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From: ranga
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Hi,
Host Integration Server 2000
Host Integration Server is the latest release of Microsoft SNA Server. It includes a
comprehensive set of integration components for connecting host-based data and
transactions with new applications and web based applications. Developers can now
choose the appropriate technology for the appropriate task. Host Integration Server
provides traditional gateway integration, data access and database replication as well
as integration of both tightly and loosely coupled systems. It consists of Windows
only code and therefore no host footprint, that gives a more consistent development
environment.
HIS provides a wide variety of integration technologies that enables developers to
quickly and easily integrate various host technologies. It provides services that
extend a Microsoft interface to traditionally non-Microsoft platforms,
including:<o:p></o:p>
* COMTI (COM Transaction Integrator) allows customers to expose mainframe CICS
and IMS transaction as COM objects. It effectively utilizes COM automation to drive
these transactions, which even includes support for distributed two-phase commit. All
this is done without requiring any changes to the host applications. (This technology
has been shipping in Microsoft SNA Server since 4.0 in Nov. 1997.)<o:p></o:p>
* The OLE DB for DB2 Provider that provides COM+ objects with data access and
distributed transactional integration with DB2. These give developers the flexibility
to quickly and easily build n-tier applications that integrate COM+ with IBM's DB2,
CICS and IMS transactions. <o:p></o:p>
* Integrating MSMQ with MQ Series-HIS 2000 features the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">MSMQ</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Bridge</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> which is responsible for routing
application messages between Microsoft's MSMQ and IBM's MQ Series. The bridge allows
Microsoft's messaging technology (MSMQ) to communicate and exchange messages directly
on all 30 MQ Series platforms.<o:p></o:p>
* SNA or TCP Protocols-HIS inherits the strengths of predecessor SNA Server
for gateway connectivity. While the protocol trend is clearly towards TCP, many host
shops still require support for SNA-based applications.<o:p></o:p>
HIS 2000 provides these services either via SNA or TCP/IP, without requiring any
changes to the host or any host code to be loaded. HIS 2000 supports the native host
interfaces and standards. HIS 2000 is therefore non-intrusive.
XML integration in HIS is provided via the integration with BizTalk. BizTalk has the
ability to transform and manipulate documents. Once the incoming information is
transformed, BizTalk can utilize HIS 2000 for either of the two following integration
methods: <o:p></o:p>
* Synchronous or COM+-based Integration: For COM or synchronous-based
integration, BTS 2000 supports a COM interface (Ipipeline) that would invoke at COM+
business process that in turn executes either a CICS and a IMS transaction via COMTI
or a DB2 SQL statement via OLE DB.<o:p></o:p>
* Message-Oriented Middleware (MOM)-based Integration: For messaging-based
integration BizTalk supports Microsoft's MOM, MSMQ. However IBM's legacy systems
support IBM's MOM, MQSeries. HIS 2000 provides a MSMQ to <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">MQSeries</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Bridge</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> to allow BizTalk to easily and
effectively exchange documents asynchronously via MOM.<o:p></o:p>
As an SNA gateway solution, HIS 2000 runs on Windows NT Server and Windows 2000 Server
to connect PC-based local area networks (LANs) to IBM System/390 mainframe and AS/400
midrange systems. HIS 2000 enables users of the leading desktop systems-including
Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT Workstation, Windows 95, Windows 3.x, Macintosh,
UNIX, MS-DOS, and IBM OS/2-to share resources on mainframes and AS/400s without
installing SNA protocols on the PC or deploying any software on the host. The HIS 2000
gateway functions handle the translation between the PC LAN transport protocol-whether
TCP/IP, Banyan VINES, Novell IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, or AppleTalk-and the SNA LU protocols
running to the IBM mainframes and AS/400 systems. By allowing each machine to run its
native protocols, SNA Server minimizes resource requirements on each PC and on the
host system. The configuration also reduces administrative costs by enabling
centralized management of the gateways.
Regds,
Ranga
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