IBM Communications Server for Windows NT and Windows 2000, V6.1.1 — Features TN3270E and Host Publisher Enhancements
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Software Announcement September 26, 2000 IBM Communications Server for Windows NT and Windows 2000, V6.1.1 — Features TN3270E and Host Publisher Enhancements Overview WebSphere Host Publisher feature in Communications Server supports At a Glance IBM Communications Server, V6.1.1 WebSphere Application Server for Windows NT and Version 3. New enhancements: Windows 2000 offers reliable and • secure support for e-business New Licensing Scheme — To better TN3270E enhancements: accommodate real-life business networks. It connects users to − operations, Host Publisher′s new Express logon access to enterprise host applications and data S/390 applications over diverse networks — whether licensing terms defines usage based SNA, TCP/IP, intranet, extranet, or on concurrent connections rather − TN3270E and TN5250 server Internet. It enables you to choose than on integration object capabilities published to the applications based on your business requests-per-minute. Windows Active Directory needs, not on your network Additional Functional Enhancements: • Host Publisher feature protocols. Version 6.1.1 is a enhancements: cumulative service release that also • RIO support extension of Host includes new functional Publisher to remote Java − Supports WebSphere V3 enhancements. applications and applets − Enables you to extend Host Extended TN3270E Capabilities • An XML Gateway enables access Publisher to remote Java to 3270- and 5250-application data applications and applets with In addition to now publishing to the in an XML format the new Remote Integration Windows Active Directory that it has Objects (RIO) support TN3270E and TN5250-server • An HTML Mapper provides an capability, Communications Server entry-level, HTML emulator for − Provides an XML Gateway features Express Logon. With access to 3270 and 5150 legacy that allows program access Express Logon, any user of an applications to 3270 and 5250 application appropriate TN3270 client can log on data in an XML format to a S/390 host application without For additional information, refer to: − Includes an HTML Mapper entering a password or ID. Instead, http://www.ibm.com/software that provides an HTML an X.509 digital certificate /network/ entry-level emulator for 3270 automatically authenticates the user. and 5250 application access That′s two less things for users to remember and for network Key Prerequisites − Uses a new licensing method administrators to maintain. • Microsoft Windows NT Server that bases usage on concurrent sessions or Host Publisher Enhancements Version 4.0, with service pack 4, or later, or connections WebSphere Compatibility — The • Windows 2000 For ordering, contact: Communications Server V6.1.1 Host Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Publisher feature has been enhanced − Professional (Desktop) Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at to be functionally equivalent to the − Server 800-IBM-CALL Reference: SE001 recently announced WebSphere Host − Advanced Server Publisher V2.2. With this feature, you can extend the reach of • All Intel -based systems mission-critical applications to new supported by Windows NT Server, Planned Availability Date users across the intranet and Version 4.0, or later, or Internet without changing existing Windows 2000 September 29, 2000 applications. It also allows you to integrate multiple sources of host data into a single Web page, giving end users the appearance of a single new application. This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: http://www.ibm.com. IBM United States IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. 200-325 existing applications and data. The business benefits Description associated with Host Publisher are substantial. IBM Communications Server for Windows NT and Host Publisher consists of two major components: Windows 2000 provides all-in-one communications • services between workstations and a host system, as well Host Publisher Studio • as other workstations. Its capabilities include a Host Publisher Server full-function SNA gateway, the most Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking system in the industry, support Host Publisher Studio: The Host Publisher Studio is a for many types of connectivities, and a rich set of collection of task-oriented, easy-to-use GUIs that assist application programming interfaces (APIs). Of particular the Web application builder in managing and creating significance is the support of SNA, that is based on IBM′s Web-to-host projects. It uses task-oriented prompts to long experience as the architect and developer of this guide the user through the creation process, including: important protocol. In addition, the Communications • Recording host and database interactions Server opens the door wide to protocol-independent • Identifying desired data networking, with seamless support for workstations • Labeling that data for retrieval communicating across SNA and TCP/IP networks. This gives companies the freedom to be responsive to the The Host Publisher Studio is provided on a separate CD changing demands of business applications, while assembly and runs on Windows 95, Windows 98, minimizing network impact. Windows NT, and Windows 2000 operating systems. The following is a summary of the new functions and Host Publisher Server: The Host Publisher Server runs enhancements. on Windows NT and provides the run-time environment for supporting Web applications created with the Host Express Logon Publisher Studio. Host Publisher is on a separate CD assembly and runs on Windows NT only. It consists of the This function allows a user, running an express WebSphere Application Server Standard Edition and other logon-capable TN3270E client, to log onto popular run-time components such as: OS/390 host subsystems, such as CICS , IMS , and TSO, without having to enter a RACF user ID and • Connection management password. Instead, an X.509 digital certificate is • License monitoring processed in cooperation with RACF to authenticate the • Run-time administration user. One advantage of using this function is that it may • Log and trace management reduce the time spent by an administrator maintaining The Host Publisher feature also includes a separate CD host user IDs and passwords. It may also reduce the assembly for IBM Network Dispatcher to provide load number of user IDs and passwords that users have to balancing across multiple Host Publisher Servers. The remember. The TN3270E client and the Communications Network Dispatcher can only be used for the Server for OS/390 must also provide the express logon load-balancing function for Host Publisher. If you require function. Currently, this support is offered in WebSphere load balancing for other applications or servers, you must Host On-Demand Version 5.0 and Communications purchase these additional copies separately. Server for OS/390 Version 2 Release 10. Remote Integration Objects (RIO): RIO support provides Active Directory a standard interface for program access to Integration Object data in an XML format. It also provides remote Communications Server now publishes to the access to Host Publisher server Integration Objects. This Windows 2000 Active Directory that it has TN3270 and enables remote Java applications or applets, running on TN5250 server capability. This permits any Windows 95, a remote client or server, to execute Host Publisher 98, NT, or Windows 2000 client machine to search for and Integration Objects for an existing application access as find the Communications Server′s TN3270/TN5250 though they were physically running on the Host Publisher services configured within Active Directory, allowing the server machine. The interface to the Host Publisher client to connect to the server. This works for Integration Objects is unchanged regardless of whether applications using the Lightweight Directory Access the customer′s Java application is calling it from a remote Protocol (LDAP) Version 3 APIs or Active Directory client or is running on the Host Publisher server. Services Interface (ADSI) on a Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, or Windows 2000 client. This saves XML Gateway: The Host Publisher feature provides an configuration efforts and expands the benefit to more XML Gateway for accessing legacy 3270 and 5250 types of clients. Previously, the only way to get this applications and making that application data available to information was through Service Location Protocol (SLP) programs in an XML format. which required configuration on the Communications Server and its use was limited to only the The Host Publisher XML Gateway also provides an HTML Communications Server for Windows NT clients. Mapper capability that provides a load-and-go HTML entry-level emulator for 3270 or 5250 application access. To query the Active Directory function the clients must Without any customization, existing 3270 and 5250 use either LDAP Version 3 or ADSI APIs. These are applications can be extended to Web users. This included in the Windows 2000 operating system. They are capability is targeted at end users who: available for downloading from the Microsoft Web site for the other platforms. • Need occasional access to the host application • Consider a native terminal screen look and feel to be Host Publisher acceptable The Host Publisher feature can enable new uses for • Do not yet have Java-capable desktops existing applications and data. With this capability, you For Java-enabled users, IBM′s