Attachmate Announces Enhanced Solution for Legacy-to-SOA Integration.Verastream Host Integrator 6.5 Delivers Flexible, Secure Platform Support, Helps Customers Move Rapidly into the 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. Business Era SEATTLE -- Furthering its support for service oriented architecture (SOA)-based mainframe integration, Attachmate Corporation today announced the worldwide availability of Verastream([R]) Host Integrator 6.5, its industry-leading solution for access to mainframe data and logic. Enhanced flexibility for the generation of new web-based user interfaces, as well as support for the latest 64-bit hardware and software platforms, strengthen the comprehensive Verastream suite of mainframe-, desktop- and web-based integration offerings, and provide customers with a faster, easier and more secure way to maximize the value of their mainframe assets as they adopt an SOA. A low-risk, low-cost approach to legacy-to-SOA integration, Verastream Host Integrator transforms the full range of legacy applications into SOA assets by exposing business processes as 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. , XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. , Java, and .NET components that can be mixed, matched, and reused. No changes to mainframe-application code are required. By allowing companies to leverage their existing development skills, familiar IT tools and proven mainframe investments, Verastream not only allows companies to move into the SOA business era faster, driving business productivity and lower IT costs, it also allows companies to access mainframe data and logic from PCs and a variety of mobile and handheld devices. "Verastream helps customers take full advantage of their legacy assets as they move to embrace new technology platforms, such as service-enablement for SOA and remote, mobile access to business critical information," said Eric Varness, vice president of marketing at Attachmate. "For this reason we have added support for many new platforms, including Microsoft Vista See Windows Vista. , as well as 64-bit hardware and software platforms. Additionally, Verastream provides support for the latest Java application A Java program that is run stand alone. The Java Virtual Machine in the client or server is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java applet. See servlet. infrastructure standards and accommodates the most preferred and secure methods of interacting with J2EE applications." Security Recognizing that mainframes, iSeries (AS/400) and other host systems often contain some of the most business-critical and confidential company data, the latest version of Verastream Host Integrator secures end-to-end communication through encrypted communications between the client and mainframe. In addition to leveraging user security settings on local runtime servers or using Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (protocol) Lightweight Directory Access Protocol - (LDAP) A protocol for accessing on-line directory services. LDAP was defined by the IETF in order to encourage adoption of X.500 directories. (LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. ), 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. public key cryptography An encryption method that uses a two-part key: a public key and a private key. To send an encrypted message to someone, you use the recipient's public key, which can be sent to you via regular e-mail or made available on any public Web site or venue. ensures the protection of data passed between client web applications and the Verastream runtime server. Flexibility/Ease of Use Verastream Host Integrator further streamlines the cumbersome interaction with traditional host applications' interfaces by providing both developers and non-developers with complete control over the customization and automatic generation of new web-based user interfaces. Verastream Host Integrator also simplifies the building of large applications by offering a simple method for controlling the look and feel of dynamic content, while accommodating the extended capabilities of advanced web sites. Whether working within an IBM Mainframe IBM mainframes, though perceived as synonymous with mainframe computers in general due to their marketshare, are now technically and specifically IBM's line of business computers that can all trace their design evolution to the IBM System/360. , 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) iSeries (AS/400), Unix, HP OpenVMS or HP e3000 environment, Verastream Host Integrator enables the full range of mainframe-based legacy applications to participate in SOAs. Attachmate customers Avis France, Balboa Insurance Group, Bankhaus Neelmeyer, Canal+, Cooper Booth Wholesale, Credit Agricole, First American First American may refer to:
NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. America, among others, have all selected Attachmate Verastream as their SOA-based host integration platform of choice. For example, Cooper Booth Wholesale, one of the nation's top 25 leading convenience-store wholesale distributors, is using Verastream Host Integrator to extend its UNIX legacy assets for use in a new web-based customer system. "Instead of having to rewrite an interface and go out to the web with it, Verastream simply lets us select and web-enable the functionality we need from our order system," said Becky Rhoads, IT manager for Cooper Booth Wholesale. "I also like Verastream's versatility in terms of putting services on the Web using .NET or JavaBeans, because we typically outsource our Web development." Platform Support Verastream offers the unique ability to run on both middle tier (1) Generally refers to the processing that takes place in an application server that sits between the user's machine and the database server. The middle tier server performs the business logic. See application server and client/server. platforms such as Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 2003, UNIX and Linux, as well as directly on the mainframe. With enhanced platform support, including AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. and Linux support for the IBM mainframe, this latest version provides ultimate flexibility around deployment and architecture options by allowing customers to leverage the security, performance and scalability the mainframe platform is known for. As the standard continues to shift to 64-bit hardware, Verastream Host Integrator 6.5 allows developers to leverage the latest hardware advancements with added support for 64-bit Microsoft Windows, UNIX and Linux platforms. As 64-bit hardware becomes the standard, Verastream is ready to leverage these hardware advancements. To learn more about Verastream Host Integrator 6.5, or to download an evaluation copy of the new solution, please visit www.attachmate.com/en-US/Evals/Verastream.htm. About Verastream Verastream Host Integrator is part of the Verastream legacy integration suite, a complete range of mainframe, web and desktop modernization tools built to speed the reuse of legacy application investments. Verastream delivers the full spectrum of basic rejuvenation Rejuvenation Aeson in extreme old age, restored to youth by Medea. [Rom. Myth.: LLEI, I: 322] apples of perpetual youth by tasting the golden apples kept by Idhunn, the gods preserved their youth. [Scand. Myth. to customized presentation and sophisticated high-performance integration. Verastream-generated services can be mixed, matched and reused to extend legacy functionality to new applications or users. No code changes to legacy applications are required. Attachmate([R]) Verastream software works collaboratively or as a stand-alone tool along with the company's integration, legacy access, security and management products, enabling companies to extend the use of existing IT investments while adopting valuable new technologies to improve their businesses. About Attachmate Attachmate, owned by an investment group led by Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital and Thoma Cressey Equity Partners, enables IT organizations to extend mission critical services and assures they are managed, secure and compliant. Attachmate's leading solutions include host connectivity, systems and security management, and PC lifecycle management. Our goal is to empower IT organizations to deliver trusted applications, manage service levels, and ensure compliance by leveraging knowledge, automation and secured connectivity. For more information, visit www.attachmate.com. Copyright [c] 2007 Attachmate Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Attachmate, the Attachmate logo and Verastream are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Attachmate Corporation, in the USA and other countries. All other trademarks, trade names, or company names referenced herein are used for identification only and are the property of their respective owners. |
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