Personal Communications

Comprehensive connectivity and access to host data

IBM® Personal Communications is a host communication and terminal emulation package for Microsoft® Windows® that features virtual terminal (VT) emulation, systems network architecture (SNA) application support, integration and connectivity. Personal Communications is a key component of IBM Host Access Client Package and IBM Rational® Host Integration Solution.

Personal Communications provides a platform for traditional access to data and applications on different host systems.

Delivers one solution for host access to your mission-critical business systems.
Gives you a more secure network for transmitting mission-critical data.
Provides development support for added flexibility and extension of network investments.
Boosts user productivity with time-saving utilities.

Delivers one solution for host access

Replaces outdated, disparate communications tools with one solution for access to mainframe applications and data.
Handles a wide variety of protocols, including ISDN, High-Performance Routing (HPR), SNA, TN3270(e), TN5250 and IP, for extensive network integration.
Provides SNA interfaces for logical unit applications (LUA), advanced program-to-program communications (APPC) and common programming interface for communications (CPI-C) on the Microsoft Windows platform.

Gives you a more secure network

Offers a fast, secure connection to employees, customers, suppliers and trading partners. Supports Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS).
Allows you to configure Personal Communications to connect to only SSL-enabled servers with support for load-balancing Service Location Protocol (SLP).
Provides a secure FTP client for transport of data over SSL connections.

Provides development support

Supports Microsoft Visual Basic automation objects and VBScript, helping to preserve your future investments.
Offers extensive application programming interface (API) support, including Emulator High-Level Language Applications Programming Interface (EHLLAPI), through programming languages such as C++ and Java®.
Helps you capitalize on existing investments and extend applications to web-based technologies.

Boosts user productivity

Includes productivity tools such as Scratch Pad, Quick Connect, Find Text, and copy and paste options to augment the usability of the original green screen application.
Provides multilingual support, including double-byte character set (DBCS) languages, euro sign support, and extensive keyboard and code-page support.

Personal Communications resources

Trial software: IBM Personal Communications
Download a 60-day trial of IBM Personal Communications software at no cost.

Data sheet: Host Access Client Package (311KB)
Learn more about the features and benefits of the Host Access Client Package.

Announcement letter: IBM Host Access Client Package
Read about the latest release of the Host Access Client Package, which includes IBM Personal Communications software.