Host Transformation

Companies that are running legacy applications on their iSeries systems can extend the life and functionality of these systems by web-enabling the 'green-screens' and offering an interface for the browser. We're helping companies evaluate the best approach and tools to use when the need to extend legacy systems is required. Below you will find descriptions of the tools we use for host transformation.

WDHT (HATS)
IBM WebFacing Deployment with HATS Technology provides all the tools you need to quickly and easily extend your legacy applications to Business Partners, customers, and employees. WDHT makes your 3270 and 5250 applications available as HTML through the most popular Web browsers, while converting your host screens to a Web look and feel. WDHT provides a zero footprint Web-to-host solution - the only software needed on the client is a Web browser. WDHT rules-based transformation engine converts host screens to Web-like graphical user interfaces in real-time, so you can have your host application online with a familiar Web interface within a day of loading the program.

WebFacing
Applications using the IBM WebFacing Tool front end are now able to run in a non-interactive state. This can significantly reduce the cost of the server you require and at the same time make the application available from wherever you need it with only a browser on the user end. WebFacing has been a popular tool for web-enabling existing applications on iSeries servers.

The IBM WebFacing Tool is NOT a 5250 emulation or screen-scraper product and therefore provides a significant performance advantage over products that converts a 5250 data stream to HTML on the fly. At run-time, users can evoke the application from either a browser or a traditional display device.