Farabi Technology and Barr Systems Ally to Deliver Integrated Mainframe Technology

Montreal,Canada-Farabi Technology, an innovator in web-to-host connectivity, announces a strategic alliance with Barr Systems, a Gainsville, Florida-based manufacturer of high performance data communication products. Together, the two companies will work toward integrating Farabi’s web-to-host gateway, HostFront®, with Barr Systems’ ESCON® and Bus & Tag channel-attached products for connections to IBM mainframes. The integrated end-to-end solution will also include Microsoft® BackOffice® products, Windows NT Server 4.0, SNA Server and Internet Information Server.

"Our customers tell us that they want to provide access to mainframe applications and data via the web," says Paul Morse, SNA Server Product Manager at Microsoft. "We are pleased to see Barr Systems and Farabi Technology team up and include Microsoft SNA Server to offer web-to-host solutions that address the remote access and e-commerce needs of organizations."

With their alliance, Farabi Technology and Barr Systems will be providing business partners the opportunity to deliver a fully integrated solution to web-enable their host applications using a completely manufacturer-certified environment. Sales incentives for business partners and integrated support for end users will also result from the alliance.

"Providing the most reliable connections to the mainframe is an important part of our company's mission statement," says Gabriel Schwartzman, Barr Systems' General Manager. "Farabi's innovative web-to-host access products represent exactly the kind of products we like to see brought together with our state-of-the-art mainframe channel-attachment solutions. The end customers are undoubtedly the biggest winners in this alliance."

"We're extremely optimistic about our alliance with Barr Systems," says Charles Machalani, Farabi's Business Development Manager. "Farabi released a web-to-mainframe connectivity solution this year so our markets now intersect. We're looking forward to a partnership that will benefit our business partners and end user community alike."

About Barr Systems

Barr Systems, Inc. leads the industry in design, manufacture, and support of high-performance data communications products. Its PC-based software and hardware products provide solutions to Fortune 1000 organizations for enterprise-wide connectivity and printing. Incorporated in 1978, Barr Systems celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. The company serves an international customer base that has installed more than 32,000 products. For more information about Barr Systems and its full range of connectivity and high-speed printing solutions, call 800-BARR-SYS, or 1-352-491-3100 or visit the Barr web site at http://www.barrsys.com.

About Farabi

Founded in 1986, Farabi Technology Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets advanced 3270 and 5250 connectivity solutions. Farabi’s connectivity solutions are implemented in major corporations and organizations worldwide. For information about Farabi products, call 1-800-565-3455 or 514-332-3455, or visit Farabi's web site at http://www.farabi.com.