Using Web Service for Integrating Mainframe Applications

[karpagam]

Since WebServices are a standardized way to invoke a method of another
application over the internet, is there a way to integrate two different
applications running on different platforms (Say a .NET client application,
used for implementing the presentation logic, and a mainframe application
that contains the business logic). Is there a way to call the .NET web
service from the mainframe application / expose the buiness logic in the
mainframe application as a Web Service .

[Arthur Nesterovsky]

Hi,

"karpagam" <ka******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Since WebServices are a standardized way to invoke a method of another
application over the internet, is there a way to integrate two different
applications running on different platforms (Say a .NET client application, used for implementing the presentation logic, and a mainframe application
that contains the business logic). Is there a way to call the .NET web
service from the mainframe application / expose the buiness logic in the
mainframe application as a Web Service .

Our company does exactly what you want.

We expose MF applications as web services, and provide a way to MF
applications to call external web services.

We provide at least three solutions:
1) MF based (you can read about it at http://www.multiconn.com);
2) .NET based, implemented as a thin layer between web services on IIS
and MF applications;
3) BizTalk Server 2004 based (you can read about it and try at
http://workspaces.gotdotnet.com/Mult...xtensibility);

Currently we are working on Java + WebSphere based solution (the same as 2).

For more details, please contact to yu***@multiconn.com
______________________________
With best wishes, Arthur Nesterovsky
MultiConn Technologies, Israel

[Sean]

There's a company called Seagull Software that lets you to expose
mainframe busines logic as a Web service. They have a product called
Transidiom that does that.

Here's their Website: http://www.seagullsoftware.com/
"karpagam" <ka******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:<31**********************************@microso ft.com>...

Since WebServices are a standardized way to invoke a method of another
application over the internet, is there a way to integrate two different
applications running on different platforms (Say a .NET client application,
used for implementing the presentation logic, and a mainframe application
that contains the business logic). Is there a way to call the .NET web
service from the mainframe application / expose the buiness logic in the
mainframe application as a Web Service .

[Dan Rogers]

Hi,

You might also want to talk to your IBM rep. They have some great tools
for doing exactly this.

Regards,

Dan Rogers
Microsoft Corporation
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Since WebServices are a standardized way to invoke a method of another
application over the internet, is there a way to integrate two different
applications running on different platforms (Say a .NET client application,
used for implementing the presentation logic, and a mainframe application
that contains the business logic). Is there a way to call the .NET web
service from the mainframe application / expose the buiness logic in the
mainframe application as a Web Service .

[HighTide]

There are a few tools in the marketplace that will allow you to do this
successfully. I would suggest you take a look at the recent gartner analysis
and check out the vendors listed there from exposing mainframe transactions
as Web Services. I would also suggest looking for a solution that allows for
both publishing and consuming a web service. One of the vendors mentioned,
GT Software, will allow you to invoke a Web Service from the mainframe and
return the data to build what they call a Composite Mainframe Web Service.
Here is the link the the recent analysis report:

http://www4.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=125188

"karpagam" wrote:

Since WebServices are a standardized way to invoke a method of another
application over the internet, is there a way to integrate two different
applications running on different platforms (Say a .NET client application,
used for implementing the presentation logic, and a mainframe application
that contains the business logic). Is there a way to call the .NET web
service from the mainframe application / expose the buiness logic in the
mainframe application as a Web Service .