Request a Free, Online Demo of Treehouse Software’s Mainframe Real-Time and Bidirectional Data Replication / Integration Products

Did you know that Treehouse Software offers online demonstrations of the most complete and flexible portfolio of solutions available anywhere for real-time, bidirectional data replication and integration between mainframe and LUW data sources?

You can see how Treehouse Software’s popular tcACCESS and tcVISION products efficiently and cost-effectively use ETL, CDC, SQL, XML, and SOA technologies for data replication / integration, in an interactive demonstration with our skilled technical experts.

Integrate mainframe data and applications with LUW data sources…

tcACCESS is a comprehensive software solution that enables two-way integration between IBM mainframe systems and client/server, Web and SOA technologies — without the need for mainframe knowledge or programming effort. A proven platform that facilitates SQL-based integration of mainframe data sources and programs into LUW applications, tcACCESS uses industry standards such as SQL, ODBC, JDBC, and .NET. SQL queries to access mainframe data can be easily created using drag and drop techniques — no programming required.

tcACCESS is a modular software solution. It consists of a base system that can either be implemented as a CICS transaction or as a VTAM application. The base system provides its own communication modules. The heart of the system is the tcACCESS SQL Engine which allows access to mainframe data sources using SQL statements. tcACCESS offers Listener components on the mainframe and on the client, as well as scheduling and security functions. Batch processors automate the information exchange processes between distributed applications.

Enable ETL and bi-directional data replication between mainframe and LUW platforms…

tcVISION allows the exchange of data between heterogeneous databases, from legacy non-relational mainframe sources to standard RDBMSs, in batch or real-time, via CDC (change data capture). With tcVISION, complex replication scenarios can be implemented with ease–including bi-directional “master/master” replication requirements.

tcVISION considerably simplifies mainframe data exchange processes. The structure of the existing mainframe data is analyzed by tcVISION processors, then automatically and natively mapped to the target. The data mapping information is presented in a user-friendly and transparent format – even for users with no mainframe knowledge.

See for yourself, right at your desk…

Tell us about your challenges. If you have a project where our mainframe data replication and integration products could be of assistance, our skilled sales and technical staff would be happy to set up a free, online demo. Simply fill out our short Treehouse Software Demo Request Form.

Treehouse Participates in CA IDMS and CA Datacom Technical Conferences

By Wayne Lashley, Chief Business Development Officer for Treehouse Software

Recently I, and others from Treehouse, had the pleasure of attending the CA IDMS Technical Conference in Framingham, MA, as well as the CA Datacom Technical Conference in Plano, TX. Both of these were free events organized by the IUA and CADRE (the IDMS and Datacom user associations), with event hosting and assistance provided by CA Technologies, to provide customers with an opportunity for training, product briefings and technical discussions with product management, product development and with other customers.

I have to commend the IUA, CADRE and CA for their initiative and efforts in putting on these events. With the changes made to the content and focus of CA World in 2014, IDMS and Datacom customers had limited opportunities to learn about product roadmaps and to interact with product representatives. The technical conferences were well-organized, offered excellent technical content—including a full day of condensed product training for both novices and advanced technicians—and even included some social time.

Above: CA Datacom Event

In representing a vendor to these CA customer groups—we have a number of Datacom and IDMS customers using tcACCESS and tcVISION—, I was especially appreciative of the opportunity to get more involved in the community and to have our own technical people benefit from the training and interaction.

I was impressed with the level and quality of resourcing that CA is putting into its development and support teams. Both product groups have adopted Agile methodology for delivering, in a timely way, product capabilities and features that customers “want and will use”. Furthermore, with emerging functionality in IDMS (DB), IDMS/DC, ADS, Datacom and Ideal, there was ample demonstration that CA is embracing modern standards and trends such as SQL, Web services and Big Data.

Above: CA IDMS Event

Readers from IDMS and Datacom shops that were unaware of, or unable to attend, the technical conferences should note that the success demonstrated by the recent events is likely to result in similar technical conferences being scheduled for the future. I encourage you to take advantage of them!

Treehouse Software – Your Mainframe / LUW Data Integration Partner

To learn more about tcACCESS and tcVISION, or to request a demonstration, Contact Treehouse Software today.

New Version of AUDITRE Further Enhances Ease of Transitioning from CA PLEU

If your company uses CA PLEU and/or CA APAS/Insight, you know that these products have reached “End of Service”, and support for the products will no longer be provided by CA.

Many customers have turned to Treehouse Software for our proven and reliable ADABAS/NATURAL-oriented alternatives.

As the vendor of the ADABAS performance monitor TRIM since 1983, and the generalized auditing facility for ADABAS AUDITRE since 1987, Treehouse Software understands how important it is to provide customers with new releases and expert technical support as ADABAS and NATURAL continue to advance and evolve.

