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HostBridge Case Studies

HostBridge case studies present real cases of customers overcoming business and technology challenges by using HostBridge to integrate CICS data and applications with enterprise applications, web applications, and service oriented architectures.

  • Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
    AHCCCS relies on HostBridge to enable health providers and a million Medicaid recipients to access and interact with CA Ideal applications through the MyAHCCCS.com web portal.

  • CZ Actief in Gezonheid (Health Insurance)
    The Netherlands’ third largest provider uses HostBridge to streamline claims processes and improve staff productivity by automating CICS/CA Ideal transactions through a Lotus Notes workflow application.

  • Delta Dental of California
    Delta Dental web-enables CICS applications, allowing intranet-connected customer service reps and Internet-connected customers to access patient and claims information.

  • Farm Credit Services of America
    FCSAmerica integrates its crucial CICS-based loan accounting system into a multi-platform architecture using HostBridge XML and Web services.

  • Group Health Cooperative
    Group Health Cooperative, a provider of medical coverage and care serving Washington and Idaho, relies on HostBridge to integrate CA-Ideal applications faster and more reliably.

  • Hawaiian Electric
    HostBridge simplifies integration of CICS data with a Vignette eBusiness application and improves performance and reliability.

  • Health Insurance Provider- Web-Enabling CICS Using HostBridge® and WIRE
    A major U.S. health insurance provider improved productivity and reduced costs by implementing WIRE, the Web Interface Rules Engine, providing multiple web interfaces that extend mainframe access to all types of users company-wide.

  • Konica Business Technologies
    Konica uses HostBridge to link its CICS-based Service Information Management System with a comprehensive eBusiness environment known as KoniNet.

  • Main Street America Group
    With HostBridge, Main Street America Group enables agents to update CICS-based policy applications via the web, cutting customer response times by two-thirds.

  • Navy Federal Credit Union
    The world’s largest credit union uses HostBridge to replace an existing screen-scraping product and boost performance, reduce maintenance costs, and streamline development.

  • New York City Department of Education
    HostBridge and Tier Technologies worked together to help the Department of Education enable employees to access and interact with benefits packages via the Internet.

  • Yamaha Motors Connects CICS with Client Applications
    Yamaha integrated CICS applications with existing client applications and anticipates saving more than $100,000 annually in dial-up expenses.

Our customers, some of whom choose not to be named, include:

  • The largest network of security brokerage offices in the U.S.
  • The largest privately held investment securities firm in the world
  • The largest tractor trailer manufacturer in the world
  • The largest composite roof manufacturer in the U.S.
  • The largest credit union in the world
  • The largest dental insurance carrier in the U.S.
  • One of the largest public education institutions in the U.S.
  • Two of the largest defense contractors in the world.









WIRE webcast & demo

WIRE Enhanced: Web 2.0 for System z
Today’s users require rich, full-featured Web interfaces. If you plan to make CICS or other mainframe apps usable by more customers, employees, or partners, join Bill Slovin and Jimmy Shek for this deep dive into WIRE’s Enhanced Mode. Tuesday, February 7, 12:00EST.