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- Unit 8 - High-End Information Management and Application Development
- Purpose 8-1
- Objectives 8-1
- Introduction 8-2
- What are Information Management Tools? 8-2
- HP Database Solutions 8-3
- HP ALLBASE/SQL 8-3
- HP TurboIMAGE 8-6
- Oracle 8-7
- ADABAS (Software AG) 8-7
- Query and Reporting Tools 8-8
- NewWave Access by HP 8-8
- ALLBASE/ Business Report Writer 8-8
- The Competition for HP Database Solutions 8-8
- IBM 8-8
- DEC 8-9
- HP Transaction Processing Monitor Solutions 8-9
- Transaction Logs & 2-Phase Commit 8-9
- Encina by Transarc 8-10
- Tuxedo/T by ITI 8-10
- Transaction Manager MPE/iX 8-10
- CASE Tools for the Data Center 8-10
- HP CASE Tool Solutions 8-11
- Open Client-Server CASE Tools 8-11
- Full GUI Client-Server Development Tools 8-12
- SQL Windows by Gupta Technologies 8-12
- PowerBuilder by Powersoft Corporation 8-12
- Uniface Toolset by Uniface 8-13
- Tools for 4GLS and Screen Painters without GUI Support 8-13
- Focus by IBI 8-14
- Speedware 8-14
- ALLBASE/4GL 8-14
- Frontware Tools 8-14
- VPLUS Windows by HP 8-15
- User-Interface Management System Tools 8-15
- Interface Architect by HP 8-15
- Integrated Case Tools 8-16
- Foundation for Cooperative Processing by Andersen Consulting 8-16
- Maestro II by Softlab 8-16
- IEF by Texas Instruments 8-17
- Paclan/X by CGI Informatique 8-17
- PowerCASE by Cognos 8-17
- HP's Vision for the Future 8-18
- Summary 8-19
-
- Purpose
- This unit describes information management solutions for your Corporate
- Business System customer. It also describes the CASE tools your customer
- needs to develop and maintain applications. It lists basic CASE tool
- concepts, describes three types of CASE solutions, and lists CASE
- products supported by the HP Corporate Business System.
-
- Objectives
- At the end of this section, you will be able to
- o Identify high-end Information Management tools
- o Describe what users look for in a high-end database management system
- o Describe the role of transaction processing monitors in high-end data
- management.
- o Understand new product capabilities.
- o Discuss how CASE tools fit in with HP's open system philosophy and can
- benefit potential high-end customers
- o Know where to go for more information on CASE tools
-
- Introduction
- When your Corporate Business System customers look for information
- management tools, they want standards-based tools that will let them
- easily develop portable applications. They want the flexibility to
- select the information management tools which best suit their
- development needs, and a CASE tool that handles large and complex
- applications.
- They need high-volume on-line transaction processing (a transaction
- processing monitor). They need a database that is robust (functional and
- reliable), that supports a large number of users (more than 500), and
- that can store hundreds of Gbytes of data. Users with existing legacy
- systems want an infrastructure for data interexchange, access to legacy
- applications and data, and access to data in mainframes.
- This unit describes how databases, transaction processing monitors,
- and CASE tools can benefit the high-end customer.
-
- What are Information Management Tools?
- Information management tools are an integral part of any Corporate
- Business System solution. They enable quick and easy access to
- information by users and applications.
- Information management tools include:
- o Database Management Systems (DBMS)
- o Transaction Processing Monitors (TPM)
- o Languages
- o Query and Reporting Tools
- This section only discusses DBMS and TPM information management
- solutions.
- For background information on information management tools, refer to
- the Information Management Solutions units of the SR188: HP 9000
- Business Server Solutions (p/n 5960-1621) and SR189: HP 3000
- Fundamentals (p/n 5960-1623) workbooks.
-
- HP Database Solutions
- Recognizing the importance of databases to successful Corporate Business
- System solutions, HP offers its own high-performance databases and has
- developed close ties with all the leading database vendors. The HP
- relational database, ALLBASE/SQL, has been expanded to provide support
- for large scale databases (greater than 100 Gbytes), fault resilience,
- and client-server transaction processing. This ensures that customers
- will have the best database solutions to meet their needs.
