ALIGN JOURNAL LEGACY APPLICATIONS SPOTLIGHT

Transforming Mainframe Applications Into SOA Building Blocks

Welcome to this issue of the Legacy Applications Spotlight. Each month we bring you the latest insights into legacy applications including how to integrate them into SOA, how to continue leveraging these important assets, and new ideas for improving them.

We hope you find this issue helpful.

Attachmate^® Verastream^® Transaction Integrator

An advanced solution for service-enabling data and logic from programs developed for the CICS and IMS environments. The services can be mixed, matched, and reused for new application development.

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CONTENTS

· SOA In-Depth

· White Papers

· Events

· Wit & Wisdom

SOA IN-DEPTH

Data Services: A Fundamental Building Block of SOA by Rob Cardwell. Data services, especially when implemented through a data services management system, facilitate use of a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) for greater enterprise agility.

Guaranteed Success in Legacy Modernization by Don Estes. A judicious approach to technological transformation can enable rather than constrain needed business transformations.

Leveraging SOA and Legacy Systems by David S. Linthicum. Unfortunately, existing legacy systems, such as mainframes, are difficult to access at the service levels, exposing their behavior to other applications. Existing systems must either be rebuilt to leverage an SOA, or more likely, have a service abstraction layer placed upon it.

Staying Alive With SOA and Legacy Applications by Ronald Nunan. Service-Oriented Architecture has become a mainstream IT approach that is redefining the look of enterprise applications. Moreover, SOA has become a requirement for staying alive in a turbulent market.

WHITE PAPERS

Fundamentals of Service Orientation
This paper can help you make informed decisions about services and their place in your enterprise.

High-Speed Integration of CICS Applications
You’ll learn that there is an economical, non-invasive approach to extend your CICS resources to newer technologies – at mainframe speeds.

Attachmate^® Verastream^® Bridge Integrator

A native, mainframe-resident adapter that runs in the CICS Transaction Server, for reliable, high-performance integration of CICS applications.

New version, just released!

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EVENTS

Going to Gartner AADI Summit? Look for Attachmate there!

Webcast: Service-Enabling CICS Applications: Best Practices
A successful integration plan addresses the most effective use of your CICS assets. Learn key questions to ask before you begin.

WIT & WISDOM

· Unspoken anger is never regretted.

· Character is not made in a crisis – it’s revealed.

· Live your life so that when people speak evil of you no one will believe it.

· Much may be of a man’s character by what prompts his laughter.

Hopefully, this e-newsletter has been helpful and provides you with information you can use now or in the future in your support of SOA.

Bob Thomas
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