DataDirect ClientBuilder

For many large organizations, mainframes still form the backbone of mission-critical information systems, and mainframe databases are considered the primary unit of record for all enterprise data. Yet disparate systems must integrate seamlessly with old and new applications across a variety of platforms and architectures while working simultaneously with multiple mainframe or midrange hosts.

Product Description
DataDirect's ClientBuilder is a comprehensive integration solution for web-enabling 3270 and 5250 screen-based applications - a critical need for organizations migrating to service-oriented architectures. While providing HTML transformation, ClientBuilder gives developers the powerful capability to fuse many-to-one and one-to-many transactions on the back end, replacing the rigid, fixed granularity of mainframe screen-based applications with a streamlined Web-oriented or thick-client application.

ClienBuilder Runtime
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ClienBuilder Gateway Server
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Key Features

  • Non-invasive off-host development environment protects legacy assets
  • Maximizes existing investments in mainframe computing while responding quickly to rapidly changing business requirements
  • Seamlessly integrates old and new applications across a variety of platforms and architectures
  • Leverages easy to use development environment with thick and thin-client deployment options
  • Works simultaneously with multiple disparate mainframe or midrange hosts
  • Flexible and high-performance deployment environment
  • Significantly re-engineers workflow of legacy applications
  • High performance telnet-based access to legacy applications
  • Supports development on a wide variety of platforms

A Diverse Suite of Emulation Tools
The ClientBuilder suite offers a diverse set of products ranging from simple emulation tools to high-performance conversion engines, capable of transforming proven legacy logic into ready-to-use GUI and Web clients. ClientBuilder offers a number of tools to dramatically improve developers' legacy integration efforts. Both a development platform and a runtime environment for legacy extension, ClientBuilder enables rapid, efficient development of graphical applications by allowing enterprise developers to leverage existing legacy programs and transactions.

One of the most innovative products on the market today, ClientBuilder offers many cutting edge development and deployment capabilities including automatic generation of thick-client Windows graphical interfaces and rapid generation of thin-client HTML and Java graphical interfaces.

Maximize Your Mainframe Investment
ClientBuilder allows organizations to maximize existing investments in legacy computing while deploying modern graphical interfaces to the enterprise and beyond. This effective re-use provides a technological cushion, ensuring a smooth architectural transition and enabling the enterprise to move forward to a Service-Oriented Architecture at a measured, surefooted pace.

Product Information
SOA enablement of mainframe business logic
SOA enablement of mainframe data
SOA enablement of mainframe screen process
Shadow Advanced Features
Web Enablement
Real Time Events
Direct SQL Access
Mainframe Consumption of Web Services

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