The advancement of the World Wide Web and the global acceptance of the TCP/IP protocol have allowed infinite possibilities for implementing e-Business solutions throughout the corporate enterprise. This has resulted in the role of the mainframe to change from a number crunching on batch processor, to a nimble, strong application server and data server. Along with this e-Business occurrence comes the problem of only how to provide a seamless, user transparent co-existence of SNA and TCP/IP network topologies to support corporate intranet and internet users alike. Barr Systems Inc., experts in host printing and connectivity solutions, is reacting to the challenge with its Barr Enterprise Communications Server, a totally configurable, Windows NT based, customized turnkey solution for Web-to server implementations.
BECS includes all the necessary features for SNA and TCP/IP integration and Web-to host in one complete package. Barr has teamed to provide the options for implementing host access approaches and company. BECS implements SNA gateway as well as web server provided such as IBM using its e-Network Communications Server for Windows NT, and Microsoft using its SNA Server and Internet Information Server and e-Network Host on demand. With up to four ESCON channel connections using the reliable BARR/CHANNEL with ESCON adapter, BECS is the fastest connection to the mainframe, providing unmatched throughput and lightning fast response times. With lots of network connectivity options, including Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Token Ring, Automated Teller Machine, and FDDI, BECS is sure to fi in any network topology. The key to Barr Enterprise Communications Server is that its performance is custom built around business specific requirements. Barr’s professional advisors work with a company to determine its exact needs and after that deliver a server which has been software loaded and fully configured and tested. Lastly, Barr ships this server ready for installation, or sends some encourage analyst to install it on site.