A service-oriented architecture (SOA) gateway released by Software AG as part of its new Adabas 2006 product line enables developers to access Adabas 2006 data using their familiar environment - including Java/Eclipse, .NET and AJAX - without any previous knowledge of Adabas or the mainframe.
As a result, customers are expected to reap considerable business benefits including increasing business agility with open access to data, keeping costs down while allowing for rapid integration, and increasing productivity while reducing training requirements for IT staff.
According to Software AG South Africa director, Devon Dalbock, with the new Adabas SOA Gateway, developers can reduce the time and cost associated with bringing valuable Adabas assets into an SOA.
"Adabas SOA Gateway installs on the same platform that is running Adabas. It requires no client-side footprint, nor does it require any coding by the client-side developer. Instead, the Adabas administrator defines the data to be exposed directly from Adabas to the development platform. This capability eliminates the need to build a proprietary connectivity 'bridge' from Adabas to Java or .NET," he said.
"This capacity will play a vital role in a company's future business success. Dale Vecchio, Research Vice-President, Gartner Inc for example, claims that best-in-class organisations will treat mainframe applications as a strong source of business services and will evolve them to better granularity in support of today's business needs."
Adabas SOA Gateway supports the Eclipse open source development environment, allowing the Adabas administrator and the client-side, For example, Service Data Objects (SDOs) defined in the Adabas SOA Gateway can be tested, versioned and maintained in an open source Concurrent Version System (CVS) repository. In addition, Adabas SOA Gateway is able to expose Adabas data or logic as a Web service - easily consumable by AJAX or BPM tools.
"The ability to readily access data and logic from existing mission-critical systems is imperative when implementing a service-oriented architecture," said Dalbock. "Adabas SOA Gateway enables developers using the latest tools and frameworks - such as Eclipse or AJAX - to easily and quickly tap into the value of Adabas for their new business applications and SOA projects."
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