Beta Systems Software AG (FWB:BSS) announced today that its new generation of Agility products opens up z/OS-based infrastructure software for use by applications and staff in all areas of corporate IT. This significantly increases IT’s cost-effectiveness and helps companies make their business processes even more efficient. The importance of IT in today’s businesses is growing constantly. For this reason, companies need to be able to integrate it quickly and flexibly into their workflows and business processes. This delivers more value from their existing systems – both data center solutions and decentralized architectures. To support this, the new Agility products provide powerful Web services that enable access to the corresponding Beta Systems z/OS-based product. The product family includes Beta 88, 91, 92 and 93 Agility.

To underpin companies’ SOA structures, Beta Systems’ z/OS-based solutions process data and documents in the usual secure and scalable world of mainframe processing. At the same time, the new products integrate data flexibly with other decentralized applications, helping to protect existing investments. These bidirectional Web services provided by the Agility products deliver additional value by allowing users to search for and retrieve mainframe-based data and documents and to transfer information to the mainframe.

Technical information

The new Agility generation includes the interfaces and functionality of Beta Systems’ proven z/OS products for data and document processing, with the individual Web services added to extend the feature set. The architecture of the corresponding base products has, in many cases, been comprehensively optimized to support the development of the Web services. As a result, the Agility products provide customers with ongoing usage of the product functionality in a traditional mainframe context, while enabling them to use Web services at the same time. The Agility products were developed to deliver the specific functions of the relevant z/OS product to systems and users outside of the z/OS environment.

IBM mainframe installed in Beta Systems’ development labs

Beta Systems recently installed an IBM z10 mainframe in its development laboratories to underpin development work for the z/OS platform. The z10 uses the latest cutting-edge technologies and supports a wide range of systems, including Linux, XML, Java, WebSphere and SOA applications.

“The new Agility generation provides benefits to many different types of customers, depending on their requirements,” says Niels von der Hude, Senior Product Manager of the DCI and IdM business lines at Beta Systems Software AG. “The Agility products can deliver mainframe-based data directly to users via portal systems or other Web service enabled applications. In addition, like a machine-to-machine connection, the products also enable mainframe data to be combined in a common solution with information from non-mainframe applications, to undergo further processing.”

“With the new products, customers can meet their specific requirements by defining any type of Web service that allows for the integration of Beta Systems’ z/OS-based products,” adds Harald Podzuweit, General Manager of the DCI and IdM business lines at Beta Systems Software AG. “These can include integration in enterprise-wide monitoring structures. In this way, the Agility products’ Web service functionality allows users to search for and immediately visualize security and compliance-related activities on the data center’s control panel.”

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Beta Systems Software AG – Agility Integrated

Beta Systems Software AG, Berlin, (Prime Standard: BSS, ISIN DE0005224406) develops high-profile software products and solutions for the automated processing of large volumes of data and documents. These products and solutions serve to enhance security and the agility of IT. They guarantee compliance with business requirements relating to governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) and raise the performance of a company's IT in respect of availability, scalability and flexibility.

Beta Systems’ IT infrastructure software (Infrastructure & Operations Management) is geared towards optimizing job and output management in data centers across all sectors. In addition, Beta Systems offers products for automating IT user administration in companies with high numbers of users. In its ECM solutions business (ECM & Document Solutions) Beta Systems develops customized solutions for large enterprises in the financial services sector, industry and trading to facilitate payments, the processing of incoming post, and general document management.

Beta Systems was founded in 1983 and has been a listed company since 1997. It has a workforce of more than 600 employees. The company’s principal place of business is Berlin. Beta Systems operates through Centers of Competence in Augsburg, Cologne and Calgary, as well as 19 subsidiaries worldwide and cooperations with numerous partner companies. More than 1,400 customers throughout the world use the products and solutions of Beta Systems in more than 3,300 running installations. Beta Systems generates 50 percent of its sales from its international business. Around 200 of its customers are based in the USA and Canada. www.betasystems.com .

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