White Papers

General Information

Integrating CICS Using SOA and Web Services Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web services promise to lower the costs of integration and help legacy systems retain their value. To decide whether these technologies make sense in your organization you need to understand the basics of web services and SOAs, how they reduce costs, and how you can use HostBridge to help your organization integrate CICS applications. This White Paper introduces you to the benefits of using HostBridge to SOA-enable your CICS applications as web services

SOA and Web Services for Advantage CA-Ideal for CA-Datacom
HostBridge allows developers to interact with Advantage CA-Ideal applications using the field names from panel definitions rather than row/column positioning. Faced with rewriting their applications or the headaches of screen scraping, HostBridge makes integration faster, easier, less costly, and more reliable than any alternatives.

XML-Enabling CICS Applications for eBusiness
HostBridge allows existing CICS 3270 transactions to be securely invoked via an HTTP request and delivers their output as a standard XML document - not a 3270 screen. As a result, HostBridge allows enterprises to integrate their existing CICS applications with new eBusiness applications. This white paper provides an overview of HostBridge and its value to the enterprise. It assumes a basic knowledge of concepts and technologies surrounding web-enablement of host applications.

Integrating Legacy Applications as Web Services
A general look at the issues surrounding the use of web services with legacy mainframe applications.

Using HostBridge with Specific Technologies

Using ColdFusion MX to Access CICS
This white paper describes one method for using Macromedia's ColdFusion MX to integrate CICS application data with web-based applications. ColdFusion MX lets developers use a productive scripting environment to build web applications from multiple data sources.

HostBridge and WebSphere: Integrating CICS with IBM's Application Server
Given the flexibility of both HostBridge and WebSphere, there are numerous ways in which a WebSphere application can integrate with a CICS transaction using HostBridge. This White Paper presents a case study on how you can use HostBridge to integrate existing CICS applications with WebSphere.

HostBridge and BizTalk: Integrating CICS with eBusiness Processes
Microsoft's BizTalk Server 2000 enables you to build and deploy integrated business processes within your organization and with your trading partners. It includes a suite of tools and services that make building business processes and integrating applications faster. Organizations can quickly implement secure, reliable trading partner relationships independent of operating system, programming model, or programming language. This White Paper presents a case study on how you can use HostBridge to integrate existing CICS applications with BizTalk.

HostBridge and Novell eXtend: Integrating CICS with Web Services
Novell eXtend™ is a comprehensive, integrated services environment that simplifies and accelerates the creation and delivery of services-oriented business applications. Novell eXtend is made up of four integrated components: Director, Composer, Application Server and Workbench (in this document we will focus on Composer). This White Paper presents a case study on how you can use HostBridge to integrate existing CICS applications with eXtend.

HostBridge and BEA: Integrating CICS with Weblogic
Designed to speed time to value, reduce the costs of IT initiatives, and future-proof businesses. BEA WebLogic Integration is based on a standards-based, "build to integrate" approach that enables companies to rapidly develop, deploy, and integrate new Web and wireless applications, streamline complex business processes, and connect with business partners. This White Paper presents a case study on how you can use HostBridge to integrate existing CICS applications with Weblogic.

Integrating CICS Using HostBridge and Microsoft® Windows® DNA (by Tier Technologies)
This White Paper presents (1) a case study on how you can use HostBridge to leverage existing CICS application as part of a DNA application and (2) information about how the consulting firm Tier Technologies can help you build and deploy your HostBridge-based DNA applications in record time.