- HP has preferred vendor status with all leading database and tools
- vendors, including: Informix, Oracle, ASK/INGRES, Sybase, IBI (Focus),
- and Software AG (ADABAS).
-
- HP ALLBASE/SQL
- ALLBASE/SQL is HP's relational database solution for mainframe-level
- performance and large capacity databases with more than 500 users. It
- includes a database, languages, and connectivity products. It enables
- client-server application development with PCs, workstations, and
- terminals as clients.
-
- [Figure: AllBase/DB2 Connect, caption: none]
-
- ALLBASE/SQL now provides full add-on products for high-end customers
- that support data interchange with IBM DB2 mainframe data, fault-
- resilient capability, and the ability to do database shadowing for high
- availability and faster data access on networks. Preprocessed ALLBASE
- applications (C, COBOL) can now access DB2 data.
- ALLBASE/SQL provides access to TurboIMAGE databases, and is
- integrated with several multi-vendor application development, CASE, and
- database administration tools. It will support Transarc's Encina
- transaction processing monitor (X/OPEN XA interface) for high-volume
- client-server environments.
- ALLBASE/SQL has achieved mainframe-class high levels of performance
- on HP 3000 and HP 9000 systems, with speeds measured in hundreds of
- transactions per second. It is the fastest relational database on HP
- platforms and now supports row-level locking for high concurrency of
- applications.
- Integration with TurboSTORE-II and OMNIBACK (system backup products)
- allows customers to use optical disk libraries for unattended
- "operatorless" backup of ALLBASE/SQL databases, supporting 57 Gbytes and
- 94 Gbytes of unattended backup at a time.
- ALLBASE/SQL provides fault-resilience and database shadowing
- capability by allowing multiple copies of the database to be maintained
- at multiple sites. This promotes fast access on the network, 24-hour
- availability on the primary system, instantaneous remote updates, and
- automatic recovery after failures.
- ALLBASE/SQL provides the ability to execute stored procedures,
- triggers, and business rules in the database engine. This provides a
- substantial performance increase for client-server applications using
- network traffic because it reduces the communication overhead. Customers
- also benefit by the reduction in application development time.
- ALLBASE/SQL supports ANSI standard referential and check constraints
- in the database engine, to ensure that database integrity is not
- violated by users and/or applications.
- Consultants use the ALLBASE/SQL performance monitor as a command-
- driven performance tuning tool for tuning database applications for
- maximum performance.
-
- [Figure: HP Databases: Optimized for HP Systems, caption: none]
-
- HP TurboIMAGE
- HP 3000 installed-base customers love the HP TurboIMAGE database. It is
- the most widely installed database, offering high volume on-line
- transaction processing and strong VAR support.
- As more users consider relational databases for new applications,
- TurboIMAGE is viewed by new customers as a stable technology (as opposed
- to a leading edge technology). New client-server applications and tools
- will support ALLBASE/SQL and offer indirect access to TurboIMAGE through
- ALLBASE/Turbo Connect.
- The following figure shows the relationship between HP TurboIMAGE and
- ALLBASE/SQL.
-
- [Figure: ALLBASE/Turbo Connect, caption: none]
-
- Oracle
- Oracle has identified HP as the leading candidate to offer an open-
- systems based alternative to the IBM mainframe. Oracle has a proven
- track record when it comes to large-scale systems for high-end users. HP
- has been Oracle's sales leader over the past five years. Partnering with
- an Oracle sales rep can be an effective way of identifying Corporate
- Business System opportunities.
- Oracle's next version, Version 7, will be available for the HP 9000
- in the third quarter, and for the HP 3000 in the fourth quarter of 1992.
- Version 7 will have several enhancements that will be especially useful
- at the high end. With the new multithreaded server, many hundreds of
- users can be supported with only a handful of shared server processes.
