GT Software Announces Ivory Service Architect 4.1
GT Software Announces Ivory Service Architect 4.1
New Release Delivers Proven Mainframe Integration with the Most Options for Conserving Mainframe MIPS
ATLANTA, Mar 02, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
GT Software ( www.gtsoftware.com),
a leading global provider of mainframe integration solutions, today
announced Ivory Service Architect 4.1, a revolutionary new version of
its market leading mainframe service oriented architecture (SOA) product.
Ivory Service Architect 4.1 delivers numerous new features designed to
reduce mainframe workloads and improve SOA performance. Ivory's
innovative architecture, designed from the ground-up to deliver
high-performance, secure mainframe SOA solutions, now fully exploits all
three IBM System z mainframe specialty engines.
Ivory is the only mainframe integration platform offering support for
the Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL), System z Integrated Information
Processor (zIIP), and the System z Application Assist Processor (zAAP).
Mainframe specialty engines are not governed in speed, delivering much
stronger performance than workload run on the general purpose processor
(GPP). Integration and SOA workload running on or exploiting one or more
of these specialty engines does not incur charges against the
mainframe's processing capacity, resulting in dramatic reductions in
mainframe MIPS usage.
In addition to simply supporting specialty engines, the Ivory Workload
Manager provides intelligent routing to configure when and how workload
is shifted to specialty engines. This feature ensures, on a service by
service basis, that maximum MIPS are saved without sacrificing one bit
of performance.
Additionally, the new release of Ivory delivers significant performance
gains across all versions of the Ivory Server and Ivory Studio as a
result of an intensive code optimization effort. Ivory Service Architect
4.1 also introduces full support for efficient binary XML, providing
runtime performance gains across all versions of the Ivory Server.
Additional performance improvements center on the processing of large
XML schemas and orchestration of large Web service projects.
Ivory Service Architect 4.1 delivers an unprecedented array of mainframe
cost-saving options that provide true application agility for mainframe
SOA. Runtime flexibility engenders cost reductions and dramatically
reduces the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the mainframe. Early
indications from the Ivory Service Architect customer base suggest a
savings of up to 80 percent when leveraging the IBM specialty engine
support over running the same workload on an enterprise's general
purpose processor (GPP).
"We have been using Ivory to extend our core applications beyond the MVS
mainframe environment. It has provided a tremendous business advantage,
with a return on our investment in 12 months," said Nick Baguley,
applications architect for Absa Group Limited, one of South Africa's
largest financial services organizations. Absa's environment includes
some 30 channels, which comprise applications, presentation styles, and
platforms. "With the addition of specialty engine support in Ivory 4.1,
we anticipate an even faster return on investment."
"The introduction and usage of IBM mainframe specialty engines is
important for organizations managing MIPS growth as they continue to
leverage this powerful and reliable platform" said Dale Vecchio, Gartner
Research vice president. "Perhaps one of the most important drivers for
adoption of these engines can be mainframe ISVs who can ensure that the
workload associated with their applications and tools will not initiate
a ripple effect of software cost increases. This adoption is important
to the mainframe's future viability within an organization's IT
infrastructure."
"Ivory has long been known for unparalleled ease-of-use and
unprecedented choice in terms of leveraging mainframe subsystems - CICS,
IMS, CA IDEAL, CA IDMS, batch and data," said Rob Morris, chief strategy
officer for GT Software. "Using Ivory Service Architect 4.1,
organizations can choose how and where to leverage specialty engines to
conserve integration-related MIPS. Since most organizations are
generally undecided on which engines are strategic, Ivory also allows
the ability choose an option today, say zAAP, and change your mind
tomorrow, say to IFL, without any redevelopment. It's this new level of
risk avoidance and flexibility that makes Ivory the perfect fit as the
most cost effective mainframe integration tool on the market today."
Ivory supports deployment of mainframe-based Web services across the
widest range of platforms, giving organizations broad flexibility in
where they choose to house SOA-related workload. No other solution on
the market today offers such a variety of options for mainframe SOA.
Without requiring any changes to the service definition, Ivory Service
Architect supports the deployment of mainframe-based Web services across
z/VSE, z/OS, CICS, IMS, Windows, Wintel, and Linux. Key benefits of this
broader platform support include the ability to shift SOA-related
workload off the mainframe, as well as the ability to leverage new
mainframe MIPS-reducing hardware such as IFL processors with zLinux.
About GT Software
GT Software is a leading global provider of proven, cost-effective
mainframe integration and data access solutions that enable companies to
maximize the value of their technology investments without significantly
increasing costs. With GT Software's products, mainframe developers can
quickly and easily model, automate, and extend mainframe processes for
deployment as key components of an enterprise SOA solution. With more
than 2,000 installations worldwide, GT Software provides high-quality,
innovative and cost-effective solutions for many FORTUNE 1000 companies.
For more information visit: www.gtsoftware.com
For more information visit: www.gtsoftware.com
SOURCE: GT Software
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