“NEON(R) Systems…a leading provider of Enterprise Access and
Integration, Security, and Subsystem Management software products,
today announced that their premier Enterprise Access and
Integration product, Shadow(R) Direct now supports the Linux
platform. Linux support for Shadow Direct enables Linux
applications to directly access System/390(R) within interoperable
System/390 and Linux environments. Shadow Direct with Linux
platform support via JDBC provides the latest in Java-based
application servers with high performance access to all System/390
data and transactional sources.”
“NEON Systems has a commitment to support emerging standards to
provide alternatives for our customers. At NEON, we believe that
Linux is gaining widespread acceptance in the industry and we see
growing usage in our customer base; therefore it is important to
provide Linux support for Shadow Direct. Linux application
developers can now develop applications with direct access to
System/390 DB2(R), IMS, CICS(R), ADABAS(R), and VSAM data and
transactions using point-and-click tools without mainframe
expertise, coding, or gateways,” said Joe Backer, president and
CEO, NEON Systems.”
“Linux is an open source operating system that allows
applications to run on a variety of high performance, affordable
hardware platforms. Linux supports a wide range of software
including application servers and Web servers and provides an
attractive alternative to proprietary solutions. Shadow Direct
provides open access and integration of mission critical data and
transactions residing on System/390 environments from industry
standard APIs (ODBC, JDBC, and OLE DB) and provides low total cost
of ownership when compared to vendor specific solutions….”