ADVANCED BusinessLink, a leading provider of e-business solutions for the IBM AS/400, announces native XML support in its Strategi middleware.
Previously, AS/400 users needed to rewrite applications in a 4GL or Java to get the benefits XML offers. Strategi instantly allows any AS/400 data file to be sent over the web as XML with a simple command.
According to GartnerGroup, "...by year-end 2000, 75 percent of Fortune 500 companies will be using XML in at least one prototype application integration project, and 25 percent will be using XML in a production application integration project (0.7 probability)" - XML Will Ultimately Pay for Itself in Application Integration, June 1999 report.
Strategi's Push Technology allows XML files such as to be pushed to intended recipients across the Internet to suppliers, distributors or customers. Security is guaranteed with 128-bit SSL and recipent identity verified using digital client certificates.
With Strategi, XML data can originate from existing legacy application logic, AS/400 database files or newly developed applications in RPG, Java, etc.
In addition, Strategi's template-based messaging middleware, HSM (High Speed Messaging), allows XML documents to be tailored specifically to meet the requirements of each receiving party automatically, without host programming.
For businesses that rely on fast data transfer, ADVANCED HSM provides another critical advantage. Instead of regenerating and transmitting each and every page of an Internet transaction, HSM accesses and transmits the only new data within a page.
ABOUT ADVANCED BUSINESSLINK
ADVANCED BusinessLink is an IBM All-Star partner and has been an early pioneer in bringing technologies such as AS/400 Java client applets, SSL secured Java clients and Push technology to the AS/400 marketplace. The company's products are used by thousands every day in more than 22 countries.
Its flagship product, Strategi, is a powerful array of solutions enabling development of the highest performing, web-based HTML applications. Strategi also includes BusinessLink's leading Java-based web-to-host connectivity for legacy applications.
Founded in 1987, ADVANCED BusinessLink is headquartered in Kirkland, WA, USA and has offices in Sydney, London and the Netherlands. Web site: www.businesslink.com.
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