Entire X Broker

Integrate all classes of applications across a variety of platforms with EntireX Broker from the Department of Information Services (DIS). EntireX Broker is a message-oriented middleware (MOM) offering, which allows users of Windows systems to integrate their applications with Unix systems and mainframes, enables use of existing mainframe applications, Web access to mainframe data and platform-to-platform interconnectivity (UNIX, AIX, NT, OS/390 and others).

EntireX is available from DIS, and is operating in a production environment at the departments of Labor & Industries, Social and Health Services, Health and Employment Security. These agency applications are primarily using Active Server Pages (ASP) and Visual Basic for client applications and Natural for mainframe server and backend applications. The EntireX toolset also includes DCOM wrappering and Java wrappering capabilities.

Features

* S/390, NT, Windows platforms can access EntireX software
* Enables Web access to mainframe data
* Facilitates platform-to-platform interconnectivity
* Enables use of existing mainframe applications, depending on how they are written

Benefits

* Easy to learn and use in a ADABAS/Natural environment
* Day-to-day administration requires minimal effort.
* Agencies currently using EntireX Broker are sharing their technologies and experiences.
* EntireX Broker has an interface to MQSeries, which is not currently installed or used.