SUGAR LAND, Texas, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- NEON® Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NESY -
news), 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® Direct now supports the Linux platform. Linux support for
Shadow Direct enables Linux applications to directly access System/390® 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®, IMS, CICS®, ADABAS®, 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. Linux support is available via download from the NEON Systems website
(www.neonsys.com) for licensed customers of Shadow Direct and free trials are available by
contacting info@neonsys.com.
More than 70% of mission-critical corporate information still resides on mainframes. To
successfully participate in business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-initiatives such as
Web-to-host data access, client/server application development, or enterprise application
integration, a key element is access to System/390 IMS, CICS, VSAM, ADABAS, or DB2 data
and transactions. NEON Systems' Shadow Direct is the strategic choice of many Global 2000
companies to provide rapid deployment for e-initiatives through an open and less complex
architecture.
NEON Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of Enterprise Access and Integration, Security, and
Subsystem Management software products for all industries. NEON Systems Enterprise Access
and Integration software products offer direct, transparent access to System/390 IMS, CICS,
VSAM, ADABAS, or DB2 data and transactions from the Internet or distributed computing
environments. The NEON Systems Shadow Product Family offers a production-quality
environment for n-tier and/or Web application development; revitalization of System/390
applications; and System/390 information sharing for e-initiatives such as e-commerce,
enterprise application integration, and business-to-business integration. NEON Enterprise
Security Management software products help companies protect valuable information with
encryption/decryption technology for the Internet and password synchronization for
interoperable computing environments. NEON Enterprise Subsystem Management software
products economically enhance and maintain the high availability, integrity, and performance of
key CICS and IMS mainframe environments as the demand for existing and new applications
increases. Headquartered in Sugar Land (Houston), Texas, NEON has sales, support, and
distributor offices covering 25 countries around the world. NEON's website can be visited at
www.neonsys.com.
NEON and Shadow are registered trademarks and Shadow Direct is a trademark of NEON
Systems, Inc.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.
SOURCE: NEON Systems, Inc. |