- The decrease in the number of required operating system processes will
- reduce the overhead and increase the total number of users that can be
- supported. Added security features will make security management easier
- for system administrators. Multiplexed log files will provide additional
- high availability by writing to log files on multiple disk devices in
- parallel. This will provide redundant log files that will protect
- against media failures.
- For more information on Oracle, contact Bill Pate, (415) 882-6896.
- ADABAS (Software AG)
- ADABAS was originally developed for mainframes, and thus has true
- mainframe capacity. In addition, because ADABAS runs on several
- platforms, it provides direct data exchange capabilities between HP and
- other systems. It has demonstrated support for thousands of users and
- has a large installed base. It offers a good mainframe downsizing
- opportunity. The HP 9000/S800 is the base port for ADABAS. Many VAX
- 9000s run ADABAS. This is a good offloading opportunity.
- For more information on ADABAS, contact Bob Lyle, (703) 204-2475.
-
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- Information Access in the Data Center
- Runs on
- Solution Mainframes (MVS) Gateway to
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- ALLBASE/SQL No DB2
- Ask/INGRES No DB2, Rdb
- Cognos No DB2
- IBI Yes DB2, IMS
- Informix No DB2*
- Oracle Yes DB2
- Software AG Yes DB2
- Sybase No DB2*
- TurboIMAGE No DB2
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- * Not available for HP systems
-
- Query and Reporting Tools
- Many 4GLs include query and reporting tools for ad hoc access to a
- database.
- NewWave Access by HP
- NewWave Access software integrates PC, minicomputer or mainframe data
- into desktop applications. Integrated with the NewWave Environment, it
- provides access to various databases, such as ALLBASE/SQL, TurboIMAGE,
- Oracle, DB2, dBASE and R:Base. This tool is primarily for decision-
- support environments in which users require rapid access to database
- information.
-
- ALLBASE/ Business Report Writer
- ALLBASE/BRW is HP's high-performance report writing system for
- information management professionals. ALLBASE/BRW's ease of use
- significantly reduces the time required for report development and lets
- users tune their report specifications for optimum performance.
-
- The Competition for HP Database Solutions
- IBM
- IBM,competing againstFor the high-end market, customers tend to favor
- the security and robustness of a database that comes from the same
- vendor as the hardware. IBM sells DB2 at the high-end and HP sells
- ALLBASE/SQL.
- The HP ALLBASE/SQL runs across HP 3000 and HP 9000. ALLBASE/SQL
- requires much less database administration resources and tools than
- IBM's DB2, but has comparable performance and a lower cost of ownership.
- Many popular DB2 applications are now ported to the HP platform on
- various databases thus satisfying the need for a specific application.
- An example is PeopleSoft, a human resources client-server application
- that now runs ALLBASE/SQL and HP 3000. PeopleSoft has recently
- outperformed DB2 on IBM in benchmark tests (see Unit 3).
-
- DEC
- DEC, competing against sells its own relational database as well as
- third-party databases.
- ALLBASE/SQL has a competitive edge in PC client-server development
- since it supports leading edge PC client-server tools, like Powersoft
- PowerBuilder and Gupta SQL Windows, which DEC's Rdb does not.
- HP Transaction Processing Monitor Solutions
- Transaction processing monitors (TPM) are a technology that provides
- increased data integrity within a distributed environment.
- A TPM handles many of the same tasks that an operating system does,
- such as scheduling resources and managing user requests. In networked
- environments, the TPM can also direct database transaction requests to
- an idle processor, thus enhancing the capacity of an application.
-
- Transaction Logs & 2-Phase Commit
- A TPM has the ability to coordinate transactions in a distributed
- computing environment. There are two ways of coordinating transactions:
- transaction logging and a protocol called two-phase commit.
- Transaction Logging
- A transaction log stores the status of a transaction's progress and
- the state of the systems involved. The purpose of the log is to help
- enable recovery after system failures.
- Most TPMs include a log that stores the history of a system's
- operation. This log can be used to reconstruct a system after a failure.
