WRQ, Inc. 32-Bit 3270 Emulator Competitive Evaluation WRQ Reflection for IBM version 6.10 – Attachmate EXTRA! Personal Client version 6.2
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Document Number: 7281
Publication Date: 6/23/1997
Page Count: 4
Abstract
WRQ, Inc. commissioned The Tolly :Group to compare the 3270 emulator performance of WRQ’s Reflection for IBM version 6.10 with that of Attachmate Corp.’s EXTRA! Personal Client version 6.2. The Tolly Group tested four areas of 3270 performance which represent common day-to-day functions of a 3270 user: File transfer, 3270 interactive, graphics, and HLLAPI. The Tolly Group conducted a series of performance benchmarks be- tween a PC running the 3270 emulator software under test and an IBM SNA host across three different network transports: 802.2/DLC (native SNA), via Microsoft SNA Server over TCP/IP, and via Novell NetWare for SAA over IPX. Testing was performed in April-May of 1997.
The test results show that WRQ’s Reflection for IBM delivers better performance than Attachmate’s EXTRA! Personal Client in a variety of network environments. Specifically, WRQ delivers faster file uploads and downloads in all configurations tested, faster 3270 interactive performance across both SNA Server and NetWare for SAA, faster 3270 graphics across both SNA Server and 802.2/DLC, and significantly faster HLLAPI performance in all test configurations.