Attachmate, the host access and management solution specialist, has entered the Web services market with the announcement of myEXTRA! Presentation Services, its hub between applications and services.
myEXTRA! Presentation Services addresses the needs of companies tackling Web services, along with Attachmate`s traditional terminal emulation ability.
The result is the optimal use of existing applications, leveraging of previous investment and the simple addition of new services and applications. Service requests initiated by a user or customer connect through the myEXTRA! backbone and underlying applications are initiated to service the request.
"Companies can maximise revenues and achieve better return on investment with Web services," says Theo Fourie, Attachmate SA country manager.
"However, companies are loath to invest millions in emerging technologies which have yet to prove themselves. myEXTRA! Presentation Services provides them with a safety net that ensures they do not need to replace existing applications, while ensuring the forward-looking path and competitive advantage Web services promise.
"Whatever a company`s vision and business requirements, Web services offer a sound technology foundation. Supply chain optimisation and its related collaborative commerce, the development of e-services and an integrated view of the enterprise, are just a few of the possibilities," adds Fourie.
Web services revolutionise infrastructure integration, allowing companies to tailor their system requirements to realise their business differentiators.
"Companies can now rapidly align to changes in market demands. Investment is leveraged through the integration of the whole spectrum of legacy, distributed and remote systems, and service offerings can be made available on the Web. This redefinition lowers costs, raises service levels, reduces the constant need to realign skills, and provides greater flexibility in competing in global and regional markets."
Features and benefits
* myEXTRA! Presentation Services requires no special skills or expertise. Drag-and-drop tools allow developers to capture and present legacy data and logic as consumable Web services for new e-business applications.
* This same drag-and-drop functionality means host data and transactions into new e-business applications.
* Centralised management and control ensure security and user rights are tightly managed, an issue of increasing importance to companies concerned with the potential chaos represented by infinitely distributed computing paradigms.
* Support for all industry standards, including HTTP, HTML, XML, Java, JDBC and more.
"Web services do not have to be a show-stopper," Fourie emphasises, "either in terms of re-inventing the wheel or acquiring expensive skills. myEXTRA! Presentation Services allows companies to begin planning now and delivering incrementally, while enjoying all the benefits of centralised computing they`ve come to know and respect."
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