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What is EAGLE? EAGLE is a mainframe-based data distribution engine and application development environment. EAGLE

What does EAGLE do? EAGLE Web-enables your existing CICS applications with minimal modification to existing code. (more) EAGLE

What does EAGLE do? EAGLE also enables you to rapidly create new Web applications to access your existing CICS data and business logic. EAGLE

Why use EAGLE? Minimal new hardware needed Minimal new hardware needed Leverage existing skill sets Leverage existing skill sets Retain existing business logic Retain existing business logic Rapidly deploy new applications Rapidly deploy new applications(more) EAGLE

Why use EAGLE? No external middleware No external middleware Retain existing security Retain existing security Flexibility to interact with any Flexibility to interact with any TCP-based system TCP-based system EAGLE

Traditional mainframe EAGLE SNA 3270 (“Dumb Terminal”) OS/390 (more)

Traditional mainframe EAGLE OS/390 Data is sent to “dumb terminals” using IBM’s proprietary Systems Network Architecture (SNA) protocol. Web access is not possible without 3270 emulators.

Screen scraping method EAGLE TCP client (WWW, e.g) OS/390 AgentSoftware(Middleware) Webserver SNA TCP (more)

Screen scraping method EAGLE OS/390 Web clients request data from specialized “agents”, which interact with CICS by emulating a “dumb terminal”. (more)

Screen scraping method EAGLE OS/390 Some business logic must be moved to the agent server. Some business logic must be moved to the agent server. Agent server hardware and software is often expensive. Agent server hardware and software is often expensive. (more)

Screen scraping method EAGLE OS/390 Separate hardware introduces additional security risks and points of failure. Separate hardware introduces additional security risks and points of failure. Low performance– SNA was never designed for this purpose. Low performance– SNA was never designed for this purpose.

EAGLE method EAGLE TCP client (WWW, e.g) OS/390 Webserver TCP (more)

EAGLE method EAGLE OS/390 Fast– uses much fewer resources than screen- scraping Fast– uses much fewer resources than screen- scraping Flexible– extends functionality into any TCP- enabled architecture Flexible– extends functionality into any TCP- enabled architecture (more)

EAGLE method EAGLE OS/390 Stable– tens of millions of pages delivered in production applications Stable– tens of millions of pages delivered in production applications Secure– uses your existing authentication and authorization. Secure– uses your existing authentication and authorization.

EAGLE method EAGLE OS/390 Powerful– Intuitive graphical interface cuts development time Powerful– Intuitive graphical interface cuts development time Scalable– Increase system power without creating “server farms” Scalable– Increase system power without creating “server farms”

EAGLE Production Sites University of FloridaUniversity of Florida Shands HospitalShands Hospital Florida FACTS SystemFlorida FACTS System Illinois State UniversityIllinois State University More on the wayMore on the way EAGLE

EAGLE tools EAGLE EAGLE includes powerful application development tools: ESP is a mainframe SSI engine similar to ColdFusion, ASP, PHP, and JSP ESP is a mainframe SSI engine similar to ColdFusion, ASP, PHP, and JSP HTML generator is built-in HTML generator is built-in Diagnostic and development tools Diagnostic and development tools

What does EAGLE cost? EAGLE is priced at a fraction of other solutions in upfront costs. The long-term savings potential from code reuse and employee retention is tremendous. EAGLE

EAGLE Thank you! CICS, DB2, MVS, IBM, OS/390, Z90, RACF, and VSAM are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, or other countries, or both. FACTS is copyright 1998 by FCAAS EAGLE is copyright 1998 by the University of Florida. Patent approved.