Version
5.1 of NS/Midrange Client Services also adds native Windows access to
AS/400 host over asynchronous dial-up lines and X.25 packet- switching
networks via Renex Corporation's TMS-4 or RPAD-2 controllers. The Renex
Asynchronous Protocol Driver has now been embedded into the NetSoft/Router
(NS/Router) version 5.1.

NS/Router is the industry-standard Windows router that forms the heart of
the NS/Midrange Client Services family. NS/Router also supports IPX/SPX,
NetBIOS, 802.2/LLC, SDLC and AutoSync links. Other members of the
NS/Midrange Client Services family include NS/Elite for the AS/400,
NS/Folders, NS/Transfer, NS/ODBC, NS/English Wizard, NS/Commander CL,
NS/Queues and NS/Virtual Print.

"AnyNet and Renex support provides our users with even more flexibility in
configuring their client/server networks," said Martin Smith, NetSoft's
Midrange Product Manager. "We already provide the industry's most
comprehensive, flexible set of client services for AS/400 access. Version
5.1 enhancements reinforce our commitment to remain at the forefront of
networking and client/server technology."

TCP/IP connectivity is emerging as a popular alternative for AS/400
client/server environments. NetSoft's support of AnyNet, including the
ability to run APPC and TCP/IP sessions concurrently, will be especially
useful for NS/Midrange Client Services customers who wish to migrate their
APPC applications to TCP/IP networks without sacrificing investments in
APPC technology. Advantages include enhanced portability over a wider
range of network configurations, reduced AS/400 memory requirements, and
more efficient use of processor resources.

The NS/Midrange Client Service 5.1 family consists of nine advanced
software products:

* NS/Router, the de facto standard for Windows-to-AS/400 communications. In
addition to forming the heart of NS/Midrange Client Services, NS/Router is
also licensed by IBM, Novell, Attachmate, Andrew, WRQ, NetManage and many
others who incorporate it into their own connectivity products.

* NS/Elite for the AS/400, an easy-to-use, feature-rich 5250 display and
printer emulator incorporating SQL data extraction capabilities.

* NS/Folders, providing native Windows access to the AS/400 Shared Folders
facility.

* NS/Transfer, providing high-performance SQL data upload and download
capabilities from Windows.

* NS/ODBC, providing Open Data Base Connectivity from Windows.

* NS/English Wizard, providing Windows-to-AS/400 database queries using
casual English statements.

* NS/Commander CL, the only native Windows link to the AS/400 Submit Remote
Command facility.

* NS/Queues, providing Windows access to the AS/400 Data Queues facility
for client/server applications.

* NS/Virtual Print, providing native Windows access to AS/400 print server
facilities.

NS/Midrange Client Services 5.1 are available for immediate delivery from
NetSoft and authorized channel partners. NS/Midrange Bundle, a convenient
package combining the most popular NS/Midrange Client Services, is priced
at $395. NS/Database Access, bundling NS/ODBC, NS/English Wizard and
NS/Router, is priced at $195.

A worldwide connectivity supplier, NetSoft offers a broad range of
PC-to-midrange and PC-to-mainframe software products for Windows 3.X,
Windows NT, Windows 95, OS/2 and DOS. NetSoft's award-winning products are
sold worldwide through a direct sales force and through authorized channel
partners and resellers. NetSoft is headquartered at 31 Technology Drive,
Irvine, California 92718. Phone: (714) 753- 0800 or toll-free (888)
NETSOFT. NetSoft is available electronically at http://www.netsoft.com or
sales @netsoft.com. A fax-back service is available at (714) 450-0757.
 
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