CONNX is a unique client/server connectivity programming toolset that makes it possible to use computers in real-time interactive operation with many databases. The CONNX data access engine is unique in that it not only provides access to the databases, but it presents them as one enterprise-spanning relational data source. CONNX also offers additional security, metadata management, enhanced SQL capability, views, heterogeneous joins, bidirectional data conversion, and enables read/write access to the data.
Such technology can be used in data warehousing, data integration, application integration, e-commerce, data migration, and for reporting purposes. The technology also has a place within companies seeking to make use of disparate data sources, that need to web-enable their data, or that have older applications storing mission-critical information.
CONNX includes the following components:
CONNX Data Dictionary (CDD)
CONNX ODBC Driver
CONNX Unix ODBC Driver
CONNX OLE RPC Server (Not implemented for CONNX and VSAM)
CONNX Host Data Server (RMS, VSAM (Implemented as CICS/C++ TCP/IP Listener/Server), C-ISAM, DISAM, Micro Focus, Rdb, and DBMS)
CONNX JDBC Driver (Thin Client)
CONNX JDBC Server
CONNX JDBC Router
CONNX supports the following host database platforms:
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Databases |
Operating Systems |
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Digital RMS, Oracle Rdb, Codasyl DBMS |
OpenVMS/VAX, OpenVMS/Alpha, OpenVMS/Itanium (RMS only) |
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Oracle Databases |
Unix, Windows, OpenVMS/VAX, Linux |
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DataFlex |
Windows, Novell NetWare, Linux |
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POWERflex |
Windows, Novell NetWare, Linux |
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IBM DB2 |
See System Requirements table for detailed information. |
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SQL Server |
Windows |
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Sybase |
Windows, Unix |
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Informix |
Windows, Unix |
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OLE DB/ODBC-compliant databases |
Platforms supported by data source |
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JDBC-compliant databases |
Platforms supported by data source |
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Adabas, as a product also known as the Adabas SQL Gateway |
IBM z/OS, Windows, Unix platforms, including HP-UX, AIX, Solaris, and Linux |
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VSAM |
See System Requirements table for detailed information. |
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C-ISAM |
HPUX, SCO, Solaris, AIX, Linux
7.2 (Unix) |
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DISAM |
HPUX,
SCO, Solaris, AIX, Linux 7.2 (Unix) |
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Micro Focus |
HPUX, Solaris, AIX, Linux 7.2
(Unix) |
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IMS |
See System Requirements table for detailed information. |
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Redshift |
Solaris, Linux 7.2 (Unix), Windows |
*References to VAX in this manual also apply to the Compaq Alpha.
