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DataDirect Technologies Continues to Innovate with Mainframe Services Bus

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DataDirect Technologies, an operating company of Progress Software Corporation, has announced the fifth anniversary of its groundbreaking mainframe Web services product, Shadow z/Services. Since its introduction in December 2001, the technology has played a pivotal role in mainframe interoperability with distributed platforms. The company's Shadow RTE mainframe integration suite has expanded significantly, providing a comprehensive list of features, including support for Web services access to data, consumption of external Web services, and SOAP over MQ messaging infrastructure.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Shadow z/Services technology was first released in December 2001 as a solution for transforming mainframe screen and business applications into Web services.
  • The Shadow RTE mainframe integration suite has expanded to support multiple mainframe data and application environments, offering customers a Mainframe Services Bus (MSB).
  • More than 350 leading companies worldwide use the Shadow RTE product to integrate mainframe data, applications, and screen environments with Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) and other distributed application development initiatives.
  • Major independent software vendors (ISVs), including webMethods and CA, have partnered with DataDirect to integrate the Shadow RTE product with their solutions, enabling enterprises to easily extend mainframe resources as Web services in SOA initiatives.
  • The Shadow RTE product is certified as interoperable with CA-IDMS /DB database online applications.

Statistics:

  • 350+ leading companies worldwide use the Shadow RTE product.
  • 5 years since the introduction of the Shadow z/Services technology.
  • The Shadow RTE product supports multiple mainframe data and application environments.
  • 2+ major independent software vendors have partnered with DataDirect to integrate the Shadow RTE product with their solutions.

Sources:

  • DataDirect Technologies press release, 2006 (acquisition of NEON Systems).
  • DataDirect Technologies website (www.datadirect.com).

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