ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GT Software, the leader in helping enterprise organizations unify business information across any platform, data format or programming language, today announced the release of new enhancements to Ivory Service Architect (v4.6), the flagship of the Ivory Suite, which provides industry-leading mainframe integration and data access for improved operational responsiveness.
Ivory Service Architect allows users to easily extend access to mainframe applications, data and processes through Web services. It works with all languages, data types and technologies, requiring no coding, only drag and drop configuration. Built on a foundation of more than 30 years of experience improving global enterprise operations, the GT Software solution is ideally suited for use with the historically “hard to access” mainframe, including CICS, IMS, IDMS and Natural Web services.
Notable new Ivory Service Architect (v4.6) features include:
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Unprecedented IMS/TM, providing the industry's only support for:
- Multiple segment output message support
- Variable length output message support
- Support for modern data types (i.e., images, video, and other binary formats) via Message Transmission Optimization Mechanism (MTOM)
- Protection of company assets with Microsoft TFS source control integration
- Improved performance via a native 64-bit Ivory Studio
- Additional upgrades to support enhanced enterprise scalability, performance and security
The Ivory Service Architect v4.6 enhancements complement the existing platform benefits, which include:
- Bi-directional Web services
- SOAP, REST and JSON support
- Robust service orchestration
- Superior runtime performance
- Optimal developer productivity
- Leverages specialty engines
- High performance batch and presentation logic integration
- Flexible top-down service design
GT Software Vice President of Development Adam Redd stated, “We are thrilled to bring the newest release of Ivory Service Architect to market. With the introduction of version v4.6, we are providing enterprise organizations with a solution to better leverage their business-critical applications and data.”
Scott Lance, president for GT Software, adds, “This enhancement marks GT Software’s continued commitment to helping enterprise organizations not only support today’s infrastructure demands, but also rest assured that they will continue to thrive when faced with future innovations.”
About GT Software
For more than 30 years GT Software has helped enterprise organizations align their IT infrastructure with business strategy by unifying business information across mainframe and emerging server platforms, data formats or programming languages. More than 2,500 organizations across the globe trust GT Software’s solutions to improve customer experiences, operational efficiency and innovation. For more information, visit www.gtsoftware.com.
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