IONA and Microsoft: Extending .NET Connectivity
Managing a Heterogeneous IT Environment
Whether as a result of mergers, acquisitions or simply rapid innovations in technology, most global 2000 companies are challenged with managing complex, heterogeneous IT environments. As many of these enterprises look to take advantage of the benefits of using Microsoft .Net Framework, Microsoft BizTalk Server, Microsoft Windows Vista, and other Microsoft products, they might run into connectivity issues with existing non-Microsoft based back-office applications. These can include Java, mainframe, CORBA, MQSeries or TIBCO Rendezvous-based applications. Integration between Microsoft products and these types of back-office systems often requires investing time and effort companies do not have, discouraging them from experiencing the benefits of Microsoft products.
IONA Technologies has partnered with Microsoft to address this challenge by optimizing and extending Microsoft .Net connectivity so organizations can quickly and easily integrate legacy applications with the newest technology offerings from Microsoft.
Extending Microsoft .NET Connectivity
IONA Artix, IONA's advanced service-oriented architecture (SOA) suite, natively connects Microsoft .NET-based solutions with non-Microsoft platforms without the custom integration development or adapters that are typically required by other vendors. IONA Artix includes native .NET connectivity to bridge the latest Microsoft technology with non-Microsoft and legacy systems for best-in- class SOA development. IONA breaks through departmental and divisional silos by incorporating services from legacy and non-Microsoft systems into Microsoft's service delivery platform. This allows customers to leverage existing system functionality without a wholesale migration to a single-vendor strategy.
Delivering native integration with Java, CORBA, and others to:
- Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
- Customer Care Framework (CCF)
- Connected Services Framework (CSF)
Joint Microsoft and IONA solutions employ the latest principles of SOA to build a multi-vendor service delivery platform, allowing organizations to leverage existing IT investments without adding new software and hardware or introducing unnecessary cost and IONA solutions are streamlining and modernizing IT infrastructures, reducing the time and costs associated with integration and creating dynamic and adaptable IT environments that can quickly deliver on business requirements.
Integration to the Back-Office without Adapters
IONA Artix can quickly and cost-effectively integrate .NET and non-.NET ecosystems, allowing organizations to use data from legacy applications. Forming the basis for a true SOA, IONA Artix wraps back-office legacy systems for the .NET developer behind standards-based Web Services Description Language (WSDL) interfaces. IONA Artix effectively "black-boxes" legacy applications by service-enabling legacy endpoints, making them available to the developer in a platform-neutral manner. By creating a layer of abstraction, IONA Artix makes back-office integration possible without adapters.
Well-enabled Services
IONA brings the rich management features of Microsoft Well-enabled Services (WES) to non-Microsoft platforms as well. With IONA tools customers can add a WES interface to existing systems to make them full partners in the Microsoft environment.
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IN MICROSOFT...
- Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation
- Microsoft Connected Services Framework
- Microsoft Customer Care Framework
New Artix Connect for WCF Beta Program
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