Integrating the Mainframe Liberating Enterprise Data

Our Mission Middleware products designed for organizations seeking the combined benefits of System/390 and distributed, client/server, and internet technologies.

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

What Are the Goals? Increase Productivity Protect and Leverage Investments Adopt New Technologies

Potential Applications Decision support Decision support Distributed transaction processing Distributed transaction processing Web access Web access E-business E-business Data warehousing Data warehousing Business intelligence Business intelligence Data migration Data migration

Integrating the Mainframe LAN DBMS Web Browser Client Workstation Local Area Network Middleware Web Server S/390

Connecting the desktop to S/390 Connecting S/390 to the web Staging & interchanging data Support for multi-tiered applications Viaserv Solutions

Connect the Desktop to S/390 Microsoft Access Microsoft Access Cognos Impromptu Cognos Impromptu Visual Basic Visual Basic PowerBuilder PowerBuilder Visual Age Visual Age Use over 300 desktop tools to access S/390 data and applications Excel Excel Crystal Reports Crystal Reports Forest & Trees Forest & Trees And others... And others...

Connect S/390 to the Web Streamlined business processes Streamlined business processes Easier collaboration Easier collaboration Improved communication Improved communication Cross-country, cross-platform, cross-application Cross-country, cross-platform, cross-application Pictures, sounds, and text Pictures, sounds, and text Encryption and secure transmission Encryption and secure transmission Access S/390 data and applications from web- based applications and transaction servers

Staging and Interchanging Data SQL Server SQL Server Sybase Sybase Oracle Oracle Informix Informix SQL Anywhere SQL Anywhere Microsoft Access Microsoft Access DB2 DB2 And others... And others... Direct bi-directional movement of data between S/390 and LAN-based DBMS systems

Multi-tiered Applications Supporting complex n-tier architectures Supporting complex n-tier architectures Decision support and OLTP Decision support and OLTP Optimizing strengths of each platform Optimizing strengths of each platform Put the data where it’s appropriate Put the data where it’s appropriate

Products and Solutions Services Professional Liberating Enterprise Data

VSAM VSAM IMS and DL/I IMS and DL/I DB2 DB2 Sequential disk and tape Sequential disk and tape ODBC and SQL access to S/390 data sources ODBC and SQL access to S/390 data sources Execute CICS programs too! Execute CICS programs too! Return result sets Return result sets Perform special processing Perform special processing Execute important business logic Execute important business logic Access Adabas, Datacom, IDMS, and others Access Adabas, Datacom, IDMS, and others ViaSQL Direct Desktop ViaSQL Direct Server S/390 Access Server

SQL Server SQL Server Oracle Oracle Sybase Sybase DB2 DB2 And others... And others... CICS access to LAN-based data sources CICS access to LAN-based data sources Bi-directional movement of data between S/390 and LAN-based data sources Bi-directional movement of data between S/390 and LAN-based data sources ODBC Driver Desktop ODBC Driver Server S/390 Access Server ViaSQL Gateway All the features of ViaSQL Direct, plus... All the features of ViaSQL Direct, plus...

Enhances the ViaSQL transfer feature Enhances the ViaSQL transfer feature Adds GUI interface and Transfer Wizards Adds GUI interface and Transfer Wizards Adds scheduling capabilities Adds scheduling capabilities Included with ViaSQL Integrator Included with ViaSQL Integrator VSAM IMS Other Oracle Other SQL Server

ViaSQL Components ViaSQL Direct Desktop ViaSQL Direct Server ODBC Driver Desktop ODBC Driver Server ViaSQL Gateway S/390 Legacy Data Server Access Server ViaSQL Direct Legacy Data Manager ODBC Driver Legacy Data Manager TCP/IP or LU6.2 VSAM IMS DL/I Sequential DB2 RSPs CSAs Datacom Adabas IDMS Others VSAM IMS DL/I

Legacy Data Manager Intuitive GUI interface Intuitive GUI interface Performs non-relational to relational mapping Performs non-relational to relational mapping Windows 3.1, NT, 95, or 98 application Windows 3.1, NT, 95, or 98 application Uses existing COBOL copybooks Uses existing COBOL copybooks Manages and administers Legacy Data Server Manages and administers Legacy Data Server ViaSQL Direct ViaSQL Integrator

Mapping is Fast and Easy

ViaSQL Gateway Manages communication with mainframe Manages communication with mainframe Read/write access to mainframe data Read/write access to mainframe data Bi-directional TRANSFER capability Bi-directional TRANSFER capability Provides SQL translation, datatype conversions, data compression Provides SQL translation, datatype conversions, data compression Supports Client Services Applications (CSAs) Supports Client Services Applications (CSAs) Gateway Manager Gateway Manager Security Exits Security Exits ViaSQL Direct ViaSQL Integrator

Access Server CICS-based server process CICS-based server process Provides direct access to DB2 Provides direct access to DB2 Communicates with Database Gateway and Legacy Data Server Communicates with Database Gateway and Legacy Data Server Remote Stored Procedures Remote Stored Procedures Client Services Applications Client Services Applications ViaSQL Direct ViaSQL Integrator

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 ViaSQL Direct ViaSQL Integrator

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

Company Information Based in Boulder, Colorado Based in Boulder, Colorado OS/390 and VSE products OS/390 and VSE products Installation services Installation services Consulting services Consulting services Tel: Fax: Tel: Fax: Arapahoe Ave. Suite 200 Boulder, Colorado Arapahoe Ave. Suite 200 Boulder, Colorado 80303

Enhancing and Sustaining Your Investment in S/390