I think IBM owns this now: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/connect-direct/6.3.0?topic=sterling-connectdirect-v630-pdfs
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ed Jaffe Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2024 10:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [IBM-MAIN] Connect:Direct **** External Email - Use Caution **** On 7/17/2024 9:15 AM, allan winston wrote: > I worked at Sterling Software, split off into Sterling Commerce, from 1993 > to 1996, first in Q.A. and later as level 2 support for Connect:Direct, so > have been following developments over the years. > > Ed Jaffe posted that it is now owned by HCL. All I found on HCL was this > link: > https://www.capgemini.com/ibm-sterling-and-z-systems-the-ibm-capgemini-product-partnership-in-action/<https://www.capgemini.com/ibm-sterling-and-z-systems-the-ibm-capgemini-product-partnership-in-action> > which mentions an interface to Connect:Direct within the HCL product HCL > Workload Automation but in no way states that HCL owns Connect:Direct. > However, Ed being in the software business may have more information > available than I have from my casual web search. I can't seem to find anything now that the popular search engines are using AI. I must have misinterpreted my search results. I have no insider knowledge at all. > >From looking at profiles for my previous coworkers on LinkedIn, it appears > that Connect:Direct development and support was offloaded to Aricent around > 2017. It looks like Altran acquired Aricent and CapGemini acquired Altran, > so it is unclear whether there is still the relationship between IBM and > (now) CapGemini. This link alludes to a partnership, but it does not > describe the nature of the relationship: > https://www.capgemini.com/ibm-sterling-and-z-systems-the-ibm-capgemini-product-partnership-in-action/<https://www.capgemini.com/ibm-sterling-and-z-systems-the-ibm-capgemini-product-partnership-in-action/> This is a great find. Thanks, Allan! -- Phoenix Software International Edward E. Jaffe 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90245 https://www.phoenixsoftware.com/<https://www.phoenixsoftware.com> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail message, including any attachments, appended messages and the information contained therein, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient or have otherwise received this email message in error, any use, dissemination, distribution, review, storage or copying of this e-mail message and the information contained therein is strictly prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of this email message and do not otherwise utilize or retain this email message or any or all of the information contained therein. Although this email message and any attachments or appended messages are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by the sender for any loss or damage arising in any way from its opening or use. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