- When a transaction fails, the TPM can detect the system failures and
- notify the application of its origin. Then the application can either
- abort or retry the transaction. A TPM usually includes software
- development tools to help develop these applications, as well as an
- administrative support environment to help users install, configure,
- monitor, and manage these systems.
-
- Two-Phase Commit Protocol
- The two-phase commit protocol allows a TPM to tell all involved systems
- to prepare to commit their transaction parts. When a failure occurs, the
- TPM will send a global commit instruction only after: 1) telling all
- the systems to prepare to commit their transaction parts, and 2)
- receiving an affirmative response from all of the systems to this
- request. If the TPM does not receive an affirmative response, it will
- send an abort message to all participating sites, thereby insuring data
- integrity in a distributed manner.
-
- TPM Solutions
- HP's transaction processing monitor strategy is to support Transarc's
- Encina, which will be available on HP's Corporate Business Systems in
- 1993.
-
- Encina by Transarc
- Encina's transaction processing strategy is to provide a set of
- standards-based distributed services for simplifying the construction of
- reliable, distributed systems and to provide the integrity guarantees
- required for mission-critical enterprise computing. Encina's strategy
- expands on the DCE framework to include services that support
- distributed transaction processing with full data integrity, security,
- and recoverability.
-
- Tuxedo/T by ITI
- Currently, Tuxedo/T transaction processing monitor is available through
- ITI for the HP 9000 Corporate Business Server.
-
- Transaction Manager MPE/iX
- The transaction manager transparently guarantees data integrity in a
- single system environment (an environment that is not distributed).
- CASE Tools for the Data Center
- CASE tools (Computer-Aided Software Engineering tools) can be used to
- introduce HP systems into the data center for offloading applications
- development, re-engineering applications for the client-server, and
- developing new client-server applications.
-
- HP's Commitment to Open Systems
- Many CASE tools on the HP systems support standards (such as graphical
- user interfaces (GUIs), databases, and networking) and the development
- of portable code. Also, various CASE tools support application
- development for heterogeneous environments. Customers that have invested
- large amounts of money and time in an older system will appreciate
- familiar tools that will let them exchange data between HP, DEC, IBM,
- and other systems, with tools such as IBI Focus, Gupta SQL Windows,
- Texas Instruments's IEF, Softlab Maestro, and CGI's PacLan. Customers
- can use tools to offload applications and data from a legacy mainframe
- to a state-of-the art, more portable system.
- For background information on CASE management tools, refer to the
- CASE units of the SR188: HP 9000 Business Server Solutions (p/n 5960-
- 1621) and SR189: HP 3000 Fundamentals (p/n 5960-1623) workbooks, or
- request CASEWP from the GSY Hotline.
-
- HP CASE Tool Solutions
- HP systems provide a strong platform for open client-server computing by
- offering industry-leading client-server and CASE tools that allow
- customers to build high-performance portable applications.
- The HP Corporate Business System is well positioned to help customers
- move their legacy applications and data from mainframe systems to HP
- systems, by providing enabling technologies and tools for migration.
- Open Client-Server CASE Tools
- This section lists the 4GL open client-server CASE tools that are
- currently available for the Corporate Business System. All of the tools
- listed in this table support ALLBASE/SQL user interfaces and networks.
- TurboIMAGE support is available on all these tools, either directly or
- through ALLBASE TurboCONNECT. KSAM support is available only for Cognos
- PowerHouse.
-
- Full GUI Client-Server Development Tools
- These tools are intended for new client-server applications where there
- is no need to support ASCII terminals. Gupta SQL Windows, PowerBuilder,
- and Uniface are recommended for high-performance, on-line transaction
- (OLTP) environments.
-
- SQL Windows by Gupta Technologies
- SQL Windows is suitable for state-of-the-art GUI-based, client-server
- application development. It is very popular in the IBM world and has
- strong market visibility and has strong market visibility and
- international distribution. It integrates with the following database
- servers: ALLBASE/SQL, TurboIMAGE, DB2, SQL/400, Oracle, OS/2 EE DM,
- SQLBase Informix, and SQL Server. SQL Windows supports DOS and OS/2
- clients.
