Advanced Systems Concepts Unveils ActiveBatch(R) Support For Web Services Programming; Alternative to Existing COM Interface Gives Linux/Unix/OpenVMS Users New Options.BOSTON -- Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. (ASCI ASCI American Society for Clinical Investigation. ), a leading provider of system software solutions that enhance Windows(TM), UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , Linux and OpenVMS systems, announced today that it has created a new Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. add-in to its ActiveBatch job scheduling application. The Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. ) add-in, to be released in mid-June, gives developers a new cross-platform, industry-standard alternative to ActiveBatch's Windows-based COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. architecture, enabling them to manage or program ActiveBatch features regardless of operating environment. ActiveBatch, widely considered to be one of the top batch processing (1) Performing a particular operation automatically on a group of files all at once rather than manually opening, editing and saving one file at a time. For example, graphics software that converts a selection of images from one format to another would be a batch processing utility. and job scheduling solutions for enterprise use, has offered data retrieval support via Web services since mid-2005. The new ActiveBatch add-in extends the application's Web services support to the programming level, enabling access to ActiveBatch Objects, Methods and Properties as well as easy manipulation of ActiveBatch within applications and/or Scripts. "Because ActiveBatch execution agents run on a number of systems including Windows, UNIX, Linux and OpenVMS, it made sense to extend ActiveBatch's programming interface through the SOA model," said Jim Manias, Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Advanced Systems Concepts. "Today's move gives Linux, UNIX and OpenVMS and even Window developers, among others, access to ActiveBatch within their native environments. Now, through the Web services framework, ActiveBatch developers have the most comprehensive and powerful options available to programmatically retrieve, access, manage and submit information across their extended enterprise." Range of Options Using industry-standard protocols, ActiveBatch's new Web services add-in allows developers to direct an application with a similar level of control as through the traditional Windows COM interface upon which ActiveBatch was designed. Two administrative models are offered through Web services: --Simple Command--supports the issuance of single-line URLS via regular HTTP HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. posts, as well as SOAP messages, in order to invoke the most popular ActiveBatch object methods such as Trigger, Enable and Hold. These simple commands can be issued from any Web-enabled device including desktops, PDAs and smart phones; --Full Command--allows more extensive integration of ActiveBatch within an application, including support for the most popular ActiveBatch objects such as Queue, Plan and Job (more objects will be included in upcoming follow-on kits), in order to adjust the system itself. The Full Command model also allows a superset A group of commands or functions that exceed the capabilities of the original specification. Software or hardware components designed for the original specification will also operate with the superset product. However, components designed for the superset will not work with the original. of commands from the Simple Command model. As the first ActiveBatch "consumer" of this technology, a new Java-based cross-platform command line shell, known as ABATCMD (ActiveBatch Command), gives ActiveBatch users the ability to access job scheduling features on supported platforms. The command line allows users to invoke all simple object methods supported by the add-in, and also allows multiple commands to be executed. Availability ActiveBatch's new SOA/Web services add-in is secured using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. technology and is easily installed on any Microsoft IIS server. The add-in supports any operating system that uses TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. as a Web services consumer. The Microsoft .NET framework, along with the ActiveBatch Scheduler administrative client, is required for use. For more information about ASCI's new ActiveBatch SOA add-in, or to obtain the new add-in capability, contact an Advanced Systems Concepts sales representative, email sales@advsyscon.com, or log on to www.advsyscon.com. About Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc.: Headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. offers many software products and options for users of Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Linux, and HP OpenVMS systems. These products provide answers to software developers and system managers with improved system efficiency and utilization. Advanced Systems Concepts today has over 200,000 licenses installed and a worldwide base of customers in 27 countries around the world. Advanced Systems Concepts is a Microsoft Independent Solution Vendor, a HP/Compaq Business Partner, a Sun Catalyst member, an IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Business Partner and an HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. Power Partner. For more information, see the company's website at http://www.advsyscon.com or call (800) 229-2724. Copyright (C) 2006 Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. ActiveBatch is a registered trademark of Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. Other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective firms. |
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