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Rob MorrisChief 

 Strategy

 Officer

GT Software, Inc.

March 26th,

 2009

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Mainframe integration goals, 

objectives, and

 requirements

Who is GT Software and why Ivory?

How to accomplish Mainframe 

Integration 

cost 

effectively

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Fast

Agile

Flexible

Adaptable

ConsistentElegant

Should the goals for

MAINFRAME INTEGRATIONbe any different?

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Platform• Proprietary sub‐systems and APIs

• Limited resources

• Cost of 

 mainframe

 operations

• Application longevity (Legacy) 

Mainframe integration,

 leveraging

 SOA

 patterns is key 

• Deep knowledge of  the mainframe is 

critical

It goes beyond combining the words…• I.e. ‐‐ just saying “ Java and  Web services” 

does not make all Java products that understand

 Web

 services

 equal

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Requirement Details Implication

Service Interface 

DefinitionTop‐down and bottom‐up

Removes layers of  required software 

and complexity

Service granularity Coarse and fine grainedHave the mainframe provide

the RIGHT service based on need

Mainframe sub‐system 

support

CICS, IMS, Batch, CA IDEAL, 

CA IDMS,

 Natural,

 Data,

 etc.

One tool for all integration needs 

reduces training

 and

 complexity

SpeedDevelopment and 

execution

Deliver quickly 

with the required performance

DeploymentOn the mainframe using specialty 

engines, or off  the mainframe 

Control costs related 

to integration and SOA workload

Flexibility 

and DynamismToday’s

 choice

 shouldn’t

 

effect tomorrowQuickly

 

adapt 

to 

changing 

requirements and cost 

control strategies

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Easy to learn Windows‐based development tool

Any service can include CICS, IMS, CA IDMS, CA IDEAL, 

Natural, Batch,

 Data,

 and

 Web

 services

Top‐down and bottom‐up service development (with orchestration)

Fine‐grained Web Services Coarse ‐grained Web Services

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Services deployed instantly

Deployed to mainframe (CICS, Started task, z/Linux) 

or off 

‐platform (Windows

 or

 Linux)

Leverages specialty engines to slash CPU consumption

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History

• Founded in

 1982

• Consistently profitable for 24+ years

• Worldwide sales

 and

 support

 network

Laser focused…

• Mainframe tools 

• Integration and SOA

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Integration and SOA values should be expected 

from the

 mainframe

The implementation of  those values requires depth, 

experience and

 focus

Fully understand your requirements and options 

before you

 pick

 a “mainframe

 Web

 services”

 solution