Software AG Introduces SOA Gateway as First New Release Within Adabas 2006 Product Line.RESTON, Va. -- Adabas 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. Gateway Lets Developers Access Adabas Data Using Their Familiar Environment, Including Java/Eclipse, .NET and AJAX Software AG, Inc. today announced the availability of a Service-Oriented Architecture See SOA. (SOA) gateway as part of its new Adabas 2006 product line. Adabas SOA Gateway lets developers access Adabas 2006 data using their familiar environment - including Java/Eclipse, .NET and AJAX - without any previous knowledge of Adabas or the mainframe. Using Adabas SOA Gateway, developers can reduce the time and cost associated with bringing valuable Adabas assets into an SOA. Adabas SOA Gateway installs on the same platform that is running Adabas. It requires no client-side footprint, nor does it require any coding by the client-side developer. Instead, the Adabas administrator defines the data to be exposed directly from Adabas to the development platform. This capability eliminates the need to build a proprietary connectivity "bridge" from Adabas to Java or .NET. 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. Dale Vecchio, Research Vice President, Gartner Inc., "Best-in-class organizations will treat mainframe applications as a strong source of business services and will evolve them to better granularity in support of today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. needs." Supports Open Source and 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. Adabas SOA Gateway supports the Eclipse open source development environment, allowing the Adabas administrator and the client-side developer to work in the same environment. For example, Service Data Objects (SDOs) defined in the Adabas SOA Gateway can be tested, versioned and maintained in an open source Concurrent Version System (CVS (1) (Concurrent Versions System) A version control system for Unix that was initially developed as a series of shell scripts in the mid-1980s. CVS maintains the changes between one source code version and another and stores all the changes in one file. ) repository. In addition, Adabas SOA Gateway is able to expose Adabas data or logic as a Web service - easily consumable by AJAX or BPM tools. "The ability to readily access data and logic from existing mission-critical systems is imperative when implementing a Service Oriented Architecture," said Joe Gentry, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Transaction Systems for Software AG. "Adabas SOA Gateway enables developers using the latest tools and frameworks - such as Eclipse or AJAX - to easily and quickly tap into the value of Adabas for their new business applications and SOA projects." Price and Availability Adabas SOA Gateway is priced variably according to the type of platform hosting the Adabas application, and number of processors (or MSUs) deployed. Adabas version 7.4 and higher on the mainframe, and version 5.1 and higher on Open Systems, are supported. Product is currently in beta release See beta version. and is scheduled for general availability on March 31, 2006. About Adabas 2006 Adabas 2006 provides a scalable database architecture to support any data type and any data volume; a family of data sharing tools to enable interoperability with any other application, DBMS (DataBase Management System) Software that controls the organization, storage, retrieval, security and integrity of data in a database. It accepts requests from the application and instructs the operating system to transfer the appropriate data. or middleware; and a single, web-based interface for the entire Software AG data management environment. All of these new capabilities are designed to create minimal impact on system resources and staff time. About Software AG, Inc. (North America) Software AG, Inc. is based in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area and provides enterprise- class data management and integration solutions to customers in sectors such as local, state and federal government, insurance, manufacturing and public retirement. Software AG, Inc.'s customers include the U.S. Navy, American Fidelity Assurance Company, The California State Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS), National Gypsum gypsum (jĭp`səm), mineral composed of calcium sulfate (calcium, sulfur, and oxygen) with two molecules of water, CaSO4·2H2O. It is the most common sulfate mineral, occurring in many places in a variety of forms. Company, NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City Department of Buildings, the State of Alaska and the County of Sacramento. For more information, visit www.softwareagusa.com. For more information, visit www.softwareagusa.com. Software AG, headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, provides a full range of products and services to deliver a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) IT infrastructure, based on over thirty-five years experience in high-performance databases, application development tools and integration technologies. Its technology offers process driven integration through legacy modernization and real-time single views of strategic business information. Software AG helps its customers to achieve a competitive advantage through flexible and adaptive business processes based on fast and easy integration of existing IT assets. It supports the mission-critical systems of over 3,000 customers globally. Software AG is represented in around 60 countries with more than 2,600 employees. It is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. (TecDAX, ISIN Isin (ĭs`ĭn), capital of an ancient Semitic kingdom of N Babylonia. The city became important after the third dynasty of Ur fell to the Elamites and the Amorites (c.2025 B.C.). The phase from c.2025–c.1763 B.C. DE 0003304002 / SOW). In 2004 Software AG posted EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 411 million in total revenue. www.softwareag.com. Software AG and/or all Software AG products are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Software AG. All other product and company names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only, and may be the trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. |
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