1. IBM Start Now Host Integration Solutions
Thank you for giving me this opportunity to tell you about the IBM Start Now Host Integration Solutions.
Start Now is a family of offerings that are solutions that you can start now!
They are designed for accelerated implementation to common e-business needs – with rapid return on investment
Focused on smaller to mid-sized businesses - both in terms of affordability and simplicity
At the same time, designed to be tailored to your specific business needs and tie in to your existing IT investment, and…
…to be delivered exclusively through qualified IBM Business Partners – experts in e-business, who care about your business.
With IBM Start Now Host Integration Solutions you can quickly extend host applications to the Web and provide software for the creation and deployment of new host access e-business applications, without requiring any changes to the existing applications themselves.

2. Getting the Most from Host Integration
Agenda
Why Host Integration
Getting the Most from Host Integration
Start Now Host Integration Solution
Benefits
Today the focus will be on why companies are deploying Host Integration Solutions, how to get the most out of Host Integration, what the specifics are of the Start Now Host Integration Solution, and of course the key benefits.

3. What Motivates Companies
Need to extend the reach of their business information
Need to integrate Web technology within existing information systems framework
Need to be cost and time efficient
What are some of the things that are motivating companies today? A set of needs to cost efficiently deploy new technology within its existing IT framework and meet the demands from users for more information presented in a Web-like feel.

4. Want to access multiple host systems from a single client
Problems experienced
Want to have immediate access to existing legacy applications from anywhere using a familiar web browser interface
Want to give host applications a new Web look and feel with little or no programming
Want to access multiple host systems from a single client
Want I/T self
service access to
applications and data
So what are some of the problems faced by businesses today? These include the increasing demand from users to have access to applications and data from the Internet with a familiar web browser interface. The challenge to I/T organizations to deploy existing legacy applications quickly and at a minimal cost and programming effort. The need to have multiple applications and host systems information displayed to users in a single screen, and the flexibility to self service the system.

5. Getting the Most from Host Integration
Leverages host application & data with new web applications to maximize ROI
Quick deployment, requires no programming
Scaleable and reusable
Single offering and
source reduces complexity
Extend the life and usage of existing host applications and data is far more cost efficient than purchasing and developing new applications. With the Host Integration Solutions you can quickly deploy and web enable your legacy applications to extend their reach and use, minimize the effort to deploy with little or no programming requirements, and grow within the needs of your business. And, these capabilities are offered from a single source (yes IBM) to make the task of getting things up and running securely and reliable that much easier.

6. A Visible Impact
A picture is worth a 1000 words and as you can clearly see what was a traditional and cumbersome interface to a legacy host application has been transformed on to a much more common and friendly Web interface.

7. Software Server running one of
Solution Components
Software
IBM Host Access Client Package
IBM WebSphere Host Publisher
Server running one of
Windows 2000
Windows NT
IBM AIX
Linux
Consulting, installation, implementation, training and project management services
The underlying components of the IBM Start Now Host Integration Solutions consist of IBM’s Host Access Client Package V1.1 and optionally IBM WebSphere Host Publisher V2.2. This software operates on Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows NT, Linux or IBM AIX. If you already have servers, we can use those. It you don’t, we highly recommend IBM’s e-servers, either the x-series or p-series.
IBM has invested a significant amount of money and effort in Start Now Host Integration Solutions to make sure that this solution works and we are trained to build an e-commerce solution which meets your specific needs. Our technical people have been trained and had to pass a test. We had hands-on training so we could build the e-commerce solution right the first time. Our company has earned the IBM Start Now e-commerce Solutions Specialty.
If we do run into problems, IBM provides us with technical support to get the problem solved.

8. Solution Software Elements
IBM Host Access Client Package – One Complete Solution
Personal Communications
WebSphere Host-On-Demand
Screen Customizer
Provides access to legacy
applications for any user
Create new GUI’s to front-end
host applications with no programming
Eliminates need to work with multiple Web tool vendors
Leverages your existing investments
The Host Integration Solution is comprised of a single offering called the Host Access Client Package which includes three core components. These three components include Personal Communications, WebSphere Host on Demand, and Screen Customer. These elements deliver all you need to give host applications a Web look and feel without programming, the ability to integrate multiple legacy applications in a single web page, and sophisticated programming technologies to create new e-business applications with ties to legacy systems.

9. Solution Software Elements
IBM WebSphere Host Publisher
Quick and easy way to implement
e-business
Requires no change to existing applications
Consolidates multiple sources of host data into single Web page
Enhances aging applications with Web feel
With the addition of WebSphere Host Publisher the ability to integrate applications from multiple host sources becomes a reality all with a Web graphical interface. And, did you know that almost seventy percent of business critical data and applications reside on IBM host systems such as IBM S/390, IBM AS/400, and IBM RS/6000.

10. Host Integration Products Today
The Complete Solution
Host Integration Products Today
This gives a complete picture to the solution we have just outlined with the best value for your customer.

11. Benefits
Enables customers to start simple and grow their e-business fast, leveraging host data with new web applications to maximize ROI
Provides everything customers need to create and deploy host access e-business solutions, in a single offering
Offers industry leading host access solutions with unmatched flexibility for any environment
So what are the primary benefits to your customer? These include:
Enabling customers to start simple and grow their e-business fast, leveraging host data with new web applications to maximize ROI
Providing everything customers need to create and deploy host access e-business solutions, in a single offering
Industry leading host access solutions with unmatched flexibility for any environment

12. This is the end of our presentation I would like to Thank You for attending and address any remaining questions you might have.