-
- PowerBuilder by Powersoft Corporation
- PowerBuilder is suitable for rapid prototyping, state-of-the-art GUI and
- client-server application development. It can graphically generate SQL
- statements. PowerBuilder includes a code debugger. It integrates data in
- ALLBASE/SQL, TurboIMAGE, IMS, Sybase, Oracle, SQL Server, and SQLBase.
- It also supports DOS clients.
-
- Uniface Toolset by Uniface
- Uniface accesses more than 20 different databases and supports
- terminals, PCs, and workstations as clients. It is ideal for 4GL client-
- server developers working in heterogeneous databases and operating
- system environments. Uniface uniquely qualifies as an open systems
- application development environment by allowing developers to build
- applications that are both hardware and database-independent.
- Uniface has more market visibility in Europe than United States.
-
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- Full GUI Tools
- User
- Tool Interfaces Networks DBMS Access
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Gupta SQL MS Windows 3.0, NetWare, ALLBASE/SQL,
- Windows Presentation TCP/IP TurboIMAGE, DB2,
- Manager Oracle, SQL/400,etc.
-
- Powersoft MS Windows 3.0 NetWare, ALLBASE/SQL,
- PowerBuilder TCP/IP TurboIMAGE,
- DB2, Oracle, etc.
-
- INGRES Motif TCP/IP ALLBASE/SQL,
- Windows 4GL TurboIMAGE,
- DB2, Rdb
-
- Uniface MS Windows 3.0 TCP/IP ALLBASE/SQL,
- Terminals LAN Mgr. TurboIMAGE,
- plus > 20 others
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-
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- Partial GUI Tools
- User
- Tool Interfaces Networks DBMS Access
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- Cognos MS Windows 3.0 Serial, ALLBASE/SQL
-
- Powerhouse Terminal TCP/IP TurboIMAGE,
- Rdb, SQL/400
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-
- Tools without GUI Support
- Some 4GLs and screen painters do not support GUIs. These tools are used
- for terminal-style user interfaces.
- Focus by IBI
- Focus is widely installed and well-known in the IBM market. It is
- used to allow migration from mainframe applications to HP systems. It
- offers strong reporting capabilities and direct access to all third-
- party relational databases, as well as to ALLBASE/SQL and TurboIMAGE
- databases.
-
- Speedware
- Speedware tools are primarily for host-terminal 4GL application
- developers. Speedware is a strong partner with HP and is widely
- installed on HP 3000. It offers direct access to ALLBASE/SQL and
- TurboIMAGE databases. The tool set includes 4GL and CASE for application
- development, and ad hoc query and reporting tools. It is a very high-
- performing, terminal style 4GL tool.
- ALLBASE/4GL
- ALLBASE/4GL is specifically tuned for peak performance with
- ALLBASE/SQL and the HP 3000. It offers all the benefits of a single-
- vendor solution.
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- Screen Painters
- User
- Tool Interfaces Networks DBMS Access
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- IBI Focus Terminal Non-LAN DB2, ALLBASE,
- Host Connect TurboIMAGE,
- Sybase, etc.
-
- Speedware Terminal Non-LAN ALLBASE,
- Host Connect TurboIMAGE
- TCP/IP
-
- ALLBASE/ Terminal Non-LAN ALLBASE,
- 4GL Host Connect TurboIMAGE
- TCP/IP
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-
- Frontware Tools
- This type of tool is used to add a GUI to an existing application.
- VPLUS Windows by HP
- For HP 3000
- This product is primarily for developers working with existing VPLUS
- applications. (VPLUS is an interactive management system used to process
- forms and to edit data entry screens.) VPLUS Windows is PC-based and
- uses the Microsoft Windows user interface.
- Terminal users continue to see the current VPLUS forms interface, but PC
- users will have an MS Windows user interface for the same application.
