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		Immediate ROI on CICS Integration 110kb HostBridge Simplifies CICS Integration 95kb

Return on Integration

"Products such as HostBridge can save organizations time and money by allowing them to utilize and leverage in-house resources and proven technology while moving to the next-generation e-business environment." – Sally Cusack, IDC

HostBridge provides an integration solution that is easy to implement, scalable, and reliable. For companies integrating CICS transactions with eBusiness technologies, HostBridge saves time, saves money, and prevents the frustration that usually accompanies integration projects.

Extend ROI for Legacy Systems
With shrinking margins and tightened budgets, companies must develop integration strategies that extend the useful lives of legacy applications, embrace emerging technologies, and generate new returns on investment. HostBridge immediately extends the ROI of CICS transactions inside the firewall while bringing new returns through integration.

Flexible, universal connectivity lowers implementation costs
No middle tier servers lowers operation costs
No screen scraping lowers maintenance costs
Immediate access to CICS data speeds returns on migration efforts

The table below details the ways HostBridge delivers ROI.

This...	Results in...	Because...
Flexible licensing	Lower acquisition costs	Licensed customers can XML-enable all the CICS applications running in the same region as HostBridge. There are no additional costs per application or per transaction.
Fast and easy installation	Immediate ROI	Installation takes less than an hour. HostBridge requires no configuration. All CICS applications are instantly available to eBusiness applications so developers can begin integrating CICS transactions immediately.
Standards-based	Lower training costs	Developers can use existing tools and skills to integrate CICS applications.
Universal connectivity	Lower implementation costs	HostBridge outputs XML as a common data format for all applications to use, reducing the time and complexity in integration projects. Traditionally, integrating one legacy application with multiple applications meant that output had to be customized for each recipient, creating a network of hard-coded interdependencies.
Scalability and efficiency	Lower operating costs	HostBridge runs entirely on the mainframe. This means it not only takes advantage of the inherent scalability that mainframes provide, but it also avoids the performance overhead that middle-tier web-to-host gateways incur. HostBridge consumes little memory, has low CPU overhead, and ensures fast transaction response times.
Stable and reliable	Lower maintenance costs	HostBridge has as few "moving parts" as possible. The result is a product that provides the reliability that mainframe application administrators expect and runs under mainframe operating systems known for their stability.