Many small to mid-sized hospitals, credit unions, banks and insurance companies rely on strategic applications that are hosted on an AS/400 or IBM mainframe system outside of their organization. The applications can provide a range of services from credit card processing to U.S. Medicare system access.
A growing number of enterprising businesses use the Zephyr PASSPORT Host Integration Objects to generate new revenue and attract new clients by offering access to these applications as a leased service. In most cases, the provider also develops rich value-added services through scripting, new Web-based front-ends, integration with other packaged applications and more.
With this business platform, users are generally unaware that they are using a legacy application or that the application they are running is communicating with a host system in the background.
Using a secure Microsoft Windows 2000 or 2003 Server, an organization can publish a TN5250 or TN3270 service with little up-front cost. Zephyr can assist by offering free trial software during the initial development and marketing phase, licensing the software only when a production version is required by a customer.
PASSPORT Host Integration Objects is a programmatic, Microsoft server-based solution that provides secure access to 5250 and 3270 applications using the TN5250E and TN3270E protocols with SSL security. The software package includes a TN5250E and TN3270E communications module, an object-oriented ActiveX or .NET insterface for screen-based development, sample source code and documentation. PASSPORT Host Integration Objects eliminates the need for terminal emulation software. For more information or to download Zephyr products, visit Zephyr.
About Zephyr Development Corporation
Zephyr Development Corporation is a highly respected developer of advanced terminal emulation and host integration solutions for Microsoft Windows. Founded in 1985, the Zephyr offers desktop terminal emulation, browser-based terminal emulation and host integration software, allowing organizations to access IBM mainframe (3270), AS/400 (5250) and DEC UNIX (VT, SCO ANSI and Wyse) applications from a Microsoft Windows platform.
PASSPORT PC to Host, PASSPORT Web to Host and PASSPORT Host Integration Objects are registered trademarks of Zephyr Development Corporation. Attachmate and EXTRA! are registered trademarks of Attachmate Corporation. IBM and Personal Communications are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation.
Business users want new applications now. Market and regulatory pressures require faster application updates and delivery into production. Your IBM i developers may be approaching retirement, and you see no sure way to fill their positions with experienced developers. In addition, you may be caught between maintaining your existing applications and the uncertainty of moving to something new.
IT managers hoping to find new IBM i talent are discovering that the pool of experienced RPG programmers and operators or administrators with intimate knowledge of the operating system and the applications that run on it is small. This begs the question: How will you manage the platform that supports such a big part of your business? This guide offers strategies and software suggestions to help you plan IT staffing and resources and smooth the transition after your AS/400 talent retires. Read on to learn:
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