-
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- Frontware
- User
- Tool Interfaces Networks DBMS Access
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- VPLUS MS Windows 3.0, LAN Mgr. ALLBASE/SQL,
- Windows Terminal Serial TurboIMAGE
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-
- User-Interface Management System Tools
- These tools are used for database independent GUI development.
- Interface Architect by HP
- For HP 9000
- The Interface Architect tool creates and texts MOTIF/X-Window user
- interfaces for applications.
-
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- User Interface Management Tools
- User
- Tool Interfaces Network DBMS Access
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- HP Interface MS Windows 3.0, LAN ALLBASE/SQL,
- Architect Motif Can hook into
- any database or
- file system via
- 3GL
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-
- Integrated Case Tools
- Integrated CASE (I-CASE) tools automate the entire lifecycle of software
- development. Whereas client-server tools address application
- construction, I-CASE tools are used for analysis, design, testing, re-
- engineering, as well as construction. I-CASE tools are the tools of
- choice of application developers working on large, complex projects.
- I-CASE has its heritage in the mainframe data center environment. Most
- of the tools listed in this section are mainframe tools that have been
- updated to work with HP's systems. They provide an excellent way to
- introduce HP systems into the data center.
- The Corporate Business System supports a variety of I-CASE solutions.
- o FOUNDATION for Cooperative Processing
- o Maestro II
- o IEF
- o Paclan/X
- o PowerCASE
-
- FOUNDATION for Cooperative Processing by Andersen Consulting
- Andersen Consulting has announced that the HP 9000 will be one of the
- two main platforms for its next generation FOUNDATION product. The
- FOUNDATION for Cooperative Processing will be able to develop and
- generate complete client-server applications. Andersen is the first
- major CASE vendor to introduce a full lifecycle product that is client-
- server oriented.
- For more information on the FOUNDATION for Cooperative Processing,
- watch Computer News.
-
- Maestro II by Softlab
- This integrated CASE tool from Germany operates in a client-server
- environment of PCs and workstations on a LAN connected to an HP 3000 or
- HP 9000. It is ideal for very large projects with large programming
- staffs working in COBOL. It is customizable and can support any standard
- or custom development methodologies, including SSADM, MERISE, SETEC, and
- LSDM.
- Maestro II is rich in project management and configuration management
- functionality and supports application development for many target
- platforms, including HP 3000, HP 9000 and MVS. It can do cross
- development (HP-UX to MVS, VMS, etc.), and supports reverse engineering.
- For more information on Maestro II, contact Diane Delsignore at (415)
- 460-1612.
-
- IEF by Texas Instruments
- For HP 9000
- IEF is the most popular I-CASE tool in the United States. IEF was rated
- number one by Computer World for its integration, product features, and
- benefits delivery. IEF has a large installed base running exclusively on
- IBM mainframes. As with other I-CASE products, IEF offers an excellent
- downsizing opportunity. IEF can target the HP 9000, and IEF front-end
- tools can run on HP 9000 workstations. IEF supports the Information
- Engineering methodology.
- For more information on IEF, contact Donna Crowell at (214) 830-8725.
- Paclan/X by CGI Informatique
- Paclan/X is made by CGI Informatique, the largest I-CASE vendor.
- Paclan/X operates in a client-server environment of PCs and workstations
- on a LAN. It is primarily for medium to large 3GL developers working in
- COBOL. It also hooks into IEW/Knowledgeware. It can be used to target
- over 30 platforms, including HP-UX (Series 800), MPE-XL, and MVS. It
- supports a variety of development methodologies, including SSADM and
- MERISE.
- For more information on Paclan/X, contact Ted Luchsinger.
- PowerCASE by Cognos
- This toolset operates in a host-terminal environment. PowerCase is an
- I-CASE toolset from Cognos Corporation for small to medium PowerHouse
- 4GL developers. It offers direct access to HP databases and files, and
- is compatible with DEC and IBM systems.
- PowerCASE is the most widely used database development product for
- applications to be used in ALLBASE/SQL and TurboIMAGE databases.