With the latest release of AUDITRE (v4), we have implemented enhancements that specifically aid in a customer’s transition from CA PLEU, including:

• Previous releases of AUDITRE limited the total size of the Protection Log Compressed Data Record Fields to be printed to 32K. AUDITRE v4 runs above the line, removing this limit.
• AUDITRE was updated to allow sites to route detail and summary statistics to a separate file.
• New analysis parameters allow specification of a begin point (STARTDATE/STARTTIME), which adds additional flexibility to the PLOG extract process.

Additionally, we recently assisted a longtime CA PLEU site in converting their existing CA PLEU extract to an AUDITRE extract, which provided identical results! Contact Treehouse Software for details.

AUDITRE At a Glance…

AUDITRE is Treehouse Software‘s generalized auditing facility for ADABAS, applicable to a wide variety of use cases. Summary reports show the number of adds, deletes, and updates made to specified files and fields, while detail reports can track specific user activity and updating of individual fields and files. Data may be extracted to output datasets for use with reporting, analysis, and other software. As a batch facility processing the ADABAS PLOG, AUDITRE does not require ADABAS to be active in order for reports and extracts to be run.

It’s Not The End of the Line for CA Customers!

We are pleased to extend a special offer to CA APAS/Insight and CA PLEU customers to adopt comparable Treehouse Software solutions, and enjoy the assurance of our commitment to supporting and updating AUDITRE (as well as TRIM, NatCDCSP, NatQuery, and our other solutions that complement ADABAS and NATURAL).

Treehouse Software representatives are ready to help you implement our solutions to address your key requirements, and at specially-discounted pricing.

Not currently using CA APAS/Insight or CA PLEU? You’re in luck, because we’ll extend our same special pricing offers to you as well!

Contact Treehouse Software for more information.

Will CA’s Sunsetting of APAS/Insight and PLEU Leave You in the Dark?

by Wayne Lashley, Chief Business Development Officer for Treehouse Software and Joseph Brady, Marketing and Documentation Manager for Treehouse Software

If your company uses CA APAS/Insight and/or CA PLEU, you have been notified that these products have reached “End of Service”. This means that support for the products will no longer be provided by CA.

Many of you will be wondering where to turn now for proven and reliable alternatives. The answer, as is usually the case when it comes to ADABAS/NATURAL-oriented solutions, is Treehouse Software.

As the vendor of the ADABAS performance monitor TRIM since 1983, and of leading PLOG audit/extract products (AUDITRE and NatCDCSP, with its companion product NatQuery), Treehouse Software understands how important it is to provide customers with new releases and expert technical support as ADABAS and NATURAL continue to advance and evolve.

We are pleased to extend a special offer to CA APAS/Insight and CA PLEU customers to adopt comparable Treehouse Software solutions, and enjoy the assurance of our commitment to supporting and updating TRIM, AUDITRE, NatCDCSP, NatQuery, and our other solutions that complement ADABAS and NATURAL.

Treehouse Software representatives are ready to help you implement our solutions to address your key requirements, and at specially-discounted pricing.

Not currently using CA APAS/Insight or CA PLEU? You’re in luck, because we’ll extend our same special pricing offers to you as well!

Treehouse Products at a Glance

TRIM

ADABAS/NATURAL customers need a reliable, effective, and efficient way to analyze and optimize performance. TRIM is a robust performance monitor for ADABAS and NATURAL. The TRIM Real-Time Monitor provides a wealth of key performance statistics, including:

• ADABAS activity in various categories across time intervals
• Session statistics
• ADABAS queues and tables
• And much more…

TRIM batch reporting functions can leverage ADABAS PLOG and CLOG data to identify usage hotspots and anomalies, track transactions and gauge utilization trends.

AUDITRE

AUDITRE is Treehouse Software’s generalized auditing facility for ADABAS, applicable to a wide variety of use cases. Summary reports show the number of adds, deletes, and updates made to specified files and fields, while detail reports can track specific user activity and updating of individual fields and files. Data may be extracted to output datasets for use with reporting, analysis, and other software. As a batch facility processing the ADABAS PLOG, AUDITRE does not require ADABAS to be active in order for reports and extracts to be run.

NatCDCSP

NatCDCSP is the NATURAL Change Data Capture answer for ADABAS.  The information contained in the ADABAS PLOG is an ideal Change Data Capture (CDC) source. NatCDCSP leverages the PLOG utilities that Software AG provides with ADABAS, and generates NATURAL programs to handle the output of these utilities for CDC purposes. This approach results in a low-cost, high-performance CDC solution that can be readily applied to ADABAS auditing requirements.

NatQuery

NatQuery is the NATURAL Data Extraction answer for ADABAS. A full GUI tool that has NATURAL data extraction intelligence built in, NatQuery has the automatic ability to quickly “learn” the nuances of your ADABAS source files. As a NATURAL program generator, NatQuery leverages the inherent power of what NATURAL was designed to do, while at the same time removing the need for any in-depth training and/or knowledge of NATURAL, ADABAS or the other intricacies of the environment in which NATURAL and ADABAS reside—be it mainframe or LUW (Linux/Unix/Windows).

Contact Treehouse Software for more information. We look forward to helping you see the light—again.