UltraEmulator

Terminal Emulation solutions to enable airlines' access to their host DCSs and other mainframe applications

Key benefits

Cost effective solution for host mainframe access from any PC
Easy installation
Easy and minimal maintenance

Key features

UltraEmulator provides access to airlines host mainframe systems
Provides a single access point to multiple airline host systems
Gateway application supports connections from other vendors' applications
Gateways support deployment at a central location for global access by an airline
Development kit available

Overview

UltraEmulator consists of airline Terminal Emulation software together with an Ultra VTA Gateway. The Emulator software can be installed on a PC workstation or for a CUTE environment, on a Fileserver and communicates with the Gateway application using TCP/IP.

UltraEmulator allows any PC to connect over a LAN/WAN to a host mainframe system and to operate like a mainframe terminal, supporting all types of airline printers and firmware. It also provides many additional value-added tools and features, such as an enhanced storage and management of Teletype messages, 4 way split screen. Each one capable of having its own address and each one capable of accessing a different host.

Ultra also offers a Developers' SDK (Software Development Kit). This provides an airline the flexibility to develop their own applications with host mainframe connectivity. Airline protocols supported:

ALC/1024b
UTS/1024c
AX.25
TCP/IP

UltraEmulator and VTA Gateway have been deployed worldwide, and with a wide selection of airline customers and host types, including:

UNISYS (UTS)

Air China
LAN
Hainan Airways

IBM (ALC)

Aer Lingus
Air Jamaica
Air Malta
Alitalia
British Airways
Comair
Delta
Emirates
FlyBe
Gulf Air
Kuwait Airways
Olympic
Qatar Airways
Royal Brunei
Saudia Arabian Arlines
Singapore Airways
Sri Lankan Airways
Thai Airways
United Airlines