- For more information on PowerCASE, contact the appropriate sales and
- marketing center.
-
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- Integrated CASE Tools
- Devel. Target Supported
- Tool Platform Platform Technologies
- Andersen HP 9000 HP 9000 In development
- Foundation for
- Cooperative
- Processing
-
- CGI Paclan/X HP 9000 HP 9000, COBOL, ALLBASE/SQL,
- HP 3000, TurboIMAGE,
- MF, etc. Oracle, VPlus, DB2
-
- Softlab HP 9000 HP 9000 COBOL, ALLBASE,
- Maestro II HP 3000, Oracle, DB2, VPLUS
- MF, etc.
-
- TI IEF HP 9000 HP 9000 Oracle, C
- HP 3000 DB2, COBOL,
- Mainframe Rdb, DBM
-
- Cognos HP 9000 HP 9000 Powerhouse 4GL,
- PowerCase HP 3000 HP 3000 ALLBASE, TurboIMAGE
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-
- HP's Vision for the Future
- HP is committed to offering customers open systems that will grow as
- customer needs grow. HP will continue to offer both industry-leaders and
- state-of-the-art tools to our customers. The integration and robustness
- of tools with HP databases will increase.
- We will work with vendors to include more tools that support the
- client-server environment, as well as provide coexistence for HP and
- mainframe systems.
- The coexistence of ALLBASE/SQL and existing data in TurboIMAGE will
- be enhanced by providing full (read/write) access to TurboIMAGE.
- HP will provide connectivity of ALLBASE/SQL with heterogeneous databases
- running on different vendors' hardware and provide integration with
- Macintosh tools and applications. This connectivity will be based on the
- SQL Access standard.
- HP will provide advanced levels of distributed transaction management
- through the ALLBASE/STAR distributed product. These include two-phase
- commits to preserve data integrity during distributed updates.
- HP will continue to develop closer relationships with leading database
- vendors, as well as offer premiere performance suitable for mainframe
- environments.
-
- Summary
- HP's information management strategy for the Corporate Business System
- is to offer customers solutions for developing portable applications and
- flexibility in selecting a database product.
- HP has preferred vendor status with all leading database vendors:
- Informix, Oracle, ASK/Ingres, and Sybase. HP also offers its own
- ALLBASE/SQL product for high performance applications.
- When discussing database management solutions with a customer, you
- should be able to describe the differences between hierarchical,
- network, relational, and object-oriented databases. When discussing
- transaction processing monitors, you should be able to discuss how they
- can enable recovery after system failures. You should also be familiar
- with what you have today to address this issue.
- CASE tools make it easier and faster to get applications up and
- running. They also greatly reduce the cost of maintaining an
- application.
- Integrated CASE tools offer value to data center customers and
- opportunities for HP sales representatives.
-
- Index
- ADABAS 8-7
- ALLBASE/4GL 8-12
- ALLBASE/BRW 8-7
- ALLBASE/SQL 8-2
- CASE tools 8-9
- DEC, competing against 8-8
- Encina 8-9
- Focus 8-11
- FOUNDATION for Cooperative Processing 8-13
- IBM,competing against 8-8
- IEF 8-14
- Integrated CASE (I-CASE) 8-13
- Interface Architect 8-13
- Maestro II by Softlab 8-13
- NewWave Access by HP 8-7
- OMNIBACK 8-4
- Oracle 8-6
- Paclan/X 8-14
- PowerBuilder 8-10
- PowerCase 8-14
- Speedware 8-11
- SQL Windows 8-10
- Transaction processing monitors (TPM) 8-8
- TurboIMAGE 8-3, 8-5
- TurboSTORE-II 8-4
- Tuxedo/T 8-9
- Uniface 8-10
- VPLUS Windows 8-12
-
- Associated files: WBRN01.GAL, HPDB.GAL, ALLBASE.GAL, WBRN01.HPG,
- HPDB.HPG, ALLBASE.HPG
- Unit 8 - High-End Information Management and Application Development
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