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Host Integration Server 2000: New Name, New Functions
- By Scott Bekker
- September 25, 2000
Host Integration Server 2000 is Microsoft Corp.’s new SNA
gateway for the end-user to Internet, intranet or client-server environments,
permitting the integration of existing mainframe application and database
information into new Windows applications.
The platform is the Windows 2000 upgrade of the SNA Server
that performed the same function for the BackOffice Suite on Windows NT systems
– plus features unique to Windows 2000 that are geared toward high-end use.
Applications are integrated using COM+, XML and SOAP
technologies. The new product makes it possible to make multiple data copies
and move them to varying locations while automatically synchronizing data. It
permits a two-way relationship between Oracle and SQL Server databases and also
is designed to integrate with SQL Server 2000, BizTalk Server 2000 and Commerce
Server 2000.
In March, Microsoft entered into an agreement with Software
AG (www.softwareag.com) to use its COM
Transaction Integrator (COMTI) on Host Integration Server in order to covert
Customer Information Control System (CICS) 3270 applications on IBM mainframes
into running on a Windows 2000 or Windows NT Server. – Ted Williams
For Microsoft’s overview
of Host Integration Server 2000, see www.microsoft.com/hostintserver.
About the Author
Scott Bekker is editor in chief of Redmond Channel Partner magazine.