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:

 

Databases	Operating Systems
Digital RMS, Oracle Rdb, Codasyl DBMS	OpenVMS/VAX, OpenVMS/Alpha, OpenVMS/Itanium (RMS only)
Oracle Databases	Unix, Windows, OpenVMS/VAX, Linux
DataFlex	Windows, Novell NetWare, Linux
POWERflex	Windows, Novell NetWare, Linux
IBM DB2	See System Requirements table for detailed information.
SQL Server	Windows
Sybase	Windows, Unix
Informix	Windows, Unix
OLE DB/ODBC-compliant databases	Platforms supported by data source
JDBC-compliant databases	Platforms supported by data source
Adabas, as a product also known as the Adabas SQL Gateway	IBM z/OS,  Windows, Unix platforms, including HP-UX, AIX, Solaris, and Linux
VSAM	See System Requirements table for detailed information.
C-ISAM	HPUX, SCO, Solaris, AIX, Linux 7.2 (Unix) Windows
DISAM	HPUX, SCO, Solaris, AIX, Linux 7.2 (Unix) Windows
Micro Focus	HPUX, Solaris, AIX, Linux 7.2 (Unix) Windows
IMS	See System Requirements table for detailed information.
Redshift	Solaris, Linux 7.2 (Unix), Windows

*References to VAX in this manual also apply to the Compaq Alpha.

Related Topics

CONNX Compatibility

CONNX Components

CONNX System Requirements

The CONNX Data Dictionary

The CONNX ODBC Driver

ODBC Driver Definition

ODBC Driver Architecture

Features of the ODBC Driver

CONNX OLE RPC Server

CONNX.Connect

JDBC Driver Definition

JDBC Driver Architecture