CrossAccess' eXadas Data Integrator to Streamline On-Line Orders for Neckermann; Dynamic Mainframe Data Integration for New Ordering System.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2002 CrossAccess Corporation, a leader in legacy data integration, today announced that Neckermann B.V., a Netherlands-based home-shopping network, has adopted eXadas(TM) Data Integrator as the enabling technology behind a new on-line order entry system. Neckermann has unveiled a new application that allows on-line orders for their Web-based product catalog. eXadas Data Integrator (XDI (XRI Data Interchange) An emerging OASIS standard for data exchange and synchronization on the Internet. XDI is based on the OASIS XRI digital identifier standard for i-names and i-numbers (see XRI and i-name for details). ) has enabled rapid deployment of the new Java application without the need for mainframe-based programming or maintenance of data access routines. The application manages the Web ordering process and XDI provides seamless bi-directional access to their IDMS See CA-IDMS and IDMSX. 1. (language, database) IDMS - A pictorial query language, an extension of Sequel2. ["A Management System for an Integrated Database of Pictures and Alphanumeric Data", G.Y. Tang, Computer Graphics Image Processing 16:270-286 (1981)]. database. Prior to implementation of the new system, orders had to be submitted as emails. Neckermann staff processed the orders by re-keying details into a 3270 IDMS application. Beyond the expense and manual labor of the old system, real-time order processing was impossible. Now orders are processed automatically and immediately. eXadas technology bridges the gap between legacy data sources and the modern applications and networks that must access core business information. Data stored in IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. , IDMS, DB2, Adabas, Datacom/DB and VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method) An IBM access method for storing data, widely used in IBM mainframes. It uses the B+tree method for organizing data. VSAM - Virtual Storage Access Method files can be dynamically integrated with applications through JDBC (Java DataBase Connectivity) A programming interface that lets Java applications access a database via the SQL language. Since Java interpreters (Java Virtual Machines) are available for all major client platforms, this allows a platform-independent database SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. read and write commands. "Neckermann shares the challenges of many large organizations in that they must rely on mainframe technologies as strategic platforms to Internet-based business systems," said George Langan, president CrossAccess Corporation. "eXadas quickly unlocks these valuable 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) OS/390-based data stores for direct access by today's e-business applications." About CrossAccess Corporation CrossAccess Corporation is the leading provider of legacy data integration for enterprise-wide e-business initiatives. The CrossAccess product eXadas Data Integrator provides seamless read/write access to all mainframe relational and non-relational data. Its software is specifically designed to help companies navigate the many paths to e-business and accelerate e-business applications. CrossAccess maintains strategic relationships with BEA BEA - Basic programming Environment for interactive-graphical Applications, from Siemens-Nixdorf. , IBM, Sagent, Metagon Technologies, Software AG and other infrastructure and database vendors. Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., CrossAccess is on the Web at www.crossaccess.com. CrossAccess products are distributed in Europe by Formula OpenSoft, www.formulaopensoft.com. |
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