Integrating the Mainframe Liberating Enterprise Data

Our Mission “Middleware products designed for organizations seeking the combined benefits of the mainframe and distributed, client/server, internet, and enterprise integration technologies.”

Business Today Global markets and communications Shrinking business cycles Flat, process-oriented organizations Budget constraints

What Are the Goals of Integration? Increase productivity Protect and leverage investments Adopt new technologies

Integrating The Mainframe Desktop Tools and Applications Desktop Tools and Applications Web and Application Servers Web and Application Servers Distributed RDBMS systems Distributed RDBMS systems Enterprise Integration Platforms Enterprise Integration Platforms S/390 S/390 zSeries zSeries

Desktop Tools and Applications Microsoft Access Microsoft Access Cognos Impromptu Cognos Impromptu Visual Basic Visual Basic PowerBuilder PowerBuilder Visual Age Visual Age Use hundreds of desktop tools to access mainframe data and applications Excel Excel Crystal Reports Crystal Reports Harry Software Pilot Harry Software Pilot And others... And others...

Web and Application Servers WebSphere WebSphere Silverstream Silverstream Microsoft Microsoft Cold Fusion Cold Fusion Enterworks Enterworks And others... And others... Access mainframe data and applications from web-based applications and application servers

Distributed RDBMS Systems Seamlessly move data between the mainframe and LAN-based RDBMS systems SQL Server SQL Server Sybase Sybase Oracle Oracle DB2/UDB DB2/UDB MS Access MS Access Informix Informix And others... And others...

Enterprise Integration Platforms Quovadx Quovadx Vitria Vitria Jacada Jacada webMethods webMethods BEA Systems BEA Systems And others... And others... Access mainframe data and applications from Enterprise Integration platforms

Potential Applications Decision support Decision support Distributed transaction processing Distributed transaction processing Self-serve websites and portals Self-serve websites and portals E-business E-business Data warehousing Data warehousing Business intelligence Business intelligence Data migration Data migration Enterprise Integration Enterprise Integration

ViaSQL Products SQL access to mainframe data SQL access to mainframe data Execution of CICS and batch programs Execution of CICS and batch programs CICS and batch access to LAN-based data sources CICS and batch access to LAN-based data sources CICS and batch access to Web Services CICS and batch access to Web Services All the features of Direct and Blue Direct All the features of Direct and Blue Direct Bi-directional transfer between mainframe and LAN-based data sources Bi-directional transfer between mainframe and LAN-based data sources TM

VSAM VSAM IMS and DL/I IMS and DL/I DB2 DB2 Datacom Datacom Sequential disk and tape Sequential disk and tape JDBC, ODBC, and SOAP SQL access to mainframe data sources JDBC, ODBC, and SOAP SQL access to mainframe data sources Execute CICS and batch programs too! Execute CICS and batch programs too! Return result sets Return result sets Perform special processing Perform special processing Execute important business logic Execute important business logic Access any data source Access any data source Update any data source Update any data source VSAM IMS Other Desktop Server Direct TM

SQL Server SQL Server Oracle Oracle Sybase Sybase DB2 DB2 And others... And others... Access LAN-based data Access LAN-based data CICS and batch applications get to be the client CICS and batch applications get to be the client Access Web Services Access Web Services Basic Basic HTTP HTTP SQL Server Other Oracle Mainframe Web Servers Databases Blue Direct TM

SQL-based transfer of data between the mainframe and LAN-based data sources SQL-based transfer of data between the mainframe and LAN-based data sources All the features of ViaSQL Direct and ViaSQL Blue Direct, plus... All the features of ViaSQL Direct and ViaSQL Blue Direct, plus... VSAM IMS Other Oracle Other SQL Server Integrator TM

ViaSQL Components ViaSQL Direct Desktop ViaSQL Direct Server ODBC Driver Desktop ODBC Driver Server ViaSQL Gateway Mainframe Legacy Data Server Access Server ViaSQL Direct Legacy Data Manager ODBC Driver Legacy Data Manager TCP/IP or LU6.2 DB2 RSPs CSAs Datacom Adabas IDMS Others VSAM IMS DL/I VSAM IMS DL/I Datacom Sequential CSA Server SQL Server Sybase DB2 Oracle Others SOAP Client TM

Access Server Mainframe-based server process Mainframe-based server process Direct access to DB2 and Datacom Direct access to DB2 and Datacom Direct access to Legacy Data Server Direct access to Legacy Data Server Remote Stored Procedures (RSP) Remote Stored Procedures (RSP) Client Services Applications (CSA) Client Services Applications (CSA) XML result sets XML result sets SOAP Server SOAP Server

Legacy Data Server SQL access to VSAM data SQL access to VSAM data VSAM KSDS, RRDS, and ESDS VSAM KSDS, RRDS, and ESDS VSAM Alternate Indexes VSAM Alternate Indexes SQL access to DL/I, IMS, and sequential SQL access to DL/I, IMS, and sequential DB2 used as the model DB2 used as the model SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE Joins, search conditions, ordering, and unions Joins, search conditions, ordering, and unions LDS runs in its own partition or address space LDS runs in its own partition or address space

Legacy Data Manager Intuitive GUI interface Intuitive GUI interface Performs non-relational to relational mapping Performs non-relational to relational mapping Deployed on any Windows platform Deployed on any Windows platform Uses existing COBOL or PL/I copybooks Uses existing COBOL or PL/I copybooks Manages and administers Legacy Data Server Manages and administers Legacy Data Server

LDM Mapping is Fast and Easy

CSA Server Supports Client Services Applications Supports Client Services Applications Provides mainframe CSAs with SQL access to LAN-based data sources Provides mainframe CSAs with SQL access to LAN-based data sources Deployed on Windows NT/2000 or any Java VM platform Deployed on Windows NT/2000 or any Java VM platform

ViaSQL Gateway Manages communication with mainframe Manages communication with mainframe Windows NT and 2000 Windows NT and 2000 Bi-directional TRANSFER capability Bi-directional TRANSFER capability Central point of control Central point of control Connection pooling Connection pooling Gateway Manager Gateway Manager

ViaTransit Enhances the ViaSQL transfer feature Enhances the ViaSQL transfer feature GUI interface and Transfer Wizards GUI interface and Transfer Wizards Monitor and control transfers Monitor and control transfers Transfer scheduling Transfer scheduling Two additional components Two additional components Transfer Manager Transfer Manager Transfer Server Transfer Server

Transfer Manager

Benefits of ViaSQL Revitalize and leverage legacy systems Revitalize and leverage legacy systems Easy integration into existing environments Easy integration into existing environments Robust feature set with flexible deployment options Robust feature set with flexible deployment options Support for industry standards Support for industry standards Proven and referenceable install base Proven and referenceable install base

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Enhancing and Sustaining Your Investment in the Mainframe Enhancing and Sustaining Your Investment in the Mainframe