Legacy systems typically contain the most critical information in an enterprise, and many organizations have more than one type of legacy platform. LegaSuite Integration is a middleware tool to simplify and accelerate integration of all types legacy data, business logic and screens with Web applications and SOA tools such as ESB and BPM suites.

Mainframe and More: LegaSuite Integration is a legacy adapter middleware that lets enterprises share and reuse information from all types of legacy systems, including: mainframe, System i (AS/400), OpenVMS and Unix-VT, and Windows client/server.

Total Access: LegaSuite Integration uses standards-based adapters and protocols to support all methods of legacy access:

• Screen-based: Encapsulate logic via 3270, 5250 Windows and VME 7561/DFP/Forms transactions -CICS and IMS: Encapsulate CICS/COMMAREA and IMS transactions
• Data-based: Data access via JDBC or access to non-relational databases such as VSAM

Standards-Based and Platform Neutral: LegaSuite Integration can use various types of standards-based interfaces (SOAP, XML, JavaBeans, .NET classes) to communicate with Web, .NET and Java environments to let organizations quickly and easily reuse the value inherent in their legacy systems.

Ease of Development, Breadth of Deployment: LegaSuite Integration offers an easy-to-use IDE to automate the creation of services and deploy them to a wide range of distributed and native platforms including: mainframe, Linux on System z, System i, Linux, AIX, Sun Solaris, HP/UX, and Windows.

SOAWorld Magazine’s “SOA World Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards”
SOA World Magazine announced that nominations are now open for the SOA World Magazine Readers' Choice Awards, which recognize excellence in the software, solutions, or services provided by the industry's top vendors. SYS-CON's Readers' Choice Awards, also known as the "Oscars of the Software Industry," has been one of the most prestigious industry award programs for more than a decade. This year's SOA awards will be given in 19 categories and the award-winning products and services will be selected by SOA World Magazine readers. Winners will be announced at the SOA World Conference & Expo 2008 East, June 23-24 in New York City.

Service-oriented architectures have evolved over the past few years out of the original vision of loosely coupled Web services replacing constrained, stovepiped applications throughout enterprise IT. Every major enterprise technology vendor today has developed its own SOA strategy, supported by innumerable mid-size companies and start-ups offering specific SOA aspects or entire solutions.

Nominated Products and Services by Category: 

• Best App Server
• Best Automation Tool
• Best BPM Engine
• Best Framework
• Best IDE
• Best Integration Tool
• Best Legacy Adapter
• Best Open Source SOA Tool
• Best Portal Platform
• Best Security Solution
• Best SOA or XML Site
• Best SOA or XML Training
• Best SOA Platform
• Best SOA Testing Tool
• Best SOA Tool
• Best SOA/Web Services Book
• Best Web Services Utility
• Best XML Database
• Best XML Parser

SOA World Conference & Expo 2007 Sponsors
In 2007, SOA World Conference & Expo was sponsored by the world’s leading SOA companies including Active Endpoints, BEA Systems, Laszlo Systems, Nexaweb, TIBCO Software, WSO2, IBM, Parasoft, webMethods, Sybase, B-hive, iTKO, Managed Methods, Mellanox Technologies, Nastel, NextAxiom, RingCube, Two Roads Professional Resources, Web Age Solutions, Solstice Software, Fiorano Software, iTKO, Layer 7 Technologies, PushToTest, Ruby on Gears, Farata Systems, Tenfold, Thinstall, Trivera Technologies, BZMedia, Extension Media, GoingToMeet, ITtoolbox, Methods & Tools, SDTimes, Software Test & Performance, TechTracker Media, ZapThink, OASIS, and SOA Consortium.

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