Announcing: IBM WebFacing Deployment Tool for WebSphere Development Studio V6.0.1 with HATS Technology
Overview
IBM WebFacing Deployment Tool for WebSphere Development Studio V6.0.1 with Host Access Transformation Services (HATS) Technology delivers an integrated modernization solution for the IBM System i5 marketplace. It is a runtime enabler allowing the WebFacing Tool and HATS technologies to work together in an integrated fashion. Both WebFacing Tool and HATS Toolkit customers can work seamlessly with their existing projects, while taking advantage of the new capabilities when combined with i5/OS V5R4.
What's New
- Deployment enablement for new IBM WebFacing Tool and HATS functions, including:
- "Out of the box" integration of WebFaced and non-WebFaced applications in a browser session
- New ability for HATS to Web-enable 5250 applications without requiring Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) capacity in i5/OS
- Additional, attractive deployment-based pricing options
Planned Availability
IBM WebFacing Deployment Tool for WebSphere Development Studio V6.0.1 with HATS Technology is currently available for electronic delivery. Media and documentation are expected to be available as of March 10, 2006.
Additional Information
Web-enabled applications created with the WebFacing Tool in WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries cannot access system screens or non-WebFaced 5250 applications without a substantial amount of integration effort. WDHT addresses these interoperability issues. If a WebFaced application encounters system screens or non-WebFaced 5250 applications, then the "on-the-fly" transformation capabilities, included with HATS today, is leveraged to deliver the system screens or non-WebFaced 5250 application in a browser interface. This HATS capability is provided through the WebFacing Tool extensions. The system screens or non-WebFaced 5250 applications inherit the same browser style as the WebFaced application. WebFaced applications that leverage the capabilities of WDHT deliver "out-of-the-box" integration with system screens and non-WebFaced 5250 applications.
The IBM WebFacing Tool and the HATS Toolkit are included with WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries and WebSphere Development Studio Client Advanced Edition for iSeries. WebFacing Tool customers who do not take advantage of the new capabilities can continue to create and deploy applications from the WebFacing Tool. However, customers who take advantage of the new WebFacing Tool extensions will find that deployment for the new functions is limited to two user connections for testing purpose only. To enable the new functions for deployment to production, customers must purchase WDHT. Web-enabled applications created using the HATS Toolkit are limited to two user connections for testing purpose only. WDHT is required for deployment to production of HATS applications.
The introduction of WDHT makes HATS more affordable by eliminating the requirement for OLTP capacity for HATS applications working through the WebFacing server. Without the OLTP requirement for deploying a HATS application to i5/OS starting with V5R4, the overall cost of HATS solutions is significantly reduced. HATS applications can be deployed to i5/OS Standard Edition.
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