Pragma Systems Joins Microsoft’s Mainframe Migration Alliance

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Pragma Systems Helps Connect Legacy Users to Microsoft Windows

AUSTIN, Texas, April 23, 2009 — Pragma Systems, a leading provider of enterprise-class remote access and security software for Windows Server and Windows Mobile, announced that it joined the Microsoft’s Mainframe Migration Alliance (MMA). Pragma joins a group of companies that are working together to help customers migrate workloads from legacy mainframe systems onto the Microsoft platform. The Alliance represents a group of companies that have their interests aligned in making legacy modernization easier and more efficient for customers.

Customers that have been using mainframe systems for years for remote administration, management, and file transfer capabilities now have an option for Windows servers to assume these roles. Pragma Systems’ secure connectivity and management software options, Pragma Fortress SSH Server and Pragma Telnet Server, ease the strain that companies experience when trying to connect to remote computers for file transfer, systems management and running applications. Pragma’s technology is deployed in the majority of the Fortune 500, and is widely valued for it’s reliability, scalabilty and feature rich functionality.

“We are extremely pleased to become a member of Microsoft’s Mainframe Migration Alliance,” said Andrew Tull, vice president of sales and marketing for Pragma Systems. “Our participation in this program allows Pragma the opportunity to further augment Microsoft’s capabilities in providing a single source for secure, easy-to-use, scalable and reliable remote access and file transfer solutions across a wide variety of different customers and their complex legacy systems. Over the years, Pragma has been helping customers migrate from mainframe class servers to Windows server base scaleable solutions maintaining the same high performance level. Expanding our status with the Microsoft team enables Pragma to enhance awareness with Microsoft and within their customer base.”

Pragma Fortress SSH is an enterprise grade SSH and SFTP server for the Windows Server operating system and both 64-bit and 32-bit versions are Certified for Windows Server 2008. Fortress SSH allows secure remote access and secure SFTP and SCP file transfer. Pragma Fortress SSH Server for Windows uses patent-pending technology to deliver the full power of advanced shells like Windows PowerShell. Pragma Telnet Server provides application delivery and remote access using Telnet protocol which is widely deployed in the supply chain, retail and warehouse-management industry. Pragma SSH ClientSuite and PocketVT provide the client access software for desktops and Windows Mobile devices. Using Pragma’s product suite, customers have a reliable way to build or migrate enterprise class solutions. Leveraging Pragma’s Itanium platform support, customers can build the most scalable solution and attain mainframe class performance using Windows Servers.

About Pragma Systems, Inc.

Pragma Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise class remote access and security software for Microsoft Windows and Windows Mobile platforms and is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. Pragma is an industry leader in Secure Shell and Telnet technology and offers the most popular SSH and Telnet servers for Windows and industrial grade SSH clients for desktops (Fortress ClientSuite) and handhelds (Pragma PocketVT). Pragma’s solutions are available across all Windows platforms, including the Itanium servers. The company’s end-to-end solutions of servers and clients on the desktop and mobile devices provide highly secure access to corporate supply chain, CRM, distribution and warehouse applications over wireless, Bluetooth, LAN, WAN and mobile networks. For more information, contact Pragma Systems, Inc., 512-219-7270; email: pragma@pragmasys.com; visit our website at http://www.pragmasys.com.

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• Pragma Systems Joins the Itanium Solutions Alliance - July 10th, 2009
• Pragma Systems Joins the Microsoft Midrange Alliance Program - April 28th, 2009

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