Xbridge Host Data Connect Adds Support for SOAP, WDSL, DCOM; Enhancing Web Services Capabilities; Enhancements Require No Programming.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2003 Xbridge Host Data Connect(TM) now supports the full portfolio of major Internet standards and protocols, enhancing the Web-services capabilities of the mainframe data access product. The new enhancements make it even easier to access, download and integrate mainframe data from any Web-enabled application. Xbridge Host Data Connect enables Windows(R), Web and mobile applications to quickly and securely access virtually all OS/390(R) and z/OS(R) mainframe data including Virtual Storage Access Method (database) Virtual Storage Access Method - (VSAM) An IBM disk file storage scheme first used in S/370 and virtual storage. VSAM comprises three access methods: Keyed Sequenced Data Set (KSDS), Relative Record Data Set (RRDS), and Entry Sequenced Data Set (ESDS). (VSAM), Innovation Data Access (IAM(R)), Queued Sequential Access Method Queued Sequential Access Method - Physical Sequential (QSAM), DataBase 2 (DB2) and Information Management System (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. DB), and to see the data in the format of the requesting application (e.g., Excel), all in real time. Specifically, the company has added support for Simple Object Access Protocol (protocol) Simple Object Access Protocol - (SOAP) A minimal set of conventions for invoking code using XML over HTTP. DevelopMentor, Microsoft Corporation, and UserLand Software submitted SOAP to the IETF as an internal draft in December 1999. Latest version: SOAP 1. (SOAP), Web Services Description Language “WSDL” redirects here. For other uses, see WSDL (disambiguation). The Web Services Description Language (WSDL, pronounced 'wiz-dəl' or spelled out, 'W-S-D-L') is an XML-based language that provides a model for describing Web services. (WDSL) and Distributed Component Object Model (programming) Distributed Component Object Model - (DCOM) Microsoft's extension of their Component Object Model (COM) to support objects distributed across a network. DCOM has been submitted to the IETF as a draft standard. (DCOM) standards. These new capabilities augment and enhance the product's existing Web capabilities, including its support for eXtensible Markup Language See XML. (language, text) Extensible Markup Language - (XML) An initiative from the W3C defining an "extremely simple" dialect of SGML suitable for use on the World-Wide Web. http://w3.org/XML/. (XML). "This new application enables us to get current information on the status of purchase requests from our mainframe," said Mike Branam, information resource manager of the Kansas Department of Transportation The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is a state government organization in charge of maintaining public roadways of the U.S. state of Kansas. External links
"These enhancements are part of our overall strategy to make it easy to use mainframe data in Windows and Web-based decision-support systems," explained Ron Hankison, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Xbridge Systems. "With this new capability, organizations can easily implement Web access for mainframe data," he added. In keeping with Xbridge's overall commitment to reducing demands on the IT staff, the new capability does not require any additional programming or rewriting of applications. "We have stripped away the complexity and made implementation extremely easy for the IT staff, and the process virtually transparent for the end user," Hankison said. Pricing and Availability The new capability is standard with the product. Purchase options for Xbridge Host Data Connect begin at $20,000 for a single-seat, single-system environment. Annual licensing options are available for approximately one-third the one-time charge. About Xbridge Systems Xbridge Systems develops and markets high-performance software that enables critical corporate data to be shared instantaneously between OS/390 and z/OS mainframes and desktop open-systems environments. More information on the Los Gatos, California-based company is available by calling 866-356-1515, emailing info@xbridgesystems.com or going online to www.xbridgesystems.com. Xbridge Host Data Connect is a trademark of Xbridge Systems, Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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