MQSoftware Debuts DataFlow Studio -- A New Product Suite That Provides Enterprise Dataflow for One-To-Any Application Integration.Business Editors & Technology Writers Transaction and Messaging Conference 2002 MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2002 DataFlow Studio Provides an Efficient, Orderly Transition from Existing Point Solutions and Legacy Applications Using WebSphere MQ e-business Infrastructure Software MQSoftware, Inc., a leading provider of EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) Refers to various techniques used to share data and business processes in large enterprises. When companies acquire another organization, disparate information systems have to be made to work together. and middleware messaging application solutions for 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) WebSphere(R) MQ-based messaging products, announced today that it has introduced DataFlow Studio(TM) -- a flexible integration suite of products that manages and executes enterprise dataflow for one-to-any application integration. DataFlow Studio is a proven set of technologies that capitalizes on middleware messaging and broker technologies, enabling customers to dramatically accelerate deployment times and reduce overall application maintenance costs. The product will debut next week at the Transaction and Messaging Conference April 7-10, 2002, in Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. . "Our new offering, DataFlow Studio, provides a common interface or on-ramp to the data highway," said Dr. David L. Ching For the Chinese surname Ching 程, see . For the Chinese dynasty, see . The ching (Thai: ฉิ่ง; sometimes romanized as chhing) are small bowl-shaped finger cymbals of thick and heavy bronze, with a broad rim commonly used in Cambodia and , chief technical officer at MQSoftware, Inc. "DataFlow Studio gives customers a flexible, yet robust set of tools to adapt, transform and orchestrate the movement of data to help facilitate the enterprise integration process. DataFlow Studio provides an orderly transition from a custom-developed, `point-to-point' solutions, to a hybrid solution that includes the benefits of IBM's WebSphere MQ message brokers to make substantial use of the systems that are already in place." Major drivers for a more efficient dataflow integration solution include companies with merger and acquisition data integration issues, new initiatives like e-business and Web applications, as well as highly visible customer relationship management and supply chain management applications. As a result of these new application requirements, many IT organizations need a solution to address the movement of data from one application to another, i.e., merging important client records in the case of a merger or acquisition, or setting up a Web business application that has legacy product information. The introduction of MQSoftware's DataFlow Studio product line is in response to customer demand for a packaged solution that solves the problem of managing the flow of a company's business critical information from various applications across the enterprise. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. market estimates, the largest IT organizations in the world spend about $24 billion annually to enable business critical systems to communicate data and drive business processes. MQSoftware's DataFlow Studio solution seeks to provide a reliable, faster method where a common interface from a source application can be mapped to any other common interface in the target application. According to Steve Craggs, founder and president of Saint Consulting, Ltd, "DataFlow Studio, MQSoftware's new offering, is a set of tools for immediate use, capable of fitting in easily with current environments by solving many of today's challenging integration needs quickly. MQSoftware is pointing to DataFlow Studio as a means to get quick returns while at the same time making it easy to adopt vendor's EAI solutions, particularly those based on the IBM WebSphere MQ family of products. DataFlow Studio offers a way for organizations to incrementally evolve their systems in a non-intrusive way." DataFlow Studio Highlights DataFlow Studio is a set of tools available for immediate use, capable of fitting in easily with current environments. In the implementation of any business process in an enterprise, whether explicitly defined through business process modeling tools, or implicitly defined through accepted business procedures, there are four major functions that have to be satisfied and are provided by DataFlow Studio. These functions include data transport, data transformation, application orchestration orchestration Art of choosing which instruments to use for a given piece of music. The sections of the orchestra historically were separate ensembles: the stringed instruments for indoors, the woodwind instruments for outdoors, the horns for hunting, and trumpets and drums and adaptation. Each of these functions is important in realizing the benefits of orchestrating business processes throughout the enterprise, whether implicitly or explicitly defined. As opposed to costly and inflexible "point-to-point" application integration processes through custom application development, DataFlow Studio provides a simple, easy transition. Its scalable and flexible "one-to-any" enterprise integration approach provides a common interface from a source application that can be mapped to any other common interface in the target application or can be updated in databases. DataFlow Studio offers a comprehensive range of functionality to address many initial EAI projects including: Data movement tools -- Assured file delivery, messaging support, bridging technology to integrate existing file-oriented systems to modern message-based ones; Data transformation tools -- Enabling formats of information to be adjusted based on the needs of applications being integrated; Operational tools -- Job scheduling In a large computer, establishing a job queue to run a sequence of programs over any period of time such as a single shift, a full day, etc. , automated events, event-handling, notification, remote administration and operations, systems monitoring and management; Packaged components to ease integration -- special adapters for particular environments, such as support for WebSphere MQ products, SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. and TCP/IP-based file transfer, File-to-Message and Message-to-File operations, ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. databases and email. DataFlow Studio is a packaged solution consisting of components that can be used stand-alone or together with other components. Capabilities include a multi-platform file transfer facility; job scheduler A job scheduler is an enterprise software application that is in charge of unattended background executions, commonly known for historical reasons as batch processing. They may also be known as Distributed Resource Management Systems (DRMS) or and event monitor/handler; remote administration tool A Remote administration tool is used to remotely connect and manage a single or multiple computers with a variety of tools, such as:
Pricing and Availability DataFlow Studio is shipping immediately and pricing starts at $25,000 for the WebSphere MQ Integrator platform. About MQSoftware, Inc. MQSoftware, founded in 1996 is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota “Minneapolis” redirects here. For other uses, see Minneapolis (disambiguation). Minneapolis (pronounced IPA: /ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/) is the largest city in the U.S. , and is one of the leading worldwide suppliers of messaging middleware Software that provides an interface between applications, allowing them to send data back and forth to each other asynchronously. Data sent by one program can be stored in a queue and then forwarded to the receiving program when it becomes available to process it. application software, consulting and training solutions that focus on the IBM WebSphere MQ (MQSeries) family. MQSoftware is the fastest growing middleware technology company in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. based on Deloitte & Touche's Technology 2001's Fast 500 list. MQSoftware's family of solutions includes the award-winning Q Pasa!(R) product that enables organizations to monitor and manage the messaging database and business process layers within the middleware environment. MQSoftware's customers include Delta Dental Delta Dental is the largest and oldest dental plan system in the United States. The Delta Dental Plans Association is comprised of 39 independent Delta Dental member companies operating in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. , Eli Lilly Eli Lilly can refer to:
ZDF Z-Firm Document Folder ZDF Zone Definition File , Vodafone, John Lewis and Mitsubishi Trading. MQSoftware has regional offices located throughout North America, and international offices and business partners throughout Europe and Asia/Pacific. For more information visit, www.mqsoftware.com or call 1-800-998-2858 in North America or call +44 (0) 1483 295400 internationally. MQSoftware and DataFlow Studio are trademarks and Q Pasa! is a registered trademark of MQSoftware, Inc. IBM, WebSphere and MQSeries are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. All other tradenames are the property of their respective owner. |
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