XML and Service-Oriented Integration with IMS Programs

Attunity Connect provides an application adapter to IMS/TM, allowing applications to interoperate with IMS programs using XML interactions. Attunity’s interfaces can be used by applications in any computing environment including .NET, Java/J2EE and legacy 3GL, providing a single solution for universal integration with existing IMS investments.

Attunity Connect provides the following standard adapters for IMS:

• JCA Resource Adapter for IMS/TM
• Microsoft .NET APIs for integrating with IMS/TM
• 3GL APIs for integrating with IMS/TM
• XML and Web Services Adapter to IMS/TM

In addition, Attunity provides IMS/DBadapters for EAI Servers, including:

• IMS/TM Adapter for Microsoft BizTalk
• IMS/TM Adapter for Oracle SOA Suite (BPEL PM, ESB)

Key Capabilities

• Simplify and accelerate integration with IMS
• Reduce risk and complexity of IMS integration
• XML and Service-Oriented integration to IMS programs
• Uses metadata to define adapters with multiple interactions
• Import metadata from COBOL copybooks
• Global transaction support
• Event generation from IMS programs (delivered as XML messages)
• Native security, supporting RACF, ACF2, TopSecret
• Ease of use – no coding required. Wizard-based configuration