Kirkland, Washington-based Wall Data Inc and San Jose, California-based Cisco Systems Inc have announced an agreement under which Wall Data will incorporate Cisco’s Native Client Interface Architecture in its Rumba software products. According to Wall Data, by taking advantage of Cisco’s TCP/IP encapsulation for SNA, the new Wall Data product capability will enable client workstations to send SNA data over TCP/IP internetworks. Under the deal, the Rumba range will be enhanced by implementing Cisco’s architecture, a component of Cisco’s Internetwork Operating System. This will give users of Rumba access to all native SNA applications, information and services over a TCP/IP internetwork, and serve remote users accessing SNA hosts via dial-in local area network products, says Wall Data. The company says that it plans to incorporate Native Client Interface Architecture support in Rumba for the Mainframe, Rumba for the AS/400, Rumba for Database Access, and Rumba Office by the first quarter of next year. Terms of the deal have not been revealed.
