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DataDirect Shadow z/Services Distributed
No two mainframe integration projects are alike. So to better leverage your mission-critical mainframe assets, you must have flexible deployment options that match your unique infrastructure requirements. With that end in mind, DataDirect offers a distributed deployment option if you need to deploy mainframe Web Services off the mainframe (no installation of software on the host platform).
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Shadow z/Services Distributed is a Windows-based, mid-tier deployment option of DataDirect's Shadow z/Services, the industry leading mainframe Web services technology. Shadow z/Services provides an efficient, low-risk, and cost-effective method for screen-based host access to tn3270 or tn5250 API access to both mainframe and iSeries screen applications.
Benefits of Shadow z/Services Distributed Deployment Option
Shadow z/Services Distributed is a valuable tool for exposing screen-based mainframe and iSeries application logic as XML-based Web services, coupled with a distributed middle-tier runtime that is independent of the mainframe or iSeries platform. The service-enablement of host applications delivers two key benefits:
- Facilitates the creation of a true service-oriented architecture, with mainframe and iSeries applications participating as publishers and consumers of Web services
- Reduces the complexity of integrating mainframe and iSeries resources
Key Features
- Full support for Java and Microsoft environments
- Exposes valuable business logic and processes as Web services
- Based on industry standards - XML, SOAP, WSDL as well as standard mainframe and iSeries APIs
- Ease-of-use - No complex programming or detailed knowledge of Web service development required
- Non-invasive .NET-centric runtime written in C# that deploys natively on Windows Server 2003. No need to install any software on the mainframe.
- Optimized for Visual Studio.NET – within Shadow Studio is an integrated IDE to support Visual Studio.NET
- Integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Host Integration Server and BizTalk Server, as well as any product in the Microsoft Office System, including InfoPath and SharePoint
- Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) support monitors operation of z/Services server and provides real-time alerts
- Microsoft Management Console Support - Management of z/Services server from inside the MMC console
Flexible Off-Host Deployment
Shadow z/Services Distributed differs from Shadow and z/Services CICS deployments, in that it is an off-host solution. The runtime resides on a Windows server and does not require the installation of any software on the host platform.
For enterprise organizations employing modern Microsoft application development technologies, Shadow z/Services Distributed solves the legacy integration dilemma. By allowing developers to easily leverage the Visual Studio environment as well as all other products within .NET, Shadow z/Services bridges the divide between Microsoft and mainframe resources.
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