Software AG Unveils TIEMA for Microsoft's Host Integration Server 2000; Product Initiative Ties Windows to the Mainframe.Business Editors & High Tech Writers SAN RAMON San Ramon (Spanish for "Saint Raymond") may refer to one of the following places:
Software AG has taken the wraps off TIEMA, its newly named 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. CICS (Customer Information Control System) A TP monitor from IBM that was originally developed to provide transaction processing for IBM mainframes. It controls the interaction between applications and users and lets programmers develop screen displays without adapter for Microsoft's Host Integration Server 2000. Specifically built to work with Microsoft's 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. Transaction Integrator (COMTI COMTI Component Object Model Transaction Integrator (Microsoft, SNA Server) COMTI Com Transaction Integrator ), TIEMA effectively ties mainframe transaction systems to Windows. TIEMA enables instant access to 3270 terminal-based CICS transactions from Windows 2000- and Windows NT-based systems. Eliminating the need for a 3270 terminal or terminal emulator See terminal emulation. (communications) terminal emulator - A program that allows a computer to act like a (particular brand of) terminal, e.g. a vt-100. The computer thus appears as a terminal to the host computer and accepts the same escape sequences for functions such , TIEMA provides a direct interface for 3270-based CICS transactions, making it easy and economical to integrate new technologies with existing 3270-based applications. IT users can still access the applications from 3270 terminals or workstations, however, allowing for coexistence of the systems and phase-in of Web-enabled applications. "Together, TIEMA and COMTI provide the first flexible way to integrate existing CICS applications with the Windows-based application and technologies, all with the least possible change to existing business processes," Helmut Wilke, president and chief exectutive officer, Software AG Inc., said. The immediate benefit for Software AG and Microsoft customers is the ability to "plug" terminal-oriented applications from mainframe platforms into applications running on a Windows 2000-based or Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. server-based operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . This enables users to combine the strengths of existing mainframe applications with the huge business potential of new technologies. TIEMA's other benefits include:
-- Easy and low-risk way to integrate new Windows-based and Web
technologies with existing host investments, extending the life of
these investments.
-- Minimal mainframe configuration requirements compared to other
alternatives.
-- Can use an application on the mainframe without the need to modify
the application.
-- Much more robust interface to mainframe applications compared with
screen-scraping solutions.
-- Scalable to thousands of concurrent host sessions through request
multiplexing.
"With TIEMA, Software AG is really proving its expertise in enterprise integration technology," Vesa Suomalainen, director of business development, Microsoft HIS 2000, said. "Based on our needs for Host Integration Server 2000, we saw this partnership as a `natural.'" Recently unveiled at Microsoft's Tech Ed 2000 in Orlando, Fla., the TIEMA/COMTI initiative received a highly positive response from key Windows developers; more than eight out of ten representatives surveyed felt that the combined technologies offer huge advantages for both current and future projects. "Gaining such strong support for TIEMA from the prestigious Tech Ed 2000 attendees is a real vote of confidence for the product and its future," noted Wilke. Software AG's TIEMA will also be showcased at Microsoft's Tech Ed show in Amsterdam, July 4 - 7, 2000. The product will be available worldwide in August 2000. About Microsoft Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) is the worldwide leader in software for personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software -- any time, any place and on any device. For more information on Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000, visit http://www.microsoft.com/hostintserver. About Software AG Inc. Based in San Ramon, Calif., Software AG, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Software AG, actively pursuing 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. business in the U.S. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.softwareagusa.com, the TIEMA Web site at http://www.tiema2000.com or call 925/242-3700. With headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany, Software AG is Europe's largest system software provider and a major global player offering leading edge technology for data management and electronic business. Since 1998 the company has focused its development activities on XML products for the business-to-business market segment. Software AG achieved sales revenue of more than $350 million in 1999 and has more than 2,600 employees and representatives in more than 60 countries. The company's distribution and technology partners include market leaders such as 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) , Microsoft and SCO (The SCO Group, Lindon, UT, www.sco.com) A leading vendor of Unix operating systems for the x86 platform. SCO had also offered Linux, but abandoned the line in the spring of 2003. The SCO Group is the combination of two companies: Utah-based Caldera, Inc. and innovative IT solutions providers such as Extensibility, Softquad and InStranet. Software AG's products control the central IT processes of thousands of renowned companies worldwide, including FedEx, Citibank, MCIWorldcom, Shell Oil and Delta Airlines. |
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