MODCOMP
Announces an API for ViewMax Web-Legacy Bridge Product -- ViewMax
Becomes the Universal Middleware Solution
September
3, 1997, Ft. Lauderdale, FL -- ViewMax, a total integration solution
that bridges legacy systems with Web technology, now offers two
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) to enable front-end connectivity
to any datastream providing integration with new or existing software
applications. ViewMax is a proven means of preserving and extending
the use of existing mainframes, midranges and other host systems
that businesses depend on.
This
solution is enabling corporations worldwide to not only replace
their current green screen interface with an intuitive, user-friendly
web browser, but also take advantage of dramatically increased
efficiencies and improved business flow. In addition, companies,
governments and other organizations are finding that ViewMax allows
them to use Internet technology to integrate multiple disparate
systems for intranet, extranet or Internet purposes.
Available
in C++ and JAVA(TM), the API allows developers to write their
own customized datastream handlers for data exchange to legacy
systems. MODCOMP also offers individual custom engineering solutions
to build applications to meet customer needs.
This
creates an openly extensible architecture unmatched in the industry.
Using the ViewMax API, it is possible to automatically place an
order on a mainframe on receipt of an e-mail order or update stock
records on the swipe of a bar-code reader.
"Previously,
the only way to automate entry of datastreams, like those present
by EDI files, was to modify the code on the mainframe or host
system," stated Rob Crigler, MODCOMP Internet Solutions Manager.
"With this new API, companies can have any datastream feed
directly into their current IT system, eliminating the risk of
making modifications to the applications they rely on for their
day-to-day business."
"This
API is an attractive option for software manufacturers who are
looking for ways to integrate their applications with legacy host
systems, and for end users companies who have regular datafeeds
which they have been unable to integrate directly into their core
business systems," continued Crigler.
ViewMax
ViewMax enables companies to improve the interface to their trusted
IT systems without modifying the underlying legacy application
code -- providing the ultimate in risk-free integration and network
enhancement.
Both
flexible and scaleable, ViewMax provides:
a
cost-effective, rapidly implemented application solution
which preserves current IT systems investments, extending their
life cycle and capabilities with a new technology interface
in a matter of weeks.
controlled
access -- during the implementation of ViewMax the company
determines who can access what
information, and where they can access -- an intranet
LAN, an intranet or extranet WAN, or the Internet.
a
new, user-friendly interface to legacy systems, allowing
easy access through an intuitive, point-and-click standard web
interface.
one
standard interface to multiple disparate systems -- allowing
the combined information from several different terminal screens,
applications and/or systems to be presented on a single web
page.
full
interaction -- not just for publishing information from
back-end systems, ViewMax allows selected information to be
published for users to see, interact with, transact with and
submit updates back to host systems -- all in real-time.
security
-- by controlling the information that is displayed and the
host sessions, ViewMax accesses and transacts with IT systems
on behalf of the user -- eliminating the opportunity to access
unpublished data or tamper with back-end systems.
robust
session control -- ensures dependable state environment
even for remote users across the Internet.
MODCOMP
Founded in 1970, MODCOMP is a supplier and integrator of industrial
and business-critical systems and solutions. In 1980, MODCOMP
systems created the backbone of the CERNET, the first international
extension of the Internet as we know it today. Over the last two
decades, MODCOMP has provided data communications solutions to
front-end mainframes and preserved legacy systems. MODCOMP's experience
translates to in-depth expertise and leading-edge resources to
provide uninterrupted control over sessions, transactions, and
updates. ViewMax is a proven solution, installed and benefiting
companies around the world.
MODCOMP
provides enterprise-wide solutions for internal, sales force,
business partner, and public communications, integrating standard
World Wide Web (WWW) products and technology with corporate business
systems.
MODCOMP
is an IOEM and a certified system integrator of Sun Microsystems(TM).
Corporate
Headquarters: MODCOMP, 1650 West McNab Road, P.O. Box 6099, Ft.
Lauderdale, FL 33309-1088, USA, Tel: +1 954 974 1380, Fax: +1
954 977 1900, E-mail: info@modcomp.com,
Internet: http://www.modcomp.